The 1999 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–7, 1999 at the

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. The

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team won the tournament and the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the

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by a score of 76–63.1998-99 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results , College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
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Television coverage

The first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals were regionally televised and syndicated by

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, in its 13th season in syndicating SEC Basketball games. The championship game was televised nationally on

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Tournament notes

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’s second SEC tournament title win as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team.

Bracket

References

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