1980 SEC men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1980
| Conference=SEC
| Gender=Men's
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| Teams= 10
| Arena= Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
| City= Birmingham, Alabama2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
| Champions= LSU Tigers
| TitleCount= 1st
| Coach= Dale Brown2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163. (SEC Tournament Championship Coaches)
| CoachCount= 1st
| MVP= DeWayne Scales
| MVPTeam= LSU
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| Television= Chesley/TPC Productions{{cite news|title=Television slate set|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Kentucky New Era|date=July 17, 1979|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j_swAAAAIBAJ&dq=CD+Chesley+SEC+Basketball&pg=PA130&article_id=3588,1465081|via=Google Books|access-date=September 25, 2023}}
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{{1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1980 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on February 27 – March 1, 1980, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. The LSU Tigers, who represent Louisiana State University, won the tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the championship game.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1980-schedule.html 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com][https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1980.html 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com] LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.
Television coverage
Coverage of all nine games of the tournament was televised through regional syndication by The C.D. Chesley Company through the facilities of Chesley-TPC Productions; that company also broadcast the SEC tournament at the end of the previous season, as well as select SEC regular season games in both 1979 and 1980.{{cite news|title=Television slate set|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Kentucky New Era|date=July 17, 1979|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j_swAAAAIBAJ&dq=CD+Chesley+SEC+Basketball&pg=PA130&article_id=3588,1465081|via=Google Books|access-date=September 25, 2023}}
Bracket
{{10TeamBracket | RD1=First Round
| RD2=Second Round
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Finals
| RD1-seed02= 10
| RD1-team02=Florida
| RD1-score02=72
| RD1-seed01= 7
| RD1-team01=Vanderbilt
| RD1-score01=71
| RD1-seed04= 9
| RD1-team04=Auburn
| RD1-score04=79
| RD1-seed03= 8
| RD1-team03=Georgia
| RD1-score03=71
| RD2-seed02= 10
| RD2-team02=Florida
| RD2-score02=82
| RD2-seed01= 2
| RD2-team01=#5 LSU
| RD2-score01=95
| RD2-seed04= 3
| RD2-team04=Alabama
| RD2-score04=76
| RD2-seed03= 6
| RD2-team03=Mississippi State
| RD2-score03=75
| RD2-seed07= 5
| RD2-team07=Mississippi
| RD2-score07=76
| RD2-seed08= 4
| RD2-team08=Tennessee
| RD2-score08=74
| RD2-seed05= 1
| RD2-team05=#2 Kentucky
| RD2-score05=69
| RD2-seed06= 9
| RD2-team06=Auburn
| RD2-score06=61
| RD3-seed01= 2
| RD3-team01=#5 LSU
| RD3-score01=73
| RD3-seed02= 3
| RD3-team02=Alabama
| RD3-score02=66
| RD3-seed04= 5
| RD3-team04=Mississippi
| RD3-score04=67
| RD3-seed03= 1
| RD3-team03=#2 Kentucky
| RD3-score03=70
| RD4-seed01= 2
| RD4-team01=#5 LSU
| RD4-score01=80
| RD4-seed02= 1
| RD4-team02=#2 Kentucky
| RD4-score02=78
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All-Tournament Team
- F—DeWayne Scales, LSU*
- C—Sam Bowie, Kentucky
- F—Durand Macklin, LSU
- G—Kyle Macy, Kentucky
- F—John Stroud, Ole Miss
See also
==References==
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{{SEC men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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