Sports season
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 16 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, SEC Network |
Regular season | |
SEC tournament | |
SEC men's basketball seasons | |
← 2023–242025–26 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Tennessee | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Auburn | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Mississippi State | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Alabama | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Kentucky | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Ole Miss | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Texas A&M | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Oklahoma | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of January 4, 2025 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which started on November 3, 2024. Conference play will begin on January 4, 2024, and will end in March, after which the 16 member teams will participate in the 2025 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 is the first season with 16 members of the conference as Texas and Oklahoma joined the conference before the start of the 2024–25.
Pre-season
Recruiting classes
Team | ESPN | Rivals | On3 Recruits | 247 Sports | Signees |
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Alabama | No. 3 | No. 3 | No. 2 | 4 | |
Arkansas | No. 5 | No. 2 | No. 3 | 3 | |
Auburn | No. 24 | No. 15 | No. 31 | 2 | |
Florida | No. 64 | – | – | 2 | |
Georgia | No. 10 | No. 12 | No. 10 | 4 | |
LSU | No. 13 | No. 13 | No. 14 | 4 | |
Kentucky | No. 51 | No. 44 | No. 45 | 2 | |
Missouri | No. 6 | No. 14 | No. 5 | 5 | |
Mississippi State | No. 70 | – | No. 47 | 2 | |
Oklahoma | No. 30 | No. 41 | No. 25 | 3 | |
Ole Miss | No. 75 | No. 45 | – | 1 | |
South Carolina | No. 44 | No. 46 | – | 2 | |
Tennessee | No. 73 | No. 43 | – | 1 | |
Texas | No. 16 | No. 26 | No. 17 | 2 | |
Texas A&M | No. 57 | No. 39 | No. 30 | 2 | |
Vanderbilt | No. 82 | – | – | 2 |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Player | Wooden | Naismith | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |
Preseason All-American teams
Player | AP | CB | Fox Sports |
Preseason polls
Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season pollsAP | Blue Ribbon | CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | Fox Sports | KenPom | NCAA Sports | Sports Illustrated | |
Alabama | No. 2 | No. 1 | No. 2 | – | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 1 | No. 1 |
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Arkansas | No. 16 | No. 15 | No. 13 | – | No. 14 | No. 13 | No. 25 | No. 13 | No. 21 |
Auburn | No. 11 | No. 12 | No. 10 | – | No. 11 | No. 15 | No. 3 | No. 15 | No. 10 |
Florida | No. 21 | No. 18 | No. 22 | – | No. 21 | – | No. 28 | No. 20 | No. 18 |
Georgia | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 67 | – | – |
Kentucky | No. 23 | No. 19 | – | – | No. 23 | No. 22 | No. 42 | No. 14 | No. 23 |
LSU | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 51 | – | – |
Missouri | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 53 | – | – |
Mississippi State | RV | – | – | – | – | – | No. 32 | – | – |
Oklahoma | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 40 | – | – |
Ole Miss | No. 24 | – | – | – | No. 20 | No. 24 | No. 47 | No. 33 | No. 17 |
South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 65 | – | – |
Tennessee | No. 12 | No. 11 | No. 14 | – | No. 13 | No. 11 | No. 13 | No. 12 | No. 12 |
Texas | No. 19 | No. 24 | No. 20 | – | No. 22 | – | No. 18 | No. 27 | – |
Texas A&M | No. 13 | No. 9 | No. 11 | – | No. 12 | No. 20 | No. 16 | No. 22 | No. 24 |
Vanderbilt | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 96 | – | – |
SEC media days
The SEC conducted its 2024 SEC media days in Birmingham, Alabama on October 15 & 16, 2024 on the SEC Network.
The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:
- Alabama – Nate Oats (HC), Mark Sears & Latrell Wrightsell Jr.
- Arkansas – John Calipari (HC), Johnell Davis & Adou Thiero
- Auburn – Bruce Pearl (HC), Johni Broome & Denver Jones
- Florida – Todd Golden (HC), Walter Clayton Jr. & Alijah Martin
- Georgia – Mike White (HC), Silas Demary Jr. & RJ Godfrey
- Kentucky – Mark Pope (HC), Lamont Butler & Jaxson Robinson
- LSU – Matt McMahon (HC), Cam Carter & Jalen Reed
- Oklahoma – Porter Moser (HC), Sam Godwin & Jalon Moore
- Ole Miss – Chris Beard (HC), Jaylen Murray & Sean Pedulla
- Mississippi State – Chris Jans (HC), Josh Hubbard & Cameron Matthews
- Missouri – Dennis Gates (HC), Mark Mitchell & Tony Perkins
- South Carolina – Lamont Paris (HC), Collin Murray-Boyles & Nick Pringl
- Tennessee – Rick Barnes (HC), Jahmai Mashack & Zakai Zeigler
- Texas – Rodney Terry (HC), Tre Johnson & Kadin Shedrick
- Texas A&M – Buzz Williams (HC), Anderson Garcia & Hayden Hefner
- Vanderbilt – Mark Byington (HC), AJ Hoggard & Tyler Nickel
Place | Team |
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1. | Alabama |
2. | Auburn |
3. | Tennessee |
4. | Arkansas |
5. | Texas A&M |
6. | Florida |
7. | Texas |
8. | Kentucky |
9. | Ole Miss |
10. | Mississippi State |
11. | South Carolina |
12. | Georgia |
13. | Missouri |
14. | LSU |
15. | Oklahoma |
16. | Vanderbilt |
Source:
SEC Preseason All-Conference
- First Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Johni Broome | Auburn | F | Sr. | 6′ 10″, 240 | Plant City, FL |
Walter Clayton Jr. | Florida | G | Sr. | 6′ 3″, 195 | Lake Wales, FL |
Mark Sears | Alabama | G | Gr | 6′ 5″, 205 | Muscle Shoals, AL |
Wade Taylor IV | Texas A&M | G | Sr. | 6′ 0″, 175 | Dallas, TX |
Zakai Zeigler | Tennessee | G | Sr. | 5′ 9″, 171 | Long Island, NY |
- Second Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Jonas Aidoo | Arkansas | F | Gr | 6′ 11″, 240 | Durham, NC |
Johnell Davis | Arkansas | G | Gr | 6′ 4″, 205 | Gary, IN |
Josh Hubbard | Mississippi State | G | So. | 5′ 11″, 190 | Madison, MS |
Matthew Murrell | Ole Miss | G | Sr. | 6′ 4″, 205 | Memphis, TN |
Grant Nelson | Alabama | F | Sr. | 6′ 1″, 230 | Devils Lake, ND |
- Third Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Collin Murray-Boyles | South Carolina | F | So. | 6′ 8″, 245 | Columbia, S.C. |
Alex Condon | Florida | C | So. | 6′ 11″, 230 | Perth, Australia |
Tramon Mark | Texas | G | Gr | 6′ 5″, 200 | Dickinson, TX |
Chad Baker-Mazara | Auburn | F | Jr. | 6′ 5″, 180 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Jaxson Robinson | Kentucky | G | 6′ 6″, 192 | Ada, OK |
Midseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Player | Wooden | Naismith | Naismith DPOY | Robertson | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |
Regular season
The schedule was 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, ESPNU, and the SEC Network.
Multi-team tournaments
Team | Tournament | Finish |
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Alabama | Players Era Festival | 2nd |
Arkansas | − | − |
Auburn | Maui Invitational | 1st |
Florida | ESPN Events Invitational | 1st |
Georgia | − | − |
Kentucky | − | − |
LSU | Greenbrier Tip-Off | 3rd |
Missouri | − | − |
Mississippi State | Arizona Tip-Off | 2nd |
Oklahoma | Battle 4 Atlantis | 1st |
Ole Miss | Rady Children's Invitational | 2nd |
South Carolina | Fort Myers Tip-Off | 3rd |
Tennessee | Bahamas Championship | 1st |
Texas | Legends Classic | 1st |
Texas A&M | Players Era Festival | 5th |
Vanderbilt | Charleston Classic | 2nd |
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 184–24 in non-conference play for the 2024–25 season. Records shown for regular season only.
Regular season
Thru December 31, 2024
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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. 4 | ● | − | 0−0 | 0−0 |
† 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 | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Missouri | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | 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 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Arkansas | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Auburn | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Florida | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Georgia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Kentucky | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 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 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Oklahoma | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Ole Miss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 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 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Missouri | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. South Carolina | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Tennessee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Texas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Texas A&M | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
vs. Vanderbilt | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Thru Nov. 2, 2024
Points scored
Team | For | Against | Difference |
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Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Through Nov. 2, 2024
Rankings
See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
NV | No votes received |
Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 |
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Alabama | AP | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
C | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Arkansas | AP | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
Auburn | AP | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
C | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Florida | AP | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Georgia | AP | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
Kentucky | AP | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
C | 23 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
LSU | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | 21 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | 21 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | AP | 24 | 25 | RV | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
C | 25 | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | AP | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 25 | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Missouri | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
South Carolina | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||||
Tennessee | AP | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Texas | AP | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | |||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | AP | 13 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
C | 15 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | AP | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Postseason
SEC Tournament
Main article: 2025 SEC men's basketball tournamentFirst round Wednesday, March 12 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 13 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/SEC Network | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 16 ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||
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NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournamentSeed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||
Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
NIT
Main article: 2025 National Invitation TournamentSeed | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||
Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Coach | School | Reason | Replacement |
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Eric Musselman | Arkansas | Accepted coaching position at USC | John Calipari |
John Calipari | Kentucky | Accepted coaching position at Arkansas | Mark Pope |
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 | 6th | 117–54 (.684) | 62–28 (.689) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Arkansas | John Calipari | Kentucky | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 198–65 (.753) | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
Auburn | Bruce Pearl | Tennessee | 11th | 214–119 (.643) | 162–114 (.587) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Florida | Todd Golden | San Francisco | 3rd | 40–29 (.580) | 20–16 (.556) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia | Mike White | Florida | 3rd | 36–33 (.522) | 12–24 (.333) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kentucky | Mark Pope | BYU | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
LSU | Matt McMahon | Murray State | 3rd | 31–35 (.470) | 11–25 (.306) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | Porter Moser | Loyola Chicago | 4th | 54–45 (.545) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Ole Miss | Chris Beard | Texas | 2nd | 20–12 (.625) | 7–11 (.389) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Mississippi State | Chris Jans | New Mexico State | 3rd | 42–27 (.609) | 8–10 (.444) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Missouri | Dennis Gates | Cleveland State | 3rd | 33–34 (.493) | 11–25 (.306) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
South Carolina | Lamont Paris | Chattanooga | 3rd | 37–29 (.561) | 17–19 (.472) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee | Rick Barnes | Texas | 10th | 202–101 (.667) | 100–60 (.625) | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
Texas | Rodney Terry | UTEP | 3rd | 43–21 (.672) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Texas A&M | Buzz Williams | Virginia Tech | 6th | 97–62 (.610) | 45–37 (.549) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Vanderbilt | Mark Byington | James Madison | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- SEC records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2023–24 season.
- NCAA tournament appearances, 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 11, 2024 |
Totals per school
School | Total |
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Alabama | 0 |
Arkansas | 0 |
Auburn | 0 |
Florida | 0 |
Georgia | 0 |
Kentucky | 0 |
LSU | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 |
Ole Miss | 0 |
Mississippi State | 0 |
Missouri | 0 |
South Carolina | 0 |
Tennessee | 0 |
Texas | 0 |
Texas A&M | 0 |
Vanderbilt | 0 |
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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 | 13,474† | 13,474† | 13,474† | 40,422 | 13,474 | ||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena | 19,368 | 19,200† | 19,200† | 19,200† | 57,600 | 19,200 | 99.03% | |||||||||||||||
Auburn | Neville Arena | 9,121 | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 27,363 | 9,121 | 100.00% | |||||||||||||||
Florida | O'Connell Center | 11,255 | 8,381† | 7,857 | 8,005 | 24,243 | 8,081 | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum | 10,523 | 6,193† | 5,405 | 5,757 | 5,775 | 23,130 | 5,783 | |||||||||||||||
Kentucky | Rupp Arena | 20,545 | 19,635 | 20,048† | 19,314 | 58,997 | 19,666 | ||||||||||||||||
LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center | 13,215 | 8,043† | 7,247 | 6,442 | 21,732 | 7,244 | ||||||||||||||||
Missouri | Mizzou Arena | 15,061 | 11,044† | 8,912 | 8,889 | 28,845 | 9,615 | ||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum | 9,100 | 9,125† | 8,726 | 8,744 | 26,595 | 8,865 | ||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma Sooners | Lloyd Noble Center | 10,967 | 4,886 | 4,742 | 4,922 | 4,678 | 7,725† | 1,611 | 6,244 | 34,808 | 4,972 | ||||||||||||
Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion | 9,500 | 7,982† | 7,314 | 4,033 | 19,329 | 6,443 | ||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena | 18,000 | 12,388† | 12,205 | 11,577 | 36,170 | 12,057 | ||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena | 21,678 | 17,813† | 16,916 | 17,232 | 51,961 | 17,320 | ||||||||||||||||
Texas | Moody Center | 10,763 | 10,993† | 10,662 | 10,457 | 32,112 | 10,704 | ||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | Reed Arena | 12,989 | 8,673 | 7,195 | 11,658† | 27,526 | 9,175 | ||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium | 14,316 | 5,011 | 5,700 | 5,945† | 5,249 | 21,905 | 5,476 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 13,823 |
old – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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