2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Regular Season
Regular Season ChampionsAlabama
Tournament
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsAlabama
  Runners-upLSU
Finals MVPJahvon Quinerly, Alabama
2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Alabama† 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
No. 10 Arkansas 13 – 4   .765 25 – 7   .781
LSU 11 – 6   .647 19 – 10   .655
Tennessee 10 – 7   .588 18 – 9   .667
Florida 9 – 7   .563 15 – 10   .600
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 16 – 12   .571
Missouri 8 – 8   .500 16 – 10   .615
Kentucky 8 – 9   .471 9 – 16   .360
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Georgia 7 – 11   .389 14 – 12   .538
Auburn* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
South Carolina 4 – 12   .250 6 – 15   .286
Texas A&M 2 – 8   .200 8 – 10   .444
Vanderbilt 3 – 13   .188 9 – 16   .360
† 2021 SEC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

The 2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 25. Conference play started in late December and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2021 SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2021 NCAA tournament.[1]

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

Tennessee was predicted to win the 2021 SEC championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. Florida's Keyontae Johnson was the choice of the media for SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[1]

Media Day selections

Media poll
1 Tennessee
2 Kentucky
3 LSU
4 Florida
5 Alabama
6 Arkansas
7 Auburn
8 South Carolina
9 Ole Miss
10 Missouri
11 Texas A&M
12 Mississippi State
13 Georgia
14 Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams

Media
Keyontae Johnson, Florida
John Petty Jr., Alabama
BJ Boston, Kentucky
Trendon Watford, LSU
John Fulkerson, Tennessee

Head coaches

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

Conference matrix

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 – 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
vs. Arkansas 1–1 – 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Auburn 2–0 2–0 – 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Florida 1–0 1–0 0–1 – 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2
vs. Georgia 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 – 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1
vs. Kentucky 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 – 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–2
vs. LSU 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 – 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1
vs. Miss. State 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 – 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
vs. Missouri 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 – 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0
vs. Ole Miss 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 – 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
vs. South Carolina 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 – 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Tennessee 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 – 0–1 0–2
vs. Texas A&M 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 0–0
vs. Vanderbilt 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 –
Total 16–2 13–4 7–11 9–7 7–11 8–9 11–6 8–10 8–8 10–8 4–12 10–7 2–8 3–13

NBA draft

Main article: 2021 NBA draft
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team Round Pick # Position School Nationality
Joshua Primo San Antonio Spurs 1 12 SG Alabama  Canada
Moses Moody Golden State Warriors 14 SG Arkansas  United States
Tre Mann Oklahoma City Thunder 18 PG Florida  United States
Keon Johnson New York Knicks 21 SG Tennessee  United States
Isaiah Jackson Los Angeles Lakers 22 C/PF Kentucky  United States
Cam Thomas Brooklyn Nets 27 SG LSU  United States
Jaden Springer Philadelphia 76ers 28 SG Tennessee  United States
Herbert Jones New Orleans Pelicans 2 35 SF Alabama  United States
JT Thor Detroit Pistons 37 PF Auburn  United States
Sharife Cooper Atlanta Hawks 48 PG Auburn  United States
Brandon Boston Jr. Memphis Grizzlies 51 SG Kentucky  United States
Scottie Lewis Charlotte Hornets 56 SG Florida  United States

References

  1. ^ a b "Media picks Vols to win 2021 SEC Men's Basketball title". secsports.com. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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