SEC Men’s Basketball Quick Links:
·PDF OF FULL SEC RELEASE – link updated daily
·SEC STATISTICS – link updated daily
·SEC RECORD BOOK
·SECSPORTS.COM MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA PAGE
Conference Notes
·Six teams are receiving mention in the Associated Press Top 25 highlighted by Tennessee (7th), Auburn (8th), Kentucky (9th) and Mississippi State (22nd). Arkansas and Florida are receiving votes.
·Nine SEC schools rank in the Top 75 of the NCAA’s NET rankings – Auburn (7th), Tennessee (12th), Kentucky (23rd), Mississippi State (32nd), Arkansas (36th), LSU (53rd), Florida (65th), Vanderbilt (66th) and Ole Miss (71st).
·Three SEC basketball players were named candidates for the 2018-19 Senior CLASS Award – Kentucky’s Reid Travis, Mississippi State’s Aric Holman and South Carolina’s Chris Silva.
·Seven SEC schools have recruiting classes that rank in the Top 25 of ESPN.com’s national rankings – Kentucky (2), LSU (5), Vanderbilt (9), Florida (18), Alabama (20), Mississippi State (22) and Arkansas (25).
·Kentucky was the favorite to win the 2019 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Tennessee’s picked to finish second and is followed by Auburn, Mississippi State and Florida. Reigning SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams (Tennessee) was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
Team/Individual Notes
·SEC Player of the Week – Arkansas guard Isaiah Joe, a 6-foot-5, 167-pound freshman from Fort Smith, Ark., scored a career-high 34 points in leading the Razorbacks to a win over FIU. Joe went 10-for-13 from 3-point range and that 76.4 percentage ties for the best percentage in SEC history for those that made at least 10 in a game. His 34 points scored is tied for the second-most by a freshman in Arkansas history. He started the game going 1-for-3 from 3-point range then made six straight attempts. Joe finished the game making 9-of-his-last-10 3-pointers.
·SEC Freshman of the Week – Florida guard Andrew Nembhard, a 6-foot-5, 191-pound freshman from Aurora, Ontario, Canada, played a near-flawless floor game with 11 assists and no turnovers in 22 minutes against North Florida. He had seven of his assists at the break, having dished on five of the team’s first eight field goals. In the last two games, Nembhard has 18 assists and zero turnovers. With the 11 assists against North Florida, he became the eighth SEC player and second SEC freshman since 1996-97 to have 11+ assists and zero turnovers in a game.
·Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes passed John Wooden on the all-time D-I wins list on Nov. 21. Barnes has posted 666 wins in his 32-year career.
·Auburn’s Bryce Brown’s 267 career 3-pointers broke Wesley Person’s (262 from 1990-94) school record.
·Kentucky leads the nation in rebounding margin (+16.8 rpg).
·Auburn leads the nation in scoring margin (+26.4 ppg). The Tigers also rank second nationally in offensive rebounds (17.00 orpg).
·Arkansas’ Daniel Gafford has converted 73.0 percent of his field goals (46-of-63) which leads the SEC and ranks fourth in the nation.
·LSU’s Tremont Waters is averaging 3.25 steals per game which ranks second nationally.
Watch Lists:
·Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award – Jared Harper (AU); Tremont Waters (LS); Jordan Bone (UT)
·Jerry West Award Shooting Guard of the Year – Bryce Brown (AU); KeVaughn Allen (UF); Tyler Herro (UK); Quinndary Weatherspoon (MS)
·Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award – Keldon Johnson (UK); Admiral Schofield (UT)
·Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award – Reid Travis (UK); P.J. Washington (UK); Chris Silva (SC); Grant Williams (UT); Simisola Shittu (VU)
·Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award – Daniel Gafford (AR); Austin Wiley (AU); Nick Richards (UK); Naz Reid (LS); Jontay Porter (MO)
·Naismith Trophy – Daniel Gafford (AR); Darius Garland (VU); Keldon Johnson (UK); Admiral Schofield (UT), Chris Silva (SC); Reid Travis (UK); P.J. Washington (UK); Tremont Waters (LS); Grant Williams (UT)
·NABC Player of the Year – Reid Travis (UK); P.J. Washington (UK); Tremont Waters (LS); Grant Williams (UT)
·John R. Wooden Award – Daniel Gafford (AR); Darius Garland (VU); Jalen Hudson (UF); Keldon Johnson (UK); Chris Silva (SC); Reid Travis (UK); PJ Washington (UK); Tremont Waters (LS); Grant Williams (UT)
·Lute Olson Award – Daniel Gafford (AR); PJ Washington (UK); Tremont Waters (LS); Quinndary Weatherspoon MS; Grant Williams (UT)
Recent/Upcoming Games (All times Eastern):
Friday, November 30
#25 Mississippi St. 65, at Dayton 58
at South Carolina 85, Coastal Carolina 79
Saturday, December 1
at #10 Kentucky 78, UNCG 61
at Ole Miss 83, La.-Monroe 60
at LSU 78, Grambling 57
Hoophall Miami Invitational (Miami, FL)
NC State 80, Vanderbilt 65
at Arkansas 121, FIU 89
Sunday, December 2
at #6 Tennessee 79, A&M-Corpus Christi 51
at Missouri 64, UCF 62 ot
Monday, December 3
Texas Southern at Georgia SECN+ 7:00 pm
Northwestern St. at Texas A&M SEC Network 8:00 pm
Tuesday, December 4
Georgia St. at Alabama SECN+ 8:00 pm
UNC Asheville at #8 Auburn SEC Network 8:00 pm
UT Arlington at Missouri SECN+ 8:00 pm
McNeese St. at #22 Mississippi St. SECN+ 8:00 pm
Jimmy V Classic (New York, NY)
Florida vs. West Virginia ESPN 9:00 pm
Wednesday, December 5
Middle Tenn. at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:30 pm
South Carolina at Wyoming Stadium 9:00 pm
Arkansas at Colorado St. CBS Sports Network 10:00 pm
Friday, December 7
Oral Roberts at Missouri SEC Network 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 8
#10 Michigan St. at Florida CBS Noon
Citi Hoops Classic (New York, NY)
#9 Kentucky vs. Seton Hall FOX Noon
South Carolina at #5 Michigan FS1 Noon
Western Ky. at Arkansas SEC Network 3:30 pm
Never Forget Tribute Classic (Newark, NJ)
#22 Mississippi St. vs. Clemson ESPN2 4:00 pm
Boston College at Texas A&M SEC Network 6:00 pm
Dayton at #8 Auburn SEC Network 8:30 pm
Ole Miss at Illinois St. 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 9
Arizona at Alabama ESPN 1:00 pm
Incarnate Word at LSU SEC Network 2:00 pm
Jerry Colangelo Classic (Phoenix, AZ)
#7 Tennessee vs. #1 Gonzaga ESPN 3:00 pm
·PDF OF FULL SEC RELEASE – link updated daily
·SEC STATISTICS – link updated daily
·SEC RECORD BOOK
·SECSPORTS.COM MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA PAGE
Conference Notes
·Six teams are receiving mention in the Associated Press Top 25 highlighted by Tennessee (7th), Auburn (8th), Kentucky (9th) and Mississippi State (22nd). Arkansas and Florida are receiving votes.
·Nine SEC schools rank in the Top 75 of the NCAA’s NET rankings – Auburn (7th), Tennessee (12th), Kentucky (23rd), Mississippi State (32nd), Arkansas (36th), LSU (53rd), Florida (65th), Vanderbilt (66th) and Ole Miss (71st).
·Three SEC basketball players were named candidates for the 2018-19 Senior CLASS Award – Kentucky’s Reid Travis, Mississippi State’s Aric Holman and South Carolina’s Chris Silva.
·Seven SEC schools have recruiting classes that rank in the Top 25 of ESPN.com’s national rankings – Kentucky (2), LSU (5), Vanderbilt (9), Florida (18), Alabama (20), Mississippi State (22) and Arkansas (25).
·Kentucky was the favorite to win the 2019 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Tennessee’s picked to finish second and is followed by Auburn, Mississippi State and Florida. Reigning SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams (Tennessee) was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
Team/Individual Notes
·SEC Player of the Week – Arkansas guard Isaiah Joe, a 6-foot-5, 167-pound freshman from Fort Smith, Ark., scored a career-high 34 points in leading the Razorbacks to a win over FIU. Joe went 10-for-13 from 3-point range and that 76.4 percentage ties for the best percentage in SEC history for those that made at least 10 in a game. His 34 points scored is tied for the second-most by a freshman in Arkansas history. He started the game going 1-for-3 from 3-point range then made six straight attempts. Joe finished the game making 9-of-his-last-10 3-pointers.
·SEC Freshman of the Week – Florida guard Andrew Nembhard, a 6-foot-5, 191-pound freshman from Aurora, Ontario, Canada, played a near-flawless floor game with 11 assists and no turnovers in 22 minutes against North Florida. He had seven of his assists at the break, having dished on five of the team’s first eight field goals. In the last two games, Nembhard has 18 assists and zero turnovers. With the 11 assists against North Florida, he became the eighth SEC player and second SEC freshman since 1996-97 to have 11+ assists and zero turnovers in a game.
·Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes passed John Wooden on the all-time D-I wins list on Nov. 21. Barnes has posted 666 wins in his 32-year career.
·Auburn’s Bryce Brown’s 267 career 3-pointers broke Wesley Person’s (262 from 1990-94) school record.
·Kentucky leads the nation in rebounding margin (+16.8 rpg).
·Auburn leads the nation in scoring margin (+26.4 ppg). The Tigers also rank second nationally in offensive rebounds (17.00 orpg).
·Arkansas’ Daniel Gafford has converted 73.0 percent of his field goals (46-of-63) which leads the SEC and ranks fourth in the nation.
·LSU’s Tremont Waters is averaging 3.25 steals per game which ranks second nationally.
Watch Lists:
·Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award – Jared Harper (AU); Tremont Waters (LS); Jordan Bone (UT)
·Jerry West Award Shooting Guard of the Year – Bryce Brown (AU); KeVaughn Allen (UF); Tyler Herro (UK); Quinndary Weatherspoon (MS)
·Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award – Keldon Johnson (UK); Admiral Schofield (UT)
·Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award – Reid Travis (UK); P.J. Washington (UK); Chris Silva (SC); Grant Williams (UT); Simisola Shittu (VU)
·Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award – Daniel Gafford (AR); Austin Wiley (AU); Nick Richards (UK); Naz Reid (LS); Jontay Porter (MO)
·Naismith Trophy – Daniel Gafford (AR); Darius Garland (VU); Keldon Johnson (UK); Admiral Schofield (UT), Chris Silva (SC); Reid Travis (UK); P.J. Washington (UK); Tremont Waters (LS); Grant Williams (UT)
·NABC Player of the Year – Reid Travis (UK); P.J. Washington (UK); Tremont Waters (LS); Grant Williams (UT)
·John R. Wooden Award – Daniel Gafford (AR); Darius Garland (VU); Jalen Hudson (UF); Keldon Johnson (UK); Chris Silva (SC); Reid Travis (UK); PJ Washington (UK); Tremont Waters (LS); Grant Williams (UT)
·Lute Olson Award – Daniel Gafford (AR); PJ Washington (UK); Tremont Waters (LS); Quinndary Weatherspoon MS; Grant Williams (UT)
Recent/Upcoming Games (All times Eastern):
Friday, November 30
#25 Mississippi St. 65, at Dayton 58
at South Carolina 85, Coastal Carolina 79
Saturday, December 1
at #10 Kentucky 78, UNCG 61
at Ole Miss 83, La.-Monroe 60
at LSU 78, Grambling 57
Hoophall Miami Invitational (Miami, FL)
NC State 80, Vanderbilt 65
at Arkansas 121, FIU 89
Sunday, December 2
at #6 Tennessee 79, A&M-Corpus Christi 51
at Missouri 64, UCF 62 ot
Monday, December 3
Texas Southern at Georgia SECN+ 7:00 pm
Northwestern St. at Texas A&M SEC Network 8:00 pm
Tuesday, December 4
Georgia St. at Alabama SECN+ 8:00 pm
UNC Asheville at #8 Auburn SEC Network 8:00 pm
UT Arlington at Missouri SECN+ 8:00 pm
McNeese St. at #22 Mississippi St. SECN+ 8:00 pm
Jimmy V Classic (New York, NY)
Florida vs. West Virginia ESPN 9:00 pm
Wednesday, December 5
Middle Tenn. at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:30 pm
South Carolina at Wyoming Stadium 9:00 pm
Arkansas at Colorado St. CBS Sports Network 10:00 pm
Friday, December 7
Oral Roberts at Missouri SEC Network 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 8
#10 Michigan St. at Florida CBS Noon
Citi Hoops Classic (New York, NY)
#9 Kentucky vs. Seton Hall FOX Noon
South Carolina at #5 Michigan FS1 Noon
Western Ky. at Arkansas SEC Network 3:30 pm
Never Forget Tribute Classic (Newark, NJ)
#22 Mississippi St. vs. Clemson ESPN2 4:00 pm
Boston College at Texas A&M SEC Network 6:00 pm
Dayton at #8 Auburn SEC Network 8:30 pm
Ole Miss at Illinois St. 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 9
Arizona at Alabama ESPN 1:00 pm
Incarnate Word at LSU SEC Network 2:00 pm
Jerry Colangelo Classic (Phoenix, AZ)
#7 Tennessee vs. #1 Gonzaga ESPN 3:00 pm
