2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2014–15 SEC Men's Basketball Season #193980 white NCAA Division I Basketball Southeastern Conference logo.svg 125px 14 CBS, ESPN, SEC Network Regular Season Kentucky 2015 SEC Champions Bobby Portis, Arkansas Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee 2015 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Kentucky Arkansas Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky SEC Men's Basketball Tournament#Champions Basketball 2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season 2013–14 2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season 2015–16 The 2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March, followed by the 2015 SEC men's basketball tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Preseason left horizontal SEC recruits at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 160 20140402 MCDAAG Devin Booker.JPG Devin Booker 20140402 MCDAAG Trey Lyles rebound (1).JPG Trey Lyles 20140402 MCDAAG Karl Towns rebound.JPG Karl-Anthony Towns 20140402 MCDAAG Tyler Ulis pass.JPG Tyler Ulis Mediahttps://www.secsports.com/article/11744313/kentucky-picked-2015-champion Media picks Kentucky to win 2015 SEC Men's Basketball Championship Southeastern Conference October 22, 2014 October 22, 2014 1. Kentucky (20) 2. Florida 3. Arkansas 4. LSU 5. Georgia 6. Ole Miss 7. Missouri 8. Auburn 9. Texas A&M 10. Alabama 11. Vanderbilt 12. South Carolina 13. Tennessee 14. Mississippi State () first place votes Preseason All-SEC teams Media Bobby Portis ARKANSASMichael Frazier FLORIDAAaron Harrison KENTUCKYJordan Mickey LSUJarvis Summers OLE MISS 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 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings   Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalAlabama AP C Arkansas AP RV RV 25 18 RV RV RV RV 23 19 RV RV RV 24 18 18 18 21 21 C RV RV RV 21 RV RV RV RV 25 19 RV 25 RV 23 17 16 18 20 20 20Auburn AP C Florida AP 7 8 18 RV RV RV C 7 7 16 24 RV RV RV Georgia AP RV RV RV C RV Kentucky AP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3LSU AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Mississippi State AP C Missouri AP C Ole Miss AP RV C RV RV RV South Carolina AP RV C RV Tennessee AP RV C Texas A&M AP RV RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Vanderbilt AP C SEC regular season Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateMissouriOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbiltvs. Alabama – 1–00–21–01–02–01–00–10–11–01–10–10–22–0vs. Arkansas0–1 – 0–11–00–11–01–00–20–21–10–21–10–10–1vs. Auburn2–01–0 – 1–01–11–01–11–01–11–00–11–02–01–0vs. Florida0–10–10–1 – 1–02–02–00–11–02–00–10–11–11–1vs. Georgia0–11–01–10–1 – 2–01–00–10–10–22–00–10–10–2vs. Kentucky0–20–10–10–20–2 – 0–10–10–20–10–20–10–10–1vs. LSU0–10–11–10–20–11–0 – 1–01–00–20–11–12–00–1vs. Mississippi State1–02–00–11–01–01–00–1 – 0–21–01–01–11–01–1vs. Missouri1–02–01–10–11–02–00–12–0 – 1–01–01–02–01–0vs. Ole Miss0–11–10–10–22–01–02–00–20–1 – 0–10–10–11–0vs. South Carolina1–12–01–01–00–22–01–00–10–11–0 – 1–11–01–0vs. Tennessee1–01–10–11–01–01–01–11–10–11–01–1 – 1–01–1vs. Texas A&M2–01–00–21–11–01–00–20–10–21–00–10–1 – 0–1vs. Vanderbilt0–21–00–11–12–01–01–01–10–10–10–11–11–0 – Total 8–10 13–5 4–14 8–10 11–7 18–0 11–7 6–12 3–15 11–7 6–12 7–11 11–7 9–9 Postseason SEC tournament 2015 SEC men's basketball tournament March 11–15, 2015 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. NCAA tournament 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Region School First Four 2nd Round 3rd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four 1 Midwest Kentucky W, 79–56 vs. #16 Hampton – (Louisville) W, 64–51 vs. #8 Cincinnati – (Louisville) W, 78–39 vs. #5 West Virginia – (Cleveland) W, 68–66 vs. #3 Notre Dame – (Cleveland) L, 64–71 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Indianapolis) 5 West Arkansas W, 56–53 vs. #12 Wofford – (Jacksonville) L, 78–87 vs. #4 North Carolina – (Jacksonville) 9 East LSU L, 65–66 vs. #8 NC State – (Pittsburgh) 10 East Georgia L, 63–70 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Charlotte) 11 West Ole Miss W 94–90 vs. #11 BYU – (Dayton) L, 57–67 vs. #6 Xavier – (Jacksonville) NIT 2015 National Invitation Tournament Seed Region School First round Second round Quarterfinals 2 Temple Bracket Texas A&M W, 81–64 vs. #7 Montana – (College Station) L, 72–84 vs. #3 Louisiana Tech – (College Station)   5 Colorado State Bracket Vanderbilt W, 75–64 vs. #4 Saint Mary's – (Moraga) W, 92–77 vs. #8 South Dakota State – (Nashville) L, 75–78 vs. #5 Stanford – (Palo Alto) 6 Richmond Bracket Alabama W, 79–58 vs. #3 Illinois – (Tuscaloosa) L, 66–73 vs. #2 Miami – (Coral Gables)   NBA draft 2015 NBA draft PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center Player Team Round Pick # Position School NationalityKarl-Anthony TownsMinnesota Timberwolves11CKentuckyDominican RepublicWillie Cauley-SteinSacramento Kings6PFKentuckyUnited StatesTrey LylesUtah Jazz12PFKentuckyCanadaDevin BookerPhoenix Suns13SGKentuckyUnited StatesBobby PortisChicago Bulls22PFArkansasUnited StatesJarell MartinMemphis Grizzlies25PFLSUUnited StatesJordan MickeyUtah Jazz233PFLSUUnited StatesJosh RichardsonMiami Heat40SGTennesseeUnited StatesAndrew HarrisonPhoenix Suns44PGKentuckyUnited StatesDakari JohnsonOklahoma City Thunder48CKentuckyUnited States Honors and awards All-Americans 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Starting on March 6, the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans were released for 2014–15 season, based upon selections by the four major syndicates. The four syndicates include the Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News. 18em startAP First Team Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Second Team Bobby Portis, Arkansas Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky 18em breakUSBWA First Team Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Second Team Bobby Portis, Arkansas 18em breakNABC First Team Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Third Team Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky 18em breakSporting News First Team Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky Third Team Bobby Portis, Arkansas Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky end All-SEC awards and teams Coaches 2015 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards2015 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 10, 2015 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearBobby Portis, So., F, ARKANSASCoach of the YearJohn Calipari, KENTUCKYDefensive Player of the YearWillie Cauley-Stein, Jr., C, KENTUCKYFreshman of the YearKarl-Anthony Towns, F, KENTUCKYScholar-Athlete of the YearLevi Randolph, Sr., F, ALABAMASixth Man AwardDevin Booker, Fr., G, KENTUCKY 2015 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team Willie Cauley-Stein Jr., C, KENTUCKYDanuel House Jr., F, TEXAS A&MDamian Jones So., F, VANDERBILTBobby Portis So., F, ARKANSASJarell Martin So., F, LSUJordan Mickey So., F, LSUStefan Moody Jr., G, OLE MISSJosh Richardson Sr., G, TENNESSEEKarl-Anthony Towns Fr., C, KENTUCKYDevin Booker Fr., G, KENTUCKYDorian Finney-Smith Jr., F, FLORIDAK. T. Harrell Sr., G, AUBURNAaron Harrison So., G, KENTUCKYJalen Jones Jr., F, TEXAS A&MMichael Qualls Jr., G, ARKANSASLevi Randolph Sr., F, ALABAMACraig Sword Jr., G, MISSISSIPPI STATEMarcus Thornton Sr., F, GEORGIAWade Baldwin IV Fr., G, VANDERBILTAnton Beard Fr., G, ARKANSASDevin Booker Fr., G, KENTUCKYRiley LaChance Fr., G, VANDERBILTTrey Lyles Fr., G, KENTUCKYDevin Robinson Fr., F, FLORIDAKarl-Anthony Towns Fr., C, KENTUCKYTyler Ulis Fr., G, KENTUCKYWillie Cauley-Stein, Jr., C, KENTUCKYDamian JonesSo., F, VANDERBILTJordan Mickey, So., F, LSUJosh Richardson, Sr., G, TENNESSEEMarcus Thornton Sr., F, GEORGIA † - denotes unanimous selection References External links SEC website