The 2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 15, 2011, and ended with the SEC Tournament on March 8–11, 2012 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans.
This was the first season for the SEC's one-division alignment in men's basketball. The league's head coaches voted at the league's annual meeting on June 1, 2011, to eliminate the divisional format, starting with the 2011–12 season.
Pre-season polls and teams Pre-Season Poll: SEC MediaMedia Tabs Florida As SEC Men’s Hoops Champion 1. Kentucky (18) 2. Vanderbilt (4) 3. Florida (1) 4. Alabama 5. Mississippi State 6. Arkansas 7. Ole Miss 8. Georgia 9. LSU 10. Auburn 11. Tennessee 12. South Carolina
Pre-Season All-SEC Teams SEC Media SEC CoachesDee Bost Mississippi StateJaMychal Green AlabamaJohn Jenkins VanderbiltTerrence Jones KentuckyJeffery Taylor Vanderbilt SEC Coaches select 8 players Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year
Rankings + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
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Conference schedules
Composite matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season. AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeVanderbiltvs. Alabama – 0–20–21–00–11–01–11–11–11–00–11–0 vs. Arkansas2–0 – 0–21–01–01–01–11–12–00–11–00–1vs. Auburn2–02–0 – 1–00–11–01–11–11–10–11–01–0vs. Florida0–10–10–1 – 1–12–00–10–10–10–22–01–1vs. Georgia1–0 0–11–01–1 – 2–01–00–11–02–01–12–0vs. Kentucky0–10–10–1 0–20–2 – 0–10–10–10–20–20–2vs. LSU1–11–11–11–00–11–0 – 1–11–10–11–01–0vs. Mississippi State1–11–11–11–01–01–01–1 – 1–10–10–10–1vs. Ole Miss1–10–21–11–00–11–01–11–1 – 0–11–01–0vs. South Carolina0–11–01–02–00–22–01–01–01–0 – 2–02–0vs. Tennessee1–00–10–10–21–12–00–11–00–10–2 – 1–1vs. Vanderbilt0–11–00–11–10–22–00–11–00–10–21–1 –Total 9–7 6–10 5–11 10–6 5–11 16–0 7–9 8–8 8–8 2–14 10–6 10–6
Postseason
SEC tournament
SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First Round - Thursday, March 8112:00 PMSEC Network2:30 PMSEC Network26:30 PMSEC Network9:00 PMSEC Network Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9312:00 PMSEC Network2:30 PMSEC Network46:30 PMSEC Network9:00 PMSEC Network Semifinals - Saturday, March 10512:00 PM2:30 PM Championship Game - Sunday, March 1112:00 PM *Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School First Four Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 1 South Kentucky #16 WKU - W, 81–66 #8 Iowa State - W, 87–71 #4 Indiana - W, 102–90 #3 Baylor - W, 82–70 #4 Louisville – W, 69-61 #2 Kansas - W, 67-59 7 West Florida #10 Virginia – W, 71-45 #15 Norfolk State – W, 84-50 #3 Marquette - W, 68-58 #4 Louisville - L, 68-72 5 East Vanderbilt #12 Harvard – W, 79–70 #4 Wisconsin – L, 57-60 9 Midwest Alabama #8 Creighton – L, 57-58
National Invitation Tournament
# of BidsRecordWin %R2R3SFCG41–4.2001000 TeamBid TypeSeedResultsTennesseeAt-large1W 65-51 vs. 8 Savannah StateL 64-71 vs. 4 Middle TennesseeOle MissAt-large2L 93-96 (OT) vs. 7 Illinois StateMississippi StateAt-large4L 96-101 (2OT) vs. 5 UMassLSUAt-large6L 74-96 vs. 3 Oregon
Other tournaments
2012 NBA draft
The following 1st & 2nd team All-SEC performers were listed as seniors: Dee Bost, Jeffery Taylor, JaMychal Green, Erving Walker, Terrance Henry. The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10. The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.
The following SEC underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects: The following SEC underclassmen declared early for the 2011 draft: Renardo Sidney, Justin Hamilton Arnett Moultrie, B. J. Young, John Jenkins, Bradley Beal, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb The following SEC underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college: B. J. Young
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team1 1 PF New Orleans Hornets Kentucky (Fr.)1 2 SF Charlotte Bobcats Kentucky (Fr.)1 3 SG Washington Wizards Florida (Fr.)1 18 PF Houston Rockets Kentucky (So.)1 23 SG Atlanta Hawks Vanderbilt (Jr.)1 27 PF Miami Heat Mississippi St. (Jr.)1 29 PG Chicago Bulls Kentucky (Fr.)1 30 C Golden State Warriors Vanderbilt (Sr.)2 31 SF Charlotte Bobcats Vanderbilt (Sr.)242 SG Milwaukee Bucks Kentucky (So.) 2 45 C Philadelphia 76ers LSU (Jr.) 2 46 SF New Orleans Hornets Kentucky (Sr.)
Awards and honors
Player-of-the-Week
All-Americans
Starting on March 6, the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans were released for 2011–12 season, based upon selections by the four major syndicates. The four syndicates include the Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News
AP First Team Anthony Davis, Kentucky Third Team Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
USBWA First Team Anthony Davis, Kentucky Second Team Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
NABC First Team Anthony Davis, Kentucky Third Team Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
Sporting News First Team Anthony Davis, Kentucky Second Team Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
All-SEC awards and teams Voting was by conference coaches:
2012 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 6, 2012 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearAnthony Davis, C., KENTUCKYCoach of the YearJohn Calipari, KENTUCKYDefensive Player of the YearAnthony Davis, C., KENTUCKYRookie of the YearAnthony Davis, C., KENTUCKYScholar-Athlete of the YearPatric Young, F., FLORIDASixth Man AwardDarius Miller, F., KENTUCKY
2012 All-SEC Men's Basketball Teams First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team Bradley Beal Fr., G, FLORIDADee Bost Sr., G, MISS STATEKenny Boynton Jr., G, FLORIDAAnthony Davis Fr., C, KENTUCKYJohn Jenkins Jr., G, VANDERBILTMichael Kidd-Gilchrist Fr., F, KENTUCKYArnett Moultrie Sr., F, MISSISSIPPI STATEJeffery Taylor Sr., F, VANDERBILTJaMychal Green Sr., F, ALABAMAJustin Hamilton Jr., F, LSUTerrance Henry Jr., F, OLE MISSTerrence Jones So., F, KENTUCKYDoron Lamb So., G, KENTUCKYJeronne Maymon So., F, TENNESSEETrevor Releford So., G, ALABAMAErving Walker Sr., G, FLORIDAB. J. Young Fr., G, ARKANSASBradley Beal, G., FLORIDAKentavious Caldwell-Pope, G., GEORGIAAnthony Davis, F., KENTUCKYAnthony Hickey, G., LSURodney Hood, F., MISS STATEMichael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKYJarnell Stokes, F., TENNESSEEB. J. Young, G., ARKANSASReginald Buckner, F., OLE MISSAnthony Davis, F., KENTUCKYDamontre Harris, F., SOUTH CAROLINAMichael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKYJeffery Taylor, F., VANDERBILT † - denotes unanimous selection
All-Academic
First Team: Player, School Year GPA Major
Second Team: Player, School Year GPA Major
USBWA All-District team On March 6, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2011–12 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the SEC representatives selected within their respective regions. (Note bold represents player of the year within that district)
District IV (KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL) Bradley Beal, Florida Kenny Boynton, Florida Anthony Davis, Kentucky John Jenkins, Vanderbilt Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky Arnett Moultrie, Mississippi State Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt
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