2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season


The 2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 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 the 2018 SEC Tournament at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The tournament champion was guaranteed a selection to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

Preseason polls

APAthlon
Sports		Bleacher
Report		Blue Ribbon
Yearbook		CBS SportsCoachesESPNFOX SportsKenPomLindy's
Sports		NBC SportsSBNationSporting
News		Sports
Illustrated		USBWAYahoo 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

Media Day Selections

first place votes

Pre-season All-SEC teams

MediaCoaches
KeVaughn Allen FloridaKeVaughn Allen Florida
Hamidou Diallo KentuckyDeandre Burnett Ole Miss
Yante Maten GeorgiaTyler Davis Texas A&M
Michael Porter Jr. MissouriMatthew Fisher-Davis Vanderbilt
Robert Williams Texas A&MKevin Knox Kentucky
Michael Porter Jr. Missouri
Quinndary Weatherspoon Mississippi State
Robert Williams Texas A&M

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.
TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeason at schoolOverall recordSEC recordNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
AlabamaAvery JohnsonBrooklyn Nets337–30 18–18 000
ArkansasMike AndersonMissouri7128–74 60–46 200
AuburnBruce PearlTennessee444–54 16–38 000
FloridaMike WhiteLouisiana Tech348–24 23–13 100
GeorgiaMark FoxNevada9145–118 70–68 200
KentuckyJohn CalipariMemphis9249–53 111–27 741
LSUWill WadeVCU10–0 0–0 000
Mississippi StateBen HowlandUCLA330–33 13–23 000
MissouriCuonzo MartinCalifornia10–0 0–0 000
Ole MissAndy KennedyCincinnati12234–139 98–88 200
South CarolinaFrank MartinKansas State696–74 38–52 110
TennesseeRick BarnesTexas331–35 14–22 000
Texas A&MBilly KennedyMurray State7115–85 51–57 100
VanderbiltBryce DrewValparaiso219–16 10–8 100

Rankings

Regular season

SEC Regular Season

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Results updated through February 25, 2018.
AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMiss. StateMissouriOle MissS. CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbilt
vs. Alabama–1-01-10–11–01-00–21–11–01–00–10–10–11–0
vs. Arkansas0–1–1–01–00–11-02–01–00–10–20–10–11-10–1
vs. Auburn1-10–1–1-00–20–10–10–10–10–21-00–11–00–1
vs. Florida1–00–10–1–2–00–10–10–10–11–01–11-00–11-1
vs. Georgia0–11–02–00–2–1–00–21–01–00–12-00–10–01–0
vs. Kentucky0–10–11–01–00–1–0–10–11-10–01–02–01–10–2
vs. LSU2–00–21–01–02-01–0–0–00–10–10–01–00–21-1
vs. Miss. State1–10–11–01–00–11–00–0–1–11-10–20–00–11–1
vs. Missouri0–11–01–01–00–11-11-01–1–1-10–10–11–10–0
vs. Ole Miss0–12–02–00–11–00–01–01-11-1–0–12-01–00–0
vs. South Carolina1–01–01-11–10–20–10–02-01–01–0–2–01–00–1
vs. Tennessee1–01–01–00–11-00–20–10–01–00–20–2–0–10–2
vs. Texas A&M1–01-10–11–00–01–12–01-01–10–10–11–0–0–1
vs. Vanderbilt0–11–01–01-10–12–01-11–10–00–01–02–01-0–
Total8–89–712–49–77–99–77–99–78–85–116–1011–57–95–11

Records against other conferences

2017-18 records against non-conference foes as of January 27, 2018:
Regular Season

Postseason

SEC Tournament

SeedRegionSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet 16
3SouthTennessee#14 Wright State W 73–47 #11 Loyola–Chicago L 62–63
4MidwestAuburn#13 Charleston W 62–58#5 Clemson L 53–84
5SouthKentucky#12 Davidson W 78–73 #13 Buffalo W 95–75 #9 Kansas State L 58–61
6EastFlorida#11 St. Bonaventure W 77–62 #3 Texas Tech L 66–69
7EastArkansas#10 Butler L 62–79
7WestTexas A&M#10 Providence W 73–69 #2 North Carolina W 86–65 #3 Michigan L 72–99
8WestMissouri#9 Florida State L 54–67
9EastAlabama#8 Virginia Tech W 86–83 #1 Villanova L 58–81

National Invitation Tournament

SeedBracketSchool1st Round2nd Round
3Saint Mary'sLSUW 84–76 vs. #6 Louisiana – L 71–95 vs. #2 Utah –

Honors and awards

Players of the Week

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.
WeekPlayer of the weekFreshman of the week
1Admon Gilder, A&MTremont Waters, LSU
2Egor Koulechov, UFJohn Petty, BAMA
3Jalen Hudson, UFCollin Sexton, BAMA
4Tyson Carter, MSUChuma Okeke, AUB
5Duop Reath, LSUDaniel Gafford, ARK
6Daryl Macon, ARKHamidou Diallo, UK
7Yante Maten, UGASavion Flagg, A&M
8Daryl Macon, ARKJohn Petty, BAMA
9Mustapha Heron, AUBTremont Waters, LSU
10Grant Williams, TENNShai Gilgeous-Alexander, UK
11Jalen Hudson, UFDaniel Gafford, ARK
11Tyler Davis, A&MDaniel Gafford, ARK
12Daryl Macon, ARKKevin Knox, UK
12Mustapha Heron, AUBKevin Knox, UK
13Kassius Robertson, MIZNick Weatherspoon, MSU
14Kassius Robertson, MIZT. J. Starks, A&M
15Jeff Roberson, VANDaniel Gafford, ARK
16Lamar Peters, MSUJarred Vanderbilt, UK
16Admiral Schofield, TENNJarred Vanderbilt, UK

All-SEC Awards

Coaches

AP

NBA Draft

PGPoint guardSGShooting guardSFSmall forwardPFPower forwardCCenter

PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Collin SextonCleveland Cavaliers18PGAlabama
Kevin KnoxNew York Knicks19SFKentucky
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderCharlotte Hornets111PGKentucky
Michael Porter Jr.Denver Nuggets114SFMissouri
Robert WilliamsBoston Celtics127PF/CTexas A&M
Jarred VanderbiltOrlando Magic241SFKentucky
Hamidou DialloBrooklyn Nets245SGKentucky

Attendance

Note: teams that played more than 16 home games have a * by them
TeamArenaCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of Capacity
TeamArenaCapacityGame 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16TotalAverage% of Capacity
AlabamaColeman Coliseum15,38312,32511,94811,73712,06213,53412,80714,21810,909199,89113,326
15,383Coleman Coliseum15,38315,38315,38315,38311,15415,38312,282-199,89113,326
*ArkansasBud Walton Arena19,36813,40713,40415,05113,63417,58313,94515,82918,696275,08416,181
15,199Bud Walton Arena19,36818,29718,03018,05714,95617,08318,09718,083-275,08416,181
AuburnAuburn Arena9,1217,4197,1976,1646,2327,5658,0398,4938,950131,5378,221
9,121Auburn Arena9,1219,1219,1219,1217,6319,1219,1219,121-131,5378,221
FloridaO'Connell Center10,1338,6049,1519,50110,4259,0128,2038,02110,274155,1189,695
9,917O'Connell Center10,13310,15110,62310,8459,8339,49710,50310,558-155,1189,695
GeorgiaStegeman Coliseum10,5237,3875,3696,2206,40510,04810,5237,51510,523125,4488,363
9,788Stegeman Coliseum10,5236,4058,77910,52310,0289,5186,417-125,4488,363
*KentuckyRupp Arena23,50019,80720,17420,16819,54820,64520,21222,92222,690393,74321,875
24,228Rupp Arena23,50022,86222,64324,39420,60921,14323,33223,220-393,74321,875
*LSUPete Maravich Assembly Center13,21511,8567,7317,3967,8128,4499,6958,1518,212160,6339,449
11,952Pete Maravich Assembly Center13,21513,60013,2158,5289,2728,5459,6357,517-160,6339,449
*Mississippi StateHumphrey Coliseum10,5756,8116,1326,3597,6876,0345,8317,5396,613142,7867,139
6,709Humphrey Coliseum10,5757,1567,7646,3248,4436,6337,1697,775-142,7867,139
MissouriMizzou Arena15,06115,06115,06115,06115,06115,06115,06115,06115,061240,97615,061
15,061Mizzou Arena15,06115,06115,06115,06115,06115,06115,06115,061-240,97615,061
*Ole MissThe Pavilion at Ole Miss9,5008,3027,0426,8356,0146,2975,0546,3096,102125,0516,947
7,993The Pavilion at Ole Miss9,5005,8498,6646,5478,0999,1216,2046,023-125,0516,947
South CarolinaColonial Life Arena18,00012,13610,83210,20511,73411,30511,39116,20018,000183,26713,091
18,000Colonial Life Arena18,00011,04214,62914,99511,52911,269-183,26713,091
TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena21,67815,04712,34313,64214,05121,67813,09514,75521,67824258916,173
19,612Thompson–Boling Arena21,67814,12713,42518,31613,12616,01621,678-24258916,173
Texas A&MReed Arena12,9897,2756,7047,1217,8046,3396,5956,55412,524145,9409,121
10,845Reed Arena12,98910,57811,7048,76110,50413,2638,61410,755-145,9409,121
*VanderbiltMemorial Gymnasium14,3168,6098,0488,2848,0278,5708,7394,6238,125161,8458,991
9,519Memorial Gymnasium14,31611,51013,3898,7609,7558,7618,59210,346-161,8458,991