1939 SEC men's basketball tournament

1939 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteAlumni Memorial Gym
Knoxville, Tennessee
ChampionsKentucky (3rd title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (3rd title)
1938–39 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama 13 – 4   .765 16 – 5   .762
Georgia 8 – 3   .727 11 – 6   .647
Kentucky † 5 – 2   .714 16 – 4   .800
LSU 10 – 5   .667 13 – 7   .650
Auburn 8 – 4   .667 16 – 6   .727
Vanderbilt 7 – 5   .583 14 – 7   .667
Florida 5 – 4   .556 9 – 6   .600
Tennessee 6 – 5   .545 14 – 7   .667
Georgia Tech 4 – 7   .364 6 – 9   .400
Mississippi State 5 – 10   .333 8 – 12   .400
Tulane 3 – 6   .333 5 – 13   .278
Ole Miss 4 – 10   .286 10 – 16   .385
Sewanee 0 – 13   .000 1 – 16   .059
† Regular-season championship and winner

The 1939 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 1–4, 1939, in Knoxville, Tennessee at Alumni Memorial Gym. It was the sixth SEC basketball tournament.[1]

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tennessee in the championship game.

Bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
        
Alabama 35
Vanderbilt 41
Vanderbilt 73
Mississippi State 40
Vanderbilt 36
Tennessee 39
Tennessee 49
Auburn 35
Auburn 43
Tulane 30
Tennessee 38
Kentucky 46
Kentucky 49
Ole Miss 30
Ole Miss 42
Georgia Tech 38
Kentucky 53
LSU 34
Georgia 28
LSU 50
LSU 55
Sewanee 35

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Tournament Record Book". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
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