The 1983 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 1983, at the BJCC Coliseum in

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won the tournament championship title, and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament.1982-83 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results , College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
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broadcasting the championship game nationally.2005-06 Alabama Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 88 (All-time TV Games)

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handled play-by-play commentary, while Joe Dean provided color analogy.

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References

{{College Basketball on NBC SEC men's basketball tournament 1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season 1983 in sports in Alabama Basketball competitions in Birmingham, Alabama College basketball tournaments in Alabama