# 2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

The 2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which started on November 3, 2024. Conference play will begin on January 4, 2024, and will end in March, after which the 16 member teams will participate in the 2025 SEC men's basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.
This is the first season with 16 members of the conference as Texas and Oklahoma joined the conference before the start of the 2024–25.
The league set a record for most schools sent to the NCAA tournament, with 14 out of the league's 16 members granted bids to the tournament.

## Pre-season
### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
| Team | Rivals | On3 Recruits | 247 Sports | Signees |
| Alabama | No. 3 | No. 3 | No. 2 | 4 |
| Arkansas | No. 5 | No. 2 | No. 3 | 3 |
| Auburn | No. 24 | No. 15 | No. 31 | 2 |
| Florida | No. 64 | – | – | 2 |
| Georgia | No. 10 | No. 12 | No. 10 | 4 |
| LSU | No. 13 | No. 13 | No. 14 | 4 |
| Kentucky | No. 51 | No. 44 | No. 45 | 2 |
| Missouri | No. 6 | No. 14 | No. 5 | 5 |
| Mississippi State | No. 70 | – | No. 47 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | No. 30 | No. 41 | No. 25 | 3 |
| Ole Miss | No. 75 | No. 45 | – | 1 |
| South Carolina | No. 44 | No. 46 | – | 2 |
| Tennessee | No. 73 | No. 43 | – | 1 |
| Texas | No. 16 | No. 26 | No. 17 | 2 |
| Texas A&M | No. 57 | No. 39 | No. 30 | 2 |
| Vanderbilt | No. 82 | – | – | 2 |

### Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden | Naismith | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |
| Jonas Aidoo, Arkansas | | | | | | | Y | |
| Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn | | | | | Y | | | |
| Johni Broome, Auburn | Y | Y | | | | Y | | Y |
| Walter Clayton Jr., Florida | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Y |
| Johnell Davis, Arkansas | Y | Y | | Y | | | | Y |
| Malik Dia, Ole Miss | | | | | | | Y | |
| Darlinstone Dubar, Tennessee | | | | | | | | Y |
| Boogie Fland, Arkansas | | | | Y | | | | |
| Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State | Y | | Y | | | | | Y |
| Tre Johnson, Texas | | Y | | Y | | | | |
| Arthur Kaluma, Texas | | | | | Y | | | |
| Chaz Lanier, Tennessee | | | | Y | | | | |
| Mark Mitchell, Missouri | | | | | Y | | | |
| Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina | | | | | | | | Y |
| Matthew Murrell, Ole Miss | Y | Y | | Y | | | | Y |
| Grant Nelson, Alabama | Y | Y | | | | Y | | Y |
| Cliff Omoruyi, Alabama | Y | | | | | | Y | Y |
| Jordan Pope, Texas | | | Y | | | | | |
| Jaxson Robinson, Kentucky | Y | Y | | | Y | | | Y |
| Mark Sears, Alabama | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Y |
| Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Y |
| Amari Williams, Kentucky | | | | | | | Y | |
| Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Y |

### Preseason All-American teams

| Player | AP | CBS | Fox Sports |
| Mark Sears, Alabama | 1st team | 1st team | 1st team |
| Johni Broome, Auburn | 1st team | 2nd team | 2nd team |
| Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M | RV | 3rd team | 3rd team |
| Johnell Davis, Arkansas | RV | 3rd team | 3rd team |
| Tre Johnson, Texas | RV | | |

### Preseason polls

| | AP | Blue Ribbon | CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | Fox Sports | KenPom | NCAA Sports | Sports Illustrated |
| Alabama | No. 2 | No. 1 | No. 2 | – | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 1 | No. 1 |
| Arkansas | No. 16 | No. 15 | No. 13 | – | No. 14 | No. 13 | No. 25 | No. 13 | No. 21 |
| Auburn | No. 11 | No. 12 | No. 10 | – | No. 11 | No. 15 | No. 3 | No. 15 | No. 10 |
| Florida | No. 21 | No. 18 | No. 22 | – | No. 21 | – | No. 28 | No. 20 | No. 18 |
| Georgia | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 67 | – | – |
| Kentucky | No. 23 | No. 19 | – | – | No. 23 | No. 22 | No. 42 | No. 14 | No. 23 |
| LSU | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 51 | – | – |
| Missouri | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 53 | – | – |
| Mississippi State | RV | – | – | – | – | – | No. 32 | – | – |
| Oklahoma | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 40 | – | – |
| Ole Miss | No. 24 | – | – | – | No. 20 | No. 24 | No. 47 | No. 33 | No. 17 |
| South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 65 | – | – |
| Tennessee | No. 12 | No. 11 | No. 14 | – | No. 13 | No. 11 | No. 13 | No. 12 | No. 12 |
| Texas | No. 19 | No. 24 | No. 20 | – | No. 22 | – | No. 18 | No. 27 | – |
| Texas A&M | No. 13 | No. 9 | No. 11 | – | No. 12 | No. 20 | No. 16 | No. 22 | No. 24 |
| Vanderbilt | – | – | – | – | – | – | No. 96 | – | – |

### SEC media days

The SEC conducted its 2024 SEC media days in Birmingham, Alabama on October 15 & 16, 2024 on the SEC Network.
The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:
* Alabama – Nate Oats (HC), Mark Sears & Latrell Wrightsell Jr.
* Arkansas – John Calipari (HC), Johnell Davis & Adou Thiero
* Auburn – Bruce Pearl (HC), Johni Broome & Denver Jones
* Florida – Todd Golden (HC), Walter Clayton Jr. & Alijah Martin
* Georgia – Mike White (HC), Silas Demary Jr. & RJ Godfrey
* Kentucky – Mark Pope (HC), Lamont Butler & Jaxson Robinson
* LSU – Matt McMahon (HC), Cam Carter & Jalen Reed
* Oklahoma – Porter Moser (HC), Sam Godwin & Jalon Moore
* Ole Miss – Chris Beard (HC), Jaylen Murray & Sean Pedulla
* Mississippi State – Chris Jans (HC), Josh Hubbard & Cameron Matthews
* Missouri – Dennis Gates (HC), Mark Mitchell & Tony Perkins
* South Carolina – Lamont Paris (HC), Collin Murray-Boyles & Nick Pringl
* Tennessee – Rick Barnes (HC), Jahmai Mashack & Zakai Zeigler
* Texas – Rodney Terry (HC), Tre Johnson & Kadin Shedrick
* Texas A&M – Buzz Williams (HC), Anderson Garcia & Hayden Hefner
* Vanderbilt – Mark Byington (HC), AJ Hoggard & Tyler Nickel
Men's Basketball Preseason Poll :
| Place | Team |
| 1. | Alabama |
| 2. | Auburn |
| 3. | Tennessee |
| 4. | Arkansas |
| 5. | Texas A&M |
| 6. | Florida |
| 7. | Texas |
| 8. | Kentucky |
| 9. | Ole Miss |
| 10. | Mississippi State |
| 11. | South Carolina |
| 12. | Georgia |
| 13. | Missouri |
| 14. | LSU |
| 15. | Oklahoma |
| 16. | Vanderbilt |
Source:

### SEC Preseason All-Conference
#### First Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
| Johni Broome | Auburn | F | Sr. | 6′ 10″, 240 | Plant City, FL |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Florida | G | Sr. | 6′ 3″, 195 | Lake Wales, FL |
| Mark Sears | Alabama | G | Gr | 6′ 5″, 205 | Muscle Shoals, AL |
| Wade Taylor IV | Texas A&M | G | Sr. | 6′ 0″, 175 | Dallas, TX |
| Zakai Zeigler | Tennessee | G | Sr. | 5′ 9″, 171 | Long Island, NY |

#### Second Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
| Jonas Aidoo | Arkansas | F | Gr | 6′ 11″, 240 | Durham, NC |
| Johnell Davis | Arkansas | G | Gr | 6′ 4″, 205 | Gary, IN |
| Josh Hubbard | Mississippi State | G | So. | 5′ 11″, 190 | Madison, MS |
| Matthew Murrell | Ole Miss | G | Sr. | 6′ 4″, 205 | Memphis, TN |
| Grant Nelson | Alabama | F | Sr. | 6′ 1″, 230 | Devils Lake, ND |

#### Third Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
| Collin Murray-Boyles | South Carolina | F | So. | 6′ 8″, 245 | Columbia, S.C. |
| Alex Condon | Florida | C | So. | 6′ 11″, 230 | Perth, Australia |
| Tramon Mark | Texas | G | Gr | 6′ 5″, 200 | Dickinson, TX |
| Chad Baker-Mazara | Auburn | F | Jr. | 6′ 5″, 180 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Jaxson Robinson | Kentucky | G | | 6′ 6″, 192 | Ada, OK |

### Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden | Naismith | Naismith DPOY | Robertson | Cousy | West | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar |
| Chad Baker-Mazara | | | | | | Y | | |
| Johni Broome | Y | Y | Y | Y | | | Y | |
| Lamont Butler | | | Y | Y | | | | |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | | |
| Jeremiah Fears | Y | | | | | | | |
| Josh Hubbard | Y | | | Y | | | | |
| Tre Johnson | Y | Y | | | | Y | | |
| Chaz Lanier | Y | Y | | Y | | Y | | |
| Alijah Martin | | | | | Y | | | |
| Jahmai Mashack | | | Y | | | | | |
| Cameron Matthews | | | Y | | | | | |
| Jalon Moore | | | | | | Y | | |
| Collin Murray-Boyles | | | | Y | | | | |
| Asa Newell | | | | Y | | | | Y |
| Clifford Omoruyi | | | Y | | | | | |
| Otega Oweh | | | | Y | | | | |
| Zhuric Phelps | | | | Y | | | | |
| Jaxson Robinson | | | | | | Y | | |
| Mark Sears | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | | |
| Wade Taylor IV | Y | | | | | | | |
| Zakai Zeigler | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | | |

## Regular season

The schedule was released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular-season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and the SEC Network.

### Multi-team tournaments

| Team | Tournament | Finish |
| Alabama | Players Era Festival | 2nd |
| Arkansas | − | − |
| Auburn | Maui Invitational | 1st |
| Florida | ESPN Events Invitational | 1st |
| Georgia | − | − |
| Kentucky | − | − |
| LSU | Greenbrier Tip-Off | 3rd |
| Missouri | − | − |
| Mississippi State | Arizona Tip-Off | 2nd |
| Oklahoma | Battle 4 Atlantis | 1st |
| Ole Miss | Rady Children's Invitational | 2nd |
| South Carolina | Fort Myers Tip-Off | 3rd |
| Tennessee | Bahamas Championship | 1st |
| Texas | Legends Classic | 1st |
| Texas A&M | Players Era Festival | 5th |
| Vanderbilt | Charleston Classic | 2nd |

### ACC–SEC Challenge

| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
| Dec. 3 | South Carolina | Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ACC–SEC Challenge | 73–51 | 1–0 |
| Dec. 3 | Notre Dame | Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, Georgia | ACC–SEC Challenge | 48–69 | 2–0 |
| Dec. 3 | California | Missouri | Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Missouri | ACC–SEC Challenge | 93–98 | 3–0 |
| Dec. 3 | Arkansas | Miami (FL) | Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida | ACC–SEC Challenge | 76–73 | 4–0 |
| Dec. 3 | Syracuse | No.3 Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tennessee | ACC–SEC Challenge | 70–96 | 5–0 |
| Dec. 3 | Wake Forest | No. 22 Texas A&M | Reed Arena • College Station, Texas | ACC–SEC Challenge | 44–57 | 6–0 |
| Dec. 3 | Florida State | LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ACC–SEC Challenge | 75–85 | 7–0 |
| Dec. 3 | Georgia Tech | No. 21 Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma | ACC–SEC Challenge | 61–76 | 8–0 |
| Dec. 3 | No. 23 Ole Miss | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky | ACC–SEC Challenge | 86–63 | 9–0 |
| Dec. 3 | No. 4 Kentucky | Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina | ACC–SEC Challenge | 66–70 | 9–1 |
| Dec. 4 | Alabama | North Carolina | Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ACC–SEC Challenge | 94–79 | 10–1 |
| Dec. 4 | Virginia | Florida | O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Florida | ACC–SEC Challenge | 87–69 | 11–1 |
| Dec. 4 | Auburn | Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | ACC–SEC Challenge | 78–84 | 11–2 |
| Dec. 4 | Texas | NC State | Lenovo Center • Raleigh, North Carolina | ACC–SEC Challenge | 63–59 | 12–2 |
| Dec. 4 | Pittsburgh | Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum • Mississippi State, Mississippi | ACC–SEC Challenge | 90–57 | 13–2 |
| Dec. 4 | Vanderbilt | Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia | ACC–SEC Challenge | 80–64 | 14–2 |
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

## Records vs other conferences

The SEC has a record of 184–24 in non-conference play for the 2024–25 season. Records shown for regular season only.
Power 5 Conferences :
| Conference | Record |
| ACC | 30–4 |
| Big East | 4–5 |
| Big Ten | 10–9 |
| Big 12 | 14–2 |
| Combined | 58–20 |
Other Conferences :
| Conference | Record |
| America East | 1–0 |
| American | 6-2 |
| ASUN | 17–1 |
| Atlantic 10 | 2–0 |
| Big Sky | 2–0 |
| Big South | 2–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| Coastal | 3–0 |
| Conference USA | 4–0 |
| Horizon | 2–0 |
| Independents/Non-Division I | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 1–0 |
| Metro Atlantic | 0–0 |
| Mid-American | 4–0 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic | 4–0 |
| Missouri Valley | 1-1 |
| Mountain West | 3–0 |
| Northeast | 3–0 |
| Ohio Valley | 8–0 |
| Patriot | 2–0 |
| Southern | 3–0 |
| Southland | 14–0 |
| SWAC | 20–0 |
| Summit | 3–0 |
| Sun Belt | 8–0 |
| WCC | 3–0 |
| WAC | 2–0 |
| Combined | 126–4 |

### Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
| Nov. 4 | | | ● | − | 0−0 | 0−0 |
† denotes neutral site game

### Conference schedule

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| | Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Oklahoma | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Missouri | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt |
| vs. Alabama | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Arkansas | 1–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Auburn | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Florida | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Georgia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| vs. Kentucky | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. LSU | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Oklahoma | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Ole Miss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Mississippi State | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Missouri | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. South Carolina | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Tennessee | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Texas | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Texas A&M | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. Vanderbilt | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 10–2 | 4–8 | 11–1 | 10–3 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 3–10 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 0–13 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
Thru Feb. 19, 2025

### Points scored

| Team | For | Against | Difference |
| Alabama | 2,258 | 1,978 | 280 |
| Arkansas | 1,841 | 1,654 | 187 |
| Auburn | 2,128 | 1,710 | 418 |
| Florida | 2,179 | 1,729 | 450 |
| Georgia | 1,950 | 1,773 | 177 |
| Kentucky | 2,148 | 1,907 | 241 |
| LSU | 1,992 | 1,878 | 114 |
| Oklahoma | 2,006 | 1,897 | 109 |
| Ole Miss | 2,023 | 1,792 | 231 |
| Mississippi State | 2,053 | 1,847 | 206 |
| Missouri | 2,065 | 1,724 | 341 |
| South Carolina | 1,809 | 1,843 | -34 |
| Tennessee | 1,858 | 1,497 | 361 |
| Texas | 2,046 | 1,801 | 245 |
| Texas A&M | 1,917 | 1,704 | 213 |
| Vanderbilt | 1,934 | 1,733 | 201 |
Thru Feb. 19, 2025

## Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 |
| NV | No votes received |
| Team | Poll | 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 |
| Alabama | AP | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Alabama | C | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Arkansas | AP | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Arkansas | C | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Auburn | AP | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Auburn | C | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida | AP | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Florida | C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Georgia | AP | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Georgia | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Kentucky | AP | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Kentucky | C | 23 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| LSU | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| LSU | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Oklahoma | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | 21 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | RV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Oklahoma | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | 21 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 16 | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Ole Miss | AP | 24 | 25 | RV | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV |
| Ole Miss | C | 25 | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 23 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV |
| Mississippi State | AP | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 25 | RV | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
| Mississippi State | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 13 | RV | RV | 23 | 24 | RV |
| Missouri | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Missouri | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | 24 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| South Carolina | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| South Carolina | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Tennessee | AP | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Tennessee | C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Texas | AP | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Texas | C | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Texas A&M | AP | 13 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| Texas A&M | C | 15 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| Vanderbilt | AP | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | RV | 24 | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV |
| Vanderbilt | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV |

## Postseason
### SEC Tournament

* – denotes overtime
| First round Wednesday, March 12 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 12 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 12 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 13 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 13 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 13 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/SEC Network | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 16 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 16 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 16 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Auburn | 62 | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Ole Miss | 83 | 8 | Ole Miss | 57 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arkansas | 72 | 9 | Arkansas | 80 | | | | 1 | Auburn | 65 | |
| 16 | South Carolina | 68 | | | | | | | 4 | Tennessee | 70 | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Tennessee | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Texas A&M | 89 | 13 | Texas | 72 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 72 | 13 | Texas | 94** | | | | | | | 4 | Tennessee | 77 |
| 13 | Texas | 79 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Florida | 86 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Florida | 95 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Missouri | 85 | 7 | Missouri | 81 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 91 | 10 | Mississippi State | 73 | | | | 2 | Florida | 104 | | | |
| 15 | LSU | 62 | | | | | | | 3 | Alabama | 82 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Alabama | 99 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Kentucky | 85 | 6 | Kentucky | 70 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Georgia | 75 | 14 | Oklahoma | 84 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Source:

### NCAA Tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 1 | South | Auburn | Bye | vs. (16) Alabama State | | | | | |
| 1 | West | Florida | Bye | vs. (16) Norfolk State | | | | | |
| 2 | East | Alabama | Bye | vs. (15) Robert Morris | | | | | |
| 2 | Midwest | Tennessee | Bye | vs. (15) Wofford | | | | | |
| 3 | Midwest | Kentucky | Bye | vs. (14) Troy | | | | | |
| 4 | South | Texas A&M | Bye | vs. (13) Yale | | | | | |
| 6 | South | Ole Miss | Bye | vs. (11) North Carolina | | | | | |
| 6 | West | Missouri | Bye | vs. (11) Drake | | | | | |
| 8 | East | Mississippi State | Bye | vs. (9) Baylor | | | | | |
| 9 | Midwest | Georgia | Bye | vs. (8) Gonzaga | | | | | |
| 9 | West | Oklahoma | Bye | vs. (8) UConn | | | | | |
| 10 | East | Vanderbilt | Bye | vs. (7) Saint Mary's | | | | | |
| 10 | West | Arkansas | Bye | vs. (7) Kansas | | | | | |
| 11 | Midwest | Texas | vs. (11) Xavier | | | | | | |
| | Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |

### NIT

LSU and South Carolina were invited to the NIT, but both schools declined the invite.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

| Coach | School | Reason | Replacement |
| Eric Musselman | Arkansas | Accepted coaching position at USC | John Calipari |
| John Calipari | Kentucky | Accepted coaching position at Arkansas | Mark Pope |

### Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. SEC records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Record at school | SEC record | SEC titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Alabama | Nate Oats | Buffalo | 6th | 117–54 (.684) | 62–28 (.689) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Arkansas | John Calipari | Kentucky | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 198–65 (.753) | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
| Auburn | Bruce Pearl | Tennessee | 11th | 214–119 (.643) | 162–114 (.587) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Florida | Todd Golden | San Francisco | 3rd | 40–29 (.580) | 20–16 (.556) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | Mike White | Florida | 3rd | 36–33 (.522) | 12–24 (.333) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | Mark Pope | BYU | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LSU | Matt McMahon | Murray State | 3rd | 31–35 (.470) | 11–25 (.306) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | Porter Moser | Loyola Chicago | 4th | 54–45 (.545) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | Chris Beard | Texas | 2nd | 20–12 (.625) | 7–11 (.389) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mississippi State | Chris Jans | New Mexico State | 3rd | 42–27 (.609) | 8–10 (.444) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | Dennis Gates | Cleveland State | 3rd | 33–34 (.493) | 11–25 (.306) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | Lamont Paris | Chattanooga | 3rd | 37–29 (.561) | 17–19 (.472) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | Rick Barnes | Texas | 10th | 202–101 (.667) | 100–60 (.625) | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas | Rodney Terry | UTEP | 3rd | 43–21 (.672) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | Buzz Williams | Virginia Tech | 6th | 97–62 (.610) | 45–37 (.549) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | Mark Byington | James Madison | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* SEC records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2023–24 season.
* NCAA tournament appearances, NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.

## Awards and honors
### SEC Players of the Week

Throughout the regular season, the SEC offices will honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.
| Week | Player of the Week | School | Freshman of the Week | School |
| November 11, 2024 | Johni Broome | Auburn | Tre Johnson | Texas |
| November 18, 2024 | Andrew Carr | Kentucky | Asa Newell | Georgia |
| November 25, 2024 | Chaz Lanier | Tennessee | Labaron Philon | Alabama |
| December 2, 2024 | Johni Broome (2) | Auburn | Jeremiah Fears | Oklahoma |
| December 9, 2024 | Tamar Bates | Missouri | Asa Newell (2) | Georgia |
| December 16, 2024 | Johni Broome (3) Lamont Butler | Auburn Kentucky | Boogie Fland | Arkansas |
| December 23, 2024 | Jordan Pope Collin Murray-Boyles | Texas South Carolina | Jeremiah Fears (2) | Oklahoma |
| December 30, 2024 | Zakai Zeigler | Tennessee | Labaron Philon (2) | Alabama |
| January 6, 2025 | Koby Brea Chaz Lanier (2) | Kentucky Tennessee | Labaron Philon (3) | Alabama |
| January 13, 2025 | Mark Sears Alex Condon | Alabama Florida | Asa Newell (3) | Georgia |
| January 20, 2025 | Caleb Grill | Missouri | Tahaad Pettiford | Auburn |
| January 27, 2025 | Johni Broome (4) | Auburn | Tre Johnson (2) | Texas |
| February 3, 2025 | Johni Broome (5) | Auburn | Tre Johnson (3) | Texas |
| February 10, 2025 | Alex Condon (2) | Florida | Asa Newell (4) | Georgia |
| February 17, 2025 | Denver Jones | Auburn | Tre Johnson (4) | Texas |
| February 24, 2025 | Mark Sears (2) Chaz Lanier (3) | Alabama Tennessee | Jeremiah Fears (3) | Oklahoma |
| March 3, 2025 | Silas Demary Jr. | Georgia | Tre Johnson (5) | Texas |

#### Totals per school

| School | Total |
| Auburn | 7 |
| Texas | 6 |
| Alabama | 5 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| LSU | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 0 |
| Mississippi State | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 |

### SEC season awards

Source:
SEC individual awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Johni Broome, Auburn |
| Coach of the Year | Bruce Pearl, Auburn |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee |
| Newcomer of the Year | Chaz Lanier, Tennessee |
| Freshman of the Year | Tre Johnson, Texas |
| Sixth Man Award | Caleb Grill, Missouri |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk, South Carolina |
2024-25 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Defensive Team | Freshman Team |
| Johni Broome, Auburn Walter Clayton Jr., Florida Mark Sears, Alabama Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee | Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State Tre Johnson, Texas Chaz Lanier, Tennessee Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina Otega Oweh, Kentucky | Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn Alex Condon, Florida Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt Mark Mitchell, Missouri Sean Pedulla, Ole Miss | Denver Jones, Auburn Jahmai Mashack, Tennessee Cameron Matthews, Mississippi State Anthony Robinson II, Missouri Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee | Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma Tre Johnson, Texas Asa Newell, Georgia Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn Labaron Philon, Alabama |

### 2024–25 Season statistic leaders

Source:
Scoring leaders :
| Rk | Player | PTS | PPG |
| 1 | Tre Johnson | 555 | 20.6 |
| 2 | Mark Sears | 555 | 19.1 |
| 3 | Johni Broome | 497 | 18.4 |
| 4 | Josh Hubbard | 533 | 18.4 |
| 5 | Chaz Lanier | 517 | 17.8 |
Rebound leaders :
| Rk | Player | REB | RPG |
| 1 | Johni Broome | 292 | 10.8 |
| 2 | Amari Williams | 255 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Collin Murray-Boyles | 244 | 8.4 |
| 4 | Devin McGlockton | 232 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Grant Nelson | 232 | 8.0 |
Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm) :
| Rk | Player | FG | FGA | PCT |
| 1 | Collin Murray-Broyles | 184 | 310 | .594 |
| 2 | Asa Newell | 170 | 309 | .550 |
| 3 | Adou Thiero | 138 | 252 | .548 |
| 4 | Will Richard | 145 | 285 | .509 |
| 5 | Johni Broome | 193 | 382 | .505 |
Assist leaders :
| Rk | Player | AST | APG |
| 1 | Zakai Zeigler | 201 | 7.2 |
| 2 | Boogie Fland | 103 | 5.7 |
| 3 | Mark Sears | 144 | 5.0 |
| 4 | A.J. Hoggard | 129 | 4.6 |
| 5 | Wade Taylor IV | 115 | 4.6 |
Block leaders :
| Rk | Player | BLK | BPG |
| 1 | Johni Broome | 66 | 2.4 |
| 2 | Zvonimir Ivisic | 59 | 2.1 |
| 3 | Felix Okpara | 52 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Kadin Shedrick | 49 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Somto Cyril | 47 | 1.6 |
Free throw leaders :
| Rk | Player | FT | FTA | PCT |
| 1 | Chad Baker-Mazara | 103 | 115 | .896 |
| 2 | Tre Johnson | 98 | 111 | .883 |
| 3 | Josh Hubbard | 108 | 123 | .878 |
| 4 | Cam Carter | 93 | 107 | .869 |
| 5 | Wade Taylor IV | 97 | 112 | .866 |
Steal leaders :
| Rk | Player | STL | SPG |
| 1 | Cameron Matthews | 73 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Anthony Robinson II | 60 | 2.1 |
| 3 | Zakai Zeigler | 55 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Sean Padulla | 56 | 1.9 |
| 5 | Zhuric Phelps | 52 | 1.9 |
Three point leaders :
| Rk | Player | 3P | 3PA | % |
| 1 | Brycen Goodine | 54 | 119 | .454 |
| 2 | Koby Brea | 75 | 170 | .441 |
| 3 | Caleb Grill | 68 | 158 | .430 |
| 4 | Aden Holloway | 71 | 168 | .423 |
| 5 | Miles Kelly | 69 | 168 | .411 |
Thru March 3, 2025

## Home game attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Alabama | Coleman Coliseum | 15,383 | 13,474† | 13,474† | 13,474† | | | | | 40,422 | 13,474 | |
| Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena | 19,368 | 19,200† | 19,200† | 19,200† | | | | | 57,600 | 19,200 | 99.03% |
| Auburn | Neville Arena | 9,121 | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | | | | | 27,363 | 9,121 | 100.00% |
| Florida | O'Connell Center | 11,255 | 8,381† | 7,857 | 8,005 | | | | | 24,243 | 8,081 | |
| Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum | 10,523 | 6,193† | 5,405 | 5,757 | 5,775 | | | | 23,130 | 5,783 | |
| Kentucky | Rupp Arena | 20,545 | 19,635 | 20,048† | 19,314 | | | | | 58,997 | 19,666 | |
| LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center | 13,215 | 8,043† | 7,247 | 6,442 | | | | | 21,732 | 7,244 | |
| Missouri | Mizzou Arena | 15,061 | 11,044† | 8,912 | 8,889 | | | | | 28,845 | 9,615 | |
| Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum | 9,100 | 9,125† | 8,726 | 8,744 | | | | | 26,595 | 8,865 | |
| Oklahoma Sooners | Lloyd Noble Center | 10,967 | 4,886 | 4,742 | 4,922 | 4,678 | 7,725† | 1,611 | 6,244 | 34,808 | 4,972 | |
| Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion | 9,500 | 7,982† | 7,314 | 4,033 | | | | | 19,329 | 6,443 | |
| South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena | 18,000 | 12,388† | 12,205 | 11,577 | | | | | 36,170 | 12,057 | |
| Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena | 21,678 | 17,813† | 16,916 | 17,232 | | | | | 51,961 | 17,320 | |
| Texas | Moody Center | 10,763 | 10,993† | 10,662 | 10,457 | | | | | 32,112 | 10,704 | |
| Texas A&M | Reed Arena | 12,989 | 8,673 | 7,195 | 11,658† | | | | | 27,526 | 9,175 | |
| Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium | 14,316 | 5,011 | 5,700 | 5,945† | 5,249 | | | | 21,905 | 5,476 | |
| Total | | 13,823 | | | | | | | | | | |
old – At or exceed capacity †Season high