Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
The SEC Tournament runs Wednesday-Sunday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 LSU and No. 4 Tennessee are the top four seeds and each earn a double-bye. Auburn is not eligible for the tournament this year due to NCAA sanctions, so there is only one first-round game.
Here’s the full schedule:
Wednesday, March 10 (first round)
Game 1: No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Texas A&M, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Thursday, March 11 (second round)
Game 2: No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Mississippi State, 12 p.m., SEC Network
Game 3: No. 5 Florida vs. Game 1 winner, approximately 2:45 p.m., SEC Network
Game 4: No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Georgia, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 5: No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 South Carolina, approximately 9:45 p.m., SEC Network
Friday, March 12 (quarterfinals)
Game 6: No. 1 Alabama vs. Game 2 winner, 12 p.m., ESPN
Game 7: No. 4 Tennessee vs. Game 3 winner, approximately 2:45 p.m., ESPN
Game 8: No. 2 Arkansas vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 9: No. 3 LSU vs. No. 5 winner, approximately 9:45 p.m., SEC Network
Saturday, March 13 (semifinals)
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 1 p.m., ESPN
Game 11: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, approximately 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, March 14
Championship game, 1 p.m., ESPN
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.