2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS |
Regular season | |
SEC tournament |
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No. 13 Auburn | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Ole Miss | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Kentucky | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Tennessee | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 SEC tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which started November 6, 2023. Conference began on January 6, 2024, and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.
This will be the final season with 14 members of the conference as Texas and Oklahoma will join the conference before the start of the 2024–25
Pre-season
Recruiting classes
Team | ESPN[1] | Rivals[2] | On3 Recruits[3] | 247 Sports[4] | Signees |
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Alabama | No. 22 | No. 14 | No. 16 | 4 | |
Arkansas | No. 32 | No. 11 | No. 30 | 2 | |
Auburn | – | No. 51 | No. 67 | 2 | |
Florida | No. 58 | No. 60 | No. 93 | 2 | |
Georgia | No. 11 | No. 18 | No. 15 | 4 | |
LSU | No. 42 | No. 45 | No. 50 | 2 | |
Kentucky | – | No. 1 | No. 1 | 8 | |
Missouri | No. 23 | No. 31 | No. 27 | 3 | |
Mississippi State | No. 20 | No. 57 | No. 36 | 5 | |
Ole Miss | – | No. 48 | No. 54 | 3 | |
South Carolina | No. 44 | No. 73 | No. 52 | 3 | |
Tennessee | No. 39 | No. 21 | No. 21 | 3 | |
Texas A&M | No. 48 | No. 59 | No. 39 | 3 | |
Vanderbilt | No. 26 | No. 55 | No. 37 | 5 |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Player | Wooden[5] | Naismith[6] | Cousy[7] | West[8] | Erving[9] | Malone[10] | Abdul-Jabbar[11] | Olson |
Aaron Bradshaw | ||||||||
Trevon Brazile | ||||||||
Johni Broome | ||||||||
Justin Edwards | ||||||||
Dalton Knecht | ||||||||
Riley Kugel | ||||||||
Tramon Mark | ||||||||
Grant Nelson | ||||||||
Antonio Reeves | ||||||||
Jamarion Sharp | ||||||||
Tolu Smith | ||||||||
Wade Taylor IV | ||||||||
Santiago Vescovi | ||||||||
D.J. Wagner | ||||||||
Zakai Zeigler | ||||||||
Preseason All-American teams
Player | AP[12] | CBS[13] | Fox Sports[13] |
Johni Broome | RV | ||
Tolu Smith | RV | ||
Wade Taylor IV | RV | 1st Team | 3rd Team |
Preseason polls
247 Sports[14] | AP[15] | Blue Ribbon | CBS Sports[16] | Coaches[17] | ESPN[18] | Fox Sports[19] | KenPom[20] | NCAA Sports[21] | Sports Illustrated[22] | |
Alabama | No. 16 | No. 24 | – | – | No. 24 | No. 22 | – | No. 10 | No. 28 | – |
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Arkansas | No. 10 | No. 14 | – | No. 16 | No. 14 | No. 16 | No. 9 | No. 14 | No. 14 | No. 20 |
Auburn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 15 | No. 33 | – |
Florida | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 39 | – | – |
Georgia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 57 | – | – |
Kentucky | – | No. 16 | – | – | No. 16 | No. 15 | – | No. 18 | No. 18 | No. 23 |
LSU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 47 | – | – |
Missouri | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 55 | – | – |
Mississippi State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 27 | No. 26 | – |
Ole Miss | – | – | – | No. 22 | – | – | – | No. 82 | – | – |
South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 66 | – | – |
Tennessee | No. 9 | No. 9 | – | No. 4 | No. 10 | No. 8 | No. 15 | No. 8 | No. 21 | No. 6 |
Texas A&M | No. 19 | No. 15 | – | – | No. 19 | No. 20 | No. 16 | No. 24 | No. 23 | No. 11 |
Vanderbilt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 79 | – | – |
SEC media days
The SEC conducted its 2023 SEC media days in Birmingham, Alabama on October 18 & 19, 2023 on the SEC Network.[23]
The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:
- Alabama – Nate Oats (HC), Aaron Estrada & Mark Sears
- Arkansas – Eric Musselman (HC), Trevon Brazile & Davonte Davis
- Auburn – Bruce Pearl (HC), Johni Broome & Jaylin Williams
- Florida – Todd Golden (HC), Will Richard & Tyrese Samuel
- Georgia – Mike White (HC), Justin Hill & Noah Thomasson
- Kentucky – John Calipari (HC), Trey Mitchell & Antonio Reeves
- LSU – Matt McMahon (HC), Derek Fountain & Jordan Wright
- Ole Miss – Chris Beard (HC), Allen Flanigan & Matthew Murrell
- Mississippi State – Chris Jans (HC), Cameron Matthews & Tolu Smith
- Missouri – Dennis Gates (HC), Noah Carter & Nick Honor
- South Carolina – Lamont Paris (HC), Ta'Lon Cooper & Meechie Johnson
- Tennessee – Rick Barnes (HC), Santiago Vescovi & Zakai Zeigler
- Texas A&M – Buzz Williams (HC), Tyrece Radford & Wade Taylor
- Vanderbilt – Jerry Stackhouse (HC), Tyrin Lawrence & Ezra Manion
Place | Team |
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1. | Tennessee |
2. | Texas A&M |
3. | Arkansas |
4. | Kentucky |
5. | Alabama |
6. | Auburn |
7. | Mississippi State |
8. | Florida |
9. | Missouri |
10. | Ole Miss |
11. | Vanderbilt |
12. | Georgia |
13. | LSU |
14. | South Carolina |
Source:[24]
SEC Preseason All-Conference
- First Team[25]
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Trevon Brazile | Arkansas | F | So . | 6′ 10″, 220 | Springfield, MO |
Johni Broome | Auburn | F | Jr. | 6′ 10″, 240 | Plant City, FL |
Justin Edwards | Kentucky | G | Fr . | 6′ 8″, 203 | Philadelphia, PA |
Grant Nelson | Alabama | F | Sr. | 6′ 11″, 230 | Devils Lake, ND |
Tolu Smith | Mississippi State | F | Gr. | 6′ 11″, 245 | Bay St. Louis, MS |
Wade Taylor IV | Texas A&M | G | Jr. | 6′ 0″, 175 | Dallas, TX |
Santiago Vescovi | Tennessee | G | Sr. | 6′ 3″, 192 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
- Second Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Davonte Davis | Arkansas | G | Sr. | 6′ 1″, 185 | Jacksonville, AR |
Riley Kugel | Florida | G | Sr. | 6′ 4″, 185 | Orlando, FL |
Antonio Reeves | Kentucky | G | So. | 6′ 5″, 207 | Chicago, IL |
Mark Sears | Alabama | G | Sr. | 6′ 5″, 205 | Muscle Shoals, AL |
Zakai Zeigler | Tennessee | G | Jr. | 5′ 9″, 171 | Long Island, NY |
- Honorable Mention
Midseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Player | Wooden[26] | Naismith | Naismith DPOY | Robertson | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |
Dalton Knecht | ||||||||||
Antonio Reeves | ||||||||||
Mark Sears | ||||||||||
Reed Sheppard | ||||||||||
Wade Taylor IV |
Regular season
The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, FOX and FS1, CBS Sports, and the Pac-12 Network.
Multi-team tournaments
Team[27] | Tournament | Finish |
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Alabama | Emerald Coast Classic | 3rd |
Arkansas | Battle 4 Atlantis | 4th |
Auburn | Legends Classic | 1st |
Florida | NIT Season Tip-Off | 2nd |
Georgia | Bahamas Championship | 4th |
Kentucky | − | − |
LSU | Charleston Classic | 5th |
Missouri | − | − |
Mississippi State | Hall of Fame Tip-Off | 1st |
Ole Miss | − | − |
South Carolina | − | − |
Tennessee | Maui Invitational | 4th |
Texas A&M | ESPN Events Invitational | 3rd |
Vanderbilt | Vegas Showdown | 4th |
ACC–SEC Challenge
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
Records vs other conferences
The SEC has a record of 136–46 in non-conference play for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.
Regular season
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Record against ranked non-conference opponents
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game):
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
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Nov. 7 | No. 20 Baylor | Auburn† | Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD | − | Baylor 88−82 | 0−1 |
Nov. 14 | No. 1 Kansas | No. 17 Kentucky† | United Center ● Chicago, IL | Champions Classic | Kansas 89−84 | 0−2 |
Nov. 17 | No. 12 Miami (FL) | Georgia† | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Bahamas Championshp | Miami 79−68 | 0−3 |
Nov. 21 | No. 2 Purdue | No. 7 Tennessee† | Stan Sheriff Center ● Honolulu, HI | Maui Invitational | Purdue 71−67 | 0−4 |
Nov. 21 | No. 1 Kansas | No. 7 Tennessee† | Stan Sheriff Center ● Honolulu, HI | Maui Invitational | Kansas 69−60 | 0−5 |
Nov. 24 | No. 19 Florida Atlantic | No. 12 Texas A&M† | State Farm Field House ● Kissimmee, FL | ESPN Events Invitational | Florida Atlantic 96−89 | 0−6 |
Nov. 24 | No. 13 Baylor | Florida† | Barclays Center ● Brooklyn, NY | NIT Season Tip-Off | Baylor 95−91 | 0−7 |
Nov. 24 | No. 14 North Carolina | No. 20 Arkansas† | Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | North Carolina 87−72 | 0−8 |
Nov. 28 | No. 8 Miami | No. 12 Kentucky | Rupp Arena ● Lexington, KY | ACC–SEC Challenge | Kentucky 95−73 | 1−8 |
Nov. 29 | No. 7 Duke | Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, AR | ACC–SEC Challenge | Arkansas 80−75 | 2−8 |
Nov. 29 | No. 10 Tennessee | No. 17 North Carolina | Dean Smith Center ● Chapel Hill, NC | ACC–SEC Challenge | North Carolina 100−92 | 2−9 |
Dec. 6 | South Carolina | No. 24 Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum ● Clemson, SC | Rivalry | Clemson 72−67 | 2−10 |
Dec. 9 | Missouri | No. 2 Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KS | Border War | Kansas 73−64 | 2−11 |
Dec. 9 | Alabama | No. 4 Purdue | Coca-Cola Coliseum ● Toronto, ON | Basketball Hall of Fame Series Toronto | Purdue 92−86 | 2−12 |
Dec. 9 | No. 20 Illinois | No. 17 Tennessee | Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN | − | Tennessee 86−79 | 3−12 |
Dec. 9 | No. 19 Oklahoma | Arkansas† | BOK Center ● Tulsa, OK | Crimson & Cardinal Classic | Oklahoma 79−70 | 3−13 |
Dec. 16 | No. 4 Houston | Texas A&M | Toyota Center ● Houston, TX | The Halal Guys Showcase | Houston 70−66 | 3−14 |
Dec. 16 | No. 19 Texas | LSU† | Toyota Center ● Houston, TX | The Halal Guys Showcase | Texas 96−85 | 3−15 |
Dec. 16 | Alabama | No. 8 Creighton | CHI Health Center Omaha ● Omaha, NE | − | Creighton 85−82 | 3−16 |
Dec. 16 | No. 9 North Carolina | No. 14 Kentucky | State Farm Arena ● Atlanta, GA | CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry | Kentucky 87−83 | 4−16 |
Dec. 20 | No. 4 Arizona | Alabama | Footprint Center ● Phoenix, AZ | Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series | Arizona 87−74 | 4−17 |
Dec. 22 | No. 13 Illinois | Missouri† | Enterprise Center ● St. Louis, MO | Braggin' Rights | Illinois 97−73 | 4−18 |
Dec. 23 | Vanderbilt | No. 23 Memphis | FedExForum ● Memphis, TN | − | Memphis 77−75 | 4−19 |
† denotes neutral site game
Conference schedule
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Missouri | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt | |
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vs. Alabama | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
vs. Arkansas | 0–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Auburn | 0–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
vs. Florida | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Georgia | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Kentucky | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. LSU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Ole Miss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Mississippi State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Missouri | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. South Carolina | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Tennessee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Texas A&M | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
vs. Vanderbilt | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
Total | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Thru Jan. 9, 2024
Points scored
Team | For | Against | Difference |
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Alabama | 1,359 | 1,108 | 251 |
Arkansas | 1,178 | 1,152 | 26 |
Auburn | 1,252 | 973 | 279 |
Florida | 1,292 | 1,148 | 144 |
Georgia | 1,131 | 1,036 | 95 |
Kentucky | 1,270 | 1,043 | 227 |
LSU | 1,143 | 1,019 | 124 |
Ole Miss | 1,173 | 1,056 | 117 |
Mississippi State | 1,130 | 955 | 175 |
Missouri | 1,140 | 1,092 | 48 |
South Carolina | 1,049 | 882 | 167 |
Tennessee | 1,174 | 977 | 197 |
Texas A&M | 1,098 | 1,000 | 98 |
Vanderbilt | 1,034 | 1,078 | -44 |
Through Jan 10, 2024 [28]
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
NV | No votes received | |
Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
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Alabama | AP | 24 | 22 | 17 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
C | 24 | 22 | 15 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | RV | |||||||||||
Arkansas | AP | 14 | 14 | 20 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||
C | 14 | 14 | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||
Auburn | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 16 | ||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 16 | |||||||||||
Florida | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||
C | RV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||
Georgia | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||
Kentucky | AP | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
LSU | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||
Ole Miss | AP | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 | RV | ||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||||
Mississippi State | AP | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | NV | ||||||||||
C | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||
Missouri | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||
C | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||
South Carolina | AP | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
C | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | RV | |||||||||||
Tennessee | AP | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
Texas A&M | AP | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | ||||||||||
C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | |||||||||||
Vanderbilt | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Coach | School | Reason | Replacement |
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Kermit Davis | Ole Miss | Mutually greed to part ways | Chris Beard |
Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. SEC records are from time at current school.
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Record at school | SEC record | SEC titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Alabama | Nate Oats | Buffalo | 5th | 92–42 (.687) | 49–23 (.681) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Arkansas | Eric Musselman | Nevada | 5th | 95–42 (.693) | 41–31 (.569) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Auburn | Bruce Pearl | Tennessee | 10th | 187–111 (.628) | 149–109 (.578) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Florida | Todd Golden | San Francisco | 2nd | 16–17 (.485) | 9–9 (.500) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia | Mike White | Florida | 2nd | 16–16 (.500) | 78–64 (.549) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky | John Calipari | Memphis | 15th | 387–113 (.774) | 186–60 (.756) | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
LSU | Matt McMahon | Murray State | 2nd | 14–19 (.424) | 2–16 (.111) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ole Miss | Chris Beard | Texas | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi State | Chris Jans | New Mexico State | 2nd | 21–13 (.618) | 8–10 (.444) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Missouri | Dennis Gates | Cleveland State | 2nd | 25–10 (.714) | 11–7 (.611) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South Carolina | Lamont Paris | Chattanooga | 2nd | 11–21 (.344) | 4–14 (.222) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee | Rick Barnes | Texas | 9th | 173–92 (.653) | 86–56 (.606) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Texas A&M | Buzz Williams | Virginia Tech | 5th | 76–47 (.618) | 36–28 (.563) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vanderbilt | Jerry Stackhouse | Memphis Grizzlies (assistant) | 5th | 61–69 (.469) | 24–46 (.343) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- SEC records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
- NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.
Awards and honors
SEC Players of the Week
Throughout the regular season, the SEC offices will honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.
Week | Player of the Week | School | Freshman of the Week | School | Ref. |
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November 13, 2023 | Dalton Knecht | Tennessee | Aden Holloway | Auburn | [29] |
November 20, 2023 | Henry Coleman III | Texas A&M | Josh Hubbard | Mississippi State | [30] |
November 27, 2023 | Tyrese Samuel | Florida | D.J. Wagner | Kentucky | [31] |
December 4, 2023 | Trevon Brazile | Arkansas | Reed Sheppard | Kentucky | [32] |
December 11, 2023 | Jaylin Williams | Auburn | Aden Holloway (2) | Auburn | [33] |
December 18, 2023 | Wade Taylor IV | Texas A&M | D.J. Wagner (2) | Kentucky | [34] |
December 26, 2023 | Jimmy Bell Jr. | Mississippi State | Reed Sheppard | Kentucky | [35] |
January 2, 2024 | Keyon Menifield Jr. | Arkansas | Mike Williams III | LSU | [36] |
January 8, 2024 | Jordan Wright | LSU | Meechie Johnson | South Carolina | [37] |
Totals per school
School | Total |
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Kentucky | 4 |
Auburn | 3 |
Arkansas | 2 |
LSU | 2 |
Mississippi State | 2 |
Texas A&M | 2 |
Florida | 1 |
South Carolina | 1 |
Tennessee | 1 |
Alabama | 0 |
Georgia | 0 |
Ole Miss | 0 |
Missouri | 0 |
Vanderbilt | 0 |
2023–24 Season statistic leaders
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Home game attendance
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Alabama | Coleman Coliseum | 15,383 | 9,078 | 10,900† | 9,828 | 10,300 | 10,725 | 9,703 | 9,950 | 10,208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 80,692 | 10,087 | 65.61% | |
Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena | 19,368 | 19,200† | 19,200† | 19,200† | 19,200† | 19,200† | 19,200† | 19,200† | 19,200† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 153,600 | 19,200 | 99.13% | ||
Auburn | Neville Arena | 9,121 | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 72,698 | 9,121 | 100.0% |
Florida | O'Connell Center | 11,255 | 7,023 | 6,675 | 10,031 | 6,813 | 8,023 | 9,869 | 10,106† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58,540 | 8,363 | 74.30% |
Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum | 10,523 | 8,176 | 5,699 | 6,046 | 5,694 | 9,017† | 6,523 | 6,045 | 6,603 | 7,793 | 7,820 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 69,416 | 6,947 | 66.01% | |
Kentucky | Rupp Arena | 20,545 | 18,438 | 19,646 | 18,960 | 18,680 | 20,246 | 20,119 | 19,990 | 20,659† | 20,086 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 176,824 | 19,647 | 95.62% | |
LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center | 13,215 | 7,922 | 7,265 | 7,940 | 7,365 | 7,413 | 7,104 | 7,388 | 8,256† | 7,218 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 67,871 | 7,541 | 57.06% | |||
Missouri | Mizzou Arena | 15,061 | 11,486 | 15,061† | 9,656 | 9,690 | 9,745 | 9,762 | 10,885 | 10,623 | 12,407 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 99,315 | 11,035 | 73.26% | |
Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum | 9,100 | 7,525 | 7,337 | 7,561 | 7,186 | 6,804 | 7,035 | 8,160† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51,608 | 7,373 | 81.02% | ||
Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion | 9,500 | 6,141 | 6,665 | 7,465 | 9,416† | 6,950 | 7,981 | 7,934 | 7,570 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 60,122 | 7,515 | 79.10% | ||
South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena | 18,000 | 11,216 | 10,449 | 15,215† | 10,936 | 10,006 | 9,455 | 10,203 | 11,070 | 11,382 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 99,932 | 11,104 | 61.68% | |
Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena | 21,678 | 17,046 | 16,859 | 16,513 | 21,678 | 16,013 | 17,609 | 16,858 | 21,932† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 144,508 | 18,064 | 83.32% |
Texas A&M | Reed Arena | 12,989 | 8,802 | 10,689† | 8,310 | 9,565 | 5,475 | 8,610 | 10,525 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 61,976 | 8,854 | 68.16% |
Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium | 14,316 | 5,506 | 5,346 | 5,175 | 5,247 | 5,516 | 5,468 | 5,210 | 5,146 | 5,773 | 8,703† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 57,090 | 5,709 | 39.87% |
Total | 14,290 | 1,254,192 | 10,754 | 75.25% | |||||||||||||||||||
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†Season high
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†Season high
See also
References
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- ↑ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 4".
- ↑ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 5".
- ↑ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 6".
- ↑ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 7".
- ↑ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 8".
- ↑ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 9".
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