1950 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1950 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 2–4, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory.

1950 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (12th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (12th title)
MVPNone
1949–50 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky †11–2 .846  25–5  .833
Vanderbilt11–3 .786  17–8  .680
Auburn12–6 .667  17–7  .708
Tulane8–4 .667  15–7  .682
Alabama8–9 .471  9–12  .429
Georgia6–7 .462  15–9  .625
Tennessee5–6 .455  15–11  .577
Georgia Tech7–9 .438  14–13  .519
LSU5–8 .385  13–12  .520
Mississippi State6–10 .375  7–11  .389
Florida4–10 .286  9–14  .391
Ole Miss4–13 .235  8–17  .320
† 1950 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Kentucky won the tournament championship game by beating the Tennessee, 95–58.[2][3] The Wildcats would play in the 12-team 1950 National Invitation Tournament, losing to eventual champion CCNY in the second round. No SEC teams played in the 8-team 1950 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

  First Round
March 2
Second Round
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship
March 4
                                     
 
  1 Kentucky 56  
    10 Mississippi State 46  
10 Mississippi State 56
4 Tulane 47  
  1 Kentucky 79  
  4 Georgia 63  
6 Georgia 59  
12 Ole Miss 58  
  5 Alabama 51
    6 Georgia 52*  
 
  1 Kentucky 95
  7 Tennessee 58
 
 
  3 Auburn 45
    9 LSU 73  
11 Florida 57
9 LSU 66  
  9 LSU 79
  7 Tennessee 81*  
7 Tennessee 63  
8 Georgia Tech 56  
  7 Tennessee 50
    2 Vanderbilt 44  
  • = denotes overtime game

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