1952 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1952 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place February 28–March 1, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. This tournament marks the final SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament held until the event’s 26-year hiatus ended prior to the 1979 tournament.

1952 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1951–52
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (13th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (13th title)
MVPNone
1951–52 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky †14–0 1.000  29–3  .906
LSU9–5 .643  17–7  .708
Vanderbilt9–5 .643  18–9  .667
Alabama9–5 .643  13–9  .591
Ole Miss8–6 .571  15–11  .577
Florida7–7 .500  15–9  .625
Tennessee7–7 .500  13–9  .591
Tulane7–7 .500  12–12  .500
Auburn6–8 .429  14–12  .538
Mississippi State4–10 .286  12–11  .522
Georgia Tech2–12 .143  7–15  .318
Georgia2–12 .143  3–22  .120
† 1952 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament championship game by beating LSU, 44–43.[2] Kentucky would go on to play in the 16-team 1952 NCAA Tournament, but fell in the East Regional Final to St. John's.

Bracket

  First Round
February 28
Second Round
February 29
Semifinals
March 1
Championship
March 1
                                     
1 Kentucky 80  
12 Georgia Tech 59  
  1 Kentucky 85  
    8 Tulane 61  
 
  1 Kentucky 81  
  5 Tennessee 66  
4 Alabama 63  
9 Auburn 49  
  4 Alabama 60
    5 Tennessee 61  
 
  1 Kentucky 44
  3 LSU 43
3 LSU 77  
10 Mississippi State 44  
  3 LSU 75
    6 Ole Miss 60  
 
  3 LSU 77
  7 Florida 69  
2 Vanderbilt 61  
11 Georgia 49  
  7 Florida 66
    2 Vanderbilt 63  
  • = denotes overtime game

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