Quick Links:
· PDF OF FULL SEC RELEASE – link updated daily
· 2024 SEC STATISTICS – link updated daily
· 2025 SEC RECORD BOOK
· SECSPORTS.COM BASKETBALL MEDIA PAGE
· SEC Player of the Week – Auburn forward/center Johni Broome, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound senior from Plant City, Fla., averaged 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in wins over Vermont and against No. 4 Houston. Broome began the week with 12 points and seven rebounds against America East Conference preseason favorite Vermont. He followed that up with 16 points on 10-of-15 (66.7 percent) shooting from the field, eight rebounds, five blocks, three assists and two steals against Houston.
· SEC Freshman of the Week – Texas guard Tre Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman from Garland, Texas, averaged 28.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals against Ohio State and Houston Christian. He shot 55.3-percent (21-38) from the floor, including a 55.6-percent mark (10-18) from three-point range, and 71.4-percent (5-7) from the free throw line. Johnson set the school record for most points (29) in a freshman debut against Ohio State. He then returned to post 28 points (11-18 FG, 5-8 threes, 1-2 FT) against Houston Christian.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25: Alabama 2nd, Auburn 5th, Tennessee 11th, Arkansas 18th, Kentucky 19th, Florida 20th, Texas A&M 23rd, and Ole Miss 25th. Texas and Mississippi State are among the teams receiving votes.
· The SEC is the top-ranked conference entering the 2024-25 season, according to KenPom.
· Eleven SEC teams are ranked in the Top 50 of KenPom’s team rankings. All 16 teams rank in the Top 100.
· Nine of the 16 current SEC schools (56% of the conference) are coming off an NCAA Tournament berth
· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that went to college attended SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.
· Alabama’s Mark Sears and Auburn’s Johni Broome were named to the six-person Associated Press Preseason All-America team. Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV and Arkansas’ Johnell Davis were among the players that received votes for the squad.
· Alabama was the favorite to win the 2025 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Auburn was picked to finish second and is followed by Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas A&M. Alabama’s Mark Sears was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
· The SEC has been home to the national freshman of the year in each of the last three seasons: Alabama’s Brandon Miller (2023), Auburn’s Jabari Smith (2022) and Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard (2024).
· Three SEC coaches enter the 2025 season ranking among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/815 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/808 wins) and Bruce Pearl (12th/685 wins).
· Five coaches have been named national coach of the year: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari, Bruce Pearl and Rodney Terry.
· Six coaches have coached in the Final Four: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari, Nate Oats, Porter Moser and Bruce Pearl.
· Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht was named a 2024 Consensus First Team All-America while Alabama’s Mark Sears was a Consensus Second Team All-America.
· Five SEC players earned All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2024, including Alabama’s Mark Sears (2nd team) and Auburn’s Johni Broome (3rd team).
· 65 SEC players have been selected in the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads all conferences: 57 ACC, 46 Pac-12, 45 Big Ten, 34 Big 12 and 27 Big East.
· 38 SEC players have been selected in the first round of the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads the nation: 35 ACC, 23 Pac-12, 19 Big Ten, 18 Big 12 and 13 Big East.
· 20 NBA Draft Lottery picks in the last seven years are the most in the nation. That leads the nation: 15 ACC, 10 Big 12, 10 Big Ten, 7 Pac-12, and Big East 6.
· Eight former SEC players were named to the 2024 NBA All-Star roster.
· Four players from SEC schools were members of the USA Basketball’s gold medal winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
· The SEC ranked second nationally with 2,826,719 fans attending games during the 2023-24 season. An average of 11,633 fans attended games at SEC schools in 2024, an increase of 289 from 2023.
· Three of the top five attendance leaders in 2023-24 were from the SEC. Kentucky ranked third in the nation with a total attendance of 358,702 (19,928 average), Tennessee ranked fourth with 314,617 fans (19,664 average) and Arkansas was fifth with 343,905 fans (19,106 average).
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Saturday, November 11
#12 Tennessee 77, at Louisville 55
at #23 Kentucky 100, Bucknell 72
#8 Baylor 72, #16 Arkansas 67
The Battleground 2k (Houston, TX)
#11 Auburn 74, #4 Houston 69
Sunday, November 10
at Vanderbilt 85, Southeast Mo. St. 76
at Georgia 92, Texas Southern 64
at LSU 74, Alabama St. 61
Monday, November 11
McNeese St. at Alabama SEC Network 7:00p
Grambling at Florida SECN+ 7:00p
Eastern Wash. at Missouri SECN+ 7:00p
Northwestern St. at Oklahoma SECN+ 8:00p
Lamar at Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00p
Tuesday, November 12
North Florida at Georgia SECN+ 7:00p
Towson at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Southeastern La. at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:30p
South Alabama at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00p
Chicago St. at Texas SECN+ 8:00p
State Farm Champions Classic (Atlanta, GA)
Kentucky vs. Duke ESPN 9:00p
Wednesday, November 13
Montana at Tennessee SECN+ 7:00p
Troy at Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
Kent St. at Auburn SECN+ 8:00p
California at Vanderbilt SECN+ 8:00p
Thursday, November 14
Mississippi Val. at Missouri SECN+ 7:30p
LSU at Kansas St. ESPN+ 9:00p
Friday, November 15
Florida at Florida St. ACC Network 6:00p
Alabama at Purdue Peacock 7:00p
Georgia at Georgia Tech ACCNX 8:00p
Ohio St. at Texas A&M SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, November 16
Stetson at Oklahoma SECN+ 2:00p
South Carolina at Indiana Peacock 3:00p
Jackson St. at Vanderbilt SECN+ 3:00p
Ole Miss vs. Colorado St. (at Southaven, MS) SECN+ 4:00p
Mississippi Val. at Texas SECN+ TBD
Sunday, November 17
Austin Peay at Tennessee SECN+ 3:00p
Mississippi State vs. Utah (at Southaven, MS) ESPN2 4:00p
Monday, November 18
Pacific at Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
North Ala. at Auburn SEC Network 9:00p
· PDF OF FULL SEC RELEASE – link updated daily
· 2024 SEC STATISTICS – link updated daily
· 2025 SEC RECORD BOOK
· SECSPORTS.COM BASKETBALL MEDIA PAGE
· SEC Player of the Week – Auburn forward/center Johni Broome, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound senior from Plant City, Fla., averaged 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in wins over Vermont and against No. 4 Houston. Broome began the week with 12 points and seven rebounds against America East Conference preseason favorite Vermont. He followed that up with 16 points on 10-of-15 (66.7 percent) shooting from the field, eight rebounds, five blocks, three assists and two steals against Houston.
· SEC Freshman of the Week – Texas guard Tre Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman from Garland, Texas, averaged 28.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals against Ohio State and Houston Christian. He shot 55.3-percent (21-38) from the floor, including a 55.6-percent mark (10-18) from three-point range, and 71.4-percent (5-7) from the free throw line. Johnson set the school record for most points (29) in a freshman debut against Ohio State. He then returned to post 28 points (11-18 FG, 5-8 threes, 1-2 FT) against Houston Christian.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25: Alabama 2nd, Auburn 5th, Tennessee 11th, Arkansas 18th, Kentucky 19th, Florida 20th, Texas A&M 23rd, and Ole Miss 25th. Texas and Mississippi State are among the teams receiving votes.
· The SEC is the top-ranked conference entering the 2024-25 season, according to KenPom.
· Eleven SEC teams are ranked in the Top 50 of KenPom’s team rankings. All 16 teams rank in the Top 100.
· Nine of the 16 current SEC schools (56% of the conference) are coming off an NCAA Tournament berth
· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that went to college attended SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.
· Alabama’s Mark Sears and Auburn’s Johni Broome were named to the six-person Associated Press Preseason All-America team. Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV and Arkansas’ Johnell Davis were among the players that received votes for the squad.
· Alabama was the favorite to win the 2025 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Auburn was picked to finish second and is followed by Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas A&M. Alabama’s Mark Sears was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
· The SEC has been home to the national freshman of the year in each of the last three seasons: Alabama’s Brandon Miller (2023), Auburn’s Jabari Smith (2022) and Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard (2024).
· Three SEC coaches enter the 2025 season ranking among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/815 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/808 wins) and Bruce Pearl (12th/685 wins).
· Five coaches have been named national coach of the year: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari, Bruce Pearl and Rodney Terry.
· Six coaches have coached in the Final Four: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari, Nate Oats, Porter Moser and Bruce Pearl.
· Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht was named a 2024 Consensus First Team All-America while Alabama’s Mark Sears was a Consensus Second Team All-America.
· Five SEC players earned All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2024, including Alabama’s Mark Sears (2nd team) and Auburn’s Johni Broome (3rd team).
· 65 SEC players have been selected in the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads all conferences: 57 ACC, 46 Pac-12, 45 Big Ten, 34 Big 12 and 27 Big East.
· 38 SEC players have been selected in the first round of the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads the nation: 35 ACC, 23 Pac-12, 19 Big Ten, 18 Big 12 and 13 Big East.
· 20 NBA Draft Lottery picks in the last seven years are the most in the nation. That leads the nation: 15 ACC, 10 Big 12, 10 Big Ten, 7 Pac-12, and Big East 6.
· Eight former SEC players were named to the 2024 NBA All-Star roster.
· Four players from SEC schools were members of the USA Basketball’s gold medal winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
· The SEC ranked second nationally with 2,826,719 fans attending games during the 2023-24 season. An average of 11,633 fans attended games at SEC schools in 2024, an increase of 289 from 2023.
· Three of the top five attendance leaders in 2023-24 were from the SEC. Kentucky ranked third in the nation with a total attendance of 358,702 (19,928 average), Tennessee ranked fourth with 314,617 fans (19,664 average) and Arkansas was fifth with 343,905 fans (19,106 average).
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Saturday, November 11
#12 Tennessee 77, at Louisville 55
at #23 Kentucky 100, Bucknell 72
#8 Baylor 72, #16 Arkansas 67
The Battleground 2k (Houston, TX)
#11 Auburn 74, #4 Houston 69
Sunday, November 10
at Vanderbilt 85, Southeast Mo. St. 76
at Georgia 92, Texas Southern 64
at LSU 74, Alabama St. 61
Monday, November 11
McNeese St. at Alabama SEC Network 7:00p
Grambling at Florida SECN+ 7:00p
Eastern Wash. at Missouri SECN+ 7:00p
Northwestern St. at Oklahoma SECN+ 8:00p
Lamar at Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00p
Tuesday, November 12
North Florida at Georgia SECN+ 7:00p
Towson at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Southeastern La. at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:30p
South Alabama at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00p
Chicago St. at Texas SECN+ 8:00p
State Farm Champions Classic (Atlanta, GA)
Kentucky vs. Duke ESPN 9:00p
Wednesday, November 13
Montana at Tennessee SECN+ 7:00p
Troy at Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
Kent St. at Auburn SECN+ 8:00p
California at Vanderbilt SECN+ 8:00p
Thursday, November 14
Mississippi Val. at Missouri SECN+ 7:30p
LSU at Kansas St. ESPN+ 9:00p
Friday, November 15
Florida at Florida St. ACC Network 6:00p
Alabama at Purdue Peacock 7:00p
Georgia at Georgia Tech ACCNX 8:00p
Ohio St. at Texas A&M SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, November 16
Stetson at Oklahoma SECN+ 2:00p
South Carolina at Indiana Peacock 3:00p
Jackson St. at Vanderbilt SECN+ 3:00p
Ole Miss vs. Colorado St. (at Southaven, MS) SECN+ 4:00p
Mississippi Val. at Texas SECN+ TBD
Sunday, November 17
Austin Peay at Tennessee SECN+ 3:00p
Mississippi State vs. Utah (at Southaven, MS) ESPN2 4:00p
Monday, November 18
Pacific at Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
North Ala. at Auburn SEC Network 9:00p
