1933 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 1933 SEC
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.
Kentucky
won the tournament by beating Mississippi State
in the championship game.
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
Men's Basketball Tournament
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference tournament in basketball for the Southeastern Conference . It is a single-elimination tournament that involves all league schools . Its seeding is based on regular season records...
took place on February 24-28, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
at the Atlanta Athletic Club
Atlanta Athletic Club
The Atlanta Athletic Club , founded in 1898, is a world-renowned private athletic club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta. The original home of the club was a 10-story building located on Carnegie Way, and in 1904 a golf course was built on Atlanta's East Lake property...
. It was the first SEC basketball tournament in history.
Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats
The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...
won the tournament by beating Mississippi State
Mississippi State Bulldogs
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. They participate in NCAA's Division I in the competitive 12-member Southeastern Conference under the mascot Bulldogs and the school colors of maroon and white...
in the championship game.
1933 SEC Tournament
First Team
- F—John DeMoisey, Kentucky
- F—Frank Waits, Mississippi State
- C—Aggie Sale, Kentucky
- G—Ellis Johnson, Kentucky
- G—Sparky Wade, LSU
Second Team
- F—Buddy BlairBuddy BlairLouis Nathan Blair was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.In college, Blair was named to the All-Tournament Second Team in the very first SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in 1933. He was a forward for Louisiana State University...
, LSU - F—Jack Harris, LSU
- C—Buford Taylor, Mississippi State
- G—George Pillow, Mississippi State
- G—Bill Davis, Kentucky