2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

The 2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2019 and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2019 SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2019 NCAA tournament.[1]

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Regular season
2019 SEC ChampionsLSU
Season MVPGrant Williams, Tennessee
Tournament
ChampionsAuburn
  Runners-upTennessee
Finals MVPBryce Brown, Auburn
Basketball seasons
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 LSU 16 2   .889 28 7   .800
No. 10 Tennessee 15 3   .833 31 6   .838
No. 7 Kentucky 15 3   .833 30 7   .811
No. 5 Auburn 11 7   .611 30 10   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Mississippi State 10 8   .556 23 11   .676
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Florida 9 9   .500 20 16   .556
Alabama 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Arkansas 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Texas A&M 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Missouri 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Georgia 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
Vanderbilt 0 18   .000 9 23   .281
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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Preseason All-America teams

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Preseason polls

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Alabama RV #19 #25 #27 #23 #21
Arkansas #36 RV #65 #49
Auburn #66 #35 #33
Florida #8 #10 #9 #7 #15 #7 #9 #10
Georgia #53 RV #57 #58
Kentucky #5 #6 #6 #4 #9 #8 #6 #8
LSU #147 #88 #91
Mississippi State #76 #69 #48
Missouri RV #37 RV #71 #25 #39
Ole Miss #88 #59 #53
South Carolina RV #81 RV #40 #61
Tennessee #118 #49 #76
Texas A&M #25 #21 #27 RV #19 #19 #29
Vanderbilt #46 #61 #59

Media Day Selections

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Media[2]
1. Kentucky
2. Tennessee
3. Auburn
4. Mississippi State
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. Alabama
8. Vanderbilt
9. Missouri
10. Arkansas
11. South Carolina
12. Texas A&M
13. Georgia
14. Ole Miss

() first place votes

Preseason All-SEC teams

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Media[2] Coaches[3]
Daniel Gafford Arkansas Daniel Gafford Arkansas
Chris Silva South Carolina Admiral Schofield Tennessee
Reid Travis Kentucky Chris Silva South Carolina
Tremont Waters LSU Reid Travis Kentucky
Grant Williams Tennessee P. J. Washington Kentucky
Tremont Waters LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon Mississippi State
Grant Williams Tennessee
  • Media select a five-member first team; coaches select an eight-member first team
  • Players in bold are media choices for SEC Player of the Year; coaches do not select a preseason Player of the Year

Head coaches

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Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Season at school Overall record SEC record NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Alabama Avery Johnson Brooklyn Nets 4 57–46 (.553) 26–28 (.481) 1 0 0
Arkansas Mike Anderson Missouri 8 151–73 (.674) 70–54 (.565) 3 0 0
Auburn Bruce Pearl Tennessee 5 70–62 (.530) 29–43 (.403) 1 0 0
Florida Mike White Louisiana Tech 4 69–37 (.651) 34–20 (.630) 2 0 0
Georgia Tom Crean Indiana 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
Kentucky John Calipari Memphis 10 273–64 (.810) 121–35 (.776) 8 4 1
LSU Will Wade VCU 2 18–15 (.545) 8–10 (.444) 0 0 0
Mississippi State Ben Howland UCLA 4 56–45 (.554) 22–32 (.407) 0 0 0
Missouri Cuonzo Martin California 2 20–13 (.606) 10–8 (.556) 1 0 0
Ole Miss Kermit Davis Middle Tennessee 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
South Carolina Frank Martin Kansas State 7 113–90 (.557) 45–63 (.417) 1 1 0
Tennessee Rick Barnes Texas 4 57–44 (.564) 27–27 (.500) 1 0 0
Texas A&M Billy Kennedy Murray State 7 136–98 (.581) 60–66 (.476) 1 0 0
Vanderbilt Bryce Drew Valparaiso 2 31–36 (.463) 16–20 (.444) 1 0 0

Rankings

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Alabama AP RV RV
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Arkansas AP
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Auburn AP 11 9
C 12 12
Florida AP RV RV
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Georgia AP
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Kentucky AP 2 10
C 2 10
LSU AP 23 22
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Mississippi State AP 18 17
C 19 19
Missouri AP RV
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Ole Miss AP
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South Carolina AP
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Tennessee AP 6 5
C 6 6
Texas A&M AP
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Vanderbilt AP RV
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Regular season

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Date [4] Time Big 12 team SEC team Location TV Attendance Winner Leader
Sat., Jan. 26 12:00 PM Baylor Alabama Ferrell CenterWaco, TX ESPNU
7,094
Baylor (73-68) Big 12 (1–0)
No. 24 Iowa State No. 20 Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole MissOxford, MS ESPN
8,839
Iowa State (87–73) Big 12 (2–0)
TCU Florida Schollmaier ArenaFort Worth, TX ESPN2
6,682
TCU (55-50) Big 12 (3–0)
2:00 PM Kansas State Texas A&M Reed ArenaCollege Station, TX ESPN
7,100
Texas A&M (65-53) Big 12 (3-1)
Oklahoma State South Carolina Gallagher-Iba ArenaStillwater, OK ESPNU
7,658
Oklahoma State (74-70) Big 12 (4-1)
Texas Georgia Stegeman ColiseumAthens, GA ESPN2
10,374
Georgia (98-88) Big 12 (4-2)
4:00 PM Oklahoma Vanderbilt Lloyd Noble CenterNorman, OK ESPN2
8,848
Oklahoma (86-55) Big 12 (5-2)
West Virginia No. 1 Tennessee Thompson–Boling ArenaKnoxville, TN ESPN
22,149
Tennessee (83-66) Big 12 (5-3)
6:00 PM No. 9 Kansas No. 8 Kentucky Rupp ArenaLexington, KY ESPN
24,387
Kentucky (71-63) Big 12 (5-4)
No. 14 Texas Tech Arkansas United Supermarkets ArenaLubbock, TX ESPN2
14,290
Texas Tech (67-64) Big 12 (6-4)
Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Missouri did not participate for the SEC.
All times Eastern

SEC regular season

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Results updated through January 5, 2019.

Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Miss. State Missouri Ole Miss S. Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2
vs. Arkansas 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2
vs. Auburn 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Florida 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–2
vs. Georgia 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Kentucky 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2
vs. LSU 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1
vs. Miss. State 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Missouri 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1
vs. Ole Miss 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. South Carolina 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–1
vs. Tennessee 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2
vs. Texas A&M 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Vanderbilt 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Total 8–10 8–10 11–7 9–9 2–16 15–3 16–2 10–8 5–13 10–8 11–7 15–3 6–12 0–18

Records against other conferences

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Regular season

Power Conferences Record
ACC 7–10
American 5–5
Big East 3–4
Big Ten 3–3
Big 12 6–13
Pac-12 9–3
Power 7 Total 33–38
Other NCAA Division I Conferences Record
A-10 5–0
America East 1–1
ASUN 8–0
Big Sky 1–0
Big South 6–0
Big West 2–1
CAA 1–1
C-USA 7–1
Horizon 2–0
Ivy
MAAC 2–0
MAC 2–1
MEAC 4–0
MVC 4–0
MW 1–1
NEC
OVC 9–0
Patriot
SoCon 8–1
Southland 10–0
SWAC 5–1
Summit 2–0
Sun Belt 10–2
WAC
WCC 5–1
Other Division I Total 95–11
NCAA Division I Total 128–49
Division II Total 0–0
Total 0–0


Postseason

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SEC Tournament

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  • March 13–17 at the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
2019 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First round
March 13
Second round
March 14
Quarterfinals
March 15
Semifinals
March 16
Championship
March 17
1. LSU 16–2 26–5 Bye Bye vs. #8 Florida L, 73–76
2. Kentucky 15–3 26–5 1–1 vs. Tennessee; 2-0 vs. Auburn Bye Bye vs. #10 Alabama W, 73–55 vs. #3 Tennessee L, 78–82
3. Tennessee 15–3 27–4 1–1 vs. Kentucky; 0-1 vs. Auburn Bye Bye vs. #6 Mississippi State W, 83–76 vs. #2 Kentucky W, 82–78 vs. #5 Auburn L, 64–84
4. South Carolina 11–7 16–15 1–0 vs. Auburn Bye Bye vs. #5 Auburn L, 64–73
5. #Auburn 11–7 22–9 0–1 vs. South Carolina Bye vs. #12 Missouri W, 81–71 vs. #4 South Carolina W, 73–64 vs. #8 Florida W, 65–62 vs. #3 Tennessee W, 84–64
6. #Mississippi State 10–8 22–9 1–1 vs. Ole Miss; 1–1 vs, South Carolina Bye vs. #11 Texas A&M W, 80–54 vs. #3 Tennessee L, 76–83
7. #Ole Miss 10–8 20–11 1–1 vs. Mississippi State; 0–1 vs, South Carolina Bye vs. #10 Alabama L, 57–62
8. #Florida 9–9 17–14 Bye vs. #9 Arkansas W, 66–50 vs. #1 LSU W, 76–73 vs. #5 Auburn L, 62–65
9. #Arkansas 8–10 17–14 1–0 vs. Alabama Bye vs. #8 Florida L, 50–66
10. #Alabama 8–10 17–14 0–1 vs. Arkansas Bye vs. #7 Ole Miss W, 62–57 vs. #2 Kentucky L, 55–73
11. Texas A&M 6–12 13–17 vs. #14 Vanderbilt W, 69–52 vs. #6 Mississippi State L, 54–80
12. Missouri 5–13 14–16 vs. #13 Georgia W, 71–61 vs. #5 Auburn L, 71–81
13. Georgia 2–16 11–20 vs. #12 Missouri L, 61–71
14. Vanderbilt 0–18 9–22 vs. #11 Texas A&M L, 52–69
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a double-Bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-Bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the SEC tournament.

Honors and awards

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All-SEC Awards

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Coaches

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2019 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards [5]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Grant Williams, Tennessee
Coach of the Year Kermit Davis, Ole Miss
Co-Defensive Player of the Year Ashton Hagans, Kentucky & Tremont Waters, LSU
Freshman of the Year Keldon Johnson, Kentucky
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Skylar Mays, LSU
Sixth Man Award Hassani Gravett, South Carolina

Players

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2019 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team
Daniel Gafford So., F, Arkansas
Admiral Schofield Jr., F, Tennessee
Chris Silva Sr., F, South Carolina
Breein Tyree Jr., G, Ole Miss
P. J. Washington So., F, Kentucky
Tremont Waters So., G, LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon Sr., G, Mississippi State
Grant Williams So., F, Tennessee
Jordan Bone Jr., G, Tennessee
Bryce Brown Sr., G, Auburn
Nicolas Claxton So., F, Georgia
Terence Davis Jr., G, Ole Miss
Jared Harper Jr., G, Auburn
Tyler Herro Fr., G, Kentucky
Keldon Johnson Fr., F, Kentucky
Skylar Mays Jr., G, LSU
Tyler Herro Kentucky
Isaiah Joe Arkansas
Keldon Johnson Kentucky
A. J. Lawson South Carolina
Kira Lewis Alabama
Andrew Nembhard Florida
Naz Reid LSU
Reggie Perry Mississippi State
Daniel Gafford So., F, Arkansas
Ashton Hagans Fr., G, Kentucky
Donta Hall Sr., F, Alabama
Chris Silva Sr., F, South Carolina
Tremont Waters So., G, LSU
- denotes unanimous selection
2019 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards [6]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Grant Williams, Tennessee
Coach of the Year Kermit Davis, Ole Miss
Newcomer of the Year Tyler Herro, Kentucky
2019 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team
Daniel Gafford So., F, Arkansas
P. J. Washington So., F, Kentucky
Tremont Waters So., G, LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon Sr., G, Mississippi State
Grant Williams So., F, Tennessee
Jordan Bone Jr., G, Tennessee
Jared Harper Jr., G, Auburn
Admiral Schofield Sr., F, Tennessee
Chris Silva Sr., F, South Carolina
Breein Tyree Jr., G, Ole Miss
- denotes unanimous selection

NBA draft

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PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team Round Pick # Position School
Darius Garland Cleveland Cavaliers 1 5 PG Vanderbilt
P. J. Washington Charlotte Hornets 1 12 PF Kentucky
Tyler Herro Miami Heat 1 13 SG Kentucky
Chuma Okeke Orlando Magic 1 16 PF Auburn
Grant Williams Boston Celtics 1 22 PF Tennessee
Keldon Johnson San Antonio Spurs 1 29 SG Kentucky
Nicolas Claxton Brooklyn Nets 2 31 PF Georgia
Daniel Gafford Chicago Bulls 2 28 C Arkansas
Admiral Schofield Philadelphia 76ers 2 42 SF Tennessee
Quinndary Weatherspoon San Antonio Spurs 2 49 SG Mississippi State
Tremont Waters Charlotte Hornets 2 51 PG LSU
Jordan Bone New Orleans Pelicans 2 57 PG Tennessee

References

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  1. ^ "SEC announces Men's Basketball schedule". secsports.com. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Media picks Kentucky as 2019 SEC Champion" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. October 24, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "2019 SEC men's basketball preseason teams announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 Big 12/SEC Challenge match-ups set" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "2019 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeaster Conference. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Spencer, Adam (March 12, 2019). "Associated Press names SEC Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and All-SEC squads". Saturday Down South. Retrieved March 12, 2019.