2023 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202223
Teams14
SiteBridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsAlabama (8th title)
Winning coachNate Oats (2nd title)
MVPBrandon Miller (Alabama)
Attendance112,388
TelevisionSEC Network, ESPN

The 2023 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 8 to 12, 2023.[1][2]

2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Alabama162 .889316  .838
No. 17 Texas A&M153 .8332510  .714
Kentucky126 .6672212  .647
No. 23 Missouri117 .6112510  .714
No. 20 Tennessee117 .6112511  .694
Vanderbilt117 .6112215  .595
Auburn108 .5562113  .618
Florida99 .5001617  .485
Mississippi State810 .4442113  .618
Arkansas810 .4442214  .611
Georgia612 .3331616  .500
South Carolina414 .2221121  .344
Ole Miss315 .1671221  .364
LSU216 .1111419  .424
2023 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All 14 SEC teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference
Record
Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
1 Alabama 16–2
2 Texas A&M 15–3
3 Kentucky 12–6
4 Missouri 11–7 2–0 vs. Tennessee/Vanderbilt
5 Tennessee 11–7 1–2 vs. Missouri/Vanderbilt 1–0 vs. Alabama
6 Vanderbilt 11–7 1–2 vs. Missouri/Tennessee 0–2 vs. Alabama
7 Auburn 10–8
8 Florida 9–9
9 Mississippi State 8–10 1–0 vs. Arkansas
10 Arkansas 8–10 0–1 vs. Mississippi State
11 Georgia 6–12
12 South Carolina 4–14
13 Ole Miss 3–15
14 LSU 2–16

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 8
1 6:00 pm No. 12 South Carolina vs. No. 13 Ole Miss 61–67 SECN 14,326
2 8:20 pm No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 LSU 67–72
Second round – Thursday, March 9
3 12:00 pm No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Mississippi State 68–69OT SECN 13,165
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Ole Miss 70–55
5 6:00 pm No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 10 Arkansas 73–76 14,583
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. No. 14 LSU 77–68
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10
7 12:00 pm No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 9 Mississippi State 72–49 ESPN 16,107
8 2:30 pm No. 4 Missouri vs. No. 5 Tennessee 79–71
9 6:00 pm No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Arkansas 67–61 SECN 17,989
10 8:30 pm No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Vanderbilt 73–80
Semifinals – Saturday, March 11
11 12:00 pm No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Missouri 72–61 ESPN 17,528
12 2:30 pm No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Vanderbilt 87–75
Championship – Sunday, March 12
13 12:00 pm No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Texas A&M 82–63 ESPN 18,690

*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 8
SEC Network
Second round
Thursday, March 9
SEC Network
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN/SEC Network
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
ESPN
Championship
Sunday, March 12
ESPN
1Alabama72
8Florida689Mississippi State49
9Mississippi State69*1Alabama 72
4Missouri61
4Missouri79
5 Tennessee705Tennessee71
12South Carolina6113Ole Miss551Alabama82
13Ole Miss672Texas A&M63
2Texas A&M67
7Auburn7310Arkansas61
10Arkansas762Texas A&M 87
6Vanderbilt75
3Kentucky73
6Vanderbilt776Vanderbilt80
11Georgia6714LSU68
14LSU72

* denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First round

March 8
6:00 pm
No. 12 South Carolina Gamecocks 61, No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels 67
Scoring by half: 29–30, 32–37
Pts: Gregory Jackson II, 24
Rebs: Josh Gray, 6
Asts: Meechie Johnson, 5
Pts: Amaree Abram, 20
Rebs: James White, 10
Asts: Myles Burns, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 14,326
Referees: Steven Anderson, Tony Greene, Wil Howard
March 8
8:30 pm
No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs 67, No. 14 LSU Tigers 72
Scoring by half: 30–42, 37–30
Pts: Tied, 13
Rebs: Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe, 8
Asts: Justin Hill, 4
Pts: KJ Williams, 18
Rebs: Trae Hannibal, 11
Asts: KJ Williams, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 14,326
Referees: Pat Adams, Chuck Jones, Todd Austin

Second round

March 9
12:00 pm
No. 8 Florida Gators 68, No. 9 Mississippi State Bulldogs 69 (OT)
Scoring by half: 26–36, 31–21 Overtime: 11–12
Pts: Riley Kugel, 14
Rebs: Myreon Jones, 7
Asts: Kyle Lofton, 6
Pts: Tolu Smith, 28
Rebs: Tolu Smith, 12
Asts: Dashawn Davis, 8
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 13,165
Referees: Joe Lindsay, K.B. Burdett Jr., Byron Jarrett
March 9
2:30 pm
No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers 70, No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels 55
Scoring by half: 39–33, 31–22
Pts: Josiah Jordan-James, 20
Rebs: Josiah Jordan-James, 7
Asts: Oliver Nkamhoua, 4
Pts: Myles Burns, 14
Rebs: Tied, 5
Asts: Matthew Murrell, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 13,165
Referees: Bart Lenox, Chuck Jones, Wil Howard
March 9
6:00 pm
No. 7 Auburn Tigers 73, No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks 76
Scoring by half: 33–37, 40–39
Pts: K.D. Johnson, 20
Rebs: Johni Broome, 7
Asts: Wendell Green Jr., 4
Pts: Anthony Black, 19
Rebs: Davonte Davis, 10
Asts: Anthony Black, 6
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 14,583
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Don Daily, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
March 9
8:30 pm
No. 6 Vanderbilt Commodores 77, No. 14 LSU Tigers 68
Scoring by half: 37–29, 40–39
Pts: Tyrin Lawrence, 22
Rebs: Jordan Wright, 15
Asts: Ezra Manjon, 3
Pts: KJ Williams, 26
Rebs: Trae Hanibal, 13
Asts: Trae Hanibal, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 14,583
Referees: Doug Shows, Olandis Poole, Owen Shortt

Quarterfinals

March 10
12:00 pm
No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 72, No. 9 Mississippi State Bulldogs 49
Scoring by half: 41–21, 31–28
Pts: Brandon Miller, 18
Rebs: Brandon Miller, 9
Asts: Brandon Miller, 5
Pts: Tolu Smith, 17
Rebs: Tolu Smith, 11
Asts: Tied, 1
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 16,107
Referees: Don Daily, Pat Adams, Todd Austin
ESPN
March 10
2:30 pm
No. 4 Missouri Tigers 79, No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers 71
Scoring by half: 30–33, 49–38
Pts: D'Moi Hodge, 26
Rebs: Kobe Brown, 9
Asts: Nick Honor, 4
Pts: Santiago Véscovi, 17
Rebs: Olivier Nkamhoua, 10
Asts: Jahmai Mashack, 4
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 16,107
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Steven Anderson, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
March 10
6:00 pm
No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies 67, No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks 61
Scoring by half: 25–38, 42–23
Pts: Wade Taylor IV, 18
Rebs: Henry Coleman III, 11
Asts: Wade Taylor IV, 3
Pts: Nick Smith Jr., 16
Rebs: Tied, 6
Asts: Nick Smith Jr., 4
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,989
Referees: Doug Shows, Bart Lenox, Owen Shortt
March 10
8:30 pm
No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats 73, No. 6 Vanderbilt Commodores 80
Scoring by half: 34–39, 39–41
Pts: Antonio Reeves, 22
Rebs: Oscar Tshiebwe, 15
Asts: Cason Wallace, 5
Pts: Ezra Manjon, 25
Rebs: Jordan Wright, 6
Asts: Tied, 3
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,989
Referees: Terry Oglesby, K.B. Burdett Jr., Olandis Poole

Semifinals

ESPN
March 11
12:00 pm
No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 72, No. 4 Missouri Tigers 61
Scoring by half: 31–29, 41–32
Pts: Brandon Miller, 20
Rebs: Brandon Miller, 12
Asts: Jahvon Quinerly, 7
Pts: D'Moi Hodge, 21
Rebs: D'Moi Hodge, 9
Asts: Tied, 2
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,528
Referees: Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams, Bart Lenox
ESPN
March 11
2:30 pm
No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies 87, No. 6 Vanderbilt Commodores 75
Scoring by half: 49–25, 38–50
Pts: Wade Taylor IV, 25
Rebs: Dexter Dennis, 7
Asts: Tyrece Radford, 5
Pts: Tyrin Lawrence, 18
Rebs: Jordan Wright, 7
Asts: Ezra Manjon, 7
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,528
Referees: Doug Shows, K.B. Burdett Jr., Byron Jarrett

Final

ESPN
March 12
12:00 pm
No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 82, No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies 63
Scoring by half: 34–23, 48–40
Pts: Brandon Miller, 23
Rebs: Charles Bediako, 13
Asts: Brandon Miller, 4
Pts: Dexter Dennis, 14
Rebs: Henry Coleman III, 9
Asts: Wade Taylor IV, 3
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 18,690
Referees: Terry Oglesby, Don Daily, Steven Anderson

See also

References

  1. "Championship - Men's Basketball". www.secsports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. Arena, Bridgestone. "2023 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | Bridgestone Arena". www.bridgestonearena.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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