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1 Offseason  





2 Preseason  



2.1  Recruiting classes  





2.2  Preseason watchlists  





2.3  Preseason All-American teams  





2.4  Preseason polls  





2.5  SEC Media Day selections  





2.6  Preseason All-SEC teams  





2.7  Midseason watchlists  





2.8  Final watchlists  







3 Regular season  



3.1  Early season tournaments  





3.2  Records against other conferences  





3.3  Big 12/SEC Challenge  





3.4  Record against ranked non-conference opponents  







4 Conference matrix  



4.1  Points scored  





4.2  Rankings  







5 Head coaches  





6 Postseason  



6.1  SEC tournament  





6.2  NCAA tournament  





6.3  National Invitation tournament  







7 Honors and awards  



7.1  Players of the Week  



7.1.1  Totals per School  







7.2  All-SEC Awards  



7.2.1  Coaches  





7.2.2  Players  





7.2.3  AP







7.3  All-District  





7.4  All-American  





7.5  National awards  







8 2022 NBA draft  





9 Home game attendance  





10 References  














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2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Regular season
Tournament
Basketball seasons

← 2020–21

2022–23 →

2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.14Auburn 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
    No.16Kentucky 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
    No.15Tennessee 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
    No.8Arkansas 13 5   .722 28 9   .757
    LSU 9 9   .500 22 12   .647
    Alabama 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
    South Carolina 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
    Texas A&M 9 9   .500 27 13   .675
    Florida 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
    Mississippi State 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
    Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 19 17   .528
    Missouri 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
    Ole Miss 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
    Georgia 1 17   .056 6 26   .188
    2022 SEC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll

    The 2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 9. Conference play started in late December and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2022 SEC men's basketball tournamentatAmalie ArenainTampa, Florida. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2022 NCAA tournament.

    Offseason[edit]

    The season was initially slated to begin on November 10, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which prematurely ended the previous season and continues to affect the current one.

    Preseason[edit]

    Recruiting classes[edit]

    Rankings
    Team ESPN[1] Rivals[2] On3 Recruits [3] Scout/247 Sports[4] Signees
    Alabama
    Arkansas -
    Auburn
    Florida
    Georgia
    LSU
    Kentucky
    Missouri
    Mississippi State
    Ole Miss
    South Carolina
    Tennessee
    Texas A&M
    Vanderbilt

    Preseason watchlists[edit]

    Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

    Wooden Naismith Robertson Cousy[5] West[6] Erving[7] Malone[8] Abdul-Jabbar[9] Olson

    Preseason All-American teams[edit]

    ESPN CBS[10] USA AP[11] Blue
    Ribbon
    Athlon
    Sports
    [12]
    NBC
    Sports
    Street & Smith's Sporting News[13] Sports
    Illustrated
    [14]

    Preseason polls[edit]

    AP[15] Athlon Sports[16] Blue Ribbon[17] CBS Sports[18] Coaches[19] ESPN[20] KenPom[21] Lindy's
    Sports
    [22]
    Sports
    Illustrated
    [23]
    Sporting
    News
    [24]
    Alabama
    Arkansas – –
    Auburn
    Florida
    Georgia
    Kentucky
    LSU
    Missouri
    Mississippi State – –
    Ole Miss
    South Carolina
    Tennessee
    Texas A&M
    Vanderbilt

    SEC Media Day selections[edit]

    Media poll
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14

    Preseason All-SEC teams[edit]

    Media
    Honorable Mention

    Midseason watchlists[edit]

    Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

    John R. Wooden Award Naismith Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar

    Final watchlists[edit]

    Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

    John R. Wooden Award Naismith Play of the Year Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar

    Regular season[edit]

    Early season tournaments[edit]

    Team Tournament Finish
    Alabama -
    Arkansas -
    Auburn -
    Florida -
    Georgia -
    Kentucky -
    LSU -
    Mississippi State -
    Missouri -
    Ole Miss -
    South Carolina
    Tennessee -
    Texas A&M -
    Vanderbilt

    Records against other conferences[edit]

    2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (November 9, 2021):

    Big 12/SEC Challenge[edit]

    Record against ranked non-conference opponents[edit]

    This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

    Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
    Nov 9 No. 10 Kentucky No. 9 Duke Madison Square GardenNew York, NY Champions Classic 71–79 0–1
    Nov 20 Villanova Tennessee Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off 53–71 0–2
    Nov 24 UConn Auburn Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis 109–115 0–3
    Dec 1 Memphis Georgia Stegeman ColiseumAthens, GA 82–79 1–3
    Dec 4 Memphis Ole Miss The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole MissOxford, MS 67–63 2–3
    Dec 4 Tennessee Colorado CU Events CenterBoulder, CO 69–54 3–3
    Dec 4 Alabama Gonzaga Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle, WA 91-82 4–3
    Dec 7 Texas Tech Tennessee Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY 52–57 4–4
    Dec 11 Nebraska Auburn State Farm ArenaAtlanta, GA 99–68 5–4
    Dec 11 Missouri Kansas Allen FieldhouseLawrence, KS Border War 65–102 5–5
    Dec 11 Kentucky Notre Dame Purcell PavilionSouth Bend, IN 62–66 5–6
    Dec 11 UConn Alabama Coleman ColiseumTuscaloosa, AL 83–82 6–6
    Dec 12 Florida State South Carolina Rock Hill Sports & Event CenterRock Hill, SC 66–65 7–6
    Dec 12 Florida Maryland Barclays CenterBrooklyn, NY 68–70 7–7
    Dec 14 Alabama Memphis FedExForumMemphis, TN 78–92 7–8
    Dec 18 Tennessee Memphis Bridgestone ArenaNashville, TN CANCELED
    Dec 18 Ohio State Kentucky T-Mobile ArenaLas Vegas, NV CANCELLED
    Dec 22 Louisville Kentucky Rupp ArenaLexington, KY POSTPONED
    Dec 22 Arizona Tennessee Thompson-Boling ArenaKnoxville, TN 77–73 8–8
    Dec 22 Illinois Missouri Enterprise CenterSt. Louis, MO 63-88 8–9

    Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

    † denotes game was played on neutral site

    Conference matrix[edit]

    This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

      Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Missouri Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt
    vs. Alabama 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Arkansas 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Auburn 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Florida 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Georgia 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Kentucky 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. LSU 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Miss. State 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Missouri 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Ole Miss 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. South Carolina 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Tennessee 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Texas A&M 0–1 0-1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    vs. Vanderbilt 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
    Total 9-8 13–4 14–3 9–8 1–16 13–4 8–9 8–9 4–13 4–13 9–8 13–4 8–9 6–11

    Points scored[edit]

    Team For Against Difference
    Alabama
    Arkansas
    Auburn
    Florida
    Georgia
    Kentucky
    LSU
    Missouri
    Mississippi State
    Ole Miss
    South Carolina
    Tennessee
    Texas A&M
    Vanderbilt

    Through March 18, 2021[25]

    Rankings[edit]

        Improvement in ranking
      Drop in ranking
    RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
    NV No votes received
      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
    Alabama AP RV
    C RV
    Arkansas AP NV
    C NV
    Auburn AP NV
    C NV
    Florida AP RV
    C RV
    Georgia AP RV
    C RV
    Kentucky AP RV
    C RV
    LSU AP NV
    C NV
    Missouri AP 13
    C 12
    Mississippi State AP NV
    C NV
    Ole Miss AP NV
    C NV
    South Carolina AP 2
    C 2
    Tennessee AP RV
    C RV
    Texas A&M AP NV
    C NV
    Vanderbilt AP NV
    C NV

    Head coaches[edit]

    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 Nate Oats Buffalo 2 16–15 (.516) 8–10 (.444) 0 0 0
    Arkansas Eric Musselman Nevada 2 20–12 (.625) 7–11 (.389) 0 0 0
    Auburn Bruce Pearl Tennessee 7 125–78 (.616) 52–56 (.481) 2 1 0
    Florida Mike White Louisiana Tech 6 108–65 (.624) 54–36 (.600) 3 0 0
    Georgia Tom Crean Indiana 3 27–37 (.422) 7–29 (.194) 0 0 0
    Kentucky John Calipari Memphis 12 330–77 (.811) 151–41 (.786) 9 4 1
    LSU Will Wade VCU 4 64–30 (.681) 35–18 (.660) 1 0 0
    Mississippi State Ben Howland UCLA 6 98–67 (.594) 43–47 (.478) 1 0 0
    Missouri Cuonzo Martin California 4 50–46 (.521) 22–32 (.407) 1 0 0
    Ole Miss Kermit Davis Middle Tennessee 3 35–30 (.538) 16–20 (.444) 1 0 0
    South Carolina Frank Martin Kansas State 9 147–119 (.553) 66–78 (.458) 1 1 0
    Tennessee Rick Barnes Texas 6 105–64 (.621) 51–39 (.567) 2 0 0
    Texas A&M Buzz Williams Virginia Tech 2 16–14 (.533) 10–8 (.556) 0 0 0
    Vanderbilt Jerry Stackhouse Memphis Grizzlies (asst.) 2 11–21 (.344) 3–15 (.167) 0 0 0

    Postseason[edit]

    SEC tournament[edit]

    2022 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results
    Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First round
    March 11
    Second round
    March 12
    Quarterfinals
    March 13
    Semifinals
    March 14
    Championship
    March 15
    1. Auburn 15-3 27-4 Bye Bye
    2. Kentucky 14-4 25-6 Bye Bye
    3. Tennessee 14-4 23-7 Bye Bye
    4. Arkansas 14-4 24-7 Bye Bye
    5. LSU 9-9 21-10 Bye
    6. Alabama 9-9 19-12 Bye
    7. South Carolina 9-9 18-12 Bye
    8. Texas A&M 9-9 21-11 Bye
    9. Florida 9-9 19-12 Bye
    10. Mississippi State 8-10 17-14 Bye
    11. Vanderbilt 7-11 15-15
    12. Missouri 5-13 11-20
    13. Ole Miss 4-14 13-18
    14. Georgia 1-17 6-25
    ‡ – 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.

    [26]

    NCAA tournament[edit]

    Teams from the conference were selected to participate:

    Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
    TBD
    Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

    National Invitation tournament[edit]

    Number from the conference were selected to participate:

    Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
    Bid W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
    Index to colors and formatting
    SEC member won
    SEC member lost

    Honors and awards[edit]

    Players of the Week[edit]

    Week Player of the Week School Freshman of the Week School Ref.
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD
    TBD

    Totals per School[edit]

    School Total

    All-SEC Awards[edit]

    Coaches[edit]

    2022 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[27]
    Award Recipient(s)
    Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
    Coach of the Year Bruce Pearl, Auburn
    Defensive Player of the Year Walker Kessler, Auburn
    Freshman of the Year Jabari Smith Jr., Auburn
    Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jordan Wright, Vanderbilt
    Sixth Man Award Tari Eason, LSU

    Players[edit]

    2022 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
    First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team
    - denotes unanimous selection
    Honorable Mention

    AP[edit]

    2022 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
    Award Recipient(s)
    Player of the Year
    Coach of the Year
    Newcomer of the Year
    2022 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
    First Team Second Team
    - denotes unanimous selection
    Honorable Mention

    All-District[edit]

    The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:

    District VIII

    All-District Team

    District IX

    Player of the Year

    All-District Team

    All-American[edit]

    National awards[edit]

    2022 NBA draft[edit]

    Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team

    Home game attendance[edit]

    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
    Arkansas
    Auburn
    Florida
    Georgia
    Kentucky
    LSU
    Missouri
    Mississippi State
    Ole Miss
    South Carolina
    Tennessee
    Texas A&M
    Vanderbilt
    Total

    Bold – At or exceed capacity
    †Season high

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