1945 SEC men's basketball tournament

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ClassificationDivision I
Teams11
ChampionsKentucky (7th title)
1945 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams11
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (7th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (7th title)
 1944
1946 
1944–45 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tennessee82 .800185  .783
Kentucky41 .800224  .846
Ole Miss31 .750158  .652
Florida42 .667712  .368
Georgia Tech74 .636116  .647
Alabama53 .625105  .667
LSU33 .500159  .625
Tulane33 .500811  .421
Auburn26 .250314  .176
Mississippi State29 .182513  .278
Georgia29 .182516  .238
Vanderbilt 66  .500
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

The 1945 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 28–March 3, 1945, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the twelfth SEC basketball tournament.[1]

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tennessee in the championship game. The Wildcats went on to play in the 1945 NCAA Tournament, losing to Ohio State in the first round, and the Volunteers went on to play in the 1945 National Invitation Tournament, losing in the first round to Rhode Island.

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