2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

      2011–12 SEC Men's Basketball Season
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      League NCAA Division I
      Sport Basketball
      Number of teams 12
      TV partner(s) CBS, ESPN, FSN
      NBA Draft
      Top draft pick Anthony Davis, Kentucky
      Picked by New Orleans Hornets
      Regular Season
      2012 SEC Champions Kentucky
      Season MVP Anthony Davis, Kentucky
      SEC Tournament
      SEC Tournament champions Vanderbilt
        Runners-up Kentucky
      SEC Tournament MVP John Jenkins, Vanderbilt
      Basketball seasons
      2011–12 SEC men's basketball standings
      		Conf     Overall
      Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
      #1 Kentucky 16 – 0   1.000     38 – 2   .950
      Tennessee 10 – 6   .625     19 – 15   .559
      #20 Vanderbilt † 10 – 6   .625     25 – 11   .694
      #25 Florida 10 – 6   .625     26 – 11   .703
      Alabama 9 – 7   .563     21 – 12   .636
      Mississippi State 8 – 8   .500     21 – 12   .636
      Ole Miss 8 – 8   .500     20 – 14   .588
      LSU 7 – 9   .438     18 – 15   .545
      Arkansas 6 – 10   .375     18 – 14   .563
      Auburn 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
      Georgia 5 – 11   .313     15 – 17   .469
      South Carolina 2 – 14   .125     10 – 21   .323
      † 2012 SEC Tournament winner
      As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

      The 2011–12 Southeasten Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 15, 2011 and ended with the SEC Tournament on March 8–11, 2012 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans.

      This was the first season for the SEC's one-division alignment in men's basketball. The league's head coaches voted at the league's annual meeting on June 1, 2011 to eliminate the divisional format, starting with the 2011–12 season.[1]

      Pre-season polls and teams

      Pre-Season Poll:

      SEC Media[2]
      1. Kentucky (18)
      2. Vanderbilt (4)
      3. Florida (1)
      4. Alabama
      5. Mississippi State
      6. Arkansas
      7. Ole Miss
      8. Georgia
      9. LSU
      10. Auburn
      11. Tennessee
      12. South Carolina

      Pre-Season All-SEC Teams

      SEC Media[3] SEC Coaches
      Dee Bost Mississippi State
      JaMychal Green Alabama
      John Jenkins Vanderbilt
      Terrence Jones Kentucky
      Jeffery Taylor Vanderbilt
      • SEC Coaches select 8 players
      • Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year
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      Conference schedules

      Composite Matrix

      This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

        Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt
      vs. Alabama – 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
      vs. Arkansas 2–0 – 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1
      vs. Auburn 2–0 2–0 – 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
      vs. Florida 0–1 0–1 0–1 – 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
      vs. Georgia 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
      vs. Kentucky 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
      vs. LSU 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 – 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
      vs. Mississippi State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 – 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
      vs. Ole Miss 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 – 0–1 1–0 1–0
      vs. South Carolina 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 2–0 2–0
      vs. Tennessee 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 – 1–1
      vs. Vanderbilt 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 –
      Total 9–7 6–10 5–11 10–6 5–11 16–0 7–9 8–8 8–8 2–14 10–6 10–6

      Alabama

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 7:00 at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA FSN W 74–59  1–0 (12–3)
      January 11 9:00 LSU Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL CSS W 69–53  2–0 (13–3)
      January 14 4:00 at #20 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SEC Network L 52–56  2–1 (13–4)
      January 19 7:00 Vanderbilt Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN L 59–69  2–2 (13–5)
      January 21 12:00 at #2 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY CBS L 71–77  2–3 (13–6)
      January 25 8:00 at South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network L 54–56  2–4 (13–7)
      January 28 1:30 Arkansas Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network W 72–66  3–4 (14–7)
      February 4 7:00 Ole Miss Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL FSN W 69–67 2OT 4–4 (15–7)
      February 7 9:00 at Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL ESPNU W 68–50  5–4 (16–7)
      February 11 4:00 at LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 L 58–67  5–5 (16–8)
      February 14 7:00 #14 Florida Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN L 52–61  5–6 (16–9)
      February 18 1:30 Tennessee Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network W 62–50  6–6 (17–9)
      February 23 7:00 at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN W 79–68  7–6 (18–9)
      February 25 6:00 Mississippi State Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN W 67–50  8–6 (19–9)
      February 29 8:00 Auburn Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network W 55–49  9–6 (20–9)
      March 3 4:00 at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS SEC Network L 51–60  9–7 (20–10)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 8 2:30 vs. South Carolina New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament First Round)      		 SEC Network W 63–57  21–10
      March 9 2:30 vs. #22 Florida New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)      		 SEC Network L 63–66  21–11
      2012 NCAA Tournament
      March 16 1:40 vs. #(8) Creighton #(9) Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
      (2012 NCAA Tournament second round)      		 TBS L 57–58  21–12
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Arkansas

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 9:00 #15 Mississippi State Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR CSS W 98–88  1–0 (12–3)
      January 11 8:00 at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS SEC Network L 63–71  1–1 (12–4)
      January 14 9:00 LSU Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR FSN W 69–60  2–1 (13–4)
      January 17 9:00 at #2 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN L 63–86  2–2 (13–5)
      January 25 9:00 Auburn Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR CSS W 56–53  3–2 (14–5)
      January 28 1:30 at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network L 66–72  3–3 (14–6)
      January 31 9:00 #25 Vanderbilt Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN W 82–74  4–3 (15–6)
      February 4 1:30 at LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network L 65–71  4–4 (15–7)
      February 8 8:00 at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network L 59–81  4–5 (15–8)
      February 11 1:30 South Carolina Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR SEC Network W 76–65  5–5 (16–8)
      February 15 8:00 at Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SEC Network L 58–77  5–6 (16–9)
      February 18 6:00 #14 Florida Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN L 68–98  5–7 (16–10)
      February 23 7:00 Alabama Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN L 68–79  5–8 (16–11)
      February 25 4:00 at Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network W 77–71  6–8 (17–11)
      February 28 7:00 Ole Miss Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPNU L 75–77  6–9 (17–12)
      March 3 5:00 at Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS FSN L 59–79  6–10 (17–13)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 8 12:00 vs. LSU New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament First Round)      		 SEC Network L 54–70  17–14
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Auburn

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 1:30 at Vanderbilt Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN SEC Network L 35–65  0–1 (10–5)
      January 11 8:00 #2 Kentucky Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network L 68–53  0–2 (10–6)
      January 14 1:30 Ole Miss Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network W 69–68 2OT 1–2 (11–6)
      January 17 7:00 at LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU L 58–65 OT 1–3 (11–7)
      January 21 1:30 South Carolina Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network W 63–52  2–3 (12–7)
      January 25 9:00 at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR CSS L 53–56  2–4 (12–8)
      January 28 TBA at Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 L 49–64  2–5 (12–9)
      February 1 8:00 Georgia Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network W 59–51  3–5 (13–9)
      February 4 4:00 at #22 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SEC Network L 88–91  3–6 (13–10)
      February 7 9:00 Alabama Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL ESPNU L 50–68  3–7 (13–11)
      February 11 7:00 at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS FSN L 54–61  3–8 (13–12)
      February 18 8:00 Mississippi State Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL FSN W 55–65  4–8 (14–12)
      February 21 7:00 at #12 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPNU L 47–63  4–9 (14–13)
      February 25 4:00 Arkansas Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network L 71–77  4–10 (14–14)
      February 29 8:00 at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network L 49–55  4–11 (14–15)
      March 3 2:00 LSU Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL CBS W 67–52  5–11 (15–15)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 8 6:30 vs. Ole Miss New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament First Round)      		 SEC Network L 54–68  15–16
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Florida

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 1:30 at Tennessee #13 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SEC Network L 56–67  0–1 (12–4)
      January 10 7:00 Georgia #19 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN2 W 70–48  1–1 (13–4)
      January 14 7:00 at South Carolina #19 Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC CSS W 79–65  2–1 (14–4)
      January 21 6:00 LSU #17 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL FSN W 76–64  3–1 (15–4)
      January 26 7:00 at Ole Miss #14 Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS ESPN/ESPN2 W 64–60  4–1 (16–4)
      January 28 1:30 #18 Mississippi State #14 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL SEC Network W 69–57  5–1 (17–4)
      February 2 9:00 South Carolina #12 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN/ESPN2 W 74–66  6–1 (18–4)
      February 4 1:00 #25 Vanderbilt #12 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL CBS W 73–65  7–1 (19–4)
      February 7 7:00 at #1 Kentucky #8 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN L 58–78  7–2 (19–5)
      February 11 4:00 Tennessee #8 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL SEC Network L 70–75  7–3 (19–6)
      February 14 7:00 at Alabama #14 Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN W 62–51  8–3 (20–6)
      February 18 6:00 at Arkansas #14 Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN/ESPN2 W 98–68  9–3 (21–6)
      February 21 7:00 Auburn #12 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPNU W 63–47  10–3 (22–6)
      February 25 4:00 at Georgia #12 Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network L 62–76  10–4 (22–7)
      February 28 9:00 at Vanderbilt #16 Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN ESPN L 67–77  10–5 (22–8)
      March 4 12:00 #1 Kentucky #16 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL CBS L 59–74  10–6 (22–9)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 9 2:30 vs. Alabama #22 New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)      		 SEC Network W 63–66  23–9
      March 10 1:00 vs. #1 Kentucky #22 New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Semifinals)      		 ABC L 71–74  23–10
      2012 NCAA Tournament
      March 16 2:10 vs. #(10) Virginia #(7) CenturyLink Center Omaha • Omaha,NE
      (2012 NCAA Tournament second round)      		 TNT W 71–45  24–10
      March 18 6:10 vs. #(15) Norfolk State #(7) CenturyLink Center Omaha • Omaha,NE
      (2012 NCAA Tournament third round)      		 TNT W 84–50  25–10
      March 22 10:17 vs. #(3) Marquette #(7) US Airways Center • Phoenix, AZ
      (2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16)      		 TBS W 68–58  26–10
      March 24 4:30 vs. #(4) Louisville #(7) US Airways Center • Phoenix, AZ
      (2012 NCAA Tournament Elite 8)      		 CBS L 68–72  26–11
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Georgia

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 7:00 Alabama Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA FSN L 59–74  0–1 (9–6)
      January 10 7:00 at #19 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN2 L 48–70  0–2 (9–7)
      January 14 4:00 at Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN SEC Network L 66–77  0–3 (9–8)
      January 18 8:00 Tennessee Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network W 57–53 OT 1–3 (10–8)
      January 21 4:00 Ole Miss Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network L 63–66  1–4 (10–9)
      January 24 9:00 #1 Kentucky Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA ESPN L 44–57  1–5 (10–10)
      February 1 8:00 at Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network L 51–59  1–6 (10–11)
      February 4 8:00 at Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN FSN L 62–73  1–7 (10–12)
      February 8 8:00 Arkansas Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network W 81–59  2–7 (11–12)
      February 11 1:30 at #20 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SEC Network W 70–68 OT 3–7 (12–12)
      February 15 7:00 at South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC CSS L 56–57  3–8 (12–13)
      February 19 1:00 Vanderbilt Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA FSN L 52–61  3–9 (12–14)
      February 22 8:00 at LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network L 53–61  3–10 (12–15)
      February 25 4:00 #12 Florida Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network W 76–62  4–10 (13–15)
      March 1 9:00 at #1 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN L 49–79  4–11 (13–16)
      March 3 1:30 South Carolina Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network W 67–55  5–11 (14–16)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 8 9:00 vs. Mississippi State New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament First Round)      		 SEC Network W 71–61  15–16
      March 9 9:00 vs. Vanderbilt New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)      		 SEC Network L 41–63  15–17
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Kentucky

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 4:00 South Carolina #2 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY SEC Network W 79–64  1–0 (15–1)
      January 11 8:00 at Auburn #2 Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network W 68–53  2–0 (16–1)
      January 14 12:00 at Tennessee #2 Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN W 65–62  3–0 (17–1)
      January 17 9:00 Arkansas #2 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN W 86–63  4–0 (18–1)
      January 21 12:00 Alabama #2 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY CBS W 77–71  5–0 (19–1)
      January 24 9:00 at Georgia #1 Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA ESPN W 57–44  6–0 (20–1)
      January 28 4:00 at LSU #1 Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network W 74–50  7–0 (21–1)
      January 31 12:00 Tennessee #1 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPNU W 69–44  8–0 (22–1)
      February 4 7:00 at South Carolina #1 Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPN W 86–52  9–0 (23–1)
      February 7 7:00 #8 Florida #1 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN W 78–58  10–0 (24–1)
      February 11 9:00 at Vanderbilt #1 Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN
      (ESPN College GameDay)      		 ESPN W 69–63  11–0 (25–1)
      February 18 4:00 Ole Miss #1 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY SEC Network W 77–62  12–0 (26–1)
      February 21 9:00 at Mississippi State #1 Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ESPN W 73–64  13–0 (27–1)
      February 25 12:00 Vanderbilt #1 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY CBS W 83–74  14–0 (28–1)
      March 1 9:00 Georgia #1 Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN W 79–49  15–0 (29–1)
      March 4 12:00 at #16 Florida #1 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL CBS W 74–59  16–0 (30–1)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 9 1:00 vs. LSU #1 New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)      		 SEC Network W 60–51  31–1
      March 10 1:00 vs. #22 Florida #1 New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Semifinals)      		 ABC W 74–71  32–1
      March 11 1:00 vs. Vanderbilt #1 New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Championship)      		 ABC L 64–71  32–2
      2012 NCAA Tournament
      March 15 6:50 vs. #(16) Western Kentucky #(1) KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
      (2012 NCAA Tournament second round)      		 TBS W 81–66  33–2
      March 17 7:45 vs. #(8) Iowa State #(1) KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
      (2012 NCAA Tournament third round)      		 CBS W 87–71  34–2
      March 23 9:45 vs. #(4) Indiana #(1) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
      (2012 NCAA Tournament South Regional Semifinal)      		 CBS W 102–90  35–2
      March 25 2:20 vs. #(3) Baylor #(1) Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
      (2012 NCAA Tournament South Regional Final)      		 CBS W 82–70  36–2
      March 31 6:09 vs. #(4) Louisville #(1) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 NCAA Tournament National Semifinal)      		 CBS W 69–61  37–2
      April 2 9:23 vs. #(2) Kansas #(1) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 NCAA Tournament National Championship)      		 CBS W 67–59  38–2
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

      LSU

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 12:30 Ole Miss Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network W 81–55  1–0 (11–4)
      January 11 8:00 at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL CSS L 53–69  1–1 (11–5)
      January 14 8:00 at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR FSN L 60–69  1–2 (11–6)
      January 17 6:00 Auburn Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU W 65–58 OT 2–2 (12–6)
      January 21 5:00 at #17 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL FSN L 64–76  2–3 (12–7)
      January 25 7:00 at #18 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SEC Network L 71–76  2–4 (12–8)
      January 28 3:00 #1 Kentucky Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network L 50–74  2–5 (12–9)
      February 4 12:30 Arkansas Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network W 71–65  3–5 (13–9)
      February 8 8:00 at Vanderbilt Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN CSS L 61–76  3–6 (13–10)
      February 11 6:00 Alabama Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 67–58  4–6 (14–10)
      February 14 8:00 Mississippi State Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU W 69–67 OT 5–6 (15–10)
      February 18 12:30 at South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network W 68–58  6–6 (16–10)
      February 22 7:00 Georgia Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network W 61–53  7–6 (17–10)
      February 25 12:00 at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS SEC Network L 48–72  7–7 (17–11)
      February 29 8:00 Tennessee Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA CSS L 69–74 OT 7–8 (17–12)
      March 3 1:00 at Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL CBS L 52–67  7–9 (17–13)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 8 12:00 vs. Arkansas New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament First Round)      		 SEC Network W 70–54  18–13
      March 9 12:00 vs. #1 Kentucky New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)      		 SEC Network L 51–60  18–14
      2012 National Invitation Tournament
      March 13 9:30 at #(3) Oregon #(6) Matthew Knight Arena • Eugene, OR
      (2012 National Invitation Tournament first round)      		 ESPN L 74–96  18–15
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Mississippi State

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 8:00 at Arkansas #15 Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR CSS L 88–98   0–1 (13–3)
      January 12 8:00 Tennessee #20 Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ESPN W 62–58   1–1 (14–3)
      January 14 3:00 at Alabama #20 Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SEC Network W 56–52  2–1 (15–3)
      January 18 8:00 at Ole Miss #18 Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS CSS L 68–75  2–2 (15–4)
      January 21 6:00 at Vanderbilt #18 Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPN2 W 78–77 OT 3–2 (16–4)
      January 25 7:00 LSU #18 Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SEC Network W 76–71  4–2 (17–4)
      January 28 12:30 at #14 Florida #18 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL SEC Network L 57–69  4–3 (17–5)
      February 4 3:00 Auburn #22 Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SEC Network W 91–88  5–3 (18–5)
      February 9 6:00 Ole Miss #20 Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ESPN W 80–70  6–3 (19–5)
      February 11 12:30 Georgia #20 Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SEC Network L 68–70 OT 6–4 (19–6)
      February 14 8:00 at LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU L 67–69 OT 6–5 (19–7)
      February 18 4:00 at Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL FSN L 55–65  6–6 (19–8)
      February 21 8:00 #1 Kentucky Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ESPN L 64–73  6–7 (19–9)
      February 25 5:00 at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN L 50–67  6–8 (19–10)
      February 29 7:00 at South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network W 69–67 OT 7–8 (20–10)
      March 3 4:00 Arkansas Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS FSN W 79–59  8–8 (21–10)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 8 9:00 vs. Georgia New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament First Round)      		 SEC Network L 61–71  21–11
      2012 National Invitation Tournament
      March 13 7:00 #(5) UMass #(4) Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS
      (2012 National Invitation Tournament first round)      		 ESPN2 L 96–101 2OT 21–12
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Ole Miss

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 12:30 at LSU Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA SEC Network L 55–81  0–1 (10–5)
      January 11 7:00 Arkansas Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS SEC Network W 71–63  1–1 (11–5)
      January 14 12:30 at Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network L 68–69 2OT 1–2 (11–6)
      January 18 8:00 #18 Mississippi State Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS CSS W 75–68  2–2 (12–6)
      January 21 3:00 at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network W 66–63  3–2 (13–6)
      January 26 6:00 #14 Florida Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS ESPN/ESPN2 L 60–64  3–3 (13–7)
      January 28 6:00 South Carolina Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS FSN W 66–62  4–3 (14–7)
      February 4 7:00 at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN/ESPN2 L 67–69 2OT 4–4 (14–8)
      February 9 6:00 at #20 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ESPN/ESPN2 L 70–80  4–5 (14–9)
      February 11 6:00 Auburn Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS FSN W 61–54  5–5 (15–9)
      February 16 8:00 Vanderbilt Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS ESPN/ESPN2 L 76–102  5–6 (15–10)
      February 18 3:30 at #1 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY SEC Network L 62–77  5–7 (15–11)
      February 22 6:00 at Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN CSS L 60–73  5–8 (15–12)
      February 25 12:30 LSU Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS SEC Network W 72–48  6–8 (16–12)
      February 28 6:00 at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPNU W 77–57  7–8 (17–12)
      March 3 3:00 Alabama Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS SEC Network W 60–51  8–8 (18–12)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 8 6:30 vs. Auburn New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament First Round)      		 SEC Network W 68–54  19–12
      March 9 6:30 vs. Tennessee New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)      		 SEC Network W 77–72 OT 20–12
      March 10 2:30 vs. Vanderbilt New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Semifinals)      		 ABC L 53–65  20–13
      2012 National Invitation Tournament
      March 14 9:30 #(7) Illinois State #(2) Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS
      (2012 National Invitation Tournament first round)      		 ESPNU L 93–96 OT 20–14
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      South Carolina

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 4:00 PM at #2 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY SEC Network L 64–79  0–1 (8–7)
      January 10 9:00 PM Vanderbilt Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPNU L 57–67  0–2 (8–8)
      January 14 7:00 PM #19 Florida Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC CSS L 65–79  0–3 (8–9)
      January 21 4:00 PM at Auburn Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SEC Network L 52–63  0–4 (8–10)
      January 25 8:00 PM Alabama Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network W 56–54  1–4 (9–10)
      January 28 7:00 PM at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS FSN L 62–66  1–5 (9–11)
      February 2 9:00 PM at #12 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN/ESPN2 L 66–74  1–6 (9–12)
      February 4 6:00 PM #1 Kentucky Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPN L 52–86  1–7 (9–13)
      February 8 8:00 PM at Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SEC Network L 57–69  1–8 (9–14)
      February 11 1:30 PM at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR SEC Network L 65–76  1–9 (9–15)
      February 15 7:00 PM Georgia Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC CSS W 57–56  2–9 (10–15)
      February 18 1:30 PM LSU Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network L 58–68  2–10 (10–16)
      February 22 1:30 PM at Vanderbilt Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN SEC Network L 48–59  2–11 (10–17)
      February 25 8:00 PM Tennessee Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC FSN L 64–73  2–12 (10–18)
      February 29 8:00 PM Mississippi State Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network L 67–69  2–13 (10–19)
      March 3 1:30 PM at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network L 55–67  2–14 (10–20)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 8 2:30 vs. Alabama New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament First Round)      		 SEC Network L 57–63  10–21
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Tennessee

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 11:00 #13 Florida Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 W 67–56  1–0 (8–7)
      January 12 9:00 at #20 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ESPN/ESPN2 L 58–62  1–1 (8–8)
      January 14 12:00 #2 Kentucky Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN L 62–65  1–2 (8–9)
      January 18 8:00 at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network L 53–57 OT 1–3 (8–10)
      January 24 7:00 at Vanderbilt Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN ESPNU L 47–65  1–4 (9–11)
      January 28* 6:00 Auburn Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 W 64–49  2–4 (10–11)
      January 31 7:00 at #1 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPNU L 44–69  2–5 (10–12)
      February 4 8:00 Georgia Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPNU W 73–62  3–5 (11–12)
      February 8 8:00 South Carolina Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SEC Network W 69–57  4–5 (12–12)
      February 11 4:00 at #8 Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL SEC Network W 75–70  5–5 (13–12)
      February 15 8:00 Arkansas Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN SEC Network W 77–58  6–5 (14–12)
      February 18 1:30 at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network L 50–62  6–6 (14–13)
      February 22 7:00 Ole Miss Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN CSS W 73–60  7–6 (15–13)
      February 25 8:00 at South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC FSN W 73–64  8–6 (16–13)
      February 29 9:00 at LSU Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA CSS W 74–69 OT 9–6 (17–13)
      March 3 4:00 Vanderbilt Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN W 68–61  10–6 (18–13)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 9 6:30 vs. Ole Miss New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)      		 SEC Network L 72–77  18–14
      2012 National Invitation Tournament
      March 13 8:00 #(8) Savannah State #(1) Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN
      (2012 National Invitation Tournament first round)      		 ESPNU W 65–51  19–14
      March 18 7:00 #(4) Middle Tennessee #(1) Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN
      (2012 National Invitation Tournament second round)      		 ESPN L 64–71  19–15
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

      Vanderbilt

      Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
      SEC Regular Season
      January 7 12:30 Auburn Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN SEC Network W 65–35  1–0 (12–4)
      January 10 8:00 at South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPNU W 67–57  2–0 (13–4)
      January 14 3:00 Georgia Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN SEC Network W 77–66  3–0 (14–4)
      January 19 6:00 at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN/ESPN2 W 69–59  4–0 (15–4)
      January 21 6:00 #18 Mississippi State Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPN/ESPN2 L 77–78 OT 4–1 (15–5)
      January 24 6:00 Tennessee Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPNU W 65–47  5–1 (16–5)
      January 31 8:00 at Arkansas #25 Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN L 74–82  5–2 (16–6)
      February 4 12:00 at #12 Florida #25 O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL CBS L 65–73  5–3 (16–7)
      February 8 8:00 LSU Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN CSS W 76–61  6–3 (17–7)
      February 11 8:00 #1 Kentucky Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN
      (ESPN College GameDay)      		 ESPN L 63–69  6–4 (17–8)
      February 16 8:00 at Mississippi Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS ESPN/ESPN2 W 106–72  7–4 (18–8)
      February 19 12:00 at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA FSN W 61–52  8–4 (19–8)
      February 22 7:00 South Carolina Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN SEC Network W 59–48  9–4 (20–8)
      February 25 11:00 at #1 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY CBS L 74–83  9–5 (20–9)
      February 28 8:00 #16 Florida Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPN W 77–67  10–5 (21–9)
      March 3 3:00 at Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN L 61–68  10–6 (21–10)
      2012 SEC Tournament
      March 9 8:00 vs. Georgia New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals)      		 SEC Network W 63–41  22–10
      March 10 2:30 vs. Ole Miss New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Semifinals)      		 ABC W 65–53  23–10
      March 11 1:00 vs. #1 Kentucky New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
      (2012 SEC Tournament Championship)      		 ABC W 71–64  24–10
      2012 NCAA Tournament
      March 15 4:40 vs. #(12) Harvard #(5) The Pit • Albuquerque, NM
      (2012 NCAA Tournament second round)      		 TNT W 79–70  25–10
      March 17 6:10 vs. #(4) Wisconsin #(5) The Pit • Albuquerque, NM
      (2012 NCAA Tournament third round)      		 TNT L 57–60  25–11
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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      Postseason

      SEC Tournament

      Main article: 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
      Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
      First Round - Thursday, March 8
      1
      1
      		 12:00 PM
      #8 LSU vs. #9 Arkansas
      		 SEC Network
      2
      		 2:30 PM
      #5 Alabama vs. #12 South Carolina
      		 SEC Network
      2
      3
      		 6:30 PM
      #7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Auburn
      		 SEC Network
      4
      		 9:00 PM
      #6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Georgia
      		 SEC Network
      Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
      3
      5
      		 12:00 PM
      #1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSU
      		 SEC Network
      6
      		 2:30 PM
      #4 Florida vs. #5 Alabama
      		 SEC Network
      4
      7
      		 6:30 PM
      #2 Tennessee vs. #7 Ole Miss
      		 SEC Network
      8
      		 9:00 PM
      #3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 Georgia
      		 SEC Network
      Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
      5
      9
      		 12:00 PM
      #1 Kentucky vs. #4 Florida
      ABC
      10
      		 2:30 PM
      #7 Ole Miss vs. #3 Vanderbilt
      ABC
      Championship Game - Sunday, March 11
      6
      11
      		 12:00 PM
      #1 Kentucky vs. #3 Vanderbilt
      ABC
      *Game Times in CT[1]. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

      NCAA Tournament

      Main article: 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
      Seed Region School First Four Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
      1 South Kentucky   #16 WKU - W, 81–66 #8 Iowa State - W, 87–71 #4 Indiana - W, 102–90 #3 Baylor - W, 82–70 #4 Louisville – W, 69-61 #2 Kansas - W, 67-59
      7 West Florida   #10 Virginia – W, 71-45 #15 Norfolk State – W, 84-50 #3 Marquette - W, 68-58 #4 Louisville - L, 68-72    
      5 East Vanderbilt   #12 Harvard – W, 79–70 #4 Wisconsin – L, 57-60        
      9 Midwest Alabama   #8 Creighton – L, 57-58          

      National Invitation Tournament

      Main article: 2012 National Invitation Tournament
      # of Bids Record Win % R2 R3 SF CG
      4 1–4 .200 1 0 0 0
      Team Bid Type Seed Results
      Tennessee At-large 1 W 65-51 vs. 8 Savannah State
      L 64-71 vs. 4 Middle Tennessee
      Ole Miss At-large 2 L 93-96 (OT) vs. 7 Illinois State
      Mississippi State At-large 4 L 96-101 (2OT) vs. 5 UMass
      LSU At-large 6 L 74-96 vs. 3 Oregon

      Other tournaments

      Main articles: 2012 College Basketball Invitational and 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

      2012 NBA Draft

      Main article: 2012 NBA Draft
      The following 1st & 2nd team All-SEC performers were listed as seniors: Dee Bost, Jeffery Taylor, JaMychal Green, Erving Walker, Terrance Henry. The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10.[4] The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.[5]
      The following SEC underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects:
      The following SEC underclassmen declared early for the 2011 draft: Renardo Sidney,[6]Justin Hamilton[7]Arnett Moultrie,[8]B. J. Young,[8]John Jenkins,[9]Bradley Beal,[10]Anthony Davis,[11]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist,[11]Marquis Teague,[11]Terrence Jones[11] and Doron Lamb[11]
      The following SEC underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college: B. J. Young[12]
      Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
      1 1 Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis PF  United States New Orleans Hornets Kentucky (Fr.)
      1 2 Kidd-Gilchrist, MichaelMichael Kidd-Gilchrist SF  United States Charlotte Bobcats Kentucky (Fr.)
      1 3 Beal, BradleyBradley Beal SG  United States Washington Wizards Florida (Fr.)
      1 18 Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones PF  United States Houston Rockets Kentucky (So.)
      1 23 Jenkins, JohnJohn Jenkins SG  United States Atlanta Hawks Vanderbilt (Jr.)
      1 27 Moultrie, ArnettArnett Moultrie PF  United States Miami Heat Mississippi St. (Jr.)
      1 29 Teague, MarquisMarquis Teague PG  United States Chicago Bulls Kentucky (Fr.)
      1 30 Ezeli, FestusFestus Ezeli C  Nigeria Golden State Warriors Vanderbilt (Sr.)
      2 31 Taylor, JefferyJeffery Taylor SF  Sweden Charlotte Bobcats Vanderbilt (Sr.)
      2 42 Lamb, DoronDoron Lamb SG  United States Milwaukee Bucks Kentucky (So.)
      2 45 Hamilton, JustinJustin Hamilton C  United States Philadelphia 76ers LSU (Jr.)
      2 46 Miller, DariusDarius Miller SF  United States New Orleans Hornets Kentucky (Sr.)
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      Awards and honors

      Player-of-the-Week

      All-Americans

      Main article: 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

      Starting on March 6, the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans were released for 2011–12 season, based upon selections by the four major syndicates. The four syndicates include the Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News

      AP
      First Team

      Third Team

      USBWA
      First Team

      Second Team

      NABC
      First Team

      Third Team

      Sporting News
      First Team

      Second Team

      All-SEC awards and teams

      Voting was by conference coaches:

      2012 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[13]
      Award Recipient(s)
      Player of the Year Anthony Davis, C., KENTUCKY
      Coach of the Year John Calipari, KENTUCKY
      Defensive Player of the Year Anthony Davis, C., KENTUCKY
      Rookie of the Year Anthony Davis, C., KENTUCKY
      Scholar-Athlete of the Year Patric Young, F., FLORIDA
      Sixth Man Award Darius Miller, F., KENTUCKY
      2012 All-SEC Men's Basketball Teams[13]
      First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team
      Bradley Beal, G., FLORIDA
      Dee Bost, G., MISS STATE
      Kenny Boynton, G., FLORIDA
      Anthony Davis, F., KENTUCKY
      John Jenkins, G., VANDERBILT
      Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKY
      Arnett Moultrie, F., MISS STATE
      Jeffery Taylor, F., VANDERBILT      		 JaMychal Green, F., ALABAMA
      Justin Hamilton, F., LSU
      Terrance Henry, F., OLE MISS
      Terrence Jones, F., KENTUCKY
      Doron Lamb, G., KENTUCKY
      Jeronne Maymon, F., TENNESSEE
      Trevor Releford, G., ALABAMA
      Erving Walker, G., FLORIDA
      B. J. Young, G., ARKANSAS      		 Bradley Beal, G., FLORIDA
      Kentavius Caldwell-Pope, G., GEORGIA
      Anthony Davis, F., KENTUCKY
      Anthony Hickey, G., LSU
      Rodney Hood, F., MISS STATE
      Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKY
      Jarnell Stokes, F., TENNESSEE
      B. J. Young, G., ARKANSAS      		 Reginald Buckner, F., OLE MISS
      Anthony Davis, F., KENTUCKY
      Damontre Harris, F., SOUTH CAROLINA
      Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKY
      Jeffery Taylor, F., VANDERBILT
      † - denotes unanimous selection

      All-Academic

      First Team:

      Player, School Year GPA Major

      Second Team:

      Player, School Year GPA Major

      USBWA All-District team

      On March 6, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2011–12 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the SEC representatives selected within their respective regions. (Note bold represents player of the year within that district)[14]

      District IV(KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL)

      • Bradley Beal, Florida
      • Kenny Boynton, Florida
      • Anthony Davis, Kentucky
      • John Jenkins, Vanderbilt
      • Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
      • Arnett Moultrie, Mississippi State
      • Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt
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      References

      1. ^ "Destin Recap: Day Two" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. June 1, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011. 
      2. ^ Media Tabs Florida As SEC Men’s Hoops Champion
      3. ^ http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/228875/media-tabs-kentucky-as-sec-mens-champion.aspx
      4. ^ Snyder, Mark (2012-03-21). "Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-03-23. 
      5. ^ Baumgardner, Nick (2012-03-22). "Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory committee's opinion, NBA draft analyst says". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23. 
      6. ^ "Renardo Sidney declares for NBA". ESPN. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-03-26. 
      7. ^ "Justin Hamilton to enter draft". ESPN. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-05. 
      8. ^ a b "Underclassmen: To go or not to go?". ESPN. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-04-07. 
      9. ^ "Vandy's John Jenkins to hire agent". ESPN. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-10. 
      10. ^ DiRocco, Michael (2012-04-13). "Gators' Bradley Beal one and done". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-04-14. 
      11. ^ a b c d e "UK's starting five opts for draft". ESPN. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-17. 
      12. ^ Norlander, Matt. "2012 NBA Draft early entry watch list". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2012-03-19, updated 2012-04-30. 
      13. ^ a b 2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 6, 2012
      14. ^ "USBWA Names 2011-12 Men's All-District Teams". U.S. Basketball Writers Association. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-06. 
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