PART FOUR: The Entertainers, 1980-1989

There may not have been two more entertaining and electrifying players in the SEC than Georgia's Dominique Wilkins and Auburn's Charles Barkley. The duo headlined the conference's successes in the early 1980s, while LSU's Coach Brown took two teams to the Men's Final Four. Coach Summitt won her first national titles with the Lady Vols in 1987 and 1989. Tennessee was pushed by an emerging power in Georgia under head coach Andy Landers, as well as a strong Auburn program led by coach Joe Ciampi that made it to three straight NCAA title games. The Lady Vols defeated the Tigers for the 1989 championship.

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