2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

The 2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 16, 2010 and ended with the SEC Tournament on March 10–13, 2011 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The regular-season champion of the league and its East Division was Florida, with Alabama winning the West Division crown. Kentucky won the tournament crown and went on to make the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.

2010–11 SEC Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, FSN
Regular Season
2011 SEC ChampionsFlorida
Division ChampionsFlorida (East)
Alabama (West)
Season MVPChandler Parsons, Florida
Tournament
ChampionsKentucky
  Runners-upFlorida
Finals MVPDarius Miller, Kentucky
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida133 .813  298  .784
No. 11 Kentucky106 .625  299  .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt97 .563  2311  .676
Georgia97 .563  2112  .636
Tennessee88 .500  1915  .559
South Carolina511 .313  1416  .467
West
Alabama124 .750  2512  .676
Mississippi State97 .563  1714  .548
Ole Miss79 .438  2014  .588
Arkansas79 .438  1813  .581
Auburn412 .250  1120  .355
LSU313 .188  1121  .344
SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

This was the last season for the SEC's two-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.[1]

Pre-season polls and teams

Pre-Season Poll:

SEC Media[2]
SEC East
1. Florida
2. Kentucky
3. Georgia
4. Tennessee
5. Vanderbilt
6. South Carolina
SEC West
1. Mississippi State
2. Ole Miss
3. Alabama
4. Arkansas
5. LSU
6. Auburn

Pre-Season All-SEC Teams

SEC Media[3] SEC Coaches[4]
Brandon Knight Kentucky
Travis Leslie Georgia
Jeffery Taylor Vanderbilt
Trey Thompkins Georgia
Chris WarrenOle Miss
Dee Bost Mississippi State
JaMychal Green Alabama
Scotty Hopson Tennessee
Travis Leslie Georgia
Chandler Parsons Florida
Marshawn Powell Arkansas
Jeffery Taylor Vanderbilt
Trey Thompkins Georgia
Chris WarrenOle Miss
  • SEC Coaches select 8 players
  • Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

Rankings

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Attendance

Rk Team Arena Capacity Gms. Avg. Att. % Full Total Att.
1 Kentucky Rupp Arena 23,500 15 23,603 100.4% 354,046
2 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena 21,678 18 18,952 87.4% 341,130
3 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium 14,316 17 13,802 96.4% 234,632
4 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena 19,368 19 11,884 61.4% 225,794
5 Alabama Coleman Coliseum 15,316 16 11,757 76.8% 188,119
6 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena 18,000 17 10,427 57.9% 177,254
7 Florida O'Connell Center 12,000 17 10,186 84.9% 173,158
8 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum 10,523 16 8,250 78.4% 131,998
9 LSU Maravich Assembly Center 13,472 18 7,153 53.1% 128,749
10 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum 9,061 17 6,360 70.2% 108,120
11 Auburn Auburn Arena 9,121 20 6,324 69.3% 126,483
12 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum 10,500 17 5,710 54.4% 97,069
    TOTALS 177,334 207 11,200 75.8% 2,286,552

Post season

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
2 Southeast Florida W, 79–51 vs. #15 UC Santa Barbara3/17, Tampa, Florida W, 73–65 vs. #7 UCLA W, 83–74 (OT) vs. #3 BYU3/24, New Orleans L, 71–74 (OT) vs. #8 Butler    
4 East Kentucky W, 59–57 vs. #13 Princeton3/17, Tampa, Florida W, 71–63 vs. #5 West Virginia W, 62–60 vs. #1 Ohio State – 3/25, Newark, New Jersey W, 76–69 vs. #4 North Carolina L, 55–56 vs. #3 Connecticut – 4/2, Houston  
5 Southwest Vanderbilt L, 66–69 vs. #12 Richmond3/17, Denver          
9 West Tennessee L, 45–75 vs. #8 Michigan – 3/18, Charlotte, North Carolina          
10 East Georgia L, 65–68 vs. #7 Washington3/18, Charlotte, North Carolina          

National Invitation Tournament

# of Bids Record Win % R2 R3 SF CG
2 4–2 .667 1 1 1 1
Team Bid Type Seed Results
AlabamaAt-large1W 68–44 vs. 8 Coastal Carolina
W 74-67 vs. 4 New Mexico
W 79–64 vs. 2 Miami (FL)
W 62–61 vs. 1 Colorado
L 57-68 4 Wichita State
Ole MissAt-large5L 74–77 vs. 4 California

Awards and honors

All SEC teams and awards

The following individuals received postseason honors after having been chosen by the SEC coaches:

2011 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[5]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the YearChandler Parsons, FLORIDA
Coach of the YearBilly Donovan, FLORIDA
Defensive Player of the YearSam Muldrow, F., SOUTH CAROLINA
Rookie of the YearTerrence Jones, C., KENTUCKY
Scholar-Athlete of the YearRiley Benock, G., MISSISSIPPI STATE
Sixth Man AwardBrian Williams, C., TENNESSEE
2011 All-SEC Men's Basketball Teams[6]
First Team Second Team All-Defensive Team All-Rookie Team
JaMychal Green, F., ALABAMA
Chandler Parsons†, F., FLORIDA
Trey Thompkins, F., GEORGIA
Terrence Jones, F., KENTUCKY
Brandon Knight, F., KENTUCKY
Chris Warren†, G., OLE MISS
Scotty Hopson, G., TENNESSEE
John Jenkins†, G., VANDERBILT
Tony Mitchell, F., ALABAMA
Rotnei Clarke, G., ARKANSAS
Kenny Boynton, G., FLORIDA
Erving Walker, G., FLORIDA
Travis Leslie, F., GEORGIA
Dee Bost, G., MISS STATE
Tobias Harris, F., TENNESSEE
Festus Ezeli, C., VANDERBILT
Jeffery Taylor, F., VANDERBILT
Delvon Johnson, F., ARKANSAS
DeAndre Liggins, G., KENTUCKY
Reginald Bucker, F., OLE MISS
Sam Muldrow, F., SOUTH CAROLINA
Jeffery Taylor, F., VANDERBILT
Trevor Releford, G., ALABAMA
Patric Young, F., FLORIDA
Terrence Jones, F., KENTUCKY
Brandon Knight, G., KENTUCKY
Doron Lamb, G., KENTUCKY
Ralston Turner, G., LSU
Bruce Ellington, G.,SOUTH CAROLINA
Tobias Harris, F.,TENNESSEE
- denotes unanimous selection

References

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