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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
Tennessee8–2 .80018–5  .783
Kentucky †4–1 .80022–4  .846
Ole Miss3–1 .75015–8  .652
Florida4–2 .6677–12  .368
Georgia Tech7–4 .63611–6  .647
Alabama5–3 .62510–5  .667
LSU3–3 .50015–9  .625
Tulane3–3 .5008–11  .421
Auburn2–6 .2503–14  .176
Mississippi State2–9 .1825–13  .278
Georgia2–9 .1825–16  .238
Vanderbilt– –6–6  .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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