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2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)ESPN, SEC Network
Regular season
Season championsAuburn Tigers
Season MVPJohni Broome, Auburn
SEC tournament
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsFlorida
  Runners-upTennessee
Finals MVPWalter Clayton Jr. (Florida)
SEC men's basketball seasons
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Auburn 15 – 3   .833 32 – 6   .842
No. 1 Florida † 14 – 4   .778 36 – 4   .900
No. 6 Alabama 13 – 5   .722 28 – 9   .757
No. 5 Tennessee 12 – 6   .667 30 – 8   .789
No. 19 Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
No. 12 Kentucky 10 – 8   .556 24 – 12   .667
Missouri 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
No. 18 Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 24 – 12   .667
No. 20 Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 22 – 14   .611
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Georgia 8 – 10   .444 20 – 13   .606
Vanderbilt 8 – 10   .444 20 – 13   .606
Texas 6 – 12   .333 19 – 16   .543
Oklahoma 6 – 12   .333 20 – 14   .588
LSU 3 – 15   .167 14 – 18   .438
South Carolina 2 – 16   .111 12 – 20   .375
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which started on November 3, 2024. Conference play began on January 4, 2025, and ended in March, after which the 16 member teams participated in the 2025 SEC men's basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Tournament champion Florida received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament.

This is the first season with 16 members of the conference as Texas and Oklahoma joined the conference before the start of the 2024–25.

The league set a record for most schools sent to the NCAA tournament, with 14 out of the league's 16 members granted bids to the tournament.

Pre-season

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Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team ESPN[1] Rivals[2] On3 Recruits[3] 247 Sports[4] Signees
Alabama No. 3 No. 3 No. 2 4
Arkansas No. 5 No. 2 No. 3 3
Auburn No. 24 No. 15 No. 31 2
Florida No. 64 – – 2
Georgia No. 10 No. 12 No. 10 4
LSU No. 13 No. 13 No. 14 4
Kentucky No. 51 No. 44 No. 45 2
Missouri No. 6 No. 14 No. 5 5
Mississippi State No. 70 – No. 47 2
Oklahoma No. 30 No. 41 No. 25 3
Ole Miss No. 75 No. 45 – 1
South Carolina No. 44 No. 46 – 2
Tennessee No. 73 No. 43 – 1
Texas No. 16 No. 26 No. 17 2
Texas A&M No. 57 No. 39 No. 30 2
Vanderbilt No. 82 – – 2

Preseason watchlists

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Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Player Wooden[5] Naismith[6] Cousy[7] West[8] Erving[9] Malone[10] Abdul-Jabbar[11] Olson[12]
Jonas Aidoo, Arkansas Green tickY
Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn Green tickY
Johni Broome, Auburn Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Walter Clayton Jr., Florida Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Johnell Davis, Arkansas Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Malik Dia, Ole Miss Green tickY
Darlinstone Dubar, Tennessee Green tickY
Boogie Fland, Arkansas Green tickY
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Tre Johnson, Texas Green tickY Green tickY
Arthur Kaluma, Texas Green tickY
Chaz Lanier, Tennessee Green tickY
Mark Mitchell, Missouri Green tickY
Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina Green tickY
Matthew Murrell, Ole Miss Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Grant Nelson, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Cliff Omoruyi, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jordan Pope, Texas Green tickY
Jaxson Robinson, Kentucky Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Mark Sears, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Amari Williams, Kentucky Green tickY
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Preseason All-American teams

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Player AP[13] CBS[14] Fox Sports[15]
Mark Sears, Alabama 1st team 1st team 1st team
Johni Broome, Auburn 1st team 2nd team 2nd team
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M RV 3rd team 3rd team
Johnell Davis, Arkansas RV 3rd team 3rd team
Tre Johnson, Texas RV

Preseason polls

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Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
AP[16] Blue Ribbon[17] CBS Sports Coaches ESPN[18] Fox Sports[19] KenPom NCAA Sports[20] Sports
Illustrated[21]
Alabama No. 2 No. 1 No. 2 – No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 1 No. 1
Arkansas No. 16 No. 15 No. 13 – No. 14 No. 13 No. 25 No. 13 No. 21
Auburn No. 11 No. 12 No. 10 – No. 11 No. 15 No. 3 No. 15 No. 10
Florida No. 21 No. 18 No. 22 – No. 21 – No. 28 No. 20 No. 18
Georgia – – – – – – No. 67 – –
Kentucky No. 23 No. 19 – – No. 23 No. 22 No. 42 No. 14 No. 23
LSU – – – – – – No. 51 – –
Missouri – – – – – – No. 53 – –
Mississippi State RV – – – – – No. 32 – –
Oklahoma – – – – – – No. 40 – –
Ole Miss No. 24 – – – No. 20 No. 24 No. 47 No. 33 No. 17
South Carolina – – – – – – No. 65 – –
Tennessee No. 12 No. 11 No. 14 – No. 13 No. 11 No. 13 No. 12 No. 12
Texas No. 19 No. 24 No. 20 – No. 22 – No. 18 No. 27 –
Texas A&M No. 13 No. 9 No. 11 – No. 12 No. 20 No. 16 No. 22 No. 24
Vanderbilt – – – – – – No. 96 – –

SEC media days

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The SEC conducted its 2024 SEC media days in Birmingham, Alabama on October 15 & 16, 2024 on the SEC Network.[22]

The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Place Team
1. Alabama
2. Auburn
3. Tennessee
4. Arkansas
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida
7. Texas
8. Kentucky
9. Ole Miss
10. Mississippi State
11. South Carolina
12. Georgia
13. Missouri
14. LSU
15. Oklahoma
16. Vanderbilt

Source:[23]

SEC Preseason All-Conference

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First Team[24]
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Johni Broome Auburn F Sr. 6′ 10″, 240 Plant City, FL
Walter Clayton Jr. Florida G Sr. 6′ 3″, 195 Lake Wales, FL
Mark Sears Alabama G Gr 6′ 5″, 205 Muscle Shoals, AL
Wade Taylor IV Texas A&M G Sr. 6′ 0″, 175 Dallas, TX
Zakai Zeigler Tennessee G Sr. 5′ 9″, 171 Long Island, NY
Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Jonas Aidoo Arkansas F Gr 6′ 11″, 240 Durham, NC
Johnell Davis Arkansas G Gr 6′ 4″, 205 Gary, IN
Josh Hubbard Mississippi State G So. 5′ 11″, 190 Madison, MS
Matthew Murrell Ole Miss G Sr. 6′ 4″, 205 Memphis, TN
Grant Nelson Alabama F Sr. 6′ 1″, 230 Devils Lake, ND
Third Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Collin Murray-Boyles South Carolina F So. 6′ 8″, 245 Columbia, S.C.
Alex Condon Florida C So. 6′ 11″, 230 Perth, Australia
Tramon Mark Texas G Gr 6′ 5″, 200 Dickinson, TX
Chad Baker-Mazara Auburn F Jr. 6′ 5″, 180 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jaxson Robinson Kentucky G 6′ 6″, 192 Ada, OK

Midseason watchlists

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Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Player Wooden[25] Naismith[26] Naismith DPOY[27] Robertson[28] Cousy[29] West[30] Erving[31] Malone[32] Abdul-Jabbar[33]
Chad Baker-Mazara Green tickY
Johni Broome Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Lamont Butler Green tickY Green tickY
Walter Clayton Jr. Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jeremiah Fears Green tickY
Josh Hubbard Green tickY Green tickY
Tre Johnson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Chaz Lanier Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Alijah Martin Green tickY
Jahmai Mashack Green tickY
Cameron Matthews Green tickY
Jalon Moore Green tickY
Collin Murray-Boyles Green tickY
Asa Newell Green tickY Green tickY
Clifford Omoruyi Green tickY
Otega Oweh Green tickY
Zhuric Phelps Green tickY
Jaxson Robinson Green tickY
Mark Sears Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Wade Taylor IV Green tickY
Zakai Zeigler Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Regular season

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The schedule was released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular-season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and the SEC Network.

Multi-team tournaments

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Team[34] Tournament Finish
Alabama Players Era Festival 2nd
Arkansas − −
Auburn Maui Invitational 1st
Florida ESPN Events Invitational 1st
Georgia − −
Kentucky − −
LSU Greenbrier Tip-Off 3rd
Missouri − −
Mississippi State Arizona Tip-Off 2nd
Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis 1st
Ole Miss Rady Children's Invitational 2nd
South Carolina Fort Myers Tip-Off 3rd
Tennessee Bahamas Championship 1st
Texas Legends Classic 1st
Texas A&M Players Era Festival 5th
Vanderbilt Charleston Classic 2nd

ACC–SEC Challenge

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Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Dec. 3 South Carolina Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ACC–SEC

Challenge

73–51 1–0
Notre Dame Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia 48–69 2–0
California Missouri Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri 93–98 3–0
Arkansas Miami (FL) Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida 76–73 4–0
Syracuse No.3 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee 70–96 5–0
Wake Forest No. 22 Texas A&M Reed Arena • College Station, Texas 44–57 6–0
Florida State LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 75–85 7–0
Georgia Tech No. 21 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma 61–76 8–0
No. 23 Ole Miss Louisville KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky 86–63 9–0
No. 4 Kentucky Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina 66–70 9–1
Dec. 4 Alabama North Carolina Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 94–79 10–1
Virginia Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Florida 87–69 11–1
Auburn Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina 78–84 11–2
Texas NC State Lenovo Center • Raleigh, North Carolina 63–59 12–2
Pittsburgh Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Mississippi State, Mississippi 90–57 13–2
Vanderbilt Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia 80–64 14–2

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

Records vs other conferences

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The SEC has a record of 184–24 in non-conference play for the 2024–25 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov. 4 ● − 0−0 0−0

† denotes neutral site game

Conference schedule

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

  Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Oklahoma Ole Miss Mississippi State Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama – 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Arkansas 1–0 – 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0
vs. Auburn 0–1 0–0 – 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
vs. Florida 0–0 0–1 0–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
vs. Georgia 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0
vs. Kentucky 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 – 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0
vs. LSU 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 – 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Oklahoma 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 – 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1
vs. Ole Miss 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 – 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0
vs. Mississippi State 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 – 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Missouri 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 – 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. South Carolina 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Tennessee 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 – 0–1 0–0 1–1
vs. Texas 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 – 1–1 1–0
vs. Texas A&M 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 – 0–0
vs. Vanderbilt 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 –
Total 10–2 4–8 11–1 10–3 4–9 6–6 3–10 3–10 8–5 7–6 8–4 0–13 8–5 5–8 9–4 5–7

Thru Feb. 19, 2025

Points scored

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Team For Against Difference
Alabama 2,258 1,978 280
Arkansas 1,841 1,654 187
Auburn 2,128 1,710 418
Florida 2,179 1,729 450
Georgia 1,950 1,773 177
Kentucky 2,148 1,907 241
LSU 1,992 1,878 114
Oklahoma 2,006 1,897 109
Ole Miss 2,023 1,792 231
Mississippi State 2,053 1,847 206
Missouri 2,065 1,724 341
South Carolina 1,809 1,843 -34
Tennessee 1,858 1,497 361
Texas 2,046 1,801 245
Texas A&M 1,917 1,704 213
Vanderbilt 1,934 1,733 201

Thru Feb. 19, 2025 [35]

Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
Team Poll 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		 Wk
20		 Final
Alabama AP 2 2 8 9 10 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 4 6 7
C 2 2 7 9 12 8 7 6 6 5 5 3 4 3 1 4 6 8
Arkansas AP 16 18 20 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C 16 21 23 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Auburn AP 11 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C 11 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Florida AP 21 20 21 18 13 9 7 6 6 8 5 5 5 6 3 2 3 5
C 21 18 19 16 13 7 6 5 5 8 4 6 6 6 3 2 3 5
Georgia AP NV NV NV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV NV NV NV NV NV
Kentucky AP 23 9 9 8 4 5 4 10 10 6 8 9 12 14 15 17 17 19
C 23 18 11 8 6 5 4 10 11 7 9 9 12 14 18 21 23 24
LSU AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Oklahoma AP NV NV NV NV 21 13 14 12 12 17 RV NV RV RV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV 21 17 15 11 10 16 RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Ole Miss AP 24 25 RV 23 23 19 17 16 24 23 21 16 23 25 19 24 RV RV
C 25 RV RV 24 20 15 16 16 23 22 21 16 23 RV 23 RV RV RV
Mississippi State AP RV RV RV 25 RV 25 RV 19 17 14 15 14 14 22 22 21 24 25
C RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 19 16 13 18 14 13 RV RV 23 24 RV
Missouri AP NV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 20 15 21 15 14 15
C NV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV RV NV RV 24 21 16 22 16 16 15
South Carolina AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Tennessee AP 12 11 11 7 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 8 4 5 6 5 4
C 12 9 9 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 8 4 4 6 5 4
Texas AP 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV NV NV NV NV
C 19 RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Texas A&M AP 13 23 23 20 22 17 12 13 13 10 11 13 13 10 8 7 12 22
C 15 23 22 20 24 18 11 13 12 9 11 13 15 13 9 7 11 21
Vanderbilt AP NV NV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV RV 24 RV NV NV RV RV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV RV RV NV NV NV NV RV

Postseason

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SEC Tournament

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Main article: 2025 SEC men's basketball tournament

The conference tournament was played from March 12−16, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

* – denotes overtime

First round
Wednesday, March 12
SEC Network		Second round
Thursday, March 13
SEC Network		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 14
ESPN/SEC Network		Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
ESPN		Championship
Sunday, March 16
ESPN
1Auburn62
8Ole Miss838Ole Miss57
9Arkansas729Arkansas801Auburn65
16South Carolina684Tennessee70
4Tennessee83
5Texas A&M8913Texas72
12Vanderbilt7213Texas94**4Tennessee77
13Texas792Florida86
2Florida95
7Missouri857Missouri81
10Mississippi State9110Mississippi State732Florida104
15LSU623Alabama82
3Alabama99
6Kentucky856Kentucky70
11Georgia7514Oklahoma84
14Oklahoma81

Source:[36]

NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 South Auburn Bye W 83–63 vs. (16) Alabama State W 82–70 vs. (9) Creighton W 78–65 vs. (5) Michigan W 70–64 vs. (2) Michigan State L 73–79 vs. (W1) Florida
DNP
1 West Florida W 95–69 vs. (16) Norfolk State W 77–75 vs. (8) UConn W 87–71 vs. (4) Maryland W 84–79 vs. (3) Texas Tech W 79–73 vs. (S1) Auburn vs. (MW1) Houston
2 East Alabama W 90–81 vs. (15) Robert Morris W 80–66 vs. (7) Saint Mary's W 113–88 vs. (6) BYU L 65–85 vs. (1) Duke
DNP
2 Midwest Tennessee W 77–62 vs. (15) Wofford W 67–58 vs. (7) UCLA W 78–65 vs. (3) Kentucky L 50–69 vs. (1) Houston
DNP
3 Midwest Kentucky W 76–57 vs. (14) Troy W 84–75 vs. (6) Illinois L 65–78 vs. (2) Tennessee
DNP
4 South Texas A&M W 80–71 vs. (13) Yale L 79–91 vs. (5) Michigan
DNP
6 South Ole Miss W 71–64 vs. (11) North Carolina W 91–78 vs. (3) Iowa State L 70–73 vs. (2) Michigan State
DNP
6 West Missouri L 57–67 vs. (11) Drake
DNP
8 East Mississippi State L 72–75 vs. (9) Baylor
DNP
9 Midwest Georgia L 68–89 vs. (8) Gonzaga
DNP
9 West Oklahoma L 59–67 vs. (8) UConn
DNP
10 East Vanderbilt L 56–59 vs. (7) Saint Mary's
DNP
10 West Arkansas W 79–72 vs. (7) Kansas W 75–66 vs. (2) St. John's L 83–85OT vs. (3) Texas Tech
DNP
11 Midwest Texas L 80–86 vs. (11) Xavier
DNP
14 Bids W–L (%): 0–1 (.000) 8–5 (.615) 7–1 (.875) 4–3 (.571) 2–2 (.500) 1–1 (.500) 1–0 (1.000)
TOTAL: 21–13 (.618)

NIT

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Main article: 2025 National Invitation Tournament

The following teams from the conference that will be 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 (–)

LSU and South Carolina were invited to the NIT, but both schools declined the invite.[37][38]

CBC

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Main article: 2026 College Basketball Crown
Seed School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
− − − − −
W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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Coach School Reason Replacement
Eric Musselman Arkansas Accepted coaching position at USC John Calipari
John Calipari Kentucky Accepted coaching position at Arkansas Mark Pope

Coaches

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

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Record at school SEC record SEC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Alabama Nate Oats Buffalo 6th 117–54 (.684) 62–28 (.689) 2 4 1 0
Arkansas John Calipari Kentucky 1st 0–0 (–) 198–65 (.753) 6 23 6 1
Auburn Bruce Pearl Tennessee 11th 214–119 (.643) 162–114 (.587) 2 5 1 0
Florida Todd Golden San Francisco 3rd 40–29 (.580) 20–16 (.556) 0 1 0 0
Georgia Mike White Florida 3rd 36–33 (.522) 12–24 (.333) 0 0 0 0
Kentucky Mark Pope BYU 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 2 0 0
LSU Matt McMahon Murray State 3rd 31–35 (.470) 11–25 (.306) 0 3 0 0
Oklahoma Porter Moser Loyola Chicago 4th 54–45 (.545) 0–0 (–) 0 2 1 0
Ole Miss Chris Beard Texas 2nd 20–12 (.625) 7–11 (.389) 0 5 1 0
Mississippi State Chris Jans New Mexico State 3rd 42–27 (.609) 8–10 (.444) 0 5 0 0
Missouri Dennis Gates Cleveland State 3rd 33–34 (.493) 11–25 (.306) 0 2 0 0
South Carolina Lamont Paris Chattanooga 3rd 37–29 (.561) 17–19 (.472) 0 2 0 0
Tennessee Rick Barnes Texas 10th 202–101 (.667) 100–60 (.625) 2 28 1 0
Texas Rodney Terry UTEP 3rd 43–21 (.672) 0–0 (–) 0 3 0 0
Texas A&M Buzz Williams Virginia Tech 6th 97–62 (.610) 45–37 (.549) 0 10 0 0
Vanderbilt Mark Byington James Madison 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 1 0 0

Notes:

  • SEC records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2024–25 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances, NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.

Awards and honors

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SEC Players of the Week

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Throughout the regular season, the SEC offices will honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.

Week Player of the Week School Freshman of the Week School Ref.
November 11, 2024 Johni Broome Auburn Tre Johnson Texas [39]
November 18, 2024 Andrew Carr Kentucky Asa Newell Georgia [40]
November 25, 2024 Chaz Lanier Tennessee Labaron Philon Alabama [41]
December 2, 2024 Johni Broome (2) Auburn Jeremiah Fears Oklahoma [42]
December 9, 2024 Tamar Bates Missouri Asa Newell (2) Georgia [43]
December 16, 2024 Johni Broome (3)
Lamont Butler 		Auburn
Kentucky 		Boogie Fland Arkansas [44]
December 23, 2024 Jordan Pope
Collin Murray-Boyles 		Texas
South Carolina 		Jeremiah Fears (2) Oklahoma [45]
December 30, 2024 Zakai Zeigler Tennessee Labaron Philon (2) Alabama [46]
January 6, 2025 Koby Brea
Chaz Lanier (2) 		Kentucky
Tennessee 		Labaron Philon (3) Alabama [47]
January 13, 2025 Mark Sears
Alex Condon 		Alabama
Florida 		Asa Newell (3) Georgia [48]
January 20, 2025 Caleb Grill Missouri Tahaad Pettiford Auburn [49]
January 27, 2025 Johni Broome (4) Auburn Tre Johnson (2) Texas [50]
February 3, 2025 Johni Broome (5) Auburn Tre Johnson (3) Texas [51]
February 10, 2025 Alex Condon (2) Florida Asa Newell (4) Georgia [52]
February 17, 2025 Denver Jones Auburn Tre Johnson (4) Texas [53]
February 24, 2025 Mark Sears (2)
Chaz Lanier (3) 		Alabama
Tennessee 		Jeremiah Fears (3) Oklahoma [54]
March 3, 2025 Silas Demary Jr. Georgia Tre Johnson (5) Texas [55]

Totals per school

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School Total
Auburn 7
Texas 6
Alabama 5
Georgia 5
Tennessee 4
Kentucky 3
Oklahoma 3
Florida 2
Missouri 2
Arkansas 1
South Carolina 1
LSU 0
Ole Miss 0
Mississippi State 0
Texas A&M 0
Vanderbilt 0

All-Americans

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Main article: 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus All-Americans
First Team Second Team
None None

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[56]

Associated Press NABC Sporting News USBWA
First Team
Second Team
Third Team

Sources:
*Associated Press All-America Team
*National Association of Basketball Coaches All-America Team
*Sporting News All-America Team
*USBWA All-America Team

All-District

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

District IV

All-District Team

District IV

Player of the Year

All-District Team

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following from the SEC to their All-District Teams:

District 20

SEC season awards

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Source:[57]

SEC individual awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Johni Broome, Auburn
Coach of the Year Bruce Pearl, Auburn
Defensive Player of the Year Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
Newcomer of the Year Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
Freshman of the Year Tre Johnson, Texas
Sixth Man Award Caleb Grill, Missouri
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk, South Carolina
2024-25 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive Team Freshman Team

Johni Broome, Auburn
Walter Clayton Jr., Florida
Mark Sears, Alabama
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee

Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
Tre Johnson, Texas
Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina
Otega Oweh, Kentucky

Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn
Alex Condon, Florida
Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt
Mark Mitchell, Missouri
Sean Pedulla, Ole Miss

Denver Jones, Auburn
Jahmai Mashack, Tennessee
Cameron Matthews, Mississippi State
Anthony Robinson II, Missouri
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee

Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma
Tre Johnson, Texas
Asa Newell, Georgia
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
Labaron Philon, Alabama


Scholar Athlete of the year

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Name School Pos. Ht., Wt. GPA Major

SEC All-Tournament Team

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team

SEC Tournament Most Outstanding Player

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team

2024–25 Season statistic leaders

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Source:[58]


Thru March 3, 2025

2025 NBA draft

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PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team Round Pick # Position School Nationality

Home game attendance

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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 Coleman Coliseum 15,383 13,474† 13,474† 13,474† 40,422 13,474
Arkansas Bud Walton Arena 19,368 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 57,600 19,200 99.03%
Auburn Neville Arena 9,121 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 27,363 9,121 100.00%
Florida O'Connell Center 11,255 8,381† 7,857 8,005 24,243 8,081
Georgia Stegeman Coliseum 10,523 6,193† 5,405 5,757 5,775 23,130 5,783
Kentucky Rupp Arena 20,545 19,635 20,048† 19,314 58,997 19,666
LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center 13,215 8,043† 7,247 6,442 21,732 7,244
Missouri Mizzou Arena 15,061 11,044† 8,912 8,889 28,845 9,615
Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum 9,100 9,125† 8,726 8,744 26,595 8,865
Oklahoma Sooners Lloyd Noble Center 10,967 4,886 4,742 4,922 4,678 7,725† 1,611 6,244 34,808 4,972
Ole Miss SJB Pavilion 9,500 7,982† 7,314 4,033 19,329 6,443
South Carolina Colonial Life Arena 18,000 12,388† 12,205 11,577 36,170 12,057
Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena 21,678 17,813† 16,916 17,232 51,961 17,320
Texas Moody Center 10,763 10,993† 10,662 10,457 32,112 10,704
Texas A&M Reed Arena 12,989 8,673 7,195 11,658† 27,526 9,175
Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium 14,316 5,011 5,700 5,945† 5,249 21,905 5,476
Total 13,823

old – At or exceed capacity
†Season high


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