The 2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in November 2020, followed by the start of the

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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

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. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2021 NCAA tournament. The season was initially slated to begin on November 10, 2020, but was postponed due to the

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, which prematurely ended the previous season and continues to affect the current one.

Preseason

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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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