The 2012 SEC Basketball Tournament is scheduled March 8th-11th. It will be held at the New Orleans Arena, in New Orleans LA with the winner of the tournament being awarded the SEC conference’s automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. This year’s tournament is the first that the division format is eliminated for regular season and tournament play. The top four teams in the league will earn byes for the first round of the tournament. The times and TV schedule are notional until confirmed by the SEC.
2012 SEC Basketball Tournament Venue
The 2012 SEC basketball tournament is being played in the New Orleans Arena which features fully accessible entrances (ADA approved) to the venue. The venue seats approximately 18,000 for its basketball configuration; however, the league tickets are sold out already for the 2012 Tourney. If you are purchasing tickets off of a reseller, the league does recommend making hotel reservations early based on high demand for lodging near the arena.
Past SEC Basketball Tournament Championships (By School)
School / Number of Championships/ Last Year Won
Kentucky 27 2011
Alabama 6 1991
Tennessee 4 1979
Florida 3 2007
Georgia 3 2008
Mississippi State 3 2009
Georgia Tech (Former SEC Member)1 1938
Vanderbilt 1 1951
LSU 1 1980
Ole Miss 1 1981
Auburn 1 1985
Arkansas 1 2000
South Carolina 0
2012 SEC Basketball Tournament Schedule
2012 SEC Tournament – First Round – March 8, 2012
#8 Seed vs #9 Seed 12:00 PM SEC Network
New Orleans Arena Seating Chart
#5 Seed vs #12 Seed 2:30 PM SEC Network
#7 Seed vs #10 Seed 6:30 PM SEC Network
#6 Seed vs #11 Seed 9:00 PM SEC Network
2012 SEC Tournament – Quarter Finals – March 9, 2012
Game #1 #1 Seed vs winner 8/9 Seed12:00 PM SEC Network
Game #2 #4 Seed vs winner 5/12 Seed 2:30 PM SEC Network
Game #3 #2 Seed vs winner 7/10 Seed 6:30 PM SEC Network
Game #4 #3 Seed vs winner 6/11 Seed 9:00 PM SEC Network
2012 SEC Tournament – Semi Finals – March 10, 2012
Semifinal 1 Game 1 Winner vs Game 2 Winner 12:00 p.m (Major Network)
Semifinal 2 Game 3 Winner vs Game 4 Winner 2:30 p.m. (Major Network)
2012 SEC Tournament – Championship – March 11, 2012
Championship Game Semifinal 1 Winner vs Semifinal 2 Winner 12 p.m. (Major Network)
Future SEC Basketball Tournament Dates and Venues
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HOW CAN I GET TICKETS FOR THE 2012 SEC TOURNAMENT AS SOON AS I CAN?
When do tickets for the 2012 SEC Tournament go on sale and who is the vendor selling tickets?
Thanks,
William (Mike) Chapman
William,
They typically go on sale the first day or week in October prior. So, for the 2012 tourney, if similar to past years the SEC tournament tickets would be on sale sometime in the front end of October 2011. Once I can verify for sure as well as who the vendor is, I will post here or put up a separate post regarding.
I want some tickets to that there torney
The colleges now have them and you have to turn in your request by the end of this month. It is earlier than ever AND it is cheaper than last year – $300 per ticket.
You can only buy them from UK if you are a season ticket holder. They suggest you call another school to order them or call the SEC ticket office at 800-732-4849
Sec website says its sold out!!!! The season ticket holders has first choice and apparently they bought them up!!!
The best way to try to get tickets for this year’s tournament is to call the athletic ticket office of a school that will most likely not sell their allotment of tickets. I’d try South Carolina, Auburn, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Miss St.