1939 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1939 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 1–4, 1939, in Knoxville, Tennessee at Alumni Memorial Gym. It was the sixth SEC basketball tournament.

1939 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Alumni Memorial Gym Knoxville, Tennessee
Champions	Kentucky (3rd title)
Winning coach	Adolph Rupp (3rd title)
SEC men's basketball tournaments

1938–39 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alabama	13	–	4		.765			16	–	5		.762
Georgia	8	–	3		.727			11	–	6		.647
Kentucky †	5	–	2		.714			16	–	4		.800
LSU	10	–	5		.667			13	–	7		.650
Auburn	8	–	4		.667			16	–	6		.727
Vanderbilt	7	–	5		.583			14	–	7		.667
Florida	5	–	4		.556			9	–	6		.600
Tennessee	6	–	5		.545			14	–	7		.667
Georgia Tech	4	–	7		.364			6	–	9		.400
Mississippi State	5	–	10		.333			8	–	12		.400
Tulane	3	–	6		.333			5	–	13		.278
Ole Miss	4	–	10		.286			10	–	16		.385
Sewanee	0	–	13		.000			1	–	16		.059
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tennessee in the championship game.

Bracket

	First Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Alabama	35
					Vanderbilt	41
	Vanderbilt	73
	Mississippi State	40
									Vanderbilt	36
									Tennessee	39
					Tennessee	49
					Auburn	35
	Auburn	43
	Tulane	30
													Tennessee	38
													Kentucky	46
					Kentucky	49
					Ole Miss	30
	Ole Miss	42
	Georgia Tech	38
									Kentucky	53
									LSU	34
					Georgia	28
					LSU	50
	LSU	55
	Sewanee	35