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2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

The 2015–16 SEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and concluding in March, after which 13 member teams had participated in the 2016 SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with the tournament champion being guaranteed selection to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

2015–16 SEC Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Regular Season
2016 SEC ChampionsKentucky and Texas A&M
Season MVPTyler Ulis, Kentucky
Top scorerStefan Moody
Tournament
ChampionsKentucky
  Runners-upTexas A&M
Finals MVPTyler Ulis, Kentucky
Basketball seasons
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M13–5 .72228–9 .757
No. 10 Kentucky †13–5 .72227–9 .750
South Carolina11–7 .61125–9 .735
Vanderbilt11–7 .61119–14 .576
LSU11–7 .61119–14 .576
Ole Miss10–8 .55620–12 .625
Georgia10–8 .55620–14 .588
Florida9–9 .50021–15 .583
Arkansas9–9 .50016–16 .500
Alabama8–10 .44418–15 .545
Mississippi State7–11 .38914–17 .452
Tennessee6–12 .33315–19 .441
Auburn5–13 .27811–20 .355
Missouri*3–15 .16710–21 .323
† 2016 SEC tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

SEC recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Antonio Blakeney, LSU
Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky
PJ Dozier, South Carolina
Malik Newman, Mississippi State
Ben Simmons, LSU

On March 15, 2015, Anthony Grant was fired from Alabama.[1] On April 5, 2015, ESPN reported that Avery Johnson had verbally agreed to become the new head basketball coach at the University of Alabama, replacing Grant.[2] The following day, the university officially announced Johnson's hiring.[3]

On March 21, 2015 Rick Ray was fired by Mississippi State.[4] On March 24, 2015, Ben Howland was hired as the 20th head coach of Mississippi State replacing Ray.[5]

On March 27, 2015, Tennessee fired Donnie Tyndall after the NCAA notified Tennessee officials of possible NCAA violations at Southern Miss. The violations centered around improper financial aid for two players, as well as academic problems with junior college transfers. According to a copy of Tyndall's termination letter, Tyndall had lied to Tennessee officials about the extent of the violations on several occasions, and had also deleted several emails from an old email account even though he was aware he would have been questioned about activity on that account by the NCAA.[6] At a press conference announcing Tyndall's firing, athletics director Dave Hart said that he would have never hired Tyndall had the true extent of the violations at Southern Miss been known. Texas head coach Rick Barnes was named Tyndall's replacement.

On April 30, 2015, Billy Donovan agreed to a $30 million, multi-year deal to coach the Oklahoma City Thunder,[7] replacing Scott Brooks who previously coached the Thunder for seven seasons.[8] On May 7, 2015, Louisiana Tech head coach Mike White was named as Donovan's replacement.

Media Day selections

Media[9]
1.Kentucky
2.Vanderbilt
3.Texas A&M
4.LSU
5.Georgia
6.Florida
7.South Carolina
8.Mississippi State
9.Ole Miss
10.Auburn
11.Arkansas
12.Tennessee
13.Alabama
14.Missouri

() first place votes

Preseason All-SEC teams

Media[9]
Danuel House Texas A&M
Damian Jones Vanderbilt
Skal Labissière Kentucky
Stefan Moody Ole Miss
Ben Simmons LSU
Tyler Ulis Kentucky
  • Coaches select 8 players
  • Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

Head coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolOverall recordSEC recordNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
AlabamaAvery JohnsonBrooklyn Nets1st0–00–0000
ArkansasMike AndersonMissouri5th86–4839–31100
AuburnBruce PearlTennessee2nd15–204–14000
FloridaMike WhiteLouisiana Tech1st0–00–0000
GeorgiaMark FoxNevada7th105–8851–51200
KentuckyJohn CalipariMemphis7th190–3882–20541
LSUJohnny JonesNorth Texas4th61–3729–25100
Mississippi StateBen HowlandUCLA1st0–00–0000
MissouriKim AndersonCentral Missouri2nd9–233–15000
Ole MissAndy KennedyCincinnati10th192–11478–72200
South CarolinaFrank MartinKansas State4th64–5621–41000
TennesseeRick BarnesTexas1st0–00–0000
Texas A&MBilly KennedyMurray State5th71–6126–28000
VanderbiltKevin StallingsIllinois State17th313–206127–135600

Rankings

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 PreWk
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
AlabamaAP
C
ArkansasAP
CRVRV
AuburnAP
C
FloridaAPRVRVRVRVRV
CRVRVRVRVRVRV
GeorgiaAP
C
KentuckyAP2211541210914232020221416221610
C121144111181319191921141419161316
LSUAP212322RV
C191917RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Mississippi StateAP
C
MissouriAP
C
Ole MissAP
C
South CarolinaAPRVRVRV2524221924RV25RVRVRV
CRVRV25232020152322232023RVRVRV
TennesseeAP
C
Texas A&MAPRVRV2518RV2421202115105815RV2120
CRVRVRV20252419191714858132421181715
VanderbiltAP1817191621RVRVRVRV
C20171613162325RV

SEC regular season

On January 13, 2016, Missouri announced that it would not participate in any postseason play in 2016, including the SEC Tournament. At the time, the Tigers were facing an NCAA investigation into major rules violations that occurred under the tenure of former head coach Frank Haith.[10]

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUMississippi StateMissouriOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbilt
vs. Alabama–1–01–10–11–02–01–11–10–11–01–11–00–11–0
vs. Arkansas0–1–1–01–01–01–01–11–10–21–01–00–21–00–1
vs. Auburn1–10–1–1–01–10–11–01–01–02–01–01–11–02–0
vs. Florida1–00–10–1–0–22–01–10–10–00–21–01–01–02–0
vs. Georgia0–10–10–22–0–1–01–00–10–21–10–20–11–01–0
vs. Kentucky0–20–11–00–20–1–1–10–10–10–10–11–11–01–1
vs. LSU1–11–10–11–10–11–1–0–10–10–11–01–01–10–1
vs. Miss. State1–11–10–11–01–01–01–0–0–10–21–11–02–00–1
vs. Missouri1–02–00–11–02–01–01–01–0–2–01–10–12–01–0
vs. Ole Miss0–10–10–22–01–11–01–02–00–2–1–00–11–00–1
vs. South Carolina1–10–10–10–12–01–00–11–11–10–1–1–10–10–1
vs. Tennessee1–02–01–10–11–01–10–10–11–01–01–1–1–02–0
vs. Texas A&M1–01–10–10–10–10–11–10–20–20–11–00–1–1–1
vs. Vanderbilt0–11–00–20–20–11–11–01–00–11–01–00–21–1–
Total8–109–95–139–910–813–511–77–113–1510–811–76–1213–511–7

Postseason

SEC Tournament

The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Sunday, March 9–13, 2016 at the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

The tournament will involve only 13 teams after Missouri self-imposed a postseason ban.

2016 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results
SeedSchoolConf.Over.TiebreakerFirst round
March 9		Second round
March 10		Quarterfinals
March 11		Semifinals
March 12		Championship
March 13
1.‡Texas A&M13–524–71–0 vs. KentuckyByeByevs. #8 Florida
W, 72–66		vs. #4 LSU
W, 71–38		vs. #2 Kentucky
L, 77–82OT
2.†Kentucky13–523–80–1 vs. Texas A&MByeByevs. #10 Alabama
W, 85–59		vs. #6 Georgia
W, 93–80		vs. #1 Texas A&M
W, 82–77OT
3.†South Carolina11–724–72–0 vs. LSU/VanderbiltByeByevs. #6 Georgia
L, 64–65
4.†LSU 11–718–131–1 vs. S. Carolina/VanderbiltByeByevs. #12 Tennessee
W, 84–75		vs. #1 Texas A&M
L, 38–71
5.#Vanderbilt11–719–130–2 vs. South Carolina/LSUByevs. #12 Tennessee
L, 65–67
6.#Georgia10–817–122–0 vs. South CarolinaByevs. #11 Mississippi State
W, 79–69		vs. #3 South Carolina
W, 65–64		vs. #2 Kentucky
L, 80–93
7.Ole Miss10–820–110–1 vs. South CarolinaByevs. #10 Alabama
L, 73–81
8.#Florida9–919–131–0 vs. ArkansasByevs. #9 Arkansas
W, 68-61		vs. #1 Texas A&M
L, 66-72
9.#Arkansas9–916–160–1 vs. FloridaByevs. #8 Florida
L, 61-68
10.#Alabama8–1017–13Byevs. #7 Ole Miss
W, 83-71'		vs. #2 Kentucky
L, 59-85
11.#Mississippi St.7–1114–16Byevs. #6 Georgia
L, 69-79
12.Tennessee6–1215–18vs. #13 Auburn
W, 97–59		vs. #5 Vanderbilt
W, 67–65		vs. #4 LSU
L, 75-84
13.Auburn5–1311–19vs. #12 Tennessee
L, 59–97
‡ – 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

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
3WestTexas A&Mvs. #14 Green Bay
W, 92–65 (Oklahoma City)		vs. #11 Northern Iowa
W, 92–88 (Oklahoma City)		vs. #2 Oklahoma
L 63–77 (Anaheim)
4EastKentuckyvs. #13 Stony Brook
W, 85–67 (Des Moines)		vs. #5 Indiana
L, 67–73 (Des Moines)
11SouthVanderbiltvs. #11 Wichita State
L, 50–70 (Dayton)
3 BidsW-L (%):0–1 .0002–0 1.0001–1 .5000–1 .0000–0 –0–0 –TOTAL: 3–3 .500

National Invitation Tournament

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1South Carolina/San Diego State QuadrantSouth Carolinavs. #8 High Point
W, 88–66 (Columbia)		vs. #4 Georgia Tech
(Columbia)
2Monmouth/Florida QuadrantFloridavs. #7 North Florida
W, 97–68 (Jacksonville)		vs. #3 Ohio State
W, 74–66 (Columbus)		vs. #4 George Washington
L, 77–82 (Washington D.C.)
3Valparaiso/Saint Mary's QuadrantGeorgiavs. #6 Belmont
W, 93–84 (Athens)		vs. #2 St. Mary's
L, 65–77 (Moraga)
5St. Bonaventure/BYU QuadrantAlabamavs. #4 Creighton
L, 54–72 (Omaha)
4 BidsW-L (%):3–1 .7501–2 .3330–1 .0000–0 –TOTAL: 4–4 .500

NBA draft

Honors and awards

Players of the Week

All-Americans

Starting on March 6, the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans were released for 2015–16 season, based upon selections by the four major syndicates. The four syndicates include the Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News.

All-SEC awards and teams

Coaches

2016 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[11]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearTyler Ulis, So., G, Kentucky
Coach of the YearBilly Kennedy, Texas A&M
Defensive Player of the YearTyler Ulis, So., G, Kentucky
Freshman of the YearBen Simmons, F, LSU
Scholar-Athlete of the YearRetin Obasohan, Sr., G, Alabama
Sixth Man AwardDuane Notice, Jr., G, South Carolina
2016 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[11]
First TeamSecond TeamAll-Freshman TeamAll-Defensive Team
Michael Carrera Sr., F, South Carolina
Jalen Jones Sr., F, Texas A&M
Damian Jones Jr., F, Vanderbilt
Stefan Moody Sr., G, Ole Miss
Jamal Murray Fr., G, Kentucky
Ben Simmons Fr., F, LSU
Retin Obasohan Sr., G, Alabama
Tyler Ulis So., G, Kentucky
Wade Baldwin So., G, Vanderbilt
Alex Caruso Sr., F, Texas A&M
Dorian Finney-Smith Sr., F, Florida
J. J. Frazier Sr., G, Georgia
Danuel House Sr., F, Texas A&M
Moses Kingsley Jr., C, Arkansas
Yante Maten So., F, Georgia
Kevin Punter Jr., G, Tennessee
KeVaughn Allen Florida
Antonio Blakeney LSU
Tyler Davis Texas A&M
D. J. Hogg Texas A&M
Jamal Murray Kentucky
Kevin Puryear Missouri
Ben Simmons LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon Miss. State
Alex Caruso Sr., F, Texas A&M
Luke Kornet Jr., F, Vanderbilt
Moses Kingsley Jr., C, Arkansas
Retin Obasohan Sr., G, Alabama
Sindarius Thornwell Jr., G, South Carolina
Tyler Ulis So., G, Kentucky
† - denotes unanimous selection

References

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