2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

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2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
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LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Regular Season
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2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Auburn 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
No. 7 Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
No. 5 Tennessee † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
No. 17 Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
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 25 – 12   .676
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
As of March 22, 2022; 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 Tournament at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Offseason[]

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[]

Recruiting classes[]

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

Preseason watchlists[]

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[]

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

Preseason polls[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
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[]

Media poll
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Preseason All-SEC teams[]

Media
Honorable Mention

Midseason watchlists[]

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

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

Final watchlists[]

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[]

Early season tournaments[]

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[]

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

Big 12/SEC Challenge[]

Record against ranked non-conference opponents[]

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 Garden ● New York, NY Champions Classic 71–79 0–1
Nov 20 Villanova Tennessee Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, 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 Coliseum ● Athens, GA ― 82–79 1–3
Dec 4 Memphis Ole Miss The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss ● Oxford, MS ― 67–63 2–3
Dec 4 Tennessee Colorado CU Events Center ● Boulder, CO ― 69–54 3–3
Dec 4 Alabama Gonzaga Climate Pledge Arena ● Seattle, 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 Arena ● Atlanta, GA ― 99–68 5–4
Dec 11 Missouri Kansas Allen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KS Border War 65–102 5–5
Dec 11 Kentucky Notre Dame Purcell Pavilion ● South Bend, IN ― 62–66 5–6
Dec 11 UConn Alabama Coleman Coliseum ● Tuscaloosa, AL ― 83–82 6–6
Dec 12 Florida State South Carolina ● Rock Hill, SC — 66–65 7–6
Dec 12 Florida Maryland Barclays Center ● Brooklyn, NY ― 68–70 7–7
Dec 14 Alabama Memphis FedExForum ● Memphis, TN ― 78–92 7–8
Dec 18 Tennessee Memphis Bridgestone Arena ● Nashville, TN ― CANCELED ―
Dec 18 Ohio State Kentucky T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV ― CANCELLED ―
Dec 22 Louisville Kentucky Rupp Arena ● Lexington, KY ― POSTPONED ―
Dec 22 Arizona Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN ― 77–73 8–8
Dec 22 Illinois Missouri Enterprise Center ● St. 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[]

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[]

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[]

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    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[]

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[]

SEC Tournament[]

Main article: 2022 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
  • March, 2022 at the Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
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.

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NCAA Tournament[]

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

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[]

Number from the conference were selected to participate:

Main article: 2022 National Invitation Tournament
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[]

Players of the Week[]

Week Player of the Week School Freshman of the Week School Ref.
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Totals per School[]

School Total
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All-SEC Awards[]

Coaches[]

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[]

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

AP[]

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[]

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[]

Main article: 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

National awards[]

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
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Home game attendance[]

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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