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1942 SEC men's basketball tournament

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ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
ChampionsKentucky (5th title)
1942 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (5th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (5th title)
← 1941
1943 →
1941–42 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tennessee7–1 .87519–3  .864
Alabama13–4 .76518–6  .750
Kentucky †6–2 .75019–6  .760
LSU8–3 .7278–7  .533
Auburn9–5 .64311–6  .647
Mississippi State9–6 .60013–7  .650
Georgia5–8 .3857–10  .412
Georgia Tech4–7 .3648–8  .500
Florida3–8 .2738–9  .471
Vanderbilt3–8 .2737–9  .438
Tulane3–9 .2504–12  .250
Ole Miss3–12 .2004–15  .211
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

The 1942 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 26–28, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the ninth SEC basketball tournament.[1]

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tennessee in the championship game. The Wildcats would go on to play in the 1942 NCAA tournament earning the first invitation for an SEC team. They would lose to Dartmouth in the semifinals.

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