2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season , which started on November 3, 2024. Conference play will begin on January 4, 2024, and will end in March, after which the 16 member teams will participate in the 2025 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 is the first season with 16 members of the conference as Texas and Oklahoma joined 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. 3
No. 3
No. 2
4
Arkansas
No. 5
No. 2
No. 3
3
Auburn
No. 24
No. 15
No. 31
2
Florida
No. 64
–
–
2
Georgia
No. 10
No. 12
No. 10
4
LSU
No. 13
No. 13
No. 14
4
Kentucky
No. 51
No. 44
No. 45
2
Missouri
No. 6
No. 14
No. 5
5
Mississippi State
No. 70
–
No. 47
2
Oklahoma
No. 30
No. 41
No. 25
3
Ole Miss
No. 75
No. 45
–
1
South Carolina
No. 44
No. 46
–
2
Tennessee
No. 73
No. 43
–
1
Texas
No. 16
No. 26
No. 17
2
Texas A&M
No. 57
No. 39
No. 30
2
Vanderbilt
No. 82
–
–
2
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason All-American teams
Preseason polls
AP [ 12]
Blue Ribbon [ 13]
CBS Sports
Coaches
ESPN [ 14]
Fox Sports [ 15]
KenPom
NCAA Sports [ 16]
Sports Illustrated [ 17]
Alabama
No. 2
No. 1
No. 2
–
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 1
No. 1
Arkansas
No. 16
No. 15
No. 13
–
No. 14
No. 13
No. 25
No. 13
No. 21
Auburn
No. 11
No. 12
No. 10
–
No. 11
No. 15
No. 3
No. 15
No. 10
Florida
No. 21
No. 18
No. 22
–
No. 21
–
No. 28
No. 20
No. 18
Georgia
–
–
–
–
–
–
No. 67
–
–
Kentucky
No. 23
No. 19
–
–
No. 23
No. 22
No. 42
No. 14
No. 23
LSU
–
–
–
–
–
–
No. 51
–
–
Missouri
–
–
–
–
–
–
No. 53
–
–
Mississippi State
RV
–
–
–
–
–
No. 32
–
–
Oklahoma
–
–
–
–
–
–
No. 40
–
–
Ole Miss
No. 24
–
–
–
No. 20
No. 24
No. 47
No. 33
No. 17
South Carolina
–
–
–
–
–
–
No. 65
–
–
Tennessee
No. 12
No. 11
No. 14
–
No. 13
No. 11
No. 13
No. 12
No. 12
Texas
No. 19
No. 24
No. 20
–
No. 22
–
No. 18
No. 27
–
Texas A&M
No. 13
No. 9
No. 11
–
No. 12
No. 20
No. 16
No. 22
No. 24
Vanderbilt
–
–
–
–
–
–
No. 96
–
–
The SEC conducted its 2024 SEC media days in Birmingham, Alabama on October 15 & 16, 2024 on the SEC Network .[ 18]
The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:
Alabama – Nate Oats (HC), Mark Sears & Latrell Wrightsell Jr.
Arkansas – John Calipari (HC), Johnell Davis & Adou Thiero
Auburn – Bruce Pearl (HC), Johni Broome & Denver Jones
Florida – Todd Golden (HC), Walter Clayton Jr. & Alijah Martin
Georgia – Mike White (HC), Silas Demary Jr. & RJ Godfrey
Kentucky – Mark Pope (HC), Lamont Butler & Jaxson Robinson
LSU – Matt McMahon (HC), Cam Carter & Jalen Reed
Oklahoma – Porter Moser (HC), Sam Godwin & Jalon Moore
Ole Miss – Chris Beard (HC), Jaylen Murray & Sean Pedulla
Mississippi State – Chris Jans (HC), Josh Hubbard & Cameron Matthews
Missouri – Dennis Gates (HC), Mark Mitchell & Tony Perkins
South Carolina – Lamont Paris (HC), Collin Murray-Boyles & Nick Pringl
Tennessee – Rick Barnes (HC), Jahmai Mashack & Zakai Zeigler
Texas – Rodney Terry (HC), Tre Johnson & Kadin Shedrick
Texas A&M – Buzz Williams (HC), Anderson Garcia & Hayden Hefner
Vanderbilt – Mark Byington (HC), AJ Hoggard & Tyler Nickel
Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Place
Team
1.
Alabama
2.
Auburn
3.
Tennessee
4.
Arkansas
5.
Texas A&M
6.
Florida
7.
Texas
8.
Kentucky
9.
Ole Miss
10.
Mississippi State
11.
South Carolina
12.
Georgia
13.
Missouri
14.
LSU
15.
Oklahoma
16.
Vanderbilt
Source:[ 19]
SEC Preseason All-Conference
First Team[ 20]
Name
School
Pos.
Yr.
Ht., Wt.
Hometown (Last School)
Johni Broome
Auburn
F
Sr.
6′ 10″, 240
Plant City, FL
Walter Clayton Jr.
Florida
G
Sr.
6′ 3″, 195
Lake Wales, FL
Mark Sears
Alabama
G
Gr
6′ 5″, 205
Muscle Shoals, AL
Wade Taylor IV
Texas A&M
G
Sr.
6′ 0″, 175
Dallas, TX
Zakai Zeigler
Tennessee
G
Sr.
5′ 9″, 171
Long Island, NY
Second Team
Name
School
Pos.
Yr.
Ht., Wt.
Hometown (Last School)
Jonas Aidoo
Arkansas
F
Gr
6′ 11″, 240
Durham, NC
Johnell Davis
Arkansas
G
Gr
6′ 4″, 205
Gary, IN
Josh Hubbard
Mississippi State
G
So.
5′ 11″, 190
Madison, MS
Matthew Murrell
Ole Miss
G
Sr.
6′ 4″, 205
Memphis, TN
Grant Nelson
Alabama
F
Sr.
6′ 1″, 230
Devils Lake, ND
Third Team
Name
School
Pos.
Yr.
Ht., Wt.
Hometown (Last School)
Collin Murray-Boyles
South Carolina
F
So.
6′ 8″, 245
Columbia, S.C.
Alex Condon
Florida
C
So.
6′ 11″, 230
Perth, Australia
Tramon Mark
Texas
G
Gr
6′ 5″, 200
Dickinson, TX
Chad Baker-Mazara
Auburn
F
Jr.
6′ 5″, 180
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jaxson Robinson
Kentucky
G
6′ 6″, 192
Ada, OK
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
Dec. 3
South Carolina
Boston College
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ACC–SEC
Challenge
73–51
1–0
Notre Dame
Georgia
Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia
48–69
2–0
California
Missouri
Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri
93–98
3–0
Arkansas
Miami (FL)
Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida
76–73
4–0
Syracuse
No.3 Tennessee
Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee
70–96
5–0
Wake Forest
No. 22 Texas A&M
Reed Arena • College Station, Texas
44–57
6–0
Florida State
LSU
Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
75–85
7–0
Georgia Tech
No. 21 Oklahoma
Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma
61–76
8–0
No. 23 Ole Miss
Louisville
KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky
86–63
9–0
No. 4 Kentucky
Clemson
Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina
66–70
9–1
Dec. 4
Alabama
North Carolina
Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
94–79
10–1
Virginia
Florida
O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Florida
87–69
11–1
Auburn
Duke
Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
78–84
11–2
Texas
NC State
Lenovo Center • Raleigh, North Carolina
63–59
12–2
Pittsburgh
Mississippi State
Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, Mississippi
90–57
13–2
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia
80–64
14–2
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 54–7 in non-conference play for the 2024–25 season. Records shown for regular season only.
Regular season
Thru Nov. 18, 2024
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. 4
●
−
0−0
0−0
† 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
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Arkansas
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Auburn
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Florida
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Georgia
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Kentucky
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. LSU
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Oklahoma
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Ole Miss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Mississippi State
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Missouri
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. South Carolina
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Tennessee
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Texas
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
vs. Texas A&M
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
vs. Vanderbilt
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
Total
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
Thru Nov. 2, 2024
Points scored
Team
For
Against
Difference
Alabama
0
0
0
Arkansas
0
0
0
Auburn
0
0
0
Florida
0
0
0
Georgia
0
0
0
Kentucky
0
0
0
LSU
0
0
0
Oklahoma
0
0
0
Ole Miss
0
0
0
Mississippi State
0
0
0
Missouri
0
0
0
South Carolina
0
0
0
Tennessee
0
0
0
Texas
0
0
0
Texas A&M
0
0
0
Vanderbilt
0
0
0
Through Nov. 2, 2024 [ 22]
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
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
2
2
8
9
10
7
6
C
2
2
7
9
12
8
7
Arkansas
AP
16
18
20
19
RV
RV
RV
C
16
21
23
21
RV
RV
RV
Auburn
AP
11
5
4
4
2
2
2
C
11
4
3
3
2
2
2
Florida
AP
21
20
21
18
13
9
7
C
21
18
19
16
13
7
6
Georgia
AP
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
RV
Kentucky
AP
23
9
9
8
4
5
4
C
23
18
11
8
6
5
4
LSU
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Oklahoma
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
21
13
14
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
21
17
15
Ole Miss
AP
24
25
RV
23
23
19
17
C
25
RV
RV
24
20
15
16
Mississippi State
AP
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
25
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
Missouri
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
South Carolina
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Tennessee
AP
12
11
11
7
3
1
1
C
12
9
9
6
3
1
1
Texas
AP
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NV
Texas A&M
AP
13
23
23
20
22
17
12
C
15
23
22
20
24
18
11
Vanderbilt
AP
NV
NV
NV
RV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Postseason
SEC Tournament
First round Wednesday, March 12SEC Network Second round Thursday, March 13 SEC NetworkQuarterfinals Friday, March 14ESPN /SEC NetworkSemifinals Saturday, March 15 ESPNChampionship Sunday, March 16 ESPN1 8 9 16 4 5 12 13 2 7 10 15 3 6 11 14
NCAA Tournament
Seed
Region
School
First round
Second round
Sweet 16
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship
TBD
TBD
TBD
Bids
W-L (%):
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
NIT
Seed
School
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
TBD
TBD
TBD
Bids
W-L (%):
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
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 2023–24 season.
NCAA tournament appearances, 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 11, 2024
Totals per school
School
Total
Alabama
0
Arkansas
0
Auburn
0
Florida
0
Georgia
0
Kentucky
0
LSU
0
Oklahoma
0
Ole Miss
0
Mississippi State
0
Missouri
0
South Carolina
0
Tennessee
0
Texas
0
Texas A&M
0
Vanderbilt
0
2024–25 Season statistic leaders
Source:[ 23]
Scoring leaders
Rk
Player
PTS
PPG
1
2
3
4
5
Rebound leaders
Rk
Player
REB
RPG
1
2
3
4
5
Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm)
Rk
Player
FG
FGA
PCT
1
2
3
4
5
Assist leaders
Rk
Player
AST
APG
1
2
3
4
5
Block leaders
Rk
Player
BLK
BPG
1
2
3
4
5
Free throw leaders
Rk
Player
FT
FTA
PCT
1
2
3
4
5
Steal leaders
Rk
Player
STL
SPG
1
2
3
4
5
Three point leaders
Rk
Player
3P
3PA
%
1
2
3
4
5
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
13,474†
13,474†
13,474†
40,422
13,474
Arkansas
Bud Walton Arena
19,368
19,200†
19,200†
19,200†
57,600
19,200
99.03%
Auburn
Neville Arena
9,121
9,121 †
9,121 †
9,121 †
27,363
9,121
100.00%
Florida
O'Connell Center
11,255
8,381†
7,857
8,005
24,243
8,081
Georgia
Stegeman Coliseum
10,523
6,193†
5,405
5,757
5,775
23,130
5,783
Kentucky
Rupp Arena
20,545
19,635
20,048†
19,314
58,997
19,666
LSU
Pete Maravich Assembly Center
13,215
8,043†
7,247
6,442
21,732
7,244
Missouri
Mizzou Arena
15,061
11,044†
8,912
8,889
28,845
9,615
Mississippi State
Humphrey Coliseum
9,100
9,125 †
8,726
8,744
26,595
8,865
Oklahoma Sooners
Lloyd Noble Center
10,967
4,886
4,742
4,922†
14,550
4,850
Ole Miss
SJB Pavilion
9,500
7,982†
7,314
4,033
19,329
6,443
South Carolina
Colonial Life Arena
18,000
12,388†
12,205
11,577
36,170
12,057
Tennessee
Thompson–Boling Arena
21,678
17,813†
16,916
17,232
51,961
17,320
Texas
Moody Center
10,763
10,993 †
10,662
10,457
32,112
10,704
Texas A&M
Reed Arena
12,989
8,673
7,195
11,658†
27,526
9,175
Vanderbilt
Memorial Gymnasium
14,316
5,011
5,700
5,945†
5,249
21,905
5,476
Total
13,823
old – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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