The 2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020 and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5.
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on November 25. Conference play started in late December and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the
2021 SEC tournament at
Bridgestone Arena in
Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the
2021 NCAA tournament
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The season was initially slated to begin on November 10, 2020, but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, which prematurely ended the
previous season and continues to affect the current one.
Preseason
Tennessee was predicted to win the 2021 SEC championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. Florida's
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was the choice of the media for SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year.
Media Day selections
Preseason All-SEC teams
Head coaches
''Note:'' Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
References
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