| 2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS,ESPN,SEC Network |
| Regular Season | |
| 2018 SEC Champions | Auburn andTennessee |
| SeasonMVP | Yante Maten,Georgia and Grant Williams, Tennessee |
| Tournament | |
| Venue | Scottrade Center,St. Louis, Missouri |
| Champions | Kentucky |
| Runners-up | Tennessee |
| FinalsMVP | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky |
| Basketball seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19Auburn | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13Tennessee | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23Florida | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Kentucky † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2018 SEC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2018 and ended in March, after which 14 member teams participated in the2018 SEC tournament atScottrade Center inSt. Louis, Missouri. The tournament champion was guaranteed a selection to the2018 NCAA tournament.
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| 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[1] | |
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| 1. | Kentucky |
| 2. | Florida |
| 3. | Texas A&M |
| 4. | Alabama |
| 5. | Missouri |
| 6. | Arkansas |
| 7. | Vanderbilt |
| 8. | Georgia |
| 9. | Auburn |
| 10. | Ole Miss |
| 11. | South Carolina |
| 12. | Mississippi State |
| 13. | Tennessee |
| 14. | LSU |
() first place votes
| Media[1] | Coaches[2] |
|---|---|
| KeVaughn AllenFlorida | KeVaughn AllenFlorida |
| Hamidou DialloKentucky | Deandre BurnettOle Miss |
| Yante MatenGeorgia | Tyler DavisTexas A&M |
| Michael Porter Jr.Missouri | Matthew Fisher-DavisVanderbilt |
| Robert WilliamsTexas A&M | Kevin Knox IIKentucky |
| Michael Porter Jr.Missouri | |
| Quinndary WeatherspoonMississippi State | |
| Robert WilliamsTexas A&M |
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 | 3 | 37–30 (.552) | 18–18 (.500) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | Mike Anderson | Missouri | 7 | 128–74 (.634) | 60–46 (.566) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Auburn | Bruce Pearl | Tennessee | 4 | 44–54 (.449) | 16–38 (.296) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | Mike White | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 48–24 (.667) | 23–13 (.639) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | Mark Fox | Nevada | 9 | 145–118 (.551) | 70–68 (.507) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | John Calipari | Memphis | 9 | 249–53 (.825) | 111–27 (.804) | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| LSU | Will Wade | VCU | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State | Ben Howland | UCLA | 3 | 30–33 (.476) | 13–23 (.361) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | Cuonzo Martin | California | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | Andy Kennedy | Cincinnati | 12 | 234–139 (.627) | 98–88 (.527) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | Frank Martin | Kansas State | 6 | 96–74 (.565) | 38–52 (.422) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | Rick Barnes | Texas | 3 | 31–35 (.470) | 14–22 (.389) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | Billy Kennedy | Murray State | 7 | 115–85 (.575) | 51–57 (.472) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | Bryce Drew | Valparaiso | 2 | 19–16 (.543) | 10–8 (.556) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
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| 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 | Final | ||
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| Alabama | AP | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| C | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
| Arkansas | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
| Auburn | AP | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||
| C | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Florida | AP | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | |||||
| C | 7(1) | 7(1) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||
| Georgia | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | AP | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | RV | 21 | 24 | RV | RV | 23 | |||
| C | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 16 | RV | 22 | 24 | RV | RV | 25 | ||||
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| Mississippi State | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||
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| Missouri | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| South Carolina | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Tennessee | AP | RV | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | ||||||
| C | RV | RV | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | |||||||
| Texas A&M | AP | 25 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 11 | RV | 21 | RV | ||||||||
| C | RV | RV | 19 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| Vanderbilt | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Results updated through February 25, 2018.
| Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Miss. State | Missouri | Ole Miss | S. Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Alabama | – | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1-0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Arkansas | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1-0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1-1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Auburn | 1-1 | 0–1 | – | 1-0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1-0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Florida | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1-0 | 0–1 | 1-1 |
| vs. Georgia | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2-0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Kentucky | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1-1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. LSU | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2-0 | 1–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1-1 |
| vs. Miss. State | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 1–1 | 1-1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Missouri | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | – | 1-1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| vs. Ole Miss | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | – | 0–1 | 2-0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. South Carolina | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2-0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Tennessee | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1-0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Texas A&M | 1–0 | 1-1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 |
| vs. Vanderbilt | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1-1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1-0 | – |
| Total | 8–8 | 9–7 | 12–4 | 9–7 | 7–9 | 9–7 | 7–9 | 9–7 | 8–8 | 5–11 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 7–9 | 5–11 |
2017-18 records against non-conference foes as of January 27, 2018:
Regular Season
| Power Conferences | Record |
|---|---|
| ACC | 6–9 |
| American | 8–5 |
| Big East | 2–3 |
| Big Ten | 4–2 |
| Big 12 | 10–8 |
| Pac-12 | 2–7 |
| Power 7 Total | 32–34 |
| Other NCAA Division I Conferences | Record |
| America East | 2–0 |
| Atlantic 10 | 6–1 |
| Atlantic Sun | 6–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 8–0 |
| Big West | 3–0 |
| CAA | 3–0 |
| Conference USA | 7–2 |
| Horizon League | 4–0 |
| Ivy League | 2–0 |
| MAAC | 1–0 |
| MAC | 4–0 |
| MEAC | 3–0 |
| MVC | 2–3 |
| Mountain West | 3–1 |
| NEC | 2–0 |
| OVC | 6–1 |
| Patriot League | 1–0 |
| SoCon | 7–0 |
| Southland | 8–1 |
| SWAC | 5–0 |
| Summit League | 3–1 |
| Sun Belt | 7–0 |
| WAC | 3–0 |
| WCC | 4–0 |
| Other Division I Total | 104–10 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 136–44 |
| Division II Total | 3–0 |
| Total | 139–44 |
| 2016 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results | |||||||||
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | First Round March 7 | Second Round March 8 | Quarterfinals March 9 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ‡Auburn | 13–5 | 25–6 | 1–0 vs. Tennessee | Bye | Bye | vs. #9 AlabamaL, 63–81 | ||
| 2. | †Tennessee | 13–5 | 23–7 | 0–1 vs. Auburn | Bye | Bye | vs. #7 Mississippi StateW, 62–59 | vs. #6 ArkansasW, 84–66 | vs. #4 KentuckyL, 72–77 |
| 3. | †Florida | 11–7 | 20–11 | Bye | Bye | vs. #6 ArkansasL, 72–80 | |||
| 4. | †Kentucky | 10–8 | 21–10 | 2–1 vs. Ark/Mizz | Bye | Bye | vs. #12 GeorgiaW, 62–49 | vs. #9 AlabamaW, 86–63 | vs. #2 TennesseeW, 77–72 |
| 5. | #Missouri | 10–8 | 20–11 | 2–2 vs Ark/UK | Bye | vs. #12 GeorgiaL, 60–62 | |||
| 6. | #Arkansas | 10–8 | 21–10 | 1–2 vs. UK/Mizz | Bye | vs. #11 South CarolinaW, 69–64 | vs. #3 FloridaW, 80–72 | vs. #2 TennesseeL, 66–84 | |
| 7. | #Mississippi State | 9–9 | 21–10 | 1–0 vs. Texas A&M | Bye | vs. #10 LSUW, 80–77 | vs. #2 TennesseeL, 59–62 | ||
| 8. | #Texas A&M | 9–9 | 20–11 | 0–1 vs. Mississippi State | Bye | vs. #9 AlabamaL, 70–71 | |||
| 9. | #Alabama | 8–10 | 17–14 | 2–0 vs. LSU | Bye | vs. #8 Texas A&MW, 71–70 | vs. #1 AuburnW, 81–63 | vs. #4 KentuckyL, 63–86 | |
| 10. | #LSU | 8–10 | 17–14 | 0–2 vs. Alabama | Bye | vs. #7 Mississippi StateL, 77–80 | |||
| 11. | #South Carolina | 7–11 | 16–15 | 2–0 vs. Georgia | vs. #14 Ole MissW, 85–84 | vs. #6 ArkansasL, 64–69 | |||
| 12. | Georgia | 7–11 | 16–14 | 0–2 vs. South Carolina | vs. #13 VanderbiltW, 78–62 | vs. #5 MissouriW, 62–60 | vs. #4 KentuckyL, 49–62 | ||
| 13. | Vanderbilt | 6–12 | 12–19 | vs. #12 GeorgiaL, 62–78 | |||||
| 14. | Ole Miss | 5–13 | 12–19 | vs. #11 South CarolinaL, 84–85 | |||||
| ‡ – 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 theSEC tournament. | |||||||||
| Seed | Region | School | First Round | Second Round | Sweet 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | South | Tennessee | #14Wright StateW 73–47(Dallas) | #11Loyola–ChicagoL 62–63(Dallas) | |
| 4 | Midwest | Auburn | #13CharlestonW 62–58(San Diego) | #5ClemsonL 53–84(San Diego) | |
| 5 | South | Kentucky | #12DavidsonW 78–73(Boise) | #13BuffaloW 95–75(Boise) | #9Kansas StateL 58–61(Atlanta) |
| 6 | East | Florida | #11St. BonaventureW 77–62(Dallas) | #3Texas TechL 66–69(Dallas) | |
| 7 | East | Arkansas | #10ButlerL 62–79(Detroit) | ||
| 7 | West | Texas A&M | #10ProvidenceW 73–69(Charlotte) | #2North CarolinaW 86–65(Charlotte) | #3MichiganL 72–99(Los Angeles) |
| 8 | West | Missouri | #9Florida StateL 54–67(Nashville) | ||
| 9 | East | Alabama | #8Virginia TechW 86–83(Pittsburgh) | #1VillanovaL 58–81(Pittsburgh) |
| Seed | Bracket | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Saint Mary's | LSU | W 84–76 vs. #6Louisiana –(Baton Rouge) | L 71–95 vs. #2Utah –(Salt Lake City) |
Throughout the conference regular season, the SEC offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 1[3] | Admon Gilder,A&M | Tremont Waters,LSU |
| 2[4] | Egor Koulechov,UF | John Petty,BAMA |
| 3[5] | Jalen Hudson,UF | Collin Sexton,BAMA |
| 4[6] | Tyson Carter,MSU | Chuma Okeke,AUB |
| 5[7] | Duop Reath,LSU | Daniel Gafford,ARK |
| 6[8] | Daryl Macon,ARK | Hamidou Diallo,UK |
| 7[9] | Yante Maten,UGA | Savion Flagg,A&M |
| 8[10] | Daryl Macon (2),ARK | John Petty (2),BAMA |
| 9[11] | Mustapha Heron,AUB | Tremont Waters (2),LSU |
| 10[12] | Grant Williams,TENN | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,UK |
| 11[13] | Jalen Hudson (2),UF | Daniel Gafford (2),ARK |
| Tyler Davis,A&M | ||
| 12[14] | Daryl Macon (3),ARK | Kevin Knox II,UK |
| Mustapha Heron (2),AUB | ||
| 13[15] | Kassius Robertson,MIZ | Nick Weatherspoon,MSU |
| 14[16] | Kassius Robertson (2),MIZ | T. J. Starks,A&M |
| 15[17] | Jeff Roberson,VAN | Daniel Gafford (3),ARK |
| 16[18] | Lamar Peters,MSU | Jarred Vanderbilt,UK |
| Admiral Schofield,TENN |
| 2018 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[19] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Grant Williams,Tennessee | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Rick Barnes,Tennessee | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Chris Silva,South Carolina &Robert Williams,Texas A&M | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Kevin Knox II,Kentucky &Collin Sexton,Alabama | |||||
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Juwan Parker,Georgia | |||||
| Sixth Man Award | Jontay Porter,Missouri &Lamonte Turner,Tennessee | |||||
| 2018 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | All-Freshman Team | All-Defensive Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen BarfordSr., G, Arkansas Chris ChiozzaSr., G, Florida Tyler DavisJr., C, Texas A&M Kevin KnoxFr., F, Kentucky Yante MatenSr., F, Georgia Kassius RobertsonGS, G, Missouri Chris SilvaSr., F, South Carolina Grant WilliamsSo., F, Tennessee | Bryce BrownJr., G, Auburn Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderFr., G, Kentucky Jared HarperSo., G, Auburn Daryl MaconSr., G, Arkansas Admiral SchofieldJr., F, Tennessee Collin SextonFr., G, Alabama Jeff RobersonSr., F, Vanderbilt Quinndary WeatherspoonJr., F, Miss State | Daniel GaffordArkansas Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderKentucky Kevin KnoxKentucky Jontay PorterMissouri Collin SextonAlabama TJ StarksTexas A&M Tremont WatersLSU Nick WeatherspoonMiss State | Chris ChiozzaSr., G, Florida Donta HallJr., F, Alabama Anfernee McLemoreSo., F, Auburn Chris SilvaSr., F, South Carolina Robert WilliamsSo., F, Texas A&M | |||
| †- denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
| 2018 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[20] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Yante Maten,Georgia | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Rick Barnes,Tennessee | |||||
| Newcomer of the Year | Collin Sexton,Alabama | |||||
| 2018 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce BrownJr., G, Auburn Daryl MaconSr., G, Arkansas †Yante MatenSr., F, Georgia Collin SextonFr., G, Alabama †Grant WilliamsSo., F, Tennessee | Jaylen BarfordSr., G, Arkansas Chris ChiozzaSr., G, Florida Jared HarperSo., G, Auburn Mustapha HeronSo., G, Auburn Kassius RobertsonGS, G, Missouri | |||||
| †- denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 8 | PG | Alabama |
| Kevin Knox II | New York Knicks | 1 | 9 | SF | Kentucky |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Charlotte Hornets | 1 | 11 | PG | Kentucky |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Denver Nuggets | 1 | 14 | SF | Missouri |
| Robert Williams | Boston Celtics | 1 | 27 | PF/C | Texas A&M |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Orlando Magic | 2 | 41 | SF | Kentucky |
| Hamidou Diallo | Brooklyn Nets | 2 | 45 | SG | Kentucky |
Note: teams that played more than 16 home games have a * by them
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | ||||||
| Alabama | Coleman Coliseum | 15,383 | 12,325 | 11,948 | 11,737 | 12,062 | 13,534 | 12,807 | 14,218 | 10,909 | 199,891 | 13,326 | 87% |
| 15,383 | 15,383 | 15,383 | 15,383 | 11,154 | 15,383 | 12,282 | |||||||
| *Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena | 19,368 | 13,407 | 13,404 | 15,051 | 13,634 | 17,583 | 13,945 | 15,829 | 18,696 | 275,084 | 16,181 | 84% |
| 15,199 | 18,297 | 18,030 | 18,057 | 14,956 | 17,083 | 18,097 | 18,083 | ||||||
| Auburn | Auburn Arena | 9,121 | 7,419 | 7,197 | 6,164 | 6,232 | 7,565 | 8,039 | 8,493 | 8,950 | 131,537 | 8,221 | 90% |
| 9,121 | 9,121 | 9,121 | 9,121 | 7,631 | 9,121 | 9,121 | 9,121 | ||||||
| Florida | O'Connell Center | 10,133 | 8,604 | 9,151 | 9,501 | 10,425 | 9,012 | 8,203 | 8,021 | 10,274 | 155,118 | 9,695 | 96% |
| 9,917 | 10,151 | 10,623 | 10,845 | 9,833 | 9,497 | 10,503 | 10,558 | ||||||
| Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum | 10,523 | 7,387 | 5,369 | 6,220 | 6,405 | 10,048 | 10,523 | 7,515 | 10,523 | 125,448 | 8,363 | 79% |
| 9,788 | 6,405 | 8,779 | 10,523 | 10,028 | 9,518 | 6,417 | |||||||
| *Kentucky | Rupp Arena | 23,500 | 19,807 | 20,174 | 20,168 | 19,548 | 20,645 | 20,212 | 22,922 | 22,690 | 393,743 | 21,875 | 93% |
| 24,228 | 22,862 | 22,643 | 24,394 | 20,609 | 21,143 | 23,332 | 23,220 | ||||||
| *LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center | 13,215 | 11,856 | 7,731 | 7,396 | 7,812 | 8,449 | 9,695 | 8,151 | 8,212 | 160,633 | 9,449 | 72% |
| 11,952 | 13,600 | 13,215 | 8,528 | 9,272 | 8,545 | 9,635 | 7,517 | ||||||
| *Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum | 10,575 | 6,811 | 6,132 | 6,359 | 7,687 | 6,034 | 5,831 | 7,539 | 6,613 | 142,786 | 7,139 | 68% |
| 6,709 | 7,156 | 7,764 | 6,324 | 8,443 | 6,633 | 7,169 | 7,775 | ||||||
| Missouri | Mizzou Arena | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 240,976 | 15,061 | 100% |
| 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | 15,061 | ||||||
| *Ole Miss | The Pavilion at Ole Miss | 9,500 | 8,302 | 7,042 | 6,835 | 6,014 | 6,297 | 5,054 | 6,309 | 6,102 | 125,051 | 6,947 | 73% |
| 7,993 | 5,849 | 8,664 | 6,547 | 8,099 | 9,121 | 6,204 | 6,023 | ||||||
| South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena | 18,000 | 12,136 | 10,832 | 10,205 | 11,734 | 11,305 | 11,391 | 16,200 | 18,000 | 183,267 | 13,091 | 73% |
| 18,000 | 11,042 | 14,629 | 14,995 | 11,529 | 11,269 | ||||||||
| Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena | 21,678 | 15,047 | 12,343 | 13,642 | 14,051 | 21,678 | 13,095 | 14,755 | 21,678 | 242589 | 16,173 | 75% |
| 19,612 | 14,127 | 13,425 | 18,316 | 13,126 | 16,016 | 21,678 | |||||||
| Texas A&M | Reed Arena | 12,989 | 7,275 | 6,704 | 7,121 | 7,804 | 6,339 | 6,595 | 6,554 | 12,524 | 145,940 | 9,121 | 70% |
| 10,845 | 10,578 | 11,704 | 8,761 | 10,504 | 13,263 | 8,614 | 10,755 | ||||||
| *Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium | 14,316 | 8,609 | 8,048 | 8,284 | 8,027 | 8,570 | 8,739 | 4,623 | 8,125 | 161,845 | 8,991 | 63% |
| 9,519 | 11,510 | 13,389 | 8,760 | 9,755 | 8,761 | 8,592 | 10,346 |