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Sports season
2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ESPN, SEC Network, CBS
Regular season
Season championsTennessee
Season MVPDalton Knecht, Tennessee
SEC tournament
ChampionsAuburn
  Runners-upFlorida
SEC men's basketball seasons
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2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Tennessee 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
No. 20 Kentucky 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
No. 3т Alabama 13 – 5   .722 25 – 12   .676
No. 18 Auburn † 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
No. 24 South Carolina 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
Florida 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667
Texas A&M 9 – 9   .500 21 – 15   .583
LSU 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 14   .600
Ole Miss 7 – 11   .389 20 – 12   .625
Georgia 6 – 12   .333 20 – 17   .541
Arkansas 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Vanderbilt 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
Missouri 0 – 18   .000 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 SEC tournament winner
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

Rankings
Team ESPN Rivals On3 Recruits 247 Sports Signees
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 Naismith Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson
Aaron Bradshaw Green tickY
Trevon Brazile Green tickY Green tickY
Johni Broome Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Justin Edwards Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Dalton Knecht Green tickY
Riley Kugel Green tickY
Tramon Mark Green tickY
Grant Nelson Green tickY Green tickY
Antonio Reeves Green tickY
Jamarion Sharp Green tickY
Tolu Smith Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Wade Taylor IV Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Santiago Véscovi Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
D. J. Wagner Green tickY
Zakai Zeigler Green tickY

Preseason All-American teams

Player AP CBS Fox Sports
Johni Broome RV
Tolu Smith RV
Wade Taylor IV RV 1st Team 3rd Team

Preseason polls

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
247 Sports AP Blue Ribbon CBS Sports Coaches ESPN Fox Sports KenPom NCAA Sports Sports
Illustrated
Alabama No. 16 No. 24 – – No. 24 No. 22 – No. 10 No. 28 –
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.

The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Place Team
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:

SEC Preseason All-Conference

First Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
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 Redshirt Sr. 6′ 3″, 192 Montevideo, Uruguay
Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
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 Redshirt 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 Naismith Naismith DPOY Robertson Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson
Johni Broome Green tickY
Meechie Johnson Green tickY
Dalton Knecht Green tickY Green tickY
Antonio Reeves Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Mark Sears Green tickY
Reed Sheppard Green tickY
Wade Taylor IV Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Zakai Zeigler Green tickY

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
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

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov. 28 LSU Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome ● Syracuse, New York ACC–SEC

Challenge

Syracuse 80–57 ACC 1–0
Notre Dame South Carolina Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, South Carolina South Carolina 65–53 Tied 1–1
No. 21 Mississippi State Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion ● Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech 67–59 ACC 2–1
Missouri Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center ● Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Missouri 71–64 Tied 2–2
No. 8 Miami (FL) No. 12 Kentucky Rupp Arena ● Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky 95–73 SEC 3–2
NC State Ole Miss SJB Pavilion ● Oxford, Mississippi Ole Miss 72–52 SEC 4–2
Clemson No. 23 Alabama Coleman Coliseum ● Tuscaloosa, Alabama Clemson 85–77 SEC 4–3
Nov. 29 Florida Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum ● Winston-Salem, North Carolina Wake Forest 82–71 Tied 4-4
No. 14 Texas A&M Virginia John Paul Jones Arena ● Charlottesville, Virginia Virginia 59–47 ACC 5–4
No. 10 Tennessee No. 17 North Carolina Dean Smith Center ● Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina 100–92 ACC 6–4
Boston College Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium ● Nashville, Tennessee Boston College 78–62 ACC 7–4
Virginia Tech Auburn Neville Arena ● Auburn, Alabama Auburn 74–57 ACC 7–5
Georgia Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center ● Tallahassee, Florida Georgia 68–66 ACC 7–6
No. 7 Duke Arkansas Bud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, Arkansas Arkansas 80–75 Tied 7–7

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

Power 6 Conferences
Conference Record
ACC 17–12
Big East 2–3
Big Ten 10–4
Big 12 2–10
Pac-12 6–3
Combined 37–32
Other Conferences
Conference Record
America East 1–0
American 10–4
ASUN 7–0
Atlantic 10 5–1
Big Sky 1–0
Big South 8–1
Big West 0–0
Coastal 2–1
Conference USA 3–0
Horizon 1–0
Independents/Non-Division I 0–0
Ivy League 3–0
Metro Atlantic 3–0
Mid-American 0–0
Mid-Eastern Athletic 3–0
Missouri Valley 3–0
Mountain West 0–0
Northeast 2–0
Ohio Valley 4–0
Patriot 3–0
Southern 7–2
Southland 8–1
SWAC 14–2
Summit 1–0
Sun Belt 7–1
WCC 0–1
WAC 3–0
Combined 99–14


  1. The only game between SEC and West Coast Conference teams in the 2023–24 regular season was Kentucky's loss to Gonzaga, a program generally considered by national media to be the equivalent of a power-conference team despite its "mid-major" affiliation.

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
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 Championship 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
vs. Alabama – 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Arkansas 0–0 – 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
vs. Auburn 1–1 0–1 – 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2
vs. Florida 1–1 0–1 0–1 – 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Georgia 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 – 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Kentucky 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 – 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
vs. LSU 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2
vs. Ole Miss 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Mississippi State 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Missouri 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 – 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
vs. South Carolina 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Tennessee 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2
vs. Texas A&M 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 – 1–0
vs. Vanderbilt 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 –
Total 12–5 6–12 12–4 11–6 6–11 12–5 8–9 7–10 8–9 0–17 12–5 14–3 8–9 3–14

Thru Mar. 6, 2024

Points scored

Team For Against Difference
Alabama 2,724 2,404 320
Arkansas 2,322 2,376 -54
Auburn 2,496 2,047 449
Florida 2,553 2,326 227
Georgia 2,246 2,225 21
Kentucky 2,690 2,372 318
LSU 2,299 2,240 59
Ole Miss 2,267 2,199 68
Mississippi State 2,244 2,066 178
Missouri 2,170 2,290 -120
South Carolina 2,149 1,969 180
Tennessee 2,406 2,014 395
Texas A&M 2,190 2,095 95
Vanderbilt 2,009 2,260 -251

Through Mar. 6, 2024

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    Improvement in ranking
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
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Alabama AP 24 22 17 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 16 15 13 14 16 19 19 3т
C 24 22 15 20 RV RV RV NV NV RV RV RV 22 16 15 13 13 17 19 19 4
Arkansas AP 14 14 20 RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV
C 14 14 RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Auburn AP RV RV RV RV NV RV RV RV 25 16 13 8 16 12 13 14 11 13 12 7 18
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 16 11 6т 16 11 12 14 11 14 12 7 17
Florida AP RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV 24 24 RV RV RV RV
C RV NV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV 24 25 RV 23 RV
Georgia AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
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Kentucky AP 16 17 16 12 16 14 9 8 6 6 8 6 10 17 22 17 16 15 9 12 20
C 16 16 16 12 17 15 9 10 6 6 10 6т 8 15 20 17 15 14 9 12 19
LSU AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
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Ole Miss AP NV NV NV RV RV RV 25 24 22 RV 22 RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV RV 25 25 22 19 23 21 RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Mississippi State AP RV RV 25 21 NV NV RV RV RV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV NV NV NV
C RV RV 25 22 RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Missouri AP RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
South Carolina AP NV NV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NV RV 15 11 20 18 17 15 16 24
C NV NV RV NV NV NV RV RV NV RV NV NV RV 20 11 20 18 16 16 17 23
Tennessee AP 9 7 7 10 17 12 8 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 8 5 4 4 5 6 5
C 10 8 8 11 13 10 7 7 5 5 7 5 5 6 9 5 4 4 5 6 5
Texas A&M AP 15 13 12 14 21 RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV RV
C 19 15 13 13 19 RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV RV
Vanderbilt AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV

Postseason

SEC Tournament

Main article: 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament
First round
Wednesday, March 13
SEC Network		Second round
Thursday, March 14
SEC Network		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15
ESPN/SEC Network		Semifinals
Saturday, March 16
ESPN		Championship
Sunday, March 17
ESPN
1Tennessee56
8LSU609Mississippi State73
9Mississippi State709Mississippi State66
4Auburn73
4Auburn86
5South Carolina805South Carolina55
12Arkansas9012Arkansas664Auburn86
13Vanderbilt856Florida67
2Kentucky87
7Texas A&M807Texas A&M97
10Ole Miss717Texas A&M90
6Florida95
3Alabama88
6Florida856Florida102
11Georgia6411Georgia80
14Missouri59

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
2 Midwest Tennessee Defeated (15) Saint Peter's, 83–49 Defeated (7) Texas, 62–58 Defeated (3) Creighton, 82–75 Lost to (1) Purdue, 66–72 DNP
3 South Kentucky Lost to (14) Oakland, 76–80 DNP
4 West Alabama Defeated (13) Charleston, 109–96 Defeated (12) Grand Canyon, 72–61 Defeated (1) North Carolina, 89–87 Defeated (6) Clemson, 89–82 Lost to (E1) UConn, 72–86 DNP
4 East Auburn Lost to (13) Yale, 76–78 DNP
6 Midwest South Carolina Lost to (11) Oregon, 73–87 DNP
7 South Florida Lost to (10) Colorado, 100–102 DNP
8 West Mississippi State Lost to (9) Michigan State, 51–69 DNP
9 Midwest Texas A&M Defeated (8) Nebraska, 98–83 Lost to (1) Houston, 95–100 (OT) DNP
Bids W-L (%): 3–5 (.375) 2–1 (.667) 2–0 (1.000) 1–1 (.500) 0–1 (.000) TOTAL: 8–8 (.500)

NIT

Main article: 2024 National Invitation Tournament
Seed School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
4 Georgia Defeated Xavier, 78–76 Defeated (1) Wake Forest, 72–66 Defeated (2) Ohio State, 79–77 Lost to (1) Seton Hall, 67–84 DNP
4 LSU Lost to North Texas, 77–84 DNP
W-L (%): 1–1 (.500) 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–1 (.000) TOTAL: 3–2 (.600)

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coach School Reason Replacement
Kermit Davis Ole Miss Mutually agreed 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
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.
November 13, 2023 Dalton Knecht Tennessee Aden Holloway Auburn
November 20, 2023 Henry Coleman III Texas A&M Josh Hubbard Mississippi State
November 27, 2023 Tyrese Samuel Florida D. J. Wagner Kentucky
December 4, 2023 Trevon Brazile Arkansas Reed Sheppard Kentucky
December 11, 2023 Jaylin Williams Auburn Aden Holloway (2) Auburn
December 18, 2023 Wade Taylor IV Texas A&M D. J. Wagner (2) Kentucky
December 26, 2023 Jimmy Bell Jr. Mississippi State Reed Sheppard (2) Kentucky
January 2, 2024 Keyon Menifield Jr. Arkansas Mike Williams III LSU
January 8, 2024 Jordan Wright LSU Meechie Johnson South Carolina
January 15, 2024 Mark Sears Alabama Josh Hubbard (2) Mississippi State
Dalton Knecht (2) Tennessee
January 22, 2024 Dalton Knecht (3) Tennessee D. J. Wagner (3) Kentucky
January 29, 2024 Mark Sears (2) Alabama Josh Hubbard (3) Mississippi State
February 5, 2024 Johni Broome Auburn Rob Dillingham Kentucky
February 12, 2024 Tyrece Radford Texas A&M Collin Murray-Boyles South Carolina
February 19, 2024 Jonas Aidoo Tennessee Josh Hubbard (4) Mississippi State
February 26, 2024 Khalif Battle Arkansas Justin Edwards Kentucky
March 4, 2024 Meechie Johnson South Carolina Reed Sheppard (3) Kentucky
Dalton Knecht (4) Tennessee

Totals per school

School Total
Kentucky 8
Mississippi State 5
Tennessee 5
Auburn 4
Arkansas 3
South Carolina 3
Texas A&M 3
Alabama 2
LSU 2
Florida 1
Georgia 0
Ole Miss 0
Missouri 0
Vanderbilt 0


2023–24 Season statistic leaders

Source:

Scoring leaders
Rk Player PTS PPG
1 Mark Sears 303 20.2
2 Antonio Reeves 261 18.6
3 Meechie Johnson 252 18.0
4 Wade Taylor IV 260 17.3
5 Sean East II 259 17.3
Rebound leaders
Rk Player REB RPG
1 Tyrese Samuel 122 8.7
2 Andersson Garcia 130 8.7
3 Jimmy Bell Jr. 120 8.6
4 Johni Broome 128 8.5
5 Henry Coleman III 118 8.4
Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm)
Rk Player FG FGA PCT
1 Tyrese Samuel 74 119 62.2%
2 Sean East II 100 180 55.6%
3 Johni Broome 87 157 55.4%
4 Mark Sears 97 177 54.8%
5 Tramon Mark 75 138 54.3%

Assist leaders
Rk Player AST APG
1 Zakai Zeigler 69 4.9
2 Zyon Pullin 53 4.8
3 Ta'Lon Cooper 66 4.4
4 Reed Sheppard 58 4.1
5 Rob Dillingham 57 4.1
Block leaders
Rk Player BLK BPG
1 Jamarion Sharp 36 2.6
2 Johni Broome 32 2.1
3 Aidan Shaw 26 1.7
4 Trevon Brazile 22 1.6
5 Jonas Aidoo 20 1.4


Free throw leaders
Rk Player FT FTA PCT
1 Ezra Manjon 62 70 88.6%
2 Jabri Abdur-Rahim 60 68 88.2%
3 Grant Nelson 50 57 87.7%
4 Chad Baker-Mazara 41 47 87.2%
5 Josh Hubbard 38 44 86.4%

Steal leaders
Rk Player STL SPG
1 Cameron Matthews 37 2.6
2 Reed Sheppard 35 2.5
3 Wade Taylor IV 36 2.4
4 Jordan Wright 33 2.2
5 Matthew Murrell 30 2.1
Three point leaders
Rk Player 3P 3PA %
1 Sean East II 22 41 53.7%
2 Reed Sheppard 30 56 53.6%
3 Sam Walters 20 39 51.3%
4 Tamar Bates 19 38 50.0%
5 Mark Sears 40 81 49.4%

2024 NBA draft

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team Round Pick # Position School Nationality
Reed Sheppard Houston Rockets 1 2 SG Kentucky  United States
Rob Dillingham San Antonio Spurs 8 PG/SG  United States
Dalton Knecht Los Angeles Lakers 17 SF Tennessee  United States
Antonio Reeves Orlando Magic 2 47 SG/SF Kentucky  United States

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
Alabama Coleman Coliseum 15,383 9,078 10,900 9,828 10,300 10,725 9,703 9,950 10,208 11,569 13,474† 13,474† 13,474† 13,474† 11,077 13,474† – 170,708 11,381 73.98%
Arkansas Bud Walton Arena 19,368 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 20,344† 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 19,200 327,544 19,267 99.47%
Auburn Neville Arena 9,121 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† – 136,815 9,121 100.0%
Florida O'Connell Center 11,255 7,023 6,675 10,013 6,813 8,023 9,869 10,106 10,445 8,484 10,045 10,808† 9,007 10,358 9,072 11,009 137,750 9,183 81.59%
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 10,523† 9,243 10,523† 10,523† 10,523† 10,523† 8,165 6,219 145,658 8,092 76.89%
Kentucky Rupp Arena 20,545 18,438 19,646 18,960 18,680 20,246 20,119 19,990 20,659† 20,086 20,016 20,283 20,068 20,265 20,186 20,064 20,342 20,322 20,332 358,702 19,928 96.99%
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 8,777 9,085 7,880 7,755 9,493† 9,463 7,621 127,945 7,997 60.51%
Missouri Mizzou Arena 15,061 11,486 15,061† 9,656 9,690 9,745 9,762 10,885 10,623 12,407 11,135 11,489 11,020 9,814 10,620 10,089 11,021 10,041 184,544 10,856 72.08%
Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum 9,100 7,525 7,337 7,561 7,186 6,804 7,035 8,160 9,142 9,172 9,175 8,755 9,219 9,381† 9,256 – 115,708 8,265 90.82%
Ole Miss SJB Pavilion 9,500 6,141 6,665 6,331 7,465 9,416 6,950 7,981 7,934 7,570 8,404 8,207 10,630† 9,631 8,598 8,486 7,722 - 105,592 8,122 85.49%
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 12,404 18,000† 13,553 18,000† 14,310 16,570 16,978 18,000† 227,747 13,397 74.42%
Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena 21,678 17,046 16,859 16,513 21,678 16,013 17,609 16,858 21,932 17,332 21,678 20,667 21,678 21,678 22,322 22,547† – 292,410 19,494 89.92%
Texas A&M Reed Arena 12,989 8,802 10,689 8,310 9,565 5,475 8,610 10,525 9,540 9,623 12,610† 11,793 12,995 8,789 9,255 8,163 144,744 9,650 74.29%
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 7,099 13,852† 6,905 11,678 6,564 5,821 6,696 115,705 6,806 47.54%
Total 14,290 2,591,572 11,539 80.74%

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high


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