The 2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 20 ...
in November. Conference play started in early January 2017 and concluded in March, after which 14 member teams participated in the
2017 SEC tournament at
Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena (originally Nashville Arena, and formerly Gaylord Entertainment Center and Sommet Center) is a multi-purpose venue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predators o ...
in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
, with the tournament champion guaranteed a selection to the
2017 NCAA tournament.
Preseason
Media Day Selections
''() first place votes''
Preseason All-SEC teams
*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.
Rankings
SEC regular season
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Postseason
SEC Tournament
* March, 12 at the
Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena (originally Nashville Arena, and formerly Gaylord Entertainment Center and Sommet Center) is a multi-purpose venue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predators o ...
,
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
. 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.
NCAA tournament
National Invitation Tournament
College Basketball Invitational
Honors and awards
Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, the SEC offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
All-SEC Awards
Coaches
AP
SEC Tournament Awards
All-Americans
NBA draft
References
External links
SEC website
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