1999 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1999 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–7, 1999 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team won the tournament and the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks by a score of 76–63.^[2][3]

1999 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	12
Site	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
Champions	Kentucky (23rd title)
Winning coach	Tubby Smith (2nd title)
MVP	Scott Padgett (Kentucky)
Attendance	172,027
Television	Jefferson Pilot Sports (1st Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals) CBS (Championship game)
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1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
No. 8 Kentucky †	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
No. 23 Florida	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Georgia	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Vanderbilt	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
South Carolina	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
West
No. 4 Auburn	14	–	2		.875			29	–	4		.879
No. 17 Arkansas	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
Ole Miss	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Mississippi State	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Alabama	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
LSU	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
† 1999 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Television coverage

The first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals were regionally televised and syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its 13th season in syndicating SEC Basketball games. The championship game was televised nationally on CBS.

Tournament notes

• This was Tubby Smith’s second SEC tournament title win as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team.

Bracket

First round

Second Round

Semifinals

Championship game

E5

Vanderbilt

58

W4

Mississippi State

76

E1

#18 Tennessee

58

W4

Mississippi State

62

W4

Mississippi State

79

W2

#22 Arkansas

84

W2

#22 Arkansas

75

E3

#21 Florida

74

W6

LSU

75

E3

#21 Florida

97

W2

#22 Arkansas

63

E2

#14 Kentucky

76

W5

Alabama

65

E4

Georgia

57

W1

#4 Auburn

93

W5

Alabama

61

W1

#4 Auburn

57

E2

#14 Kentucky

69

E2

#14 Kentucky

83

W3

Mississippi

73

E6

South Carolina

60

W3

Mississippi

64

References

1. sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
3. 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com