1980 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1980 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on February 27 – March 1, 1980, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. The LSU Tigers, who represent Louisiana State University, won the tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the championship game. LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.

Television coverage
Coverage of all nine games of the tournament was televised through regional syndication by The C.D. Chesley Company through the facilities of Chesley-TPC Productions; that company also broadcast the SEC tournament at the end of the previous season, as well as select SEC regular season games in both 1979 and 1980.

All-Tournament Team

 * F—DeWayne Scales, LSU*
 * C—Sam Bowie, Kentucky
 * F—Durand Macklin, LSU
 * G—Kyle Macy, Kentucky
 * F—John Stroud, Ole Miss