The 2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the regular season in November. Conference play started in early January 2013, and concluded in March with the 2013 SEC men's basketball tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. This was the first season for two former Big 12 teams, as the Texas A&M Aggies and the Missouri Tigers played their first season in the SEC.

Preseason Coaches Media 1. Kentucky (17) 2. Florida (3) 3. Missouri (1) 4. Tennessee (1) 5. Arkansas 6. Alabama 7. Ole Miss 8. Georgia 9. Texas A&M 10. Vanderbilt 11. LSU 12. Auburn 13. South Carolina 14. Mississippi State

() first place votes

Preseason All-SEC teams Media Kenny Boynton FloridaNerlens Noel KentuckyPhil Pressey MissouriJarnell Stokes TennesseeB. J. Young Arkansas Coaches select 8 players Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

Rankings

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Conference Schedules

Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.   AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateMissouriOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbiltvs. Alabama – 0–11–11–00–20–11–10–21–01–00–11–10–10–1vs. Arkansas1–0 – 0–21–10–10–11–00–11–11–01–00–11–11–1vs. Auburn1–12–0 – 1–01–02–00–11–01–02–00–11–01–02–0vs. Florida0–11–10–1 – 0–21–10–10–21–10–10–11–00–10–1vs. Georgia2–01–00–12–0 – 0–10–11–01–01–00–20–20–21–0vs. Kentucky1–01–00–21–11–0 – 0–10–10–10–10–11–11–10–2vs. LSU1–10–11–01–01–01–0 – 0–21–11–01–11–00–20–1vs. Mississippi State2–01–00–12–00–11–02–0 – 1–01–11–11–01–01–0vs. Missouri0–11–10–11–10–11–01–10–1 – 1–10–21–01–00–1vs. Ole Miss0–10–10–21–00–11–00–11–11–1 – 1–00–21–10–1vs. South Carolina1–00–11–01–02–01–01–11–12–00–1 – 1–01–02–0vs. Tennessee1–11–00–10–12–01–10–10–10–12–00–1 – 0–10–2vs. Texas A&M1–01–10–11–02–01–1 2–00–10–11–10–11–0 – 1–0vs. Vanderbilt1–01–10–21–00–12–01–00–11–01–00–22–00–1 – Total 12–6 10–8 3–15 14–4 9–9 12–6 9–9 4–14 11–7 12–6 4–14 11–7 7–11 8–10

Postseason

SEC tournament

March 13–17, 2013 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN.

2013 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First RoundMarch 13 Second RoundMarch 14 QuarterfinalsMarch 15 SemifinalsMarch 16 ChampionshipMarch 171. ‡Florida 14–4 26–7 BYE BYE #9 LSU - W, 80–58 #4 Alabama - W, 61–51 #3 Ole Miss - L, 63–662. †Kentucky 12–6 21–11 1–1 vs ALA, MISS; 1–1 vs FLA BYE BYE #10 Vanderbilt - L, 48–64 3. †Ole Miss 12–6 26–8 1–1 vs ALA, KEN; 0–1 vs FLA; 2–0 vs TENN BYE BYE #6 Missouri - W, 64–62 #10 Vanderbilt - W, 64–52 #1 Florida - W, 66–634. †Alabama 12–6 21–12 1–1 vs KEN, MISS; 0–1 vs FLA; 1–1 vs TENN BYE BYE #5 Tennessee - W, 58–48 #1 Florida - L, 51–61 5. #Tennessee 11–7 20–12 1–0 vs MIZZ BYE #13 Mississippi State - W, 69–53 #4 Alabama - L, 48–58 6. #Missouri 11–7 23–10 0–1 vs TENN BYE #11 Texas A&M - W, 62–50 #3 Ole Miss - L, 62–64 7. #Arkansas 10–8 19–13 BYE #10 Vanderbilt - L, 72–75 8. #Georgia 9–9 15–17 1–0 vs LSU BYE #9 LSU - L, 63–68 9. #LSU 9–9 19–12 0–1 vs UGA BYE #8 Georgia - W, 68–63 #1 Florida - L, 58–80 10. #Vanderbilt 8–10 16–17 BYE #7 Arkansas - W, 75–72 #2 Kentucky - W, 64–48 #3 Ole Miss - L, 52–64 11. Texas A&M 7–11 18–15 #14 Auburn - W, 71–62 #6 Missouri - L, 50–62 12. South Carolina 4–14 14–18 1–1 vs MSST; 1–0 vs MISS #13 Mississippi State - L, 59–70 13. Mississippi State 4–14 10–22 1–1 vs SCAR; 1–1 vs MISS #12 South Carolina - W, 70–59 #5 Tennessee - L, 53–69 14. Auburn 3–15 9–23 #11 Texas A&M - L, 62–71 ‡ – 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 Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 3 South Florida#14 Northwestern State - Mar. 22, Austin - W, 79–47#11 Minnesota - Mar. 24, Austin - W, 78–64#15 Florida Gulf Coast - Mar. 29, Arlington - W, 62–50#4 Michigan - Mar. 31, Arlington - WL, 59–79 9 Midwest Missouri#8 Colorado State - Mar. 21, Lexington - L, 72–84 12 West Ole Miss#5 Wisconsin - Mar. 22, Kansas City - W, 57–46#13 La Salle - Mar. 24, Kansas City - L, 74–763 BidsW-L (%):2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 4–3

National Invitation tournament

Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 Kentucky Kentucky#8 Robert Morris - Mar. 19, Moon Township - L, 57–59 1 Alabama Alabama#8 Northeastern - Mar. 19, Tuscaloosa - W, 62–43#4 Stanford - Mar. 23, Tuscaloosa - W, 66–54#2 Maryland - Mar. 26, Tuscaloosa - L, 57–58 2 Southern Miss Tennessee#7 Mercer - Mar. 20, Knoxville - L, 67–753 BidsW-L (%):1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 2–3

NBA draft

The following 1st & 2nd team All-SEC performers were listed as seniors: Erik Murphy, Elston Turner, Laurence Bowers, Kenny Boynton, Murphy Holloway, Mike Rosario. 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: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Archie Goodwin, Nerlens Noel, Marshawn Powell, Phil Pressey, B. J. Young

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team 1 6 C New Orleans Pelicans (traded to Philadelphia) Kentucky (Fr.) 1 8 SG Detroit Pistons Georgia (So.) 1 29 SG Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Phoenix via Golden State) Kentucky (Fr.) 2 49 PF / Chicago Bulls Florida (Sr.) 2 57 # C Phoenix Suns (from Denver via LA Lakers) Missouri (Sr.)

Notes

Honors and awards

All-Americans

All-SEC awards and teams

Coaches

2013 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards2013 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 12, 2013 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearKentavious Caldwell-Pope, G., GEORGIACoach of the YearBilly Donovan, FLORIDADefensive Player of the YearNerlens Noel, C., KENTUCKYFreshman of the YearNerlens Noel, C., KENTUCKYScholar-Athlete of the YearPatric Young, F., FLORIDASixth Man AwardKyle Wiltjer, F., KENTUCKY

2013 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team Kentavious Caldwell-Pope So., G., GEORGIAErik Murphy Sr., F., FLORIDAJordan McRae Jr., G., TENNESSEENerlens Noel Fr., C., KENTUCKYJohnny O'Bryant III Sr., F., LSUPhil Pressey Jr., G., MISSOURITrevor Releford Jr., G., ALABAMAElston Turner Sr., G., TEXAS A&MLaurence Bowers Sr., F., MISSOURIKenny Boynton Sr., G., FLORIDAMarshall Henderson Jr., G., OLE MISSMurphy Holloway Sr., F., OLE MISSMarshawn Powell Jr., F., ARKANSASMike Rosario Sr., G., FLORIDAJarnell Stokes So., F., TENNESSEEB. J. Young So., G., ARKANSASPatric Young Jr., F., FLORIDAMichael Carrera Fr., F., SOUTH CAROLINAWillie Cauley-Stein Fr., C., KENTUCKYMichael Frazier Fr., G., FLORIDAArchie Goodwin Fr., G., KENTUCKYCharles Mann Fr., F., GEORGIANerlens Noel Fr., C., KENTUCKYAlex Poythress Fr., F., KENTUCKYCraig Sword Fr., G., MISS STATEGavin Ware Fr., F., MISS STATEReginald Buckner Sr., F., OLE MISSAnthony Hickey So., G., LSUNerlens Noel Fr., C., KENTUCKYTrevor Releford Jr., G., ALABAMAScottie Wilbekin Jr., G., FLORIDAPatric Young Jr., F., FLORIDA † - denotes unanimous selection

Associated Press

2013 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearKentavious Caldwell-Pope, G, GEORGIACoach of the YearBilly Donovan, FLORIDANewcomer of the YearMarshall Henderson, G, OLE MISS

2013 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second TeamKentavious Caldwell-Pope, So., G, GEORGIAErik Murphy, Sr., F/C, FLORIDATrevor Releford, Jr., G, ALABAMAJordan McRae, Jr., G, TENNESSEENerlens Noel, Fr., F, KENTUCKYMarshall Henderson, Jr., G, OLE MISSElston Turner, Sr., G, TEXAS A&MJarnell Stokes, So., F, TENNESSEEJohnny O'Bryant III, Sr., F, LSUMurphy Holloway, Sr., F, OLE MISSPhil Pressey, Jr., G, MISSOURI † - denotes unanimous selection

References

External links SEC website