# 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.

## Pre-season

| | Media |
| 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

* Media
* 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

Legend :
* 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 |
| Alabama | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | AP | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida | AP | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Florida | C | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Georgia | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | AP | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 25 | RV | |
| Kentucky | C | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 24 | RV | 2 |
| LSU | AP | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | RV | | | | | | |
| LSU | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | AP | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | RV | |
| Tennessee | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| Texas A&M | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Regular season
### 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 |
| 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
### SEC tournament

* March 12–16, 2014 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament, Georgia Dome, Atlanta.
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, 91-83$^{2OT}$ | vs. #1 Florida – L, 49–72 | | |
| 9. | #Texas A&M | 8–10 | 17–15 | | BYE | vs. #8 Missouri – L, 83-91$^{2OT}$ | | | |
| 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

| 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

| Seed | Region | School | First Round | Second Round |
| 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

| 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

| 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
### All-SEC awards and teams
#### Coaches

2014 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards :
| 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 :
| 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

2014 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards :
| 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 :
| First Team | Second Team |
| Jabari Brown Jr., G, MISSOURI Casey Prather Sr., F, FLORIDA Julius Randle† Fr., F, KENTUCKY Jarnell Stokes Jr., F, TENNESSEE Scottie Wilbekin† Sr., 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 |||||