1945 SEC men's basketball tournament

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.

1945 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	11
Site	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Kentucky (7th title)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (7th title)
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1944–45 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tennessee	8	–	2		.800			18	–	5		.783
Kentucky †	4	–	1		.800			22	–	4		.846
Ole Miss	3	–	1		.750			15	–	8		.652
Florida	4	–	2		.667			7	–	12		.368
Georgia Tech	7	–	4		.636			11	–	6		.647
Alabama	5	–	3		.625			10	–	5		.667
LSU	3	–	3		.500			15	–	9		.625
Tulane	3	–	3		.500			8	–	11		.421
Auburn	2	–	6		.250			3	–	14		.176
Mississippi State	2	–	9		.182			5	–	13		.278
Georgia	2	–	9		.182			5	–	16		.238
Vanderbilt		–			–			6	–	6		.500
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

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.

Bracket

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Mississippi State	43
					Georgia Tech	60
	Georgia Tech	68
	Georgia	49
									Georgia Tech	37
									Tennessee	41
					Auburn	24
					Tennessee	56
	Tennessee	59
	Ole Miss	37
													Tennessee	35
													Kentucky	39
					Alabama	51
					Tulane	31
									Alabama	41
									Kentucky	52
					LSU	37
					Kentucky	68
	Kentucky	57
	Florida	35