2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2011–12 SEC Men's Basketball Season #193980 white NCAA Division I Basketball Southeastern Conference logo.svg 125px 12 CBS, ESPN, FSN Regular Season Kentucky 2012 SEC Champions Vanderbilt Anthony Davis, Kentucky SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year SEC tournament 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana Vanderbilt Kentucky John Jenkins, Vanderbilt Most Valuable Player Basketball 2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season 2010–11 2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season 2012–13 The 2011–12 Southeastern 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.http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECNation/SECTraditions/tabid/1073/Article/226326/destin-recap-day-two.aspx Destin Recap: Day Two Southeastern Conference June 1, 2011 June 4, 2011 Pre-season polls and teams Pre-Season Poll: SEC MediaMedia Tabs Florida As SEC Men’s Hoops Champion 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 Mediahttp://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/228875/media-tabs-kentucky-as-sec-mens-champion.aspx Southeastern Conference SEC CoachesDee Bost Mississippi StateJaMychal Green AlabamaJohn Jenkins VanderbiltTerrence Jones KentuckyJeffery Taylor Vanderbilt SEC 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 2011–12 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 17 16 13 12 16 23 RV RV RV RV RV C 15 21 RV RV RV RV RV Arkansas AP RV C Auburn AP C Florida AP 8 7 10 10 12 13 11 10 13 19 17 14 12 8 14 12 16 22 25 C 10 8 9 9 12 13 12 10 14 19 14 13 11 7 12 11 13 19 21 9Georgia AP C Kentucky AP 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1LSU AP C Mississippi State AP 24 21 17 17 18 15 15 20 18 18 22 20 RV C RV 24 18 16 17 14 16 20 15 16 19 18 23 RV RV Ole Miss AP C South Carolina AP C Tennessee AP C Vanderbilt AP 7 18 18 20 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV 20 C 7 20 22 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 19 Conference schedules Composite matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.   AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeVanderbiltvs. Alabama – 0–20–21–00–11–01–11–11–11–00–11–0 vs. Arkansas2–0 – 0–21–01–01–01–11–12–00–11–00–1vs. Auburn2–02–0 – 1–00–11–01–11–11–10–11–01–0vs. Florida0–10–10–1 – 1–12–00–10–10–10–22–01–1vs. Georgia1–0 0–11–01–1 – 2–01–00–11–02–01–12–0vs. Kentucky0–10–10–1 0–20–2 – 0–10–10–10–20–20–2vs. LSU1–11–11–11–00–11–0 – 1–11–10–11–01–0vs. Mississippi State1–11–11–11–01–01–01–1 – 1–10–10–10–1vs. Ole Miss1–10–21–11–00–11–01–11–1 – 0–11–01–0vs. South Carolina0–11–01–02–00–22–01–01–01–0 – 2–02–0vs. Tennessee1–00–10–10–21–12–00–11–00–10–2 – 1–1vs. Vanderbilt0–11–00–11–10–22–00–11–00–10–21–1 –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 2012 SEC men's basketball tournament SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First Round - Thursday, March 81112:00 PM#8 LSU vs. #9 ArkansasSEC Network22:30 PM#5 Alabama vs. #12 South CarolinaSEC Network236:30 PM#7 Ole Miss vs. #10 AuburnSEC Network49:00 PM#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 GeorgiaSEC Network Quarterfinals - Friday, March 93512:00 PM#1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSUSEC Network62:30 PM#4 Florida vs. #5 AlabamaSEC Network476:30 PM#2 Tennessee vs. #7 Ole MissSEC Network89:00 PM#3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 GeorgiaSEC Network Semifinals - Saturday, March 105912:00 PM#1 Kentucky vs. #4 FloridaABC102:30 PM#7 Ole Miss vs. #3 VanderbiltABC Championship Game - Sunday, March 1161112:00 PM#1 Kentucky vs. #3 VanderbiltABC *Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. NCAA tournament 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 2012 National Invitation Tournament # of BidsRecordWin %R2R3SFCG41–4.2001000 TeamBid TypeSeedResultsTennesseeAt-large1W 65-51 vs. 8 Savannah StateL 64-71 vs. 4 Middle TennesseeOle MissAt-large2L 93-96 (OT) vs. 7 Illinois StateMississippi StateAt-large4L 96-101 (2OT) vs. 5 UMassLSUAt-large6L 74-96 vs. 3 Oregon Other tournaments 2012 College Basketball Invitational 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament 2012 NBA draft 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.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/story/2012-03-21/trey-burke-nba-michigan/53691584/1 Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status 2012-03-23 2012-03-21 USA Today Snyder, Mark The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.https://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/nba-draft-analyst-assesses-early-entry-prospects-for-michigan-basketball-pg-trey-burke/ Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory committee's opinion, NBA draft analyst says 2012-03-23 2012-03-22 AnnArbor.com Baumgardner, Nick 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,https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7740878/2012-nba-draft-renardo-sidney-mississippi-state-bulldogs-turn-pro Renardo Sidney declares for NBA 2012-03-26 2012-03-26 ESPN Justin Hamiltonhttps://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7778835/center-justin-hamilton-lsu-tigers-entering-nba-draft Justin Hamilton to enter draft 2012-04-05 2012-04-05 ESPN Arnett Moultrie, B. J. Young,https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7782277/a-look-college-underclassmen-decided-undecided-nba-draft-college-basketball Underclassmen: To go or not to go? 2012-04-07 2012-04-06 ESPN John Jenkins,https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7794143/2012-nba-draft-john-jenkins-vanderbilt-commodores-leaving-early Vandy's John Jenkins to hire agent 2012-04-10 2012-04-10 ESPN Bradley Beal,https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7809114/florida-gators-freshman-bradley-beal-enter-nba-draft Gators' Bradley Beal one and done 2012-04-14 2012-04-13 ESPN DiRocco, Michael Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, Terrence Jones and Doron Lambhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7825727/kentucky-wildcats-starting-five-declares-nba-draft UK's starting five opts for draft 2012-04-17 2012-04-17 ESPN The following SEC underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college: B. J. Younghttp://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/17904025/2012-nba-draft-early-entry-watch-list 2012 NBA Draft early entry watch list 2012-04-30 CBS Sports Norlander, Matt Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team1 1 Anthony Davis PF New Orleans Hornets Kentucky (Fr.)1 2 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF Charlotte Bobcats Kentucky (Fr.)1 3 Bradley Beal SG Washington Wizards Florida (Fr.)1 18 Terrence Jones PF Houston Rockets Kentucky (So.)1 23 John Jenkins basketball SG Atlanta Hawks Vanderbilt (Jr.)1 27 Arnett Moultrie PF Miami Heat Mississippi St. (Jr.)1 29 Marquis Teague PG Chicago Bulls Kentucky (Fr.)1 30 Festus Ezeli C Golden State Warriors Vanderbilt (Sr.)2 31 Jeffery Taylor SF Charlotte Bobcats Vanderbilt (Sr.)242 Doron Lamb SG Milwaukee Bucks Kentucky (So.) 2 45 Justin Hamilton basketball, born 1990 C Philadelphia 76ers LSU (Jr.) 2 46 Darius Miller SF New Orleans Hornets Kentucky (Sr.) Awards and honors Player-of-the-Week All-Americans 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 18em startAP First Team Anthony Davis, Kentucky Third Team Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky 18em breakUSBWA First Team Anthony Davis, Kentucky Second Team Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky 18em breakNABC First Team Anthony Davis, Kentucky Third Team Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky 18em breakSporting News First Team Anthony Davis, Kentucky Second Team Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky end All-SEC awards and teams Voting was by conference coaches: 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards Announced, accessed March 6, 2012 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearAnthony Davis, C., KENTUCKYCoach of the YearJohn Calipari, KENTUCKYDefensive Player of the YearAnthony Davis, C., KENTUCKYRookie of the YearAnthony Davis, C., KENTUCKYScholar-Athlete of the YearPatric Young, F., FLORIDASixth Man AwardDarius Miller, F., KENTUCKY 2012 All-SEC Men's Basketball Teams First Team Second Team All-Freshman Team All-Defensive Team Bradley Beal Fr., G, FLORIDADee Bost Sr., G, MISS STATEKenny Boynton Jr., G, FLORIDAAnthony Davis Fr., C, KENTUCKYJohn Jenkins Jr., G, VANDERBILTMichael Kidd-Gilchrist Fr., F, KENTUCKYArnett Moultrie Sr., F, MISSISSIPPI STATEJeffery Taylor Sr., F, VANDERBILTJaMychal Green Sr., F, ALABAMAJustin Hamilton Jr., F, LSUTerrance Henry Jr., F, OLE MISSTerrence Jones So., F, KENTUCKYDoron Lamb So., G, KENTUCKYJeronne Maymon So., F, TENNESSEETrevor Releford So., G, ALABAMAErving Walker Sr., G, FLORIDAB. J. Young Fr., G, ARKANSASBradley Beal, G., FLORIDAKentavious Caldwell-Pope, G., GEORGIAAnthony Davis, F., KENTUCKYAnthony Hickey, G., LSURodney Hood, F., MISS STATEMichael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKYJarnell Stokes, F., TENNESSEEB. J. Young, G., ARKANSASReginald Buckner, F., OLE MISSAnthony Davis, F., KENTUCKYDamontre Harris, F., SOUTH CAROLINAMichael Kidd-Gilchrist, F., KENTUCKYJeffery 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)https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/alldistrict120306.html U.S. Basketball Writers Association USBWA Names 2011-12 Men's All-District Teams 2012-03-06 2012-03-06 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