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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states, three additional public land-grant universities, and one private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in sports competitions; for football it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A.
Bon Secours Wellness Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The arena serves as the home of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL.
The South Carolina Gamecocks represent the University of South Carolina in the NCAA Division I.
The 2005 SEC women's basketball tournament took place March 3–6, 2005, at the Bi-Lo Center, now known as Bon Secours Wellness Arena, in Greenville, South Carolina.
The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Under current head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have been one of the top programs in the country, winning the NCAA Championship in 2017 and 2022. The program also enjoyed success under head coach Nancy Wilson during the 1980s in the Metro Conference, when it won five regular season conference championships and three conference tournament championships.
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Women's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding player in the Southeastern Conference.
The 2015 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Verizon Arena, now known as Simmons Bank Arena. in North Little Rock, Arkansas from March 4 through 8, 2015. The tournament consisted of five rounds and included all 14 SEC teams. Seeds 5 through 10 received a first-round bye, and the top four seeds received a "double bye" through the first and second rounds.
The 2014–15 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March, followed by the 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
The 2017 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 1 through 5, 2017. South Carolina won their 3rd straight SEC tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
The 2016–17 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2017 and concluded in March with the 2017 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. The South Carolina Gamecocks were both regular season and tournament champions, with the Mississippi State Bulldogs as runner-up. Both teams received bids to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and advanced to face each other in the championship, where South Carolina claimed their first-ever national title.
The 2018–19 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2019 and concluded in February, followed by the 2019 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, in March.
The 2019 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 6 through 10, 2019. Mississippi State won its first-ever title to earn an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
The 2020 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina through March 8, 2020. The South Carolina Gamecocks won the tournament.
The 2019–20 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2020 and concluded in February, to be followed by the 2020 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, in March.
The 2020–21 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in November 2020 and was followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in December. Conference play started in late December and will conclude in February, followed by the 2021 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, in March.
The 2021 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, March 3–7, 2021. Vanderbilt cancelled its season after going 4-4 and did not compete in the conference tournament. By winning, South Carolina earned an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
The 2022 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 2 through 6, 2022. The winner received an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. In the championship game, the seventh-seeded Kentucky Wildcats pulled off a major upset against the top-seeded and top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, 64–62.
The 2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by fifteenth-year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The 2023 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference was held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 1 through 5, 2023. South Carolina won the tournament, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's tournament.
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- ↑ Putnam, Jeannie (February 24, 2022). "Bon Secours Wellness to again host SEC Women's B-Ball tourney". greenvillejournal.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Championship - Women's Basketball". SEC Sports. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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