2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

The 2013–14 SEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, followed by the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2014 and concluded in March, followed by the 2014 SEC men's basketball tournament at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

2013–14 SEC Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Regular Season
2014 SEC ChampionsFlorida
Season MVPScottie Wilbekin, Florida
Top scorerJabari Brown, Missouri
Tournament
ChampionsFlorida
  Runners-upKentucky
Finals MVPScottie Wilbekin, Florida
Basketball seasons
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida 18 0   1.000 36 3   .923
Kentucky 12 6   .667 29 11   .725
Georgia 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Tennessee 11 7   .611 24 13   .649
Arkansas 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
Missouri 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
LSU 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Ole Miss 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Texas A&M 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Alabama 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Auburn 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
South Carolina 5 13   .278 14 20   .412
Mississippi State 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
2014 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Pre-season

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Media[2]
1. Kentucky (21)
2. Florida (5)
3. Tennessee (1)
4. LSU
5. Missouri
6. Alabama
7. Ole Miss
8. Arkansas
9. Texas A&M
10. Vanderbilt
11. Georgia
12. South Carolina
13. Mississippi State
14. Auburn

() first place votes

Pre-season All-SEC teams

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Media[2]
Marshall Henderson OLE MISS
Jordan McRae TENNESSEE
Johnny O'Bryant IIILSU
Julius Randle KENTUCKY
Trevor Releford ALABAMA
  • Coaches select 8 players
  • Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

Rankings

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Florida AP 10 11 16 15 15 19 16 13 12 10 7 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
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Regular season

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Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Missouri Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Arkansas 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Auburn 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Florida 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–2
vs. Georgia 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Kentucky 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. LSU 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2
vs. Mississippi State 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
vs. Missouri 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
vs. Ole Miss 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2
vs. South Carolina 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1
vs. Tennessee 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1
vs. Texas A&M 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0
vs. Vanderbilt 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2
Total 7–11 10–8 6–12 18–0 12–6 12–6 9–9 3–15 9–9 9–9 5–13 11–7 8–10 7–11

Postseason

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SEC tournament

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2014 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First Round
March 13
Second Round
March 14
Quarterfinals
March 15
Semifinals
March 16
Championship
March 17
1. Florida 18–0 32–2 BYE BYE vs. #8 Missouri W, 72–49 vs. #4 Tennessee W, 56–49 vs. #2 Kentucky W, 61–60
2. Kentucky 12–6 24–10 1–0 vs. UGA BYE BYE vs. #7 LSU – W 85–67 vs. #3 Georgia – W 70–58 vs. #1 Florida – L 60–61
3. Georgia 12–6 19–13 0–1 vs. UK BYE BYE vs. #6 Ole Miss – W, 75–73 vs. #2 Kentucky – L, 58–70
4. Tennessee 11–7 21–12 BYE BYE vs. #13 South Carolina – W, 59–44 vs. #1 Florida – L, 49–56
5. #Arkansas 10–8 21–11 BYE vs. #13 South Carolina – L, 69–71
6. #Ole Miss 9–9 19–14 2–0 vs. LSU & MU BYE vs. #14 Mississippi State – W, 78-66 vs. #3 Georgia – L, 73-75
7. #LSU 9–9 19–13 1–1 vs. UM and MU BYE vs. #10 Alabama – W, 68-56 vs. #2 Kentucky – L, 67-85
8. #Missouri 9–9 22–11 0–2 vs. UM and LSU BYE vs. #9 Texas A&M – W, 91-832OT vs. #1 Florida – L, 49–72
9. #Texas A&M 8–10 17–15 BYE vs. #8 Missouri – L, 83-912OT
10. #Alabama 7–11 13–19 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt BYE vs. #7 LSU – L, 83-68
11. Vanderbilt 7–11 15–16 0–1 vs. Alabama vs. #14 Mississippi State – L, 68–82
12. Auburn 6–12 14–16 vs. #13 South Carolina – L, 56–74
13. South Carolina 5–13 13–21 vs. #12 Auburn – W, 74–56 vs. #5 Arkansas – W, 71–69 vs. #4 Tennessee– L, 44–59
14. Mississippi State 3–15 14–19 vs. #11 Vanderbilt – W, 82–68 vs. #6 Ole Miss – L, 66–78
‡ – 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

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Seed Region School First Four Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 South Florida   W, 67–55 vs. #16 Albany(Orlando, Florida) W, 61–45 vs. #8 Pittsburgh(Orlando, Florida) W, 79–68 vs. #4 UCLA(Memphis, Tennessee) W, 62–52 vs. #11 Dayton(Memphis, Tennessee) L, 53–63 vs. #7 Connecticut(Arlington, Texas)  
8 Midwest Kentucky   W, 56–49 vs. #9 Kansas State(St. Louis, Missouri) W, 78–76 vs. #1 Wichita State(St. Louis, Missouri) W, 74–69 vs. #4 Louisville(Indianapolis, Indiana) W, 78–75 vs. #2 Michigan(Indianapolis, Indiana) W, 74–73 vs. #2 Wisconsin(Arlington, Texas) L, 54-60 vs. #7 Connecticut(Arlington, Texas]
11 Midwest Tennessee W, 78–65 vs. #11 Iowa(Dayton, Ohio) W, 86–67 vs. #6 Massachusetts(Raleigh, North Carolina) W, 83–63 vs. #14 Mercer(Raleigh, North Carolina) L, 73–75 vs. #2 Michigan(Indianapolis, Indiana)      

National Invitation tournament

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Seed Region School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
2 Florida State Bracket Georgia W, 63–56 vs. #7 Vermont(Athens, Georgia) L, 79–71 vs. #3 Louisiana Tech(Athens, Georgia)      
2 Minnesota Bracket Missouri W, 85–77 vs. #7 Davidson(Columbia, Missouri) L, 71–64 vs. #3 Southern Miss(Columbia, Missouri)      
3 SMU Bracket Arkansas W, 91–71 vs. #6 Indiana State(Fayetteville, Arkansas) L, 75–64 vs. #2 California(Berkeley, California)      
5 SMU Bracket LSU W, 71–63 vs. #5 San Francisco(San Francisco, California) L, 75–64 vs. #1 SMU(University Park, Texas)      

College Basketball Invitational

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School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Texas A&M W, 59–43 vs. Wyoming(College Station, Texas) L, 62–55 vs. Illinois State(Normal, Illinois)    

NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 7 Julius Randle PF   United States Los Angeles Lakers Kentucky (Fr.)
1 17 James Young SG/SF   United States Boston Celtics (from Brooklyn) Kentucky (Fr.)
2 35 Jarnell Stokes PF   United States Utah Jazz (traded to Memphis) Tennessee (Jr.)
2 36 Johnny O'Bryant III PF   United States Milwaukee Bucks (from L.A. Lakers via Phoenix and Minnesota) LSU (Jr.)
2 46 Jordan Clarkson PG   United States Washington Wizards (traded to L.A. Lakers) Missouri (Jr.)
2 58 Jordan McRae SG   United States San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Clippers via New Orleans, traded to Philadelphia) Tennessee (Sr.)

Honors and awards

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All-Americans

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All-SEC awards and teams

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Coaches

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2014 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[3]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Scottie Wilbekin, G, FLORIDA
Coach of the Year Billy Donovan, FLORIDA
Defensive Player of the Year Patric Young, F, FLORIDA
Freshman of the Year Julius Randle, F, KENTUCKY
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Patric Young, F, FLORIDA
Sixth Man Award Dorian Finney-Smith, F, FLORIDA
2014 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[3]
First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team
Jabari Brown Jr., G, MISSOURI
Jordan McRae Sr., G, TENNESSEE
Johnny O'Bryant III Sr., F, LSU
Casey Prather Sr., F, FLORIDA
Julius Randle Fr., F, KENTUCKY
Trevor Releford Sr., G, ALABAMA
Jarnell Stokes Jr., F, TENNESSEE
Scottie Wilbekin Sr., G, FLORIDA
Jordan Clarkson Jr., G, MISSOURI
Chris Denson Sr., G, AUBURN
Marshall Henderson Sr., G, OLE MISS
Charles Mann So., G, GEORGIA
Jordan Mickey Fr., F, LSU
Rod Odom Sr., F, VANDERBILT
Bobby Portis Fr., F, ARKANSAS
Jarvis Summers Jr., G, OLE MISS
James Young Fr., G, KENTUCKY
Patric Young Sr., F, FLORIDA
Shannon Hale Fr., F, ALABAMA
Damian Jones Fr., C, VANDERBILT
Jarell Martin Fr., F, LSU
Jordan Mickey Fr., F, LSU
Bobby Portis Fr., F, ARKANSAS
Julius Randle Fr., F, KENTUCKY
Sindarius Thornwell Fr., G, SOUTH CAROLINA
James Young Fr., G, KENTUCKY
Willie Cauley-Stein So., C, KENTUCKY
Jordan Mickey Fr., F, LSU
Josh Richardson Jr., G, TENNESSEE
Scottie Wilbekin Sr., G, FLORIDA
Patric Young Sr., F, FLORIDA
- denotes unanimous selection

Associated Press

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Jordan McRae
 
Casey Prather
2014 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[4]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Scottie Wilbekin, G, FLORIDA
Coach of the Year Billy Donovan, FLORIDA
Newcomer of the Year Julius Randle, F, KENTUCKY
2014 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[4]
First Team Second Team
Jabari Brown Jr., G, MISSOURI
Casey Prather Sr., F, FLORIDA
Julius RandleFr., F, KENTUCKY
Jarnell Stokes Jr., F, TENNESSEE
Scottie WilbekinSr., G, FLORIDA
Jordan McRae Sr., G, TENNESSEE
Jordan Mickey Fr., F, LSU
Johnny O'Bryant III Jr., F, LSU
Trevor Releford Sr., G, ALABAMA
Patric Young Sr., C, FLORIDA
- denotes unanimous selection

References

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  1. ^ Link to AP Poll
  2. ^ a b "Media Tabs Kentucky As SEC Men's Basketball Champion" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  3. ^ a b 2014 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 11, 2014
  4. ^ a b "Wilbekin, Donovan, Randle take AP SEC honors". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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