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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]

LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
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2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Regular season
2019 SEC ChampionsLSU
Season MVPGrant Williams, Tennessee
Tournament
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsAuburn
  Runners-upTennessee
Finals MVPBryce Brown, Auburn
Basketball seasons
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2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 LSU16–2 .88928–7  .800
No. 10 Tennessee15–3 .83331–6  .838
No. 7 Kentucky15–3 .83330–7  .811
No. 5 Auburn†11–7 .61130–10  .750
South Carolina11–7 .61116–16  .500
Mississippi State10–8 .55623–11  .676
Ole Miss10–8 .55620–13  .606
Florida9–9 .50020–16  .556
Alabama8–10 .44418–16  .529
Arkansas8–10 .44418–16  .529
Texas A&M6–12 .33314–18  .438
Missouri5–13 .27815–17  .469
Georgia2–16 .11111–21  .344
Vanderbilt0–18 .0009–23  .281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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Preseason

Preseason All-America teams

Preseason polls

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre–season polls
More information Alabama, RV ...
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
AlabamaRV#19#25#27 #23#21
Arkansas#36RV#65 #49
Auburn#66#35 #33
Florida#8#10#9#7#15 #7#9#10
Georgia#53RV#57 #58
Kentucky#5#6#6#4#9 #8#6#8
LSU#147#88 #91
Mississippi State#76#69 #48
MissouriRV#37RV#71 #25#39
Ole Miss#88#59 #53
South CarolinaRV#81RV#40 #61
Tennessee#118#49 #76
Texas A&M#25#21#27RV#19 #19#29
Vanderbilt#46#61 #59
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Media Day Selections

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Media[2]
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
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() first place votes

Preseason All-SEC teams

More information Media, Coaches ...
Media[2] Coaches[3]
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
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  • 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

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Previous job Season at school Overall record SEC record NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
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
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Rankings

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Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Pre, Wk 2 ...
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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
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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
C
South Carolina AP
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Tennessee AP 6 5
C 6 6
Texas A&M AP
C
Vanderbilt AP RV
C RV
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Regular season

Big 12/SEC Challenge

More information Date, Time ...
Date [4] Time Big 12 team SEC team Location TV Attendance Winner Leader
Sat., Jan. 26 12:00 PM BaylorAlabamaFerrell Center • Waco, TXESPNU
7,094
 Baylor (73-68)Big 12 (1–0)
No. 24 Iowa StateNo. 20 Ole MissThe Pavilion at Ole Miss • Oxford, MSESPN
8,839
Iowa State (87–73)Big 12 (2–0)
TCUFloridaSchollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TXESPN2
6,682
 TCU (55-50)Big 12 (3–0)
2:00 PMKansas StateTexas A&MReed Arena • College Station, TXESPN
7,100
 Texas A&M (65-53)Big 12 (3-1)
Oklahoma StateSouth CarolinaGallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OKESPNU
7,658
 Oklahoma State (74-70)Big 12 (4-1)
TexasGeorgiaStegeman Coliseum • Athens, GAESPN2
10,374
 Georgia (98-88)Big 12 (4-2)
4:00 PM OklahomaVanderbiltLloyd Noble Center • Norman, OKESPN2
8,848
 Oklahoma (86-55)Big 12 (5-2)
West VirginiaNo. 1 TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TNESPN
22,149
 Tennessee (83-66)Big 12 (5-3)
6:00 PM No. 9 KansasNo. 8 KentuckyRupp Arena • Lexington, KYESPN
24,387
Kentucky (71-63) Big 12 (5-4)
No. 14 Texas TechArkansasUnited Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TXESPN2
14,290
Texas Tech (67-64) Big 12 (6-4)
Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Missouri did not participate for the SEC.
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SEC regular season

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Results updated through January 5, 2019.

More information Alabama, Arkansas ...
Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Miss. State Missouri Ole Miss S. Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama –1–02–01–00–10–12–01–10–10–10–11–02–00–2
vs. Arkansas 0–1–1–01–00–11–01–11–01–11–11–01–01–10–2
vs. Auburn 0–20–1–0–10–22–01–01–10–12–01–00–10–10–1
vs. Florida 0–10–11–0–1–12–01–11–00–10–11–02–00–10–2
vs. Georgia 1–01–02–01–1–1–02–01–01–02–02–01–01–00–1
vs. Kentucky 1–00–10–20–20–1–1–00–20–10–10–11–10–10–2
vs. LSU 0–21–10–11–10–20–1–0–10–10–10–10–10–20–1
vs. Miss. State 1–10–11–10–10–12–01–0–0–11–11–11–00–10–1
vs. Missouri 1–01–11–01–00–11–01–01–0–2–01–12–01–10–1
vs. Ole Miss 1–01–10–21–00–21–01–01–10–2–1–01–00–10–1
vs. South Carolina 1–00–10–10–10–21–01–01–11–10–1–2–00–20–1
vs. Tennessee 0–10–11–00–20–11–11–00–10–20–10–2–0–10–2
vs. Texas A&M 0–21–11–01–00–11–02–01–01–11–02–01–0–0–1
vs. Vanderbilt 2–02–01–02–01–02–01–01–01–01–01–02–01–0–
Total 8–108–1011–79–92–1615–316–210–85–1310–811–715–36–120–18
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Records against other conferences

Regular season

More information Power Conferences, Record ...
Power Conferences Record
ACC 7–10
American 5–5
Big East 3–4
Big Ten 3–3
Big 12 6–13
Pac-12 9–3
Power 7 Total 33–38
Other NCAA Division I Conferences Record
A-10 5–0
America East 1–1
ASUN 8–0
Big Sky 1–0
Big South 6–0
Big West 2–1
CAA 1–1
C-USA 7–1
Horizon 2–0
Ivy
MAAC 2–0
MAC 2–1
MEAC 4–0
MVC 4–0
MW 1–1
NEC
OVC 9–0
Patriot
SoCon 8–1
Southland 10–0
SWAC 5–1
Summit 2–0
Sun Belt 10–2
WAC
WCC 5–1
Other Division I Total 95–11
NCAA Division I Total 128–49
Division II Total 0–0
Total 0–0
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Postseason

SEC Tournament

Main article: 2019 SEC men's basketball tournament
  • March 13–17 at the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
More information Seed, School ...
2019 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First round
March 13		 Second round
March 14		 Quarterfinals
March 15		 Semifinals
March 16		 Championship
March 17
1. ‡LSU 16–2 26–5 Bye Bye vs. #8 Florida L, 73–76
2. †Kentucky 15–3 26–5 1–1 vs. Tennessee; 2-0 vs. Auburn Bye Bye vs. #10 Alabama W, 73–55 vs. #3 Tennessee L, 78–82
3. †Tennessee 15–3 27–4 1–1 vs. Kentucky; 0-1 vs. Auburn Bye Bye vs. #6 Mississippi State W, 83–76 vs. #2 Kentucky W, 82–78 vs. #5 Auburn L, 64–84
4. †South Carolina 11–7 16–15 1–0 vs. Auburn Bye Bye vs. #5 Auburn L, 64–73
5. #Auburn 11–7 22–9 0–1 vs. South Carolina Bye vs. #12 Missouri W, 81–71 vs. #4 South Carolina W, 73–64 vs. #8 Florida W, 65–62 vs. #3 Tennessee W, 84–64
6. #Mississippi State 10–8 22–9 1–1 vs. Ole Miss; 1–1 vs, South Carolina Bye vs. #11 Texas A&M W, 80–54 vs. #3 Tennessee L, 76–83
7. #Ole Miss 10–8 20–11 1–1 vs. Mississippi State; 0–1 vs, South Carolina Bye vs. #10 Alabama L, 57–62
8. #Florida 9–9 17–14 Bye vs. #9 Arkansas W, 66–50 vs. #1 LSU W, 76–73 vs. #5 Auburn L, 62–65
9. #Arkansas 8–10 17–14 1–0 vs. Alabama Bye vs. #8 Florida L, 50–66
10. #Alabama 8–10 17–14 0–1 vs. Arkansas Bye vs. #7 Ole Miss W, 62–57 vs. #2 Kentucky L, 55–73
11. Texas A&M 6–12 13–17 vs. #14 Vanderbilt W, 69–52 vs. #6 Mississippi State L, 54–80
12. Missouri 5–13 14–16 vs. #13 Georgia W, 71–61 vs. #5 Auburn L, 71–81
13. Georgia 2–16 11–20 vs. #12 Missouri L, 61–71
14. Vanderbilt 0–18 9–22 vs. #11 Texas A&M L, 52–69
‡ – 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 the SEC tournament.
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Honors and awards

All-SEC Awards

Coaches

More information Award, Recipient(s) ...
2019 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards [5]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Grant Williams, Tennessee
Coach of the Year Kermit Davis, Ole Miss
Co-Defensive Player of the Year Ashton Hagans, Kentucky & Tremont Waters, LSU
Freshman of the Year Keldon Johnson, Kentucky
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Skylar Mays, LSU
Sixth Man Award Hassani Gravett, South Carolina
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Players

More information First Team, Second Team ...
2019 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team
Daniel Gafford So., F, Arkansas
Admiral Schofield Jr., F, Tennessee
Chris Silva Sr., F, South Carolina
Breein Tyree Jr., G, Ole Miss
P. J. Washington So., F, Kentucky
Tremont Waters So., G, LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon Sr., G, Mississippi State
Grant Williams So., F, Tennessee		 Jordan Bone Jr., G, Tennessee
Bryce Brown Sr., G, Auburn
Nicolas Claxton So., F, Georgia
Terence Davis Jr., G, Ole Miss
Jared Harper Jr., G, Auburn
Tyler Herro Fr., G, Kentucky
Keldon Johnson Fr., F, Kentucky
Skylar Mays Jr., G, LSU
 Tyler Herro Kentucky
Isaiah Joe Arkansas
Keldon Johnson Kentucky
A. J. Lawson South Carolina
Kira Lewis Alabama
Andrew Nembhard Florida
Naz Reid LSU
Reggie Perry Mississippi State
 Daniel Gafford So., F, Arkansas
Ashton Hagans Fr., G, Kentucky
Donta Hall Sr., F, Alabama
Chris Silva Sr., F, South Carolina
Tremont Waters So., G, LSU
† - denotes unanimous selection
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AP

More information Award, Recipient(s) ...
2019 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards [6]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Grant Williams, Tennessee
Coach of the Year Kermit Davis, Ole Miss
Newcomer of the Year Tyler Herro, Kentucky
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2019 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team
Daniel Gafford So., F, Arkansas
P. J. Washington So., F, Kentucky
Tremont Waters So., G, LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon Sr., G, Mississippi State
†Grant Williams So., F, Tennessee		 Jordan Bone Jr., G, Tennessee
Jared Harper Jr., G, Auburn
Admiral Schofield Sr., F, Tennessee
Chris Silva Sr., F, South Carolina
Breein Tyree Jr., G, Ole Miss
† - denotes unanimous selection
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NBA draft

Main article: 2019 NBA draft
PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter
More information Player, Team ...
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Darius GarlandCleveland Cavaliers15PGVanderbilt
P. J. WashingtonCharlotte Hornets112PFKentucky
Tyler HerroMiami Heat113SGKentucky
Chuma OkekeOrlando Magic116PFAuburn
Grant WilliamsBoston Celtics122PFTennessee
Keldon JohnsonSan Antonio Spurs129SGKentucky
Nicolas ClaxtonBrooklyn Nets231PFGeorgia
Daniel GaffordChicago Bulls228CArkansas
Admiral SchofieldPhiladelphia 76ers242SFTennessee
Quinndary WeatherspoonSan Antonio Spurs249SGMississippi State
Tremont WatersCharlotte Hornets251PGLSU
Jordan BoneNew Orleans Pelicans257PGTennessee
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