The 2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March, followed by the 2015 SEC men's basketball tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Preseason

Media 1. Kentucky (20) 2. Florida 3. Arkansas 4. LSU 5. Georgia 6. Ole Miss 7. Missouri 8. Auburn 9. Texas A&M 10. Alabama 11. Vanderbilt 12. South Carolina 13. Tennessee 14. Mississippi State

() first place votes

Preseason All-SEC teams

Media Bobby Portis ARKANSASMichael Frazier FLORIDAAaron Harrison KENTUCKYJordan Mickey LSUJarvis Summers OLE MISS Coaches select 8 players Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

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SEC regular season

Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateMissouriOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbiltvs. Alabama – 1–00–21–01–02–01–00–10–11–01–10–10–22–0vs. Arkansas0–1 – 0–11–00–11–01–00–20–21–10–21–10–10–1vs. Auburn2–01–0 – 1–01–11–01–11–01–11–00–11–02–01–0vs. Florida0–10–10–1 – 1–02–02–00–11–02–00–10–11–11–1vs. Georgia0–11–01–10–1 – 2–01–00–10–10–22–00–10–10–2vs. Kentucky0–20–10–10–20–2 – 0–10–10–20–10–20–10–10–1vs. LSU0–10–11–10–20–11–0 – 1–01–00–20–11–12–00–1vs. Mississippi State1–02–00–11–01–01–00–1 – 0–21–01–01–11–01–1vs. Missouri1–02–01–10–11–02–00–12–0 – 1–01–01–02–01–0vs. Ole Miss0–11–10–10–22–01–02–00–20–1 – 0–10–10–11–0vs. South Carolina1–12–01–01–00–22–01–00–10–11–0 – 1–11–01–0vs. Tennessee1–01–10–11–01–01–01–11–10–11–01–1 – 1–01–1vs. Texas A&M2–01–00–21–11–01–00–20–10–21–00–10–1 – 0–1vs. Vanderbilt0–21–00–11–12–01–01–01–10–10–10–11–11–0 – Total 8–10 13–5 4–14 8–10 11–7 18–0 11–7 6–12 3–15 11–7 6–12 7–11 11–7 9–9

Postseason

SEC tournament

March 11–15, 2015 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First Four 2nd Round 3rd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four 1 Midwest Kentucky W, 79–56 vs. #16 Hampton – (Louisville) W, 64–51 vs. #8 Cincinnati – (Louisville) W, 78–39 vs. #5 West Virginia – (Cleveland) W, 68–66 vs. #3 Notre Dame – (Cleveland) L, 64–71 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Indianapolis) 5 West Arkansas W, 56–53 vs. #12 Wofford – (Jacksonville) L, 78–87 vs. #4 North Carolina – (Jacksonville) 9 East LSU L, 65–66 vs. #8 NC State – (Pittsburgh) 10 East Georgia L, 63–70 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Charlotte) 11 West Ole Miss W 94–90 vs. #11 BYU – (Dayton) L, 57–67 vs. #6 Xavier – (Jacksonville)

NIT

Seed Region School First round Second round Quarterfinals 2 Temple Bracket Texas A&M W, 81–64 vs. #7 Montana – (College Station) L, 72–84 vs. #3 Louisiana Tech – (College Station)   5 Colorado State Bracket Vanderbilt W, 75–64 vs. #4 Saint Mary's – (Moraga) W, 92–77 vs. #8 South Dakota State – (Nashville) L, 75–78 vs. #5 Stanford – (Palo Alto) 6 Richmond Bracket Alabama W, 79–58 vs. #3 Illinois – (Tuscaloosa) L, 66–73 vs. #2 Miami – (Coral Gables)  

NBA draft

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center

Player Team Round Pick # Position School NationalityKarl-Anthony TownsMinnesota Timberwolves11CKentuckyWillie Cauley-SteinSacramento Kings6PFKentuckyTrey LylesUtah Jazz12PFKentuckyDevin BookerPhoenix Suns13SGKentuckyBobby PortisChicago Bulls22PFArkansasJarell MartinMemphis Grizzlies25PFLSUJordan MickeyUtah Jazz233PFLSUJosh RichardsonMiami Heat40SGTennesseeAndrew HarrisonPhoenix Suns44PGKentuckyDakari JohnsonOklahoma City Thunder48CKentucky

Honors and awards

All-Americans

Starting on March 6, the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans were released for 2014–15 season, based upon selections by the four major syndicates. The four syndicates include the Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News.

AP First Team Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Second Team Bobby Portis, Arkansas Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky

USBWA First Team Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Second Team Bobby Portis, Arkansas

NABC First Team Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Third Team Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky

Sporting News First Team Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Third Team Bobby Portis, Arkansas Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky

All-SEC awards and teams

Coaches

2015 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards2015 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 10, 2015 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearBobby Portis, So., F, ARKANSASCoach of the YearJohn Calipari, KENTUCKYDefensive Player of the YearWillie Cauley-Stein, Jr., C, KENTUCKYFreshman of the YearKarl-Anthony Towns, F, KENTUCKYScholar-Athlete of the YearLevi Randolph, Sr., F, ALABAMASixth Man AwardDevin Booker, Fr., G, KENTUCKY

2015 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team Willie Cauley-Stein Jr., C, KENTUCKYDanuel House Jr., F, TEXAS A&MDamian Jones So., F, VANDERBILTBobby Portis So., F, ARKANSASJarell Martin So., F, LSUJordan Mickey So., F, LSUStefan Moody Jr., G, OLE MISSJosh Richardson Sr., G, TENNESSEEKarl-Anthony Towns Fr., C, KENTUCKYDevin Booker Fr., G, KENTUCKYDorian Finney-Smith Jr., F, FLORIDAK. T. Harrell Sr., G, AUBURNAaron Harrison So., G, KENTUCKYJalen Jones Jr., F, TEXAS A&MMichael Qualls Jr., G, ARKANSASLevi Randolph Sr., F, ALABAMACraig Sword Jr., G, MISSISSIPPI STATEMarcus Thornton Sr., F, GEORGIAWade Baldwin IV Fr., G, VANDERBILTAnton Beard Fr., G, ARKANSASDevin Booker Fr., G, KENTUCKYRiley LaChance Fr., G, VANDERBILTTrey Lyles Fr., G, KENTUCKYDevin Robinson Fr., F, FLORIDAKarl-Anthony Towns Fr., C, KENTUCKYTyler Ulis Fr., G, KENTUCKYWillie Cauley-Stein, Jr., C, KENTUCKYDamian JonesSo., F, VANDERBILTJordan Mickey, So., F, LSUJosh Richardson, Sr., G, TENNESSEEMarcus Thornton Sr., F, GEORGIA † - denotes unanimous selection

References

External links SEC website