2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
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.
| 2012–13 SEC Men's Basketball Season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS, ESPN, FSN |
| Regular Season | |
| 2013 SEC Champions | Florida |
| Season MVP | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Ole Miss |
| Runners-up | Florida |
| Finals MVP | Marshall Henderson, Ole MIss |
| 2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Florida | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2013 SEC Tournament winner As of March 31, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
| Coaches | Media[1] | |
|---|---|---|
| 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[1] |
|---|
| Kenny Boynton Florida Nerlens Noel Kentucky Phil Pressey Missouri Jarnell Stokes Tennessee B. J. Young Arkansas |
- Coaches select 8 players
- Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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| Alabama | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
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| Arkansas | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Auburn | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Florida | AP | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| Georgia | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kentucky | AP | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | |||||||
| C | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
| LSU | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Mississippi State | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Missouri | AP | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||
| C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | ||||
| Ole Miss | AP | RV | 23 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 16 | 23 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tennessee | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
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| Texas A&M | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vanderbilt | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Mississippi State | Missouri | Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt | |
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| vs. Alabama | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Arkansas | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Auburn | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Florida | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Georgia | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Kentucky | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. LSU | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Mississippi State | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Missouri | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Ole Miss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. South Carolina | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Tennessee | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Texas A&M | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 |
| vs. Vanderbilt | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – |
| 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 Round March 13 |
Second Round March 14 |
Quarterfinals March 15 |
Semifinals March 16 |
Championship March 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ‡Florida | 14–4 | 26–7 | BYE | BYE | #9 LSU - W, 80–58 | #4 Alabama - W, 61–51 | #3 Ole Miss - L, 63–66 | |
| 2. | †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, 66–63 |
| 4. | †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, 74–76 | ||||
| 3 Bids | W-L (%): | 2–1 .667 | 1–1 .500 | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 4–3 .571 |
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, 67–75 | ||||
| 3 Bids | W-L (%): | 1–2 .333 | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 2–3 .400 |
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.[2] The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.[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 | Nerlens Noel | C |  United States |
New Orleans Pelicans (traded to Philadelphia)[upper-alpha 1] | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | SG | United States |
Detroit Pistons | Georgia (So.) |
| 1 | 29 | Archie Goodwin | SG | United States |
Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Phoenix via Golden State) [upper-alpha 2] | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Erik Murphy | PF | United States/ Finland |
Chicago Bulls | Florida (Sr.) |
| 2 | 57 | Alex Oriakhi# | C | United States |
Phoenix Suns (from Denver via LA Lakers) | Missouri (Sr.) |
Notes
- The New Orleans Pelicans traded 6th pick Nerlens Noel and a 2014 protected first-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jrue Holiday and 42nd pick Pierre Jackson.[4]
- The Golden State Warriors traded 29th pick Archie Goodwin and Malcolm Lee to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for 30th pick Nemanja Nedovic.[4]
Honors and awards
All-Americans
Coaches
| 2013 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[5] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G., GEORGIA | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Billy Donovan, FLORIDA | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Nerlens Noel, C., KENTUCKY | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Nerlens Noel, C., KENTUCKY | |||||
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Patric Young, F., FLORIDA | |||||
| Sixth Man Award | Kyle Wiltjer, F., KENTUCKY | |||||
| 2013 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[5] | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | All-Freshman Team | All-Defensive Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope So., G., GEORGIA Erik Murphy Sr., F., FLORIDA Jordan McRae Jr., G., TENNESSEE Nerlens Noel Fr., C., KENTUCKY Johnny O'Bryant III Sr., F., LSU Phil Pressey Jr., G., MISSOURI Trevor Releford Jr., G., ALABAMA Elston Turner Sr., G., TEXAS A&M |
Laurence Bowers Sr., F., MISSOURI Kenny Boynton Sr., G., FLORIDA Marshall Henderson Jr., G., OLE MISS Murphy Holloway Sr., F., OLE MISS Marshawn Powell Jr., F., ARKANSAS Mike Rosario Sr., G., FLORIDA Jarnell Stokes So., F., TENNESSEE B. J. Young So., G., ARKANSAS Patric Young Jr., F., FLORIDA |
Michael Carrera Fr., F., SOUTH CAROLINA Willie Cauley-Stein Fr., C., KENTUCKY Michael Frazier Fr., G., FLORIDA Archie Goodwin Fr., G., KENTUCKY Charles Mann Fr., F., GEORGIA Nerlens Noel Fr., C., KENTUCKY Alex Poythress Fr., F., KENTUCKY Craig Sword Fr., G., MISS STATE Gavin Ware Fr., F., MISS STATE |
Reginald Buckner Sr., F., OLE MISS Anthony Hickey So., G., LSU Nerlens Noel Fr., C., KENTUCKY Trevor Releford Jr., G., ALABAMA Scottie Wilbekin Jr., G., FLORIDA Patric Young Jr., F., FLORIDA | |||
| † - denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
Associated Press
| 2013 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[6] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G, GEORGIA | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Billy Donovan, FLORIDA | |||||
| Newcomer of the Year | Marshall Henderson, G, OLE MISS | |||||
| 2013 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[5] | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, So., G, GEORGIA Erik Murphy, Sr., F/C, FLORIDA Trevor Releford, Jr., G, ALABAMA Jordan McRae, Jr., G, TENNESSEE Nerlens Noel, Fr., F, KENTUCKY |
Marshall Henderson, Jr., G, OLE MISS Elston Turner, Sr., G, TEXAS A&M Jarnell Stokes, So., F, TENNESSEE Johnny O'Bryant III, Sr., F, LSU Murphy Holloway, Sr., F, OLE MISS Phil Pressey, Jr., G, MISSOURI | |||||
| † - denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
References
- "Media Tabs Kentucky As SEC Men's Basketball Champion" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- Snyder, Mark (2012-03-21). "Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- Baumgardner, Nick (2012-03-22). "Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory committee's opinion, NBA draft analyst says". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- "Nerlens Noel heading to Philly". ESPN.com. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- 2013 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 12, 2013
- "Associated Press All-SEC Team" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
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