1933 SEC men's basketball tournament

1933 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	13
Site	Atlanta Athletic Club Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	Kentucky (1st title)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (1st title)
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1932–33 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kentucky †	8	–	0		1.000			21	–	3		.875
Alabama	12	–	3		.800			14	–	5		.737
Vanderbilt	11	–	5		.688			14	–	8		.636
LSU	13	–	7		.650			15	–	8		.652
Georgia Tech	7	–	5		.583			9	–	6		.600
Florida	4	–	4		.500			9	–	5		.643
Georgia	5	–	6		.455			9	–	10		.474
Ole Miss	5	–	7		.417			6	–	12		.333
Auburn	4	–	7		.364			4	–	9		.308
Tulane	6	–	14		.300			8	–	15		.348
Tennessee	3	–	7		.300			9	–	11		.450
Mississippi State	3	–	9		.250			6	–	13		.316
Sewanee	0	–	7		.000			1	–	10		.091
† 1933 SEC Tournament winner

The 1933 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 24–28, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Atlanta Athletic Club. It was the first SEC basketball tournament in history.^[1]

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Mississippi State in the championship game.

Bracket

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Mississippi State	30
					Alabama	25
	Alabama	41
	Sewanee	28
									Mississippi State	48
									Vanderbilt	36
					Vanderbilt	28
					Tulane	25
	Tulane	46
	Georgia	22
													Mississippi State	27
													Kentucky	46
					Florida	24
					Kentucky	48
	Kentucky	49
	Ole Miss	31
									Kentucky	51
									LSU	38
	LSU	57
	Auburn	33
					LSU	55
					Tennessee	43
	Tennessee	30
	Georgia Tech	24

All-Tournament Team

First Team

• F—John DeMoisey, Kentucky
• F—Frank Waits, Mississippi State
• C—Aggie Sale, Kentucky
• G—Ellis T. Johnson, Kentucky
• G—Sparky Wade, LSU

Second Team

• F—Buddy Blair, LSU
• F—Jack Harris, LSU
• C—Buford Taylor, Mississippi State
• G—George Pillow, Mississippi State
• G—Bill Davis, Kentucky

References

1. "Men's Basketball Tournament Record Book". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved October 26, 2024.