2012–13 SEC men's basketball season
Appearance
The 2012–13 SEC men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the regular-season in November. Conference play is scheduled to begin in early-January 2013, and conclude in March with the 2013 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. This will be the first season for two former Big 12 teams, as the Texas A&M Aggies and the Missouri Tigers play their first season in the SEC.