2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season


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.

Preseason

Preseason All-America 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

Preseason All-SEC teams

MediaCoaches
Daniel Gafford ArkansasDaniel Gafford Arkansas
Chris Silva South CarolinaAdmiral Schofield Tennessee
Reid Travis KentuckyChris Silva South Carolina
Tremont Waters LSUReid Travis Kentucky
Grant Williams TennesseeP. J. Washington Kentucky
Tremont Waters LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon Mississippi State
Grant Williams Tennessee

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 Nets457–46 26–28 100
ArkansasMike AndersonMissouri8151–73 70–54 300
AuburnBruce PearlTennessee570–62 29–43 100
FloridaMike WhiteLouisiana Tech469–37 34–20 200
GeorgiaTom CreanIndiana10–0 0–0 000
KentuckyJohn CalipariMemphis10273–64 121–35 841
LSUWill WadeVCU218–15 8–10 000
Mississippi StateBen HowlandUCLA456–45 22–32 000
MissouriCuonzo MartinCalifornia220–13 10–8 100
Ole MissKermit DavisMiddle Tennessee10–0 0–0 000
South CarolinaFrank MartinKansas State7113–90 45–63 110
TennesseeRick BarnesTexas457–44 27–27 100
Texas A&MBilly KennedyMurray State7136–98 60–66 100
VanderbiltBryce DrewValparaiso231–36 16–20 100

Rankings

Regular season

[Big 12/SEC Challenge]

SEC regular season

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Results updated through January 5, 2019.
AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMiss. StateMissouriOle MissS. CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbilt
vs. Alabama–1–02–01–00–10–12–01–10–10–10–11–02–00–2
vs. Arkansas0–1–1–01–00–11–01–11–01–11–11–01–01–10–2
vs. Auburn0–20–1–0–10–22–01–01–10–12–01–00–10–10–1
vs. Florida0–10–11–0–1–12–01–11–00–10–11–02–00–10–2
vs. Georgia1–01–02–01–1–1–02–01–01–02–02–01–01–00–1
vs. Kentucky1–00–10–20–20–1–1–00–20–10–10–11–10–10–2
vs. LSU0–21–10–11–10–20–1–0–10–10–10–10–10–20–1
vs. Miss. State1–10–11–10–10–12–01–0–0–11–11–11–00–10–1
vs. Missouri1–01–11–01–00–11–01–01–0–2–01–12–01–10–1
vs. Ole Miss1–01–10–21–00–21–01–01–10–2–1–01–00–10–1
vs. South Carolina1–00–10–10–10–21–01–01–11–10–1–2–00–20–1
vs. Tennessee0–10–11–00–20–11–11–00–10–20–10–2–0–10–2
vs. Texas A&M0–21–11–01–00–11–02–01–01–11–02–01–0–0–1
vs. Vanderbilt2–02–01–02–01–02–01–01–01–01–01–02–01–0–
Total8–108–1011–79–92–1615–316–210–85–1310–811–715–36–120–18

Records against other conferences

Regular Season

Postseason

SEC Tournament

All-SEC Awards

Coaches

Players

AP

NBA Draft

PGPoint guardSGShooting guardSFSmall forwardPFPower forwardCCenter

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