1944 SEC men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament|Year=1944|Conference=SEC|Gender=Men's|Image=|ImageSize=200px|Caption=|Teams=6|Arena=Jefferson County Armory|City=Louisville, Kentucky|Champions=Kentucky|TitleCount=6th|Coach=Adolph Rupp|CoachCount=6th}}
{{1943–44 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1944 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 2–3, 1944, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the eleventh SEC basketball tournament. {{Cite web |title=Men's Basketball Tournament Record Book |url=https://www.secsports.com/media-mbb/mens-basketball-tournament-record-book |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Southeastern Conference |language=en}}
Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tulane in the championship game. Due to World War II, only six SEC schools fielded teams during the 1943–44 season. The Wildcats would go on to play in the 1944 NIT, losing to St. John's in the semifinals.
Bracket
{{3RoundBracket-Byes|RD1=First Round|RD2=Semifinals|RD3=Finals|seeds=no
|RD1-team03=Georgia Tech|RD1-score03=63
|RD1-team04=Vanderbilt|RD1-score04=51
|RD1-team07=Kentucky|RD1-score07=55
|RD1-team08=Georgia|RD1-score08=29
|RD2-team01=Tulane|RD2-score01=66
|RD2-team02=Georgia Tech|RD2-score02=55
|RD2-team03=LSU|RD2-score03=28
|RD2-team04=Kentucky|RD2-score04=55
|RD3-team01=Tulane|RD3-score01=46
|RD3-team02=Kentucky|RD3-score02=62
}}
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