South Carolina’s SEC tournament seed locked in. Here’s the full schedule for Tampa
The South Carolina men’s basketball team will be the No. 7 seed in next week’s SEC tournament and will open play Thursday at 6 p.m. against No. 10 seed Mississippi State.
Frank Martin’s Gamecocks (18-12, 9-9 SEC) vastly improved on last year’s pandemic-riddled 6-15 season, but the team’s hopes to appear in the NCAA tournament ride on a deep run in the conference tournament.
This year’s tournament will be held at Amalie Arena in Tampa for the second time — the first since 2009. Here’s what the tournament bracket and schedule looks like.
SEC men’s tournament seeds
1. Auburn
2. Tennessee
3. Kentucky
4. Arkansas
5. LSU
6. Alabama
7. South Carolina
8. Texas A&M
9. Florida
10. Mississippi State
11. Vanderbilt
12. Missouri
13. Ole Miss
14. Georgia
SEC men’s tournament bracket, schedule
All times Eastern.
FIRST ROUND — Wednesday, March 9
Game 1: No. 12 Missouri vs. No. 13 Ole Miss, 6 p.m., SEC Network
Game 2: No. 11 Vanderbilt vs. No. 14 Georgia, 8:30 p.m., SEC Network
SECOND ROUND — Thursday, March 10
Game 3: No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Florida, noon, SEC Network
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 LSU, 2:30 p.m., SEC Network
Game 5: No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Mississippi State, 6 p.m., SEC Network
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 6 Alabama, 8:30 p.m., SEC Network
QUARTERFINALS — Friday, March 11
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Auburn, noon, ESPN
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Arkansas, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Tennessee, 6 p.m., SEC Network
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Kentucky, 8:30 p.m., SEC Network
SEMIFINALS — Saturday, March 12
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
FINAL — Sunday, March 13
Game 13: Semifinal winners, 1 p.m., ESPN
This story was originally published March 5, 2022 at 10:39 PM.
