2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
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[ 1]
Rivals[ 2]
On3 Recruits[ 3]
247 Sports[ 4]
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.
Preseason All-American teams
Player
AP [ 12]
CBS [ 13]
Fox Sports [ 13]
Johni Broome
RV
Tolu Smith
RV
Wade Taylor IV
RV
1st Team
3rd Team
Preseason polls
247 Sports [ 14]
AP [ 15]
Blue Ribbon
CBS Sports [ 16]
Coaches [ 17]
ESPN [ 18]
Fox Sports [ 19]
KenPom [ 20]
NCAA Sports [ 21]
Sports Illustrated [ 22]
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
–
–
The SEC conducted its 2023 SEC media days in Birmingham, Alabama on October 18 & 19, 2023 on the SEC Network .[ 23]
The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:
Alabama – Nate Oats (HC), Aaron Estrada & Mark Sears
Arkansas – Eric Musselman (HC), Trevon Brazile & Davonte Davis
Auburn – Bruce Pearl (HC), Johni Broome & Jaylin Williams
Florida – Todd Golden (HC), Will Richard & Tyrese Samuel
Georgia – Mike White (HC), Justin Hill & Noah Thomasson
Kentucky – John Calipari (HC), Trey Mitchell & Antonio Reeves
LSU – Matt McMahon (HC), Derek Fountain & Jordan Wright
Ole Miss – Chris Beard (HC), Allen Flanigan & Matthew Murrell
Mississippi State – Chris Jans (HC), Cameron Matthews & Tolu Smith
Missouri – Dennis Gates (HC), Noah Carter & Nick Honor
South Carolina – Lamont Paris (HC), Ta'Lon Cooper & Meechie Johnson
Tennessee – Rick Barnes (HC), Santiago Vescovi & Zakai Zeigler
Texas A&M – Buzz Williams (HC), Tyrece Radford & Wade Taylor
Vanderbilt – Jerry Stackhouse (HC), Tyrin Lawrence & Ezra Manion
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:[ 24]
SEC Preseason All-Conference
First Team[ 25]
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
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
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.
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
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.
^ 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
–
0–1
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
1-0
–
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
13–5
6–12
12–4
11–6
6–11
12–5
8–9
7–10
8–9
0–18
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 [ 31]
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV
No votes received
Team
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Wk 20
Final
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
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
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
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
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
First round Wednesday, March 13SEC Network Second round Thursday, March 14 SEC NetworkQuarterfinals Friday, March 15ESPN /SEC NetworkSemifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPNChampionship Sunday, March 17 ESPN1 Tennessee 56 8 LSU 60 9 Mississippi State 73 9 Mississippi State 70 9 Mississippi State 66 4 Auburn 73 4 Auburn 86 5 South Carolina 80 5 South Carolina 55 12 Arkansas 90 12 Arkansas 66 4 Auburn 86 13 Vanderbilt 85OT 6 Florida 67 2 Kentucky 87 7 Texas A&M 80 7 Texas A&M 97 10 Ole Miss 71 7 Texas A&M 90 6 Florida 95 3 Alabama 88 6 Florida 85 6 Florida 102 11 Georgia 64 11 Georgia 80 14 Missouri 59
NCAA 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
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
Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. SEC records are from time at current school.
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
[ 32]
November 20, 2023
Henry Coleman III
Texas A&M
Josh Hubbard
Mississippi State
[ 33]
November 27, 2023
Tyrese Samuel
Florida
D. J. Wagner
Kentucky
[ 34]
December 4, 2023
Trevon Brazile
Arkansas
Reed Sheppard
Kentucky
[ 35]
December 11, 2023
Jaylin Williams
Auburn
Aden Holloway (2)
Auburn
[ 36]
December 18, 2023
Wade Taylor IV
Texas A&M
D. J. Wagner (2)
Kentucky
[ 37]
December 26, 2023
Jimmy Bell Jr.
Mississippi State
Reed Sheppard (2)
Kentucky
[ 38]
January 2, 2024
Keyon Menifield Jr.
Arkansas
Mike Williams III
LSU
[ 39]
January 8, 2024
Jordan Wright
LSU
Meechie Johnson
South Carolina
[ 40]
January 15, 2024
Mark Sears
Alabama
Josh Hubbard (2)
Mississippi State
[ 41]
Dalton Knecht (2)
Tennessee
January 22, 2024
Dalton Knecht (3)
Tennessee
D. J. Wagner (3)
Kentucky
[ 42]
January 29, 2024
Mark Sears (2)
Alabama
Josh Hubbard (3)
Mississippi State
[ 43]
February 5, 2024
Johni Broome
Auburn
Rob Dillingham
Kentucky
[ 44]
February 12, 2024
Tyrece Radford
Texas A&M
Collin Murray-Boyles
South Carolina
[ 45]
February 19, 2024
Jonas Aidoo
Tennessee
Josh Hubbard (4)
Mississippi State
[ 46]
February 26, 2024
Khalif Battle
Arkansas
Justin Edwards
Kentucky
March 4, 2024
Meechie Johnson
South Carolina
Reed Sheppard (3)
Kentucky
[ 47]
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:[ 48]
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%
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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^ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 5" .
^ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 6" .
^ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 7" .
^ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 8" .
^ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 9" .
^ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 10" .
^ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 11" .
^ "SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 12" .
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