The 2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2017 and concluded in March, after which 14 member teams participated in the 2017 SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with the tournament champion guaranteed a selection to the 2017 NCAA tournament.

Preseason

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

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Preseason All-SEC teams

Media Moses Kingsley ArkansasJ. J. Frazier GeorgiaEdrice Adebayo KentuckyDe'Aaron Fox KentuckyTyler Davis Texas A&M Coaches select 8 players Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

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 ChampionshipsAlabama Avery Johnson Brooklyn Nets 2nd 18–15 8–10 0 0 0Arkansas Mike Anderson Missouri 6th 102–54 58–40 1 0 0Auburn Bruce Pearl Tennessee 3rd 26–40 9–27 0 0 0Florida Mike White Louisiana Tech 2nd 21–15 9–9 0 0 0Georgia Mark Fox Nevada 8th 125–102 61–59 2 0 0Kentucky John Calipari Memphis 8th 217–47 95–25 6 4 1LSU Johnny Jones North Texas 5th 80–51 40–32 1 0 0Mississippi State Ben Howland UCLA 2nd 14–17 7–11 0 0 0Missouri Kim Anderson Central Missouri 3rd 19–44 6–30 0 0 0Ole Miss Andy Kennedy Cincinnati 11th 212–126 88–80 2 0 0South Carolina Frank Martin Kansas State 5th 89–65 32–48 0 0 0Tennessee Rick Barnes Texas 2nd 15–19 6–12 0 0 0Texas A&M Billy Kennedy Murray State 6th 99–70 39–34 1 0 0Vanderbilt Bryce Drew Valparaiso 1st 0–0 0–0 0 0 0

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SEC regular season This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateMissouriOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbiltvs. Alabama – 1–02–01–01–11–00–20–20–20–10–11–01–00–1vs. Arkansas0–1 – 0–12–00–11–00–21–01–10–10–10–10–21–1vs. Auburn0–21–0 – 1–02–01–00–20–10–20–20–11–01–01–0vs. Florida0–10–20–1 – 0–21–10–10–10–10–11–10–10–12–0vs. Georgia1–11–00–22–0 – 2–00–10–10–10–11–00–11–00–1vs. Kentucky0–10–10–11–10–2 – 0–10–10–10–10–11–10–20–2vs. LSU2–02–02–01–01–01–0 – 2–00–11–01–00–12–01–0vs. Miss. State2–00–11–01–01–01–00–2 – 0–12–01–00–10–11–0vs. Missouri2–01–12–01–01–01–01–01–0 – 2–01–01–02–00–1vs. Ole Miss1–01–00–21–01–01–00–10–20–2 – 1–11–11–00–1vs. South Carolina1–01–00–11–10–11–00–10–10–11–1 – 0–20–11–0vs. Tennessee0–11–00–11–01–01–11–01–00–11–12–0 – 0–11–1vs. Texas A&M0–12–00–11–00–12–00–21–02–00–11–01–0 – 2–0vs. Vanderbilt1–01–10–10–21–02–00–10–11–01–00–11–10–2 – Total 10–8 12–6 7–11 14–4 9–9 16–2 2–16 6–12 2–16 10–8 12–6 8–10 8–10 10–8

Postseason

SEC Tournament

March, 12 at the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. 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.

2016 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First roundMarch 9 Second roundMarch 10 QuarterfinalsMarch 11 SemifinalsMarch 12 ChampionshipMarch 131. ‡Kentucky16–226–5 Bye Bye vs. #8 Georgia W, 71–60 vs. #5 Alabama W, 79–74 vs. #3 Arkansas W, 82–652. †Florida14–424–7 Bye Bye vs. #7 Vanderbilt L, 62–72 3. †Arkansas12–623–81–0 vs. South Carolina Bye Bye vs. #6 Ole Miss W, 73–72 vs. #7 Vanderbilt W, 76–62 vs. #1 Kentucky L, 65–824. †South Carolina 12–522–80–1 vs. Arkansas Bye Bye vs. #5 Alabama L, 53–64 5. #Alabama10–817–132–0 vs Miss/Van Bye vs. #12 Mississippi State W, 75–65 vs. #4 South Carolina W, 64–53 vs. #1 Kentucky L, 74–79 6. #Ole Miss10–819–121–1 vs. Bama/Van Bye vs. #14 Missouri W, 86–74 vs. #3 Arkansas L, 72–73 7. #Vanderbilt10–817–140–2 vs. Bama/Miss Bye vs. #10 Texas A&M W, 66–41 vs. #2 Florida W, 72–62 vs. #3 Arkansas L, 62–76 8. #Georgia9–918–13 Bye vs. #9 Tennessee W, 59–57 vs. #1 Kentucky L, 60–71 9. #Tennessee8–1016–151–0 vs. Texas A&M Bye vs. #8 Georgia L, 57–59 10. #Texas A&M8–1016–140–1 vs Tennessee Bye vs. #7 Vanderbilt L, 41–66 11. #Auburn7–1118–13 vs. #14 Missouri L, 83–86 12.Mississippi State6–1215–15 vs. #13 LSU W, 79-52 vs. #5 Alabama L, 55–75 13. LSU2–1510–19 vs. #12 Mississippi State L, 52–79 14. Missouri2–167–23 vs. #11 Auburn W, 86–83 vs. #6 Ole Miss L, 74–86 ‡ – 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.

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First Four Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four 2 South Kentucky   #15 Northern Kentucky W 79–70 – (Indianapolis) #10 Wichita State W 65–62 – (Indianapolis) #3 UCLA W 86-75 – (Memphis) #1 North Carolina L 73-75 – (Memphis)   4 East Florida   #13 East Tennessee State W 80–65 – (Orlando) #5 Virginia W 65–39 – (Orlando) #8 Wisconsin W 84-83 – (New York) #7 South Carolina L 70-77 – (New York)   7 East South Carolina   #10 Marquette W 93–73 – (Greenville) #2 Duke W 88–81 – (Greenville) #3 Baylor W 70-50 – (New York) #4 Florida W 77-70 – (New York) #1 Gonzaga L 73-77 – (Glendale) 8 South Arkansas   #9 Seton Hall W 77–71 – (Greenville) #1 North Carolina L 65–72 – (Greenville)       9 West Vanderbilt   #8 Northwestern L 66–68 – (Salt Lake City)        

National Invitation Tournament

College Basketball Invitational

Honors and awards

Players of the Week Throughout the conference regular season, the SEC offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.

Week Player of the week Freshman of the week November 14, 2016 Duop Reath, LSU De'Aaron Fox, UK November 21, 2016 Sebastian Saiz, MISS Malik Monk, UK November 28, 2016 Sindarius Thornwell, SC Robert Williams, A&M December 5, 2016 PJ Dozier, SC De'Aaron Fox (2), UK December 12, 2016 Tyler Davis, A&M Jordan Bowden, UT December 19, 2016 Malik Monk, UK De'Aaron Fox (3), UK December 26, 2016 Detrick Mostella, UT Jared Harper, AUB January 2, 2017 Yante Maten, UGA Malik Monk (2), UK Isaiah Briscoe, UK January 9, 2017 KeVaughn Allen, UF De'Aaron Fox (4), UK January 16, 2017 Quinndary Weatherspoon, MSU Malik Monk (3), UK January 23, 2017 Terence Davis, MISS Austin Wiley, AUB January 30, 2017 Robert Hubbs III, UT Braxton Key, BAMA February 6, 2017 Chris Chiozza, UF Jared Harper (2), AUB February 13, 2017Sindarius Thornwell (2), SC Grant Williams, UT Robert Williams (2), A&M February 20, 2017 Daryl Macon, ARK Robert Williams (3), A&MFebruary 27, 2017 J. J. Frazier, UGA Edrice Adebayo, UKMarch 6, 2017 Luke Kornet, VAN Bam Adebayo (2), UK

All-SEC Awards

Coaches

2017 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards 2017 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 7, 2017 Award Recipient(s)Player of the Year Sindarius Thornwell, South CarolinaCoach of the Year Mike White, FloridaDefensive Player of the Year Robert Williams, Texas A&MFreshman of the Year Malik Monk, KentuckyScholar-Athlete of the Year Luke Kornet, VanderbiltSixth Man Award Canyon Barry, Florida

2017 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team KeVaughn Allen So., G, FloridaJ. J. Frazier Sr., G, GeorgiaDe'Aaron Fox Fr., G, KentuckyLuke Kornet Sr., C, VanderbiltYante Maten Jr., F, GeorgiaMalik Monk Fr., G, KentuckySebastian Saiz Sr., F, Ole MissSindarius Thornwell Sr., G, South CarolinaBam Adebayo Fr., F, KentuckyAntonio Blakeney So., G, LSUTyler Davis So., C, Texas A&MKasey Hill Sr., G, FloridaRobert Hubbs Sr., G, TennesseeMoses Kingsley Sr., C, ArkansasQuinndary Weatherspoon So., F, Miss StateRobert Williams Fr., F, Texas A&MBraxton Key AlabamaMustapha Heron AuburnBam Adebayo KentuckyDe'Aaron Fox KentuckyMalik Monk KentuckyLamar Peters Miss StateGrant WilliamsTennesseeRobert Williams Texas A&MKasey Hill Sr., G, FloridaMoses Kingsley Sr., C, ArkansasLuke Kornet Sr., C, VanderbiltSindarius Thornwell Sr., G, South Carolina Robert Williams Fr., F, Texas A&M † - denotes unanimous selection

AP 2017 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the Year Malik Monk, KentuckyCoach of the Year Mike White, FloridaNewcomer of the Year Malik Monk, Kentucky

2017 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second TeamJ. J. Frazier Sr., G, GeorgiaDe'Aaron Fox Fr., G, Kentucky†Malik Monk Fr., G, KentuckySebastian Saiz Sr., F, Ole Miss†Sindarius Thornwell Sr., G, South CarolinaBam Adebayo Fr., F, KentuckyKeVaughn Allen So., G, FloridaMoses Kingsley Sr., C, ArkansasYante Maten Jr., F, GeorgiaRobert Williams Fr., F, Texas A&M † - denotes unanimous selection

SEC Tournament Awards 2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Awards Award Recipient(s)SEC Tournament MVP De'Aaron Fox, Kentucky

2017 SEC Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team First TeamBam Adebayo Fr., F, Kentucky†De'Aaron Fox Fr., G, KentuckyDominique Hawkins Sr., G, KentuckyRiley LaChance Jr., G, VanderbiltDaryl Macon Jr., G, Arkansas † - denotes MVP

All-Americans

NBA draft

Player Team School15PGSacramento KingsKentucky 111SGCharlotte HornetsKentucky 114PFMiami HeatKentucky 248SGMilwaukee BucksSouth Carolina

References

External links SEC website