2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

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2011–12 SEC Men's Basketball Season
SEC new logo.png
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) CBS, ESPN, FSN
NBA Draft
Top draft pick Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Picked by New Orleans Hornets
Regular Season
2012 SEC Champions Kentucky
Season MVP Anthony Davis, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
Champions Vanderbilt
  Runners-up Kentucky
Finals MVP John Jenkins, Vanderbilt
Basketball seasons
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Kentucky 16 – 0   1.000     38 – 2   .950
#25 Florida 10 – 6   .625     26 – 11   .703
#20 Vanderbilt † 10 – 6   .625     25 – 11   .694
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625     19 – 15   .559
Alabama 9 – 7   .563     21 – 12   .636
Mississippi State 8 – 8   .500     21 – 12   .636
Ole Miss 8 – 8   .500     20 – 14   .588
LSU 7 – 9   .438     18 – 15   .545
Arkansas 6 – 10   .375     18 – 14   .563
Auburn 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
Georgia 5 – 11   .313     15 – 17   .469
South Carolina 2 – 14   .125     10 – 21   .323
† 2012 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Southeasten 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.[1]

Pre-season polls and teams

Pre-Season Poll:

SEC Media[2]
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[3] SEC Coaches
Dee Bost Mississippi State
JaMychal Green Alabama
John Jenkins Vanderbilt
Terrence Jones Kentucky
Jeffery Taylor Vanderbilt
  • SEC Coaches select 8 players
  • Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

Rankings

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  Not ranked previous week

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Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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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.

  Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama – 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Arkansas 2–0 – 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Auburn 2–0 2–0 – 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Florida 0–1 0–1 0–1 – 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
vs. Georgia 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Kentucky 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. LSU 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 – 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Mississippi State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 – 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Ole Miss 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 – 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. South Carolina 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 2–0 2–0
vs. Tennessee 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 – 1–1
vs. Vanderbilt 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 –
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

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Main article: 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round - Thursday, March 8
1
1
 12:00 PM
#8 LSU vs. #9 Arkansas
 SEC Network
2
 2:30 PM
#5 Alabama vs. #12 South Carolina
 SEC Network
2
3
 6:30 PM
#7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Auburn
 SEC Network
4
 9:00 PM
#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Georgia
 SEC Network
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 9
3
5
 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSU
 SEC Network
6
 2:30 PM
#4 Florida vs. #5 Alabama
 SEC Network
4
7
 6:30 PM
#2 Tennessee vs. #7 Ole Miss
 SEC Network
8
 9:00 PM
#3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 Georgia
 SEC Network
Semifinals - Saturday, March 10
5
9
 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #4 Florida
ABC
10
 2:30 PM
#7 Ole Miss vs. #3 Vanderbilt
ABC
Championship Game - Sunday, March 11
6
11
 12:00 PM
#1 Kentucky vs. #3 Vanderbilt
ABC
*Game Times in CT[1]. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball 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

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Main article: 2012 National Invitation Tournament
# of Bids Record Win % R2 R3 SF CG
4 1–4 .200 1 0 0 0
Team Bid Type Seed Results
Tennessee At-large 1 W 65-51 vs. 8 Savannah State
L 64-71 vs. 4 Middle Tennessee
Ole Miss At-large 2 L 93-96 (OT) vs. 7 Illinois State
Mississippi State At-large 4 L 96-101 (2OT) vs. 5 UMass
LSU At-large 6 L 74-96 vs. 3 Oregon

Other tournaments

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Main articles: 2012 College Basketball Invitational and 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

2012 NBA Draft

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Main article: 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.[4] The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.[5]
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,[6] Justin Hamilton[7] Arnett Moultrie,[8] B. J. Young,[8] John Jenkins,[9] Bradley Beal,[10] Anthony Davis,[11] Michael Kidd-Gilchrist,[11] Marquis Teague,[11] Terrence Jones[11] and Doron Lamb[11]
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[12]
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 Anthony Davis PF  United States New Orleans Hornets Kentucky (Fr.)
1 2 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF  United States Charlotte Bobcats Kentucky (Fr.)
1 3 Bradley Beal SG  United States Washington Wizards Florida (Fr.)
1 18 Terrence Jones PF  United States Houston Rockets Kentucky (So.)
1 23 John Jenkins SG  United States Atlanta Hawks Vanderbilt (Jr.)
1 27 Arnett Moultrie PF  United States Miami Heat Mississippi St. (Jr.)
1 29 Marquis Teague PG  United States Chicago Bulls Kentucky (Fr.)
1 30 Festus Ezeli C  Nigeria Golden State Warriors Vanderbilt (Sr.)
2 31 Jeffery Taylor SF  Sweden Charlotte Bobcats Vanderbilt (Sr.)
2 42 Doron Lamb SG  United States Milwaukee Bucks Kentucky (So.)
2 45 Justin Hamilton C  United States Philadelphia 76ers LSU (Jr.)
2 46 Darius Miller SF  United States New Orleans Hornets Kentucky (Sr.)

Awards and honors

Player-of-the-Week

All-Americans

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Main article: 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball 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

All-SEC awards and teams

Voting was by conference coaches:

2012 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[13]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Anthony Davis, C., KENTUCKY
Coach of the Year John Calipari, KENTUCKY
Defensive Player of the Year Anthony Davis, C., KENTUCKY
Rookie of the Year Anthony Davis, C., KENTUCKY
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Patric Young, F., FLORIDA
Sixth Man Award Darius Miller, F., KENTUCKY
2012 All-SEC Men's Basketball Teams[13]
First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team
Bradley Beal Fr., G, FLORIDA
Dee Bost Sr., G, MISS STATE
Kenny Boynton Jr., G, FLORIDA
Anthony Davis Fr., C, KENTUCKY
John Jenkins Jr., G, VANDERBILT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Fr., F, KENTUCKY
Arnett Moultrie Sr., F, MISSISSIPPI STATE
Jeffery Taylor Sr., F, VANDERBILT		 JaMychal Green Sr., F, ALABAMA
Justin Hamilton Jr., F, LSU
Terrance Henry Jr., F, OLE MISS
Terrence Jones So., F, KENTUCKY
Doron Lamb So., G, KENTUCKY
Jeronne Maymon So., F, TENNESSEE
Trevor Releford So., G, ALABAMA
Erving Walker Sr., G, FLORIDA
B. J. Young Fr., G, ARKANSAS		 Bradley Beal, G., FLORIDA
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G., GEORGIA
Anthony Davis, F., KENTUCKY
Anthony Hickey, G., LSU
Rodney Hood, F., MISS STATE
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKY
Jarnell Stokes, F., TENNESSEE
B. J. Young, G., ARKANSAS		 Reginald Buckner, F., OLE MISS
Anthony Davis, F., KENTUCKY
Damontre Harris, F., SOUTH CAROLINA
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKY
Jeffery 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)[14]

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

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/228875/media-tabs-kentucky-as-sec-mens-champion.aspx
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  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 6, 2012
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