SEC men’s basketball tournament schedule is set. Here’s South Carolina’s path
South Carolina has learned its seeding for the SEC men’s basketball tournament, which tips off Wednesday in Nashville.
The No. 12 Gamecocks will take on the No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena on the first day of tournament play.
USC (11-20, 4-14 SEC) just wrapped up its first season under head coach Lamont Paris, who replaced 10-year coach Frank Martin after he was fired following last season’s SEC tournament one-and-done showing. The Gamecocks sit well outside the NCAA tournament picture but are looking to finish Year 1 under Paris on a strong note.
Here’s a look at the rest of the tournament seeding and schedule. Vanderbilt and Mississippi State are set to play the final SEC regular-season game at 8:30 p.m., but due to tiebreakers both teams are locked into their seeds regardless of the result.
SEC men’s tournament seeding
1. Alabama (26-5, 16-2 SEC)
2. Texas A&M (23-8, 15-3)
3. Kentucky (21-10, 12-6)
4. Missouri (23-8, 11-7)
5. Tennessee (22-9, 11-7)
6. Vanderbilt (17-13, 10-7)*
7. Auburn (20-11, 10-8)
8. Florida (16-15, 9-9)
9. Mississippi State (20-10, 8-9)*
10. Arkansas (19-12, 8-10)
11. Georgia (16-15, 6-12)
12. South Carolina (11-20, 4-14)
13. Ole Miss (11-20, 3-15)
14. LSU (13-18, 2-16)
*Vanderbilt and Mississippi State play at 8:30 p.m.
SEC men’s tournament schedule
Wednesday, March 8
No. 12 South Carolina vs. No. 13 Ole Miss (7 p.m. ET)
No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 14 LSU (9:30 p.m. ET)
Thursday, March 9
No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Mississippi State (1 p.m. ET)
No. 5 Tennessee vs. Game 1 winner (3 p.m. ET)
No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 10 Arkansas (7 p.m. ET)
No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. Game 2 winner (9 p.m. ET)
Friday, March 10
No. 1 Alabama vs. Game 3 winner (1 p.m. ET)
No. 4 Missouri vs. Game 4 winner (3 p.m. ET)
No. 2 Texas A&M vs. Game 5 winner (7 p.m. ET)
No. 3 Kentucky vs. Game 6 winner (9 p.m. ET)
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal No. 1 (1 p.m. ET)
Semifinal No. 2 (3 p.m. ET)
Sunday, March 12
Championship game (1 p.m. ET)
All games to be televised on SEC Network and ESPN.
This story was originally published March 4, 2023 at 8:21 PM.
