2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
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2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, ESPN, SEC Network |
Regular season | |
2019 SEC Champions | LSU |
Season MVP | Grant Williams, Tennessee |
Tournament | |
Champions | Auburn |
Runners-up | Tennessee |
Finals MVP | Bryce Brown, Auburn |
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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 |
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]
Preseason[edit]
Preseason All-America teams[edit]
Preseason polls[edit]
AP | Athlon Sports |
Bleacher Report |
Blue Ribbon Yearbook |
CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | FOX Sports | KenPom | Lindy's Sports |
NBC Sports | SBNation | Sporting News |
Sports Illustrated |
USBWA | Yahoo Sports | |
Alabama | RV | #19 | #25 | #27 | #23 | #21 | ||||||||||
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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[edit]
Media[2] | |
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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[edit]
Media[2] | Coaches[3] |
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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[edit]
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 |
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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[edit]
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
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Final | ||
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Alabama | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
C | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | AP | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
C | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | AP | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
C | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
LSU | AP | 23 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | AP | 18 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
C | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
C | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
C | RV |
Regular season[edit]
Big 12/SEC Challenge[edit]
Date [4] | Time | Big 12 team | SEC team | Location | TV | Attendance | Winner | Leader |
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Sat., Jan. 26 | 12:00 PM | Baylor | Alabama | Ferrell Center • Waco, TX | ESPNU | 7,094
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Baylor (73-68) | Big 12 (1–0) |
No. 24 Iowa State | No. 20 Ole Miss | The Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MS | ESPN | 8,839 |
Iowa State (87–73) | Big 12 (2–0) | ||
TCU | Florida | Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN2 | 6,682
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TCU (55-50) | Big 12 (3–0) | ||
2:00 PM | Kansas State | Texas A&M | Reed Arena • College Station, TX | ESPN | 7,100
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Texas A&M (65-53) | Big 12 (3-1) | |
Oklahoma State | South Carolina | Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK | ESPNU | 7,658
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Oklahoma State (74-70) | Big 12 (4-1) | ||
Texas | Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA | ESPN2 | 10,374
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Georgia (98-88) | Big 12 (4-2) | ||
4:00 PM | Oklahoma | Vanderbilt | Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK | ESPN2 | 8,848
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Oklahoma (86-55) | Big 12 (5-2) | |
West Virginia | No. 1 Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPN | 22,149
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Tennessee (83-66) | Big 12 (5-3) | ||
6:00 PM | No. 9 Kansas | No. 8 Kentucky | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY | ESPN | 24,387 |
Kentucky (71-63) | Big 12 (5-4) | |
No. 14 Texas Tech | Arkansas | United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, 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[edit]
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 | |
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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[edit]
Regular season
Postseason[edit]SEC Tournament[edit]
Honors and awards[edit]All-SEC Awards[edit]Coaches[edit]
Players[edit]
AP[edit]
NBA draft[edit]
References[edit]
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