2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season explained

2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:14
Tv:ESPN, SEC Network, CBS
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Tennessee
Mvp:Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
Mvp Link:Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:SEC tournament
Finals Link:2024 SEC men's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:Auburn
Finals Runner-Up:Florida
Seasonslistnames:SEC men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2022–23
Nextseason Link:2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2024–25

The 2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which started November 6, 2023. Conference began on January 6, 2024, and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.

This will be the final season with 14 members of the conference as Texas and Oklahoma will join the conference before the start of the 2024–25

Pre-season

Recruiting classes

Rankings! Team! ESPN[1] ! Rivals[2] !On3 Recruits[3] !247 Sports[4] !Signees
style= width=75Alabama No. 22No. 14No. 164
style= width=90Arkansas No. 32No. 11No. 302
style= width=85Auburn –No. 51No. 672
style= width=75Florida No. 58No. 60No. 932
style= width=75Georgia No. 11No. 18No. 154
style= width=90LSU No. 42No. 45No. 502
style= width=75Kentucky –No. 1No. 18
style= width=75Missouri No. 23No. 31No. 273
style= width=75Mississippi State No. 20No. 57No. 365
style= width=75Ole Miss –No. 48No. 543
style= width=75South Carolina No. 44No. 73No. 523
style= width=100Tennessee No. 39No. 21No. 213
style= width=75Texas A&M No. 48No. 59No. 393
style= width=100Vanderbilt No. 26No. 55No. 375

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

PlayerWooden[5] Naismith[6] Cousy[7] West[8] Erving[9] Malone[10] Abdul-Jabbar[11] Olson
Aaron Bradshaw
Trevon Brazile
Johni Broome
Justin Edwards
Dalton Knecht
Riley Kugel
Tramon Mark
Grant Nelson
Antonio Reeves
Jamarion Sharp
Tolu Smith
Wade Taylor IV
Santiago Véscovi
D. J. Wagner
Zakai Zeigler

Preseason All-American teams

PlayerAP[12] CBS[13] Fox Sports
Johni BroomeRV
Tolu SmithRV
Wade Taylor IVRV1st Team3rd Team

Preseason polls

247 Sports[14] AP[15] Blue RibbonCBS Sports[16] Coaches[17] ESPN[18] Fox Sports[19] KenPom[20] NCAA Sports[21] Sports
Illustrated[22]
style= width=75Alabama No. 16 No. 24 – –No. 24 No. 22 –No. 10 No. 28–
style= width=75Arkansas No. 10 No. 14 – No. 16No. 14 No. 16 No. 9No. 14 No. 14No. 20
style= width=75Auburn – – – –– – –No. 15 No. 33–
style= width=75Florida – – – –– – –No. 39 ––
style= width=75Georgia – – – –– – –No. 57 ––
style= width=75Kentucky – No. 16 – –No. 16 No. 15 –No. 18 No. 18No. 23
style= width=75LSU – – – –– – –No. 47 –
style= width=75Missouri – – – –– – –No. 55 ––
style= width=75Mississippi State – – – –– – –No. 27 No. 26–
style= width=75Ole Miss – – – No. 22– – –No. 82 ––
style= width=75South Carolina – – – –– – –No. 66 ––
style= width=75Tennessee No. 9 No. 9 – No. 4No. 10 No. 8 No. 15No. 8 No. 21No. 6
style= width=75Texas A&M No. 19 No. 15 – –No. 19 No. 20 No. 16No. 24 No. 23No. 11
style= width=75Vanderbilt – – – –– – –No. 79 ––

SEC media days

The SEC conducted its 2023 SEC media days in Birmingham, Alabama on October 18 & 19, 2023 on the SEC Network.[23]

The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
PlaceTeam
1. Tennessee
2. Texas A&M
3. Arkansas
4. Kentucky
5. Alabama
6. Auburn
7. Mississippi State
8. Florida
9. Missouri
10. Ole Miss
11. Vanderbilt
12. Georgia
13. LSU
14. South Carolina
Source:[24]

SEC Preseason All-Conference

First Team[25]
NameSchoolPos.Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
Trevon Brazile Arkansas F So .6′ 10″, 220 Springfield, MO
Johni Broome Auburn F Jr. 6′ 10″, 240 Plant City, FL
Justin Edwards Kentucky G Fr .6′ 8″, 203 Philadelphia, PA
Grant Nelson Alabama F Sr. 6′ 11″, 230 Devils Lake, ND
Tolu Smith Mississippi State F Gr. 6′ 11″, 245 Bay St. Louis, MS
Wade Taylor IV Texas A&M G Jr. 6′ 0″, 175 Dallas, TX
Santiago Vescovi Tennessee G Sr. 6′ 3″, 192 Montevideo, Uruguay
Second Team
NameSchoolPos.Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
Davonte Davis Arkansas G Sr. 6′ 1″, 185 Jacksonville, AR
Riley Kugel Florida G Sr. 6′ 4″, 185 Orlando, FL
Antonio Reeves Kentucky G So. 6′ 5″, 207 Chicago, IL
Mark Sears Alabama G Sr. 6′ 5″, 205 Muscle Shoals, AL
Tennessee G Jr. 5′ 9″, 171 Long Island, NY
Honorable Mention

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

PlayerWooden[26] NaismithNaismith DPOYRobertsonCousy[27] West[28] ErvingMaloneAbdul-JabbarOlson[29]
Johni Broome
Meechie Johnson
Dalton Knecht
Antonio Reeves
Mark Sears
Reed Sheppard
Wade Taylor IV
Zakai Zeigler

Regular season

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 and ESPNU, FOX and FS1, CBS Sports, and the Pac-12 Network.

Multi-team tournaments

Team[30] TournamentFinish
AlabamaEmerald Coast Classic3rd
ArkansasBattle 4 Atlantis4th
AuburnLegends Classic1st
FloridaNIT Season Tip-Off2nd
GeorgiaBahamas Championship4th
Kentucky−−
LSUCharleston Classic5th
Missouri−−
Mississippi StateHall of Fame Tip-Off1st
Ole Miss−−
South Carolina−−
TennesseeMaui Invitational4th
Texas A&MESPN Events Invitational3rd
VanderbiltVegas Showdown4th

ACC–SEC Challenge

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov. 28 LSU ACC–SECChallengeSyracuse 80–57 ACC 1–0
Notre DameSouth CarolinaColonial Life Arena ● Columbia, South CarolinaSouth Carolina 65–53Tied 1–1
No. 21 Mississippi StateMcCamish Pavilion ● Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgia Tech 67–59ACC 2–1
MissouriPittsburghPetersen Events Center ● Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMissouri 71–64Tied 2–2
No. 8 No. 12 KentuckyRupp Arena ● Lexington, KentuckyKentucky 95–73SEC 3–2
NC StateOle MissSJB Pavilion ● Oxford, MississippiOle Miss 72–52SEC 4–2
No. 23 AlabamaColeman Coliseum ● Tuscaloosa, AlabamaClemson 85–77SEC 4–3
Nov. 29FloridaWake ForestLJVM Coliseum ● Winston-Salem, North CarolinaWake Forest 82–71Tied 4-4
No. 14 Texas A&MVirginiaJohn Paul Jones Arena ● Charlottesville, VirginiaVirginia 59–47ACC 5–4
No. 10 TennesseeNo. 17 North CarolinaDean Smith Center ● Chapel Hill, North CarolinaNorth Carolina 100–92ACC 6–4
Boston CollegeVanderbiltMemorial Gymnasium ● Nashville, TennesseeBoston College 78–62ACC 7–4
Virginia TechAuburnNeville Arena ● Auburn, AlabamaAuburn 74–57ACC 7–5
GeorgiaFlorida StateDonald L. Tucker Civic Center ● Tallahassee, FloridaGeorgia 68–66ACC 7–6
No. 7 DukeArkansasBud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, ArkansasArkansas 80–75Tied 7–7
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

Records vs other conferences

The SEC has a record of 136–46 in non-conference play for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Regular season

Power 6 Conferences
ConferenceRecord
ACC17–12
Big East2–3
Big Ten10–4
Big 122–10
Pac-126–3
Combined37–32
Other Conferences
ConferenceRecord
America East1–0
American10–4
ASUN7–0
Atlantic 105–1
Big Sky1–0
Big South8–1
Big West0–0
Coastal2–1
Conference USA3–0
Horizon1–0
Independents/Non-Division I0–0
Ivy League3–0
Metro Atlantic3–0
Mid-American0–0
Mid-Eastern Athletic3–0
Missouri Valley3–0
Mountain West0–0
Northeast2–0
Ohio Valley4–0
Patriot3–0
Southern7–2
Southland8–1
SWAC14–2
Summit1–0
Sun Belt7–1
WCC0–1
WAC3–0
Combined99–14

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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. 7 No. 20 Baylor Auburn† − Baylor 88−82 0−1
Nov. 14 No. 1 Kansas No. 17 Kentucky† Kansas 89−84 0−2
Nov. 17 No. 12 Miami (FL) Georgia† Bahamas Championship Miami 79−68 0−3
Nov. 21 No. 2 Purdue No. 7 Tennessee† Maui Invitational Purdue 71−67 0−4
Nov. 21 No. 1 Kansas No. 7 Tennessee† Maui Invitational Kansas 69−60 0−5
Nov. 24 No. 19 Florida Atlantic No. 12 Texas A&M† ESPN Events Invitational Florida Atlantic 96−89 0−6
Nov. 24 No. 13 Baylor Florida† NIT Season Tip-Off Baylor 95−91 0−7
Nov. 24 No. 14 North Carolina No. 20 Arkansas† Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis North Carolina 87−72 0−8
Nov. 28 No. 8 Miami No. 12 Kentucky ACC–SEC Challenge Kentucky 95−73 1−8
Nov. 29 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, AR ACC–SEC Challenge Arkansas 80−75 2−8
Nov. 29 No. 10 Tennessee No. 17 North Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge North Carolina 100−92 2−9
Dec. 6 South Carolina No. 24 Clemson Clemson 72−67 2−10
Dec. 9 Missouri No. 2 Kansas Kansas 73−64 2−11
Dec. 9 Alabama No. 4 Purdue Basketball Hall of Fame Series Toronto Purdue 92−86 2−12
Dec. 9 No. 17 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN − Tennessee 86−79 3−12
Dec. 9 No. 19 Oklahoma Arkansas† Crimson & Cardinal Classic Oklahoma 79−70 3−13
Dec. 16 No. 4 Houston Texas A&M The Halal Guys Showcase Houston 70−66 3−14
Dec. 16 No. 19 Texas LSU† Toyota Center ● Houston, TX The Halal Guys Showcase Texas 96−85 3−15
Dec. 16 Alabama No. 8 Creighton − Creighton 85−82 3−16
Dec. 16 No. 9 North Carolina No. 14 Kentucky Kentucky 87−83 4−16
Dec. 20 No. 4 Arizona Alabama Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series Arizona 87−74 4−17
Dec. 22 No. 13 Illinois Missouri† Illinois 97−73 4−18
Dec. 23 Vanderbilt No. 23 Memphis − Memphis 77−75 4−19
† denotes neutral site game

Conference schedule

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

 AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUOle MissMississippi StateMissouriSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbilt
ARK AUB FLA GEO UK LSU MISS MSU MIZ USC TEN TAMU VAN -->vs. Alabama– 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Arkansas0–0 – 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
vs. Auburn1–1 0–1 – 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2
vs. Florida1–1 0–1 0–1 – 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Georgia1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 – 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Kentucky0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 – 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
vs. LSU2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2
vs. Ole Miss1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Mississippi State2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Missouri1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 – 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
vs. South Carolina1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Tennessee0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2
vs. Texas A&M1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 – 1–0
vs. Vanderbilt1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 –
ARK AUB FLA GEO UK LSU MISS MSU MIZ USC TEN TAMU VAN -->
Total12–5 6–12 12–4 11–6 6–11 12–5 8–9 7–10 8–9 0–17 12–5 14–3 8–9 3–14
Thru Mar. 6, 2024

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifference
Alabama2,7242,404320
Arkansas2,3222,376-54
Auburn2,4962,047449
Florida2,5532,326227
Georgia2,2462,22521
Kentucky2,6902,372318
LSU2,2992,24059
Ole Miss2,2672,19968
Mississippi State2,2442,066178
Missouri2,1702,290-120
South Carolina2,1491,969180
Tennessee2,4062,014395
Texas A&M2,1902,09595
Vanderbilt2,0092,260-251

Through Mar. 6, 2024 [31]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo votes received
Team Poll Pre Wk
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3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
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9 		Wk
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13 		Wk
14 		Wk
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17 		Wk
18 		Wk
19 		Wk
20 		Final
AlabamaAP24221723RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24161513141619193т
C24221520RVRVRVNVNVRVRVRV22161513131719194
ArkansasAP141420RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRV
C1414RVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
AuburnAPRVRVRVRVNVRVRVRV251613816121314111312718
CRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2416116т16111214111412717
FloridaAPRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRV2424RVRVRVRV
CRVNVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRV2425RV23RV
GeorgiaAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
KentuckyAP16171612161498668610172217161591220
C16161612171591066106т8152017151491219
LSUAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Ole MissAPNVNVNVRVRVRV252422RV22RVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVRV252522192321RVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Mississippi StateAPRVRV2521NVNVRVRVRVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNV
CRVRV2522RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
MissouriAPRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
South CarolinaAPNVNVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVNVRV1511201817151624
CNVNVRVNVNVNVRVRVNVRVNVNVRV2011201816161723
TennesseeAP977101712865565568544565
C1088111310775575569544565
Texas A&MAP1513121421RVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVRV
C1915131319RVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVRV
VanderbiltAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV

Postseason

SEC Tournament

See main article: 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament.

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst roundSecond roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
2MidwestTennesseeDefeated (15) Saint Peter's, 83–49Defeated (7) Texas, 62–58Defeated (3) Creighton, 82–75Lost to (1) Purdue, 66–72
3SouthKentuckyLost to (14) Oakland, 76–80
4WestAlabamaDefeated (13) Charleston, 109–96Defeated (12) Grand Canyon, 72–61Defeated (1) North Carolina, 89–87Defeated (6) Clemson, 89–82Lost to (E1) UConn, 72–86
4EastAuburnLost to (13) Yale, 76–78
6MidwestSouth CarolinaLost to (11) Oregon, 73–87
7SouthFloridaLost to (10) Colorado, 100–102
8WestMississippi StateLost to (9) Michigan State, 51–69
9MidwestTexas A&MDefeated (8) Nebraska, 98–83Lost to (1) Houston, 95–100 (OT)
BidsW-L (%):3–5 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 TOTAL: 8–8

NIT

See main article: 2024 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
4GeorgiaDefeated Xavier, 78–76Defeated (1) Wake Forest, 72–66Defeated (2) Ohio State, 79–77Lost to (1) Seton Hall, 67–84
4LSULost to North Texas, 77–84
W-L (%):1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 TOTAL: 3–2

Head coaches

Coaches

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

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolRecord at schoolSEC recordSEC titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
style= width=75AlabamaNate OatsBuffalo5th92–42 49–23 2300
style= width=100ArkansasEric MusselmanNevada5th95–42 41–31 0300
style= width=75AuburnBruce PearlTennessee10th187–111 149–109 1410
style=
width=75|Florida| Todd Golden| San Francisco| 2nd| 16–17 | 9–9 | 0| 0| 0| 0|-! style= width=75|Georgia| Mike White| Florida| 2nd| 16–16 | 78–64 | 0| 0| 0| 0|-! style= width=75|Kentucky| John Calipari| Memphis| 15th| 387–113 | 186–60 | 6| 11| 3| 1|-! style= width=75|LSU| Matt McMahon| Murray State| 2nd| 14–19 | 2–16 | 0| 0| 0| 0|-! style= width=75|Ole Miss| Chris Beard| Texas| 1st| 0–0 | 0–0 | 0| 0| 0| 0|-! style= width=110|Mississippi State| Chris Jans| New Mexico State| 2nd| 21–13 | 8–10 | 0| 1| 0| 0|-! style= width=85|Missouri| Dennis Gates| Cleveland State| 2nd| 25–10 | 11–7 | 0| 1| 0| 0|-! style= width=110|South Carolina| Lamont Paris| Chattanooga| 2nd| 11–21 | 4–14 | 0| 0| 0| 0|-! style= width=100|Tennessee| Rick Barnes| Texas| 9th| 173–92 | 86–56 | 1| 5| 1| 0|-! style= width=95|Texas A&M| Buzz Williams| Virginia Tech| 5th| 76–47 | 36–28 | 0| 1| 0| 0|-! style= width=100|Vanderbilt| Jerry Stackhouse| Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)| 5th| 61–69 | 24–46 | 0| 0| 0| 0|-|}Notes:

Awards and honors

SEC Players of the Week

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.

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchool Freshman of the WeekSchool Ref.
November 13, 2023Dalton KnechtTennesseeAden HollowayAuburn[32]
November 20, 2023Henry Coleman IIITexas A&MJosh HubbardMississippi State[33]
November 27, 2023Tyrese SamuelFloridaD. J. WagnerKentucky[34]
December 4, 2023Trevon BrazileArkansasReed SheppardKentucky[35]
December 11, 2023Jaylin WilliamsAuburnAden Holloway (2)Auburn[36]
December 18, 2023Wade Taylor IVTexas A&MD. J. Wagner (2)Kentucky[37]
December 26, 2023Jimmy Bell Jr.Mississippi StateReed Sheppard (2)Kentucky[38]
January 2, 2024Keyon Menifield Jr.ArkansasMike Williams IIILSU[39]
January 8, 2024Jordan WrightLSUMeechie JohnsonSouth Carolina[40]
January 15, 2024Mark SearsAlabamaJosh Hubbard (2)Mississippi State[41]
Dalton Knecht (2)Tennessee
January 22, 2024Dalton Knecht (3)TennesseeD. J. Wagner (3)Kentucky[42]
January 29, 2024Mark Sears (2)AlabamaJosh Hubbard (3)Mississippi State[43]
February 5, 2024Johni BroomeAuburnRob DillinghamKentucky[44]
February 12, 2024Tyrece RadfordTexas A&MCollin Murray-BoylesSouth Carolina[45]
February 19, 2024Jonas AidooTennesseeJosh Hubbard (4)Mississippi State[46]
February 26, 2024Khalif BattleArkansasJustin EdwardsKentucky
March 4, 2024Meechie JohnsonSouth CarolinaReed Sheppard (3)Kentucky[47]
Dalton Knecht (4)Tennessee
March 11, 2024-->

Totals per school

SchoolTotal
Kentucky8
Mississippi State5
Tennessee5
Auburn4
Arkansas3
South Carolina3
Texas A&M3
Alabama2
LSU2
Florida1
Georgia0
Ole Miss0
Missouri0
style= width=125Vanderbilt0

2023–24 Season statistic leaders

Source:[48]

Scoring leaders
1Mark Sears 303 20.2
2Antonio Reeves 261 18.6
3Meechie Johnson 252 18.0
4Wade Taylor IV 260 17.3
5Sean East II 259 17.3
Rebound leaders
1Tyrese Samuel 122 8.7
2Andersson Garcia 130 8.7
3Jimmy Bell Jr. 120 8.6
4Johni Broome 128 8.5
5Henry Coleman III 118 8.4
Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm)
1Tyrese Samuel 74 119 62.2%
2Sean East II 100 180 55.6%
3Johni Broome 87 157 55.4%
4Mark Sears 97 177 54.8%
5Tramon Mark 75 138 54.3%
Assist leaders
169 4.9
2Zyon Pullin 53 4.8
3Ta'Lon Cooper 66 4.4
4Reed Sheppard 58 4.1
5Rob Dillingham 57 4.1
Block leaders
1Jamarion Sharp 36 2.6
2Johni Broome 32 2.1
3Aidan Shaw 26 1.7
4Trevon Brazile 22 1.6
5Jonas Aidoo 20 1.4
Free throw leaders
1Ezra Manjon 62 70 88.6%
2Jabri Abdur-Rahim 60 68 88.2%
3Grant Nelson 50 57 87.7%
4Chad Baker-Mazara 41 47 87.2%
5Josh Hubbard 38 44 86.4%
Steal leaders
1Cameron Matthews 37 2.6
2Reed Sheppard 35 2.5
3Wade Taylor IV 36 2.4
4Jordan Wright 33 2.2
5Matthew Murrell 30 2.1
Three point leaders
1Sean East II 22 41 53.7%
2Reed Sheppard 30 56 53.6%
3Sam Walters 20 39 51.3%
4Tamar Bates 19 38 50.0%
5Mark Sears 40 81 49.4%

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Game 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Game 17Game 18Total Average% of Capacity
style= width=75AlabamaColeman Coliseum15,3839,07810,9009,82810,30010,7259,7039,95010,20811,56913,474†13,474†13,474†13,474†11,07713,474†–170,70811,38173.98%
style= width=100ArkansasBud Walton Arena19,36819,20019,20019,20019,20020,344†19,20019,20019,20019,20019,20019,20019,20019,20019,20019,20019,20019,200327,54419,26799.47%
style= width=75AuburnNeville Arena9,1219,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†9,121†–136,8159,121100.0%
style= width=75FloridaO'Connell Center11,2557,0236,67510,0136,8138,0239,86910,10610,4458,48410,04510,808†9,00710,3589,07211,009137,7509,18381.59%
style= width=75GeorgiaStegeman Coliseum10,5238,1765,6996,0465,6949,0176,5236,0456,6037,7937,82010,523†9,24310,523†10,523†10,523†10,523†8,1656,219145,6588,09276.89%
style= width=75KentuckyRupp Arena20,54518,43819,64618,96018,68020,24620,11919,99020,659†20,08620,01620,28320,06820,26520,18620,06420,34220,32220,332358,70219,92896.99%
style= width=75LSUPete Maravich Assembly Center13,2157,9227,2657,9407,3657,4137,1047,3888,2567,2188,7779,0857,8807,7559,493†9,4637,621127,9457,99760.51%
style= width=75MissouriMizzou Arena15,06111,48615,061†9,6569,6909,7459,76210,88510,62312,40711,13511,48911,0209,81410,62010,08911,02110,041184,54410,85672.08%
style= width=75Mississippi StateHumphrey Coliseum9,1007,5257,3377,5617,1866,8047,0358,1609,1429,1729,1758,7559,2199,381†9,256–115,7088,26590.82%
style= width=75Ole MissSJB Pavilion9,5006,1416,6656,3317,4659,4166,9507,9817,9347,5708,4048,20710,630†9,6318,5988,4867,722-105,5928,12285.49%
style= width=75South CarolinaColonial Life Arena18,00011,21610,44915,21510,93610,0069,45510,20311,07011,38212,40418,000†13,55318,000†14,31016,57016,97818,000†227,74713,39774.42%
style= width=120TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena21,67817,04616,85916,51321,67816,01317,60916,85821,93217,33221,67820,66721,67821,67822,32222,547†–292,41019,49489.92%
style= width=120Texas A&MReed Arena12,9898,80210,6898,3109,5655,4758,61010,5259,5409,62312,610†11,79312,9958,7899,2558,163144,7449,65074.29%
style= width=120VanderbiltMemorial Gymnasium14,3165,5065,3465,1755,2475,5165,4685,2105,1465,7738,7037,09913,852†6,90511,6786,5645,8216,696115,7056,80647.54%
Total14,2902,591,57211,53980.74%

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Team Rankings .
  2. Web site: 2023 Team Rankings .
  3. Web site: 2023 Consensus Basketball Team Recruiting Rankings .
  4. Web site: 2023 Recruit Basketball Team Rankings .
  5. Web site: JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL ANNOUNCES 2023-24 PRESEASON TOP 50 WATCH LIST .
  6. Web site: 2023-24 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s Player of the Year Watch List .
  7. Web site: The Bob Cousy Award Watch List .
  8. Web site: Preseason Jerry West Watchlist .
  9. Web site: The Julius Erving Award Watchlist .
  10. Web site: The Karl Malone Award Watchlist .
  11. Web site: The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watchlist .
  12. Web site: Men’s Preseason All-America Team .
  13. Web site: College Basketball: FOX Sports' 2023-24 preseason All-America teams .
  14. Web site: College basketball rankings: 247Sports' preseason Top 25 after NBA stay-or-go decisions . June 3, 2023. Flaherty, Kevin. 247 Sports.
  15. Web site: Preseason Top 25 .
  16. Web site: Kansas still No. 1 in Top 25 And 1 .
  17. Web site: USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, Preseason .
  18. Web site: Way-Too-Early Top 25: UCLA is the new preseason mystery team . September 5, 2023 .
  19. Web site: Men's college basketball preseason top 25: Kansas, Duke lead 2023-24 rankings .
  20. Web site: 2024 Pomeroy Ratings .
  21. Web site: Kansas, Duke lead Power 36 men's basketball rankings after NBA draft early entry withdrawal deadline . June 1, 2023. ncaa.com.
  22. News: Top 25 Men's Basketball Teams After the NBA Draft Deadline . Sports Illustrated . Sweeney, Kevin. June 1, 2023.
  23. Web site: SEC Basketball Media Days lineups set .
  24. Web site: SEC Basketball Media Days Central. secsports.com. October 28, 2023.
  25. Web site: Media picks Tennessee as SEC men's basketball favorite .
  26. Web site: JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL ANNOUNCES 2023-24 MIDSEASON TOP 25 WATCH LIST .
  27. Web site: Cousy Top 10 Watch List .
  28. Web site: Jerry West Top 10 Watch List .
  29. Web site: The 2023-24 Lute Olson Mid-Season Watch List .
  30. Web site: 2023-24 Men’s College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs).
  31. Web site: Sortable Team Stats. December 9, 2023.
  32. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 1 .
  33. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 2 .
  34. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 3 .
  35. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 4 .
  36. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 5 .
  37. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 6 .
  38. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 7 .
  39. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 8 .
  40. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 9 .
  41. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 10 .
  42. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 11 .
  43. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 12 .
  44. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 13 .
  45. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 14 .
  46. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 15 .
  47. Web site: SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards: Week 17 .
  48. Web site: Individual Leaders .

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