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EASTERN DIVISION STANDINGS

SEC Pct. Home Away Div. ALL Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 12 Streak Florida 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1Georgia 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1South Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ---

WESTERN DIVISION STANDINGSSEC Pct. Home Away Div. ALL Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 12 Streak

Arkansas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1Auburn 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1LSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1Alabama 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 L1Mississippi State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 L1

November 16, 2009Craig Pinkerton (Mens Basketball Contact

[email protected]

www.secsports.com2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. Nort

Birmingham, AL 35203-1103Phone: (205) 458-3000 Fax: (205) 458-3030

2009-10 MENS BASKETBALL

THIS WEEK IN THE SECNOVEMBER13 (Friday) at Kentucky 75, Morehead State 59 [ESPNU]

at Ole Miss 92, UALR 64at South Carolina 88, Alabama A&M 50 [SS]at Tennessee 83, Austin Peay 54 [SS]at LSU 82, UL-Monroe 62at Arkansas 130, Alcorn State 681-at Auburn 68, Niagara 65Rider 88, at Mississippi State 74

at Georgia 67, New Orleans 59

14 (Saturday) Cornell 71, at Alabama 67

15 (Sunday) at Florida 74, Stetson 46 [FSN]

16 (Monday) Miami (Ohio) at Kentucky [FSN/BBSN] 7:00 p.m. ETGeorgia Southern at South Carolina [SS] 7:00 p.m. ET

Auburn at Missouri State 7:00 p.m. CTAlabama State at Ole Miss 7:00 p.m. CTLipscomb at Vanderbilt 7:00 p.m. CT2-Indiana State at LSU 7:00 p.m. CT

17 (Tuesday) UNC Asheville at Tennessee [FSN] 7:00 p.m. ET3-Arkansas vs. Louisville [ESPN2] 6:30 p.m. CTJackson State at Alabama 7:30 p.m. CT2-Milwaukee/Western Kentucky at LSU TBA

Wofford at Georgia 7:00 p.m. ET

18 (Wednesday) 4-Georgia Southern at Florida [FSN-FL] 7:00 p.m. ET19 (Thursday) 6-Ole Miss vs.Indiana [ESPN2] 4:00 p.m. CT

5-Sam Houston State at Kentucky [FSN] 7:00 p.m. ETSoutheastern Louisiana at Mississippi State 7:00 p.m. CT7-South Carolina vs. La Salle [ESPNU] 9:30 p.m. ET

20 (Friday) 8-Tennessee vs. East Carolina 3:30 p.m. ET2-Auburn vs. Central Florida 5:00 p.m. CT4-Troy at Florida [FSN-FL] 7:00 p.m. ETProvidence at Alabama 7:00 p.m. CT9-Appalachian State at Arkansas 7:00 p.m. CT6-Ole Miss vs. Boston/Kansas State TBA 7-South Carolina vs. TBD TBA

Vanderbilt at Saint Mary's (Calif.) 10:30 p.m. CT

AROUND THE SEC Arkansas Rotnei Clarke, a 6-foot, 184-pound sophomoreguard from Verdigris, Okla., was named the SEC Player of theWeek after he set the Arkansas school record for points in a gamewith 51 in the season-opener against Alcorn State, breaking the36-year-old mark of Martin Terry by four points. It is just the 10thtime a Razorback has scored 40 or more points and it broke the Bud Walton Arena scoing mark that Kentuckys Jodie Meeks set last year with a 45-point effort. His 13 threepointers in the game broke the SEC record that had been held by Arkansas Al DillardClarke hit his first seven shots in the game (all three-pointers) on his way to 31 points i

the first-half. He set career highs points, field goals attempted, field goals made, threepointers attempted, three-pointers made, free throws attempted, free throws made anassists.

Kentuckys Eric Bledsoe, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound guard fromBirmingham, Ala., was named SEC Freshman of the Week after hescored 24 points in his Wildcat debut, becoming the first Wildcatplayer since Sam Bowie in 1979 to score 20 or more points in theirUK opener. Bledsoe also pulled down seven rebounds while coming up with two blockand finished the game shooting 90 percent from the free throw line in leading UK to a 7559 win over Morehead State.

Seven SEC teams are receiving mention in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Todapreseason polls. Kentucky is ranked fourth by the Associated Press and fifth by ESPN/USToday while Tennessee is ranked as high as 10th. Florida, Ole Miss, Mississippi StateSouth Carolina and Vanderbilt are each receiving votes in the polls.

Seven SEC players have been named preseason candidates for the 2009-10 John RWooden Award. Included on the list of 50 players are: Devan Downey (South CarolinaTasmin Mitchell (LSU), A.J. Ogilvy (Vanderbilt), Patrick Patterson (UK), Tyler Smith (UTJarvis Varnado (Mississippi State) and Terrico White (Ole Miss).

Eight SEC players have been named preseason candidates for the 2009-10 Naismit Award. Included among the SECs candidates are: Devan Downey (USC), TasmMitchell, (LSU), A.J. Ogilvy (VU), Patrick Patterson (UK), Tyler Smith (UT), Jarvis Varnad(MS), John Wall (UK) and Terrico White (UM).

Eight of the SECs 12 schools return at least four starters from their 2008-09 teamincluding five (Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt) thareturn all five starters.

Three coaches join the conference this season with Anthony Grant at Alabama, MaFox at Georgia and John Calipari at Kentucky.

ALL TIMES LOCAL *SEC Game


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Coaches TeleconferenceThe weekly SEC mens basketball coaches teleconference is scheduled for

every Monday Jan. 4 - March 8.The 12 Southeastern Conference mens head basketball coaches will be fea-

tured from 10:00 - 11:17 a.m. (CT).Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should

contact the SEC Media Relations Department for further details.Each coach will appear on the teleconference for seven minutes, according

to the following schedule:Order of Appearance (All Times Central)10:00 a.m. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt10:07 a.m. Billy Donovan, Flor ida10:14 a.m. Darrin Horn, South Carolina10:21 a.m. Mark Fox, Georgia10:28 a.m. Trent Johnson, LSU10:35 a.m. John Calipari, Kentucky10:42 a.m. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee10:49 a.m. John Pelphrey, Arkansas10:56 a.m. Anthony Grant, Alabama11:03 a.m. Jeff Lebo, Auburn11:10 a.m. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss11:17 a.m. Rick Stansbury, Miss. State

In addition, the SEC mens basketball teams who make it to postseason willbe on a teleconference on Monday, March 15 beginning at 10:00 a.m. CT.

All SEC basketball teleconferences can be listened to on the internet atwww.secsports.com starting at 1:00 p.m. CT.

SEC WebsitesGeneral SEC basketball information can be accessed on the World Wide

Web at www.secsports.com. The basketball section is updated with newmaterial daily on the page, with standings, statistics, game previews, notes andother important information. The SEC basketball release can also be printed offof the secsports.com website in an Adobe Acrobat file. Adobe Reader, which isused to read the Adobe Acrobat file, can be downloaded for free on your com-puter on the adobe.com website.

The SEC also offers a media-only section of the website -www.secsports-media.com. Media covering the SEC can retrieve information from the con-ference office as well as the 12 SEC institutions from the media site. An inter-net photo gallery, logos and a championship credentialing system for SEC bas-ketball is available on the site. (The site houses all media information for theother 19 sports the SEC sponsors).

SEC ReleaseThe conference basketball release will be available each Monday beginning

in early November via the leagues websites. Any media representative wishingto receive information via e-mail should register on www.secsportsmedia.comSEC standings and results will be updated each weekday, while conference sta-tistics will be updated as often as needed based on the schedule of play.Information is also available via the schools SIDs.

SEC Weekly AwardsThe SEC will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week through-

out the 2009-10 season (November-March) for Monday afternoon publica-tion. Nominations for both awards are made by the SEC mens basketballsports information contacts. The honorees are selected by a vote of the SECMedia Relations staff.

The first Player and Freshman of the Week awards will be Monday,November 16.

SEC Tournament CredentialsMedia credential request forms for the 2010 SEC Tournament will be avail

able in early January on the SEC media website at www.secsportsmedia.comFor more information, please contact the SEC media relations department a(205) 458-3000.

The 2010 SEC Mens Tournament is March 11-14 (Thursday-Sunday) at the

Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn.

SEC Basketball SID ContactsAlabama LSUTy Patton, [email protected] Kent Lowe, [email protected]: (205) 348-5401 Office: (225) 578-8226Fax: (205) 348-8841 Fax: (225) 578-1861Press Row: (205) 348-6084 Press Row: (225) 578-8226www.rolltide.com www.lsusports.net

Arkansas Ole MissPhil Pierce, [email protected] Joey Jones, [email protected]: (479) 575-2751 Office: (662) 915-7526Fax: (479) 575-7481 Fax: (662) 915-7006Press Row: (479) 575-6622 Press Row: (662) 236-1931www.arkansasrazorbacks.com www.olemisssports.com

Auburn Mississippi StateChuck Gallina, [email protected] Gregg Ellis, [email protected]: (334) 844-9800 Office: (662) 325-3595Fax: (334) 844-9708 Fax: (662) 325-3654Press Row: (334) 844-1933/1935 Press Row: (662) 325-3776www.auburntigers.com www.mstateathletics.com

Florida South CarolinaFred Demarest, [email protected] Emily Feeney, [email protected]: (352) 375-4683 x6100 Office: (803) 777-7743Fax: (352) 375-4809 Fax: (803) 777-2967Press Row: (352) 371-0281 Press Row: (803) 777-6182www.gatorzone.com www.gamecocksonline.com

Georgia TennesseeTim Hix, [email protected] Tom Satkowiak, [email protected]: (706) 542-1621 Office: (865) 974-1212Fax: (706) 542-7993 Fax: (865) 974-1269Press Row: (706) 542-8052 Press Row: (865) 544-0789www.georgiadogs.com www.utsports.com

Kentucky VanderbiltDeWayne Peevy, [email protected] Andy Boggs, [email protected] Hayden, [email protected] Office: (615) 322-4121Office: (859) 257-3838 Fax: (615) 343-7064Fax: (859) 323-4310 Press Row: (615) 320-0436Press Row: (859) 252-3602 www.vucommodores.comwww.ukathletics.com

SEC Media Relations Staff

Charles Bloom, Associate CommissionerE-mail: [email protected]

Craig Pinkerton, Director (Mens Basketball Contact)E-mail: [email protected]

Chuck Dunlap, Associate DirectorE-mail: [email protected]

Tammy Wilson, Associate DirectorE-mail: [email protected]

Ayanna Wakefield, Assistant DirectorE-mail: [email protected]

Office Phone: (205) 458-3000Fax: (205) 458-3030

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2010 SEC TournamentMarch 11-14 Sommet Center Nashville, Tenn.The 2010 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball

Tournament returns to the Sommet Center in Nashville.It will be the third time that the arena has served as thehost of the SEC Tournament, having also hosted in2001 and 2006. The Sommet Center, which also is thehome of the NHLs Nashville Predators, opened inDecember 1996 and has hosted more than 12 millionguests. It has become Nashvilles No. 1 venue for large-scale musical produc-tions, as well as one of the nations most highly acclaimed entertainment andsports venues. Seating capacity is approximately 18,160 for basketball games.

The winner of the 11-game tournament receives the SEC's automatic bid to theNCAA Tournament. The tournament seeds, conference championship and divi-sion titles are determined by the 16-game conference schedule during the regu-lar season. Teams are seeded by their divisional finish and features EasternDivision-Western Division matchups in every game should the higher seed wineach contest.

Atlanta served as host of the inaugural SEC Tournament played following the1932-33 season and did so again after the 1933-34 season. The event washeld every year through 1952, with the exception of 1935. After a 26-year lay-off (1953-78), the tournament was renewed in 1979. The 2010 tournament

will be the 51st in league history and the 32nd since the renewal.The SEC has shown extraordinary balance in the tournament, evidenced by

the fact that a different school won the first seven titles after the renewal. Theevent has helped set the stage for SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament, as 22of the last 29 tournament champions have advanced to at least the Sweet 16with five of the last 13 going on to win the national championship. Since therenewal in 1979, the SEC Tournament Champion has failed to win at least oneNCAA Tournament game only four times.

Kentucky leads the league with 25 SEC Tournament titles. Alabama is sec-ond with six, while Tennessee ranks third with four. Florida and Mississippi Stateeach have three championship trophies. Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, OleMiss, Vanderbilt and former league member Georgia Tech have each won oneSEC Tournament championship.

FIRST ROUND - March 11 (Thursday)Game 1 Eastern #5 vs. Western #4 [SEC Network] Noon CTGame 2 Western #6 vs. Eastern #3 [SEC Network] 2:15 CTGame 3 Western #5 vs. Eastern #4 [SEC Network] 6:30 CTGame 4 Eastern #6 vs. Western #3 [SEC Network] 8:45 CT

SECOND ROUND - March 12 (Friday)Game 5 Game 1 Winner vs. Eastern #1 [SEC Network] Noon CTGame 6 Game 2 Winner vs. Western #2 [SEC Network] 2:15 CTGame 7 Game 3 Winner vs. Western #1 [SEC Network] 6:30 CTGame 8 Game 4 Winner vs. Eastern #2 [SEC Network] 8:45 CT

SEMIFINALS - March 13 (Saturday)Game 9 Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner [ABC] Noon CTGame 10 Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner [ABC] 2:15 CT

FINALS - March 14 (Sunday)Game 11 Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner [ABC] Noon CT

FUTURE SEC TOURNAMENT DATES & SITESMarch 11-14, 2010 Nashville, Tenn. (The Sommet Center)March 10-13, 2011 Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome)March 8-11, 2012 New Orleans, La. (New Orleans Arena)March 14-17, 2013 Nashville, Tenn. (The Sommet Center)March 13-16, 2014 Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome)

Media Predicts Kentucky as 2010 SEC ChampionKentucky was predicted to win the 2010 Southeastern Conference men

basketball championship in a voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. Each SEC school selected media members that cover theiteam and additional writers from across the nation were selected by the conference office to form the 25-member voting panel.

The Wildcats are coming off a 22-14 season and an appearance in the NITThey earned 20 first-place votes, topping Mississippi State which earned threevotes and Tennessee which had two votes as SEC Champion.

Kentucky was the medias favorite to win the East with 148 total points (23first-place votes), ahead of second-place Tennessees 117 points (two firstplace). Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia round out the top six

In the West, Mississippi States 144 total points (22 first-place votes) wereahead of Ole Miss 120 points (two first-place ). Alabama was picked third with84 points. LSU, Arkansas and Auburn round out the top six in the West.

Preseason Media Poll(First-Place Votes in Parentheses)

SEC Champion: Kentucky (20); Mississippi State (3); Tennessee (2)

Eastern Division Points Western Division PointsKentucky (23) 148 Mississippi State (22) 144

Tennessee (2) 117 Ole Miss (2) 120Vanderbilt 90 Alabama 84South Carolina 77 LSU (1) 70Florida 68 Arkansas 63Georgia 25 Auburn 44

First Team All-SEC Second Team All-SECDevan Downey, SC Tasmin Mitchell, LS*Patrick Patterson, UK A.J. Ogilvy, VUTyler Smith, UT DeWayne Reed, AUJarvis Varnado, MS John Wall, UKTerrico White, UM Chris Warren, UM

SEC Player of the Year: Patrick Patterson, Kentucky

Coaches Pick All-SEC TeamsThe coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams consist of a minimum

of eight players on each squad, voted on by the SEC Head Mens BasketbalCoaches. No ties were broken and no predicted order of finish was made.FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown

Devan Downey, South Carolina# G 5-9 175 Sr. Chester, S.C.Tasmin Mitchell, LSU# F 6-7 235 Sr. Denham Springs, La.A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt C 6-11 250 Jr. Sydney, AustraliaPatrick Patterson, Kentucky# F 6-9 235 Jr. Huntington, W.Va.Tyler Smith, Tennessee# G/F 6-7 215 Sr. Pulaski, Tenn.Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State# F 6-9 230 Sr. Brownsville, Tenn.Michael Washington, Arkansas F 6-9 239 Sr. McGehee, Ark.Terrico White, Ole Miss# G 6-5 211 So. Memphis, Tenn.

SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown

Dominique Archie, South Carolina F 6-7 200 Sr. Augusta, Ga.Wayne Chism, Tennessee F/C 6-9 246 Sr. Jackson, Tenn.

JaMychal Green, Alabama F 6-9 220 So. Montgomery, Ala.DeWayne Reed, Auburn G 6-1 175 Sr. Houston, TexasTrey Thompkins, Georgia F 6-10 247 So. Lithonia, Ga.Alex Tyus, Florida F 6-8 220 Jr. St. Louis, Mo.John Wall, Kentucky G 6-4 195 Fr. Raleigh, N.C.Chris Warren, Ole Miss G 5-10 165 Jr. Orlando, Fla.

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SEC Highlights For the first time in league history, each of the 96 conference games will betelevised live as part of the SECs historic 15-year agreements with CBS Sportsand ESPN that begin this year. Almost half of the SECs league games will bedistributed nationally with ESPN or ESPN2 televising 27 contests, ESPNU show-ing eight and CBS Sports five. The SECs games on the ESPN family of networkswill be exclusively branded as the SEC on ESPN. National coverage of the SEC Basketball Tournament has been expandedwith the semifinals and championship game broadcast on ESPN on ABC. TheSEC Network will televise the first two rounds of the tournament which this yearwill be played March 11-14 in Nashville. Floridas Billy Donovan will be honored with the John R. Wooden AwardsLegends of Coaching Award at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in April of 2010. The SEC/Big East Invitational returns for a third season and will feature fourgames in two days. Opening the event is Georgia vs. St. Johns and Kentuckyvs. Connecticut in New York City Dec. 9. The following night will showcaseMississippi State vs. DePaul and Florida vs. Syracuse in Tampa, Fla. Three SEC players active in 2009-10 have recorded triple-doubles, includingtwo that accomplished the feat last season. Arkansas sophomore CourtneyFortson recorded the second triple-double in school history when he had 20points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against North Carolina Central on Dec. 10,2008. Tyler Smith became the first player in Tennessee history to record a triple-

double when he had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against UNCAsheville Dec. 3, 2008. Mississippi States Jarvis Varnado recorded a triple-dou-ble with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks against Kentucky in 2007-08. According to KenPom.com, in 2008-09 eight of the SoutheasternConferences 12 teams ranked among the 90 (out of 344 total) youngestteams in the nation. Ole Miss (344), Arkansas (340), Vanderbilt (338),Mississippi State (321) and Florida (312) each rank among the 35 youngestsquads. Throughout the history of mens college basketball, the SoutheasternConference has captured 10 NCAA Championships and four NIT titles, puttingthe SEC as one of the nations top basketball conferences. Of the 60 starters at the 2009 SEC Tournament, only 11 were seniors. The SEC won 72.6 percent (135-51) of its non-conference games in 2008-09,including 54 of its last 74 games.

Two SEC schools ranked in the top four nationally in attendance for 2008-09. Kentucky led the nation with an average of 22,239 fans per game andTennessee was fourth nationally with an average of 20,483 per game. Syracusewas second in the nation in attendance at 21,044 and North Carolina wasthird with 21,035. Kentucky has led the nation in attendance 13 of the last 14seasons. The SEC individual statistics were dominated by youth in 2008-09. Amongthe leagues statistical leaders, only five of the top 30 scorers, five of the top30 rebounders and two of the top 15 assist-men were seniors. Every team in the SEC has made at least one NCAA Tournament appearancein the last seven editions of the NCAA Tournament. The SEC is one of just two conferences in the nation to have all of its teamsranked at least one week in the Associated Press top 25 (excluding preseasonpolls) since 1999-00. Simply stated, every SEC team has been a top-25 team

nationally at one point in the last 10 seasons. The ACC is the only other con-ference that can make this claim.

Seven SEC Players On Preseason Wooden ListSeven SEC players have been named preseason candidates for the 2009-

10 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophyannounced Wednesday, August 19, by Richard Duke Llewellyn, WoodenAward Chairman and founder.

SEC players on the list are: South Carolina's Devan Downey, LSU's TasminMitchell, A.J. Ogilvy of Vanderbilt, Kentucky's Patrick Patterson, Tennessee'sTyler Smith, Mississippi State's Jarvis Varnado and Ole Miss Terrico White.

The list of candidates is comprised of 50 student-athletes who, based on lasyear's individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners focollege basketball's most prestigious honor.

In late December, the Wooden Award Committee will release the MidseasonTop 30 list, followed in March by the National Ballot, consisting of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are alsomaking progress toward graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPAThe Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of theElite Eight round during the NCAA Tournament.

The 34th annual Wooden Award ceremony, which will include theannouncement of the Men's and Women's Wooden Award winner, and thepresentation of the Wooden Award All-American Teams and the Legends oCoaching Award, will take place the weekend of April 9-11, 2010.

Eight SEC Players On Preseason Naismith ListEight Southeastern Conference mens basketball student-athletes were

among the 50 players on the Naismith 2009-10 preseason watch list, theAtlanta Tipoff Club announced on Oct. 29.

Included among the SECs candidates are: South Carolinas Devan DowneyLSUs Tasmin Mitchell, Vanderbilts A.J. Ogilvy, Kentuckys Patrick PattersonTennessees Tyler Smith, Mississippi States Jarvis Varnado, Kentuckys JohnWall and Ole Miss Terrico White.

The watch list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Clubs Board of Selectorswhich based its criteria on player performances from the previous year andexpectations for the 2009-10 college basketball season. The Naismith Trophpresented by AT&T will be awarded at the 2010 NCAA Mens Final Four inIndianapolis, Ind.

In late February, the Atlanta Tipoff Clubs Board of Selectors will compile a

mid-season team of the Top 30 players in the nation. Then in March, theNaismith Trophy voting academy will vote to narrow the list to the four finalists

Lowes Senior CLASS Award CandidatesSouth Carolinas Devan Downey and Tennessees Tyler Smith - student-ath-

letes who excel both on and off the court - have been tabbed as candidates fothe 2009-10 Lowes Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a stu-dent-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notableachievements in four areas of excellence classroom, character, communityand competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying School, the Lowes Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athleteand encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positiveimpact as leaders in their communities.

The list of 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through theregular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballotBallots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one finalist who best exemplifies excellence in thefour Cs of classroom, character, community and competition.



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SEC/Big East InvitationalThe third annual SEC/Big East Invitational will be

held Dec. 9 in New York City and Dec. 10 Tampa, Fla.The two-night men's college basketball event beginswith a doubleheader in New York City on Dec. 9 fol-lowed by a doubleheader in Tampa on Dec. 10. Thegames at Madison Square Garden in New York Cityfeature Georgia taking on St. Johns at 7 p.m. ET onESPN2, followed by Kentucky facing Connecticut at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN. Alsopart of the event is a Dec. 10 doubleheader at St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa,featuring Mississippi State vs. DePaul at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, followed byFlorida vs. Syracuse at 9:00 p.m. on ESPN.

Visit www.secbigeastinvitational.com for more information.2007ResultsDec. 5, 2007 Georgetown 70, Alabama 60 Birmingham, Ala.

West Virginia 88, Auburn 59 Birmingham, Ala.Dec. 6, 2007 South Carolina 68, Providence 67 Philadelphia, Pa.

Villanova 68, LSU 67 Philadelphia, Pa.2008ResultsDec. 16 Vanderbilt 72, South Florida 51 Nashville, Tenn.

Tennessee 80, Marquette 68 Nashville, Tenn.Dec. 18 Cincinnati 75, Mississippi State 63 Cincinnati, Ohio

Louisville 77, Ole Miss 68 Cincinnati, Ohio2009ScheduleDec. 19 Georgia vs. St. Johns New York City

Kentucky vs. Connecticut New York CityDec. 10 Mississippi State vs. DePaul Tampa, Fla.

Syracuse vs. Florida Tampa, Fla.

Triple-DoublesThere are three active SEC players who have recorded a triple-double.Arkansas Courtney Fortson recorded just the second triple-double in

school history when he had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists againstNorth Carolina Central on Dec. 10, 2008.TylerSmith became the first player in Tennessee history to record a triple-double when he accumulated 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against

UNC Asheville Dec. 3, 2008.JarvisVarnado registered Mississippi States third recorded triple-doublewith 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks against Kentucky Jan. 15, 2008.

All-Time Triple Doubles At SEC Schools*Alvin Robertson (AR) at Texas 23p, 11r, 10a ..................... ..................... ...1/19/84Chris Mills (UK) vs. Austin Peay 19p, 10r, 10a..........................................12/27/88Shaquille ONeal (LS) vs. Texas 16p, 19r, 10b............ ...................... ............1/2/90Shaquille ONeal (LS) vs. Loyola-Marymount 20p, 24r, 12b ..................... .....2/3/90Shaquille ONeal (LS) vs. Florida 31p, 21r, 10b .................... .....................1/26/91Shaquille ONeal (LS) at South Carolina 19p, 14r, 11b .................... ..........2/19/92Shaquille ONeal (LS) vs. Auburn 30p, 20r, 11b.........................................2/22/92Shaquille ONeal (LS) vs.BYU 26p, 13r, 11b ...................... ..................... ...3/19/92Roy Rogers (UA) vs. Georgia 15p, 12r, 15b ................... ..................... .......2/10/96Roy Rogers (UA) vs. LSU 27p, 10r, 10b......................................................2/17/96

Chuck Eidson (SC) vs. S.C. State 25p, 10r, 10a .................... ...................11/29/02Lawrence Roberts (MS) vs. Nicholls St 18p, 11r, 12a.................................11/21/04Corey Brewer (UF) vs. Jacksonville 15p, 10r, 13a .................... ................12/18/05Jamont Gordon (MS) vs. Vanderbilt 15p, 12r, 10a......................................2/21/07Jarvis Varnado (MS) vs. Kentucky 10p, 12r, 10b.. ..................... ..................1/15/08Nick Calathes (UF) vs. Creighton 11p, 13r, 11a.........................................3/21/08Tyler Smith (UT) vs. UNC Asheville 12p, 10r, 10a ..................... ..................12/3/08Courtney Fortson (AR) vs. N.C. Central 20p, 10r, 11a ...................... ........12/10/08Nick Calathes (UF) vs. Georgia 20p, 13r, 10a...........................................1/28/09* achieved while Arkansas was a member of the Southwest Conference

Record Attendance, AgainThe SEC posted the largest attendance season attendance in league history

totaling 2,638,852 fans for games featuring SEC teams in 2008-09. It marksthe third consecutive year more than 2.5 million fans witnessed SEC basketbalA then-record 2,562,073 fans saw SEC basketball in 2006-07 and 2,561,545were in attendance for the 2007-08 season.

Poll WorthyThe SEC is the one of just two conferences in the nation to have all of its

teams ranked at least one week in the Associated Press top 25 (excluding preseason polls) since 1999-00. Simply stated, every SEC team has been a top25 team nationally at one point in the last nine seasons.

A look at SEC teams in the AP top 25 show the leagues diversity since the2000 season. Every team has been in the top 25.School Last Ranked School Last RankedAlabama 2006-07 LSU 2008-09Arkansas 2007-08 Ole Miss 2007-08Auburn 1999-00 Mississippi State 2004-05Florida 2008-09 South Carolina 2003-04Georgia 2002-03 Tennessee 2008-09Kentucky 2006-07 Vanderbilt 2007-08

Heres a look at the other major basketball conferences and their teams whohave not achieved an AP top 25 ranking over that span:Big East 14 of 16 Rutgers, South FloridaBig Ten 9 of 11 Northwestern, Penn StateBig 12 10 of 12 Colorado, NebraskaPac-10 9 of 10 Oregon State

SEC vs. Non-Conference OpponentsThe SEC has won at least 68 percent of its non-conference games since the

league expanded to 12 teams in 1991-92.Year Record Year Record1991-92 123-58 (.680) 2001-02 133-41 (.764)1992-93 102-43 (.703) 2002-03 114-39 (.745)1993-94 102-47 (.685) 2003-04 120-31 (.795)1994-95 103-41 (.715) 2004-05 120-46 (.723)1995-96 119-39 (.753) 2005-06 133-42 (.760)1996-97 107-50 (.682) 2006-07 146-46 (.760)

1997-98 125-35 (.781) 2007-08 137-50 (.741)1998-99 121-42 (.742) 2008-09 135-51 (.726)1999-00 132-43 (.754) 2009-10 9-2 (.818)2000-01 131-38 (.775)

How Sweet It IsThe Southeastern Conference has had at least one team advance to the

Sweet 16 in 19 of the last 20 years. The SEC record for most teams advancingto the Sweet 16 is four which was accomplished in 1986 (Alabama, AuburnKentucky, LSU) and in 1996 (Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State)Eleven of the SECs 12 members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996

Heres a look at the major basketball conferences and their teams who havenot been to the Sweet 16 since 1996:SEC 11 of 12 (.917 South CarolinaBig East 13 of 16 (.813) DePaul, Rutgers, South Florida

Pac 10 8 of 10 (.800) Arizona State, Oregon StateBig Ten 9 of 11 (.818) Michigan, Minnesota, NorthwesternACC 9 of 12 (.750) Flor ida State, Virginia, Virginia TechBig 12 8 of 12 (.667) Baylor, Colorado, Kansas State, Nebraska



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SEC Among Final Four LeadersIn the last 17 NCAA Tournaments (1993-2009), the SECs 12 Final Four

appearances are the second most by any conference.The SEC has had a total of five different teams to make the national semifi-

nals, behind only the Big Tens seven over the 16-year span.SEC teams have made a total of 22 all-time appearances in the Final Four

(27 including five appearances by Arkansas prior to joining the SEC).Heres a look at the major basketball conferences Final Four appearances

and their teams since 1993:ACC 15 Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, MarylandSEC 12 Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi St.Big Ten 12 Ill inois , Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio

State, WisconsinBig 12* 8 Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TexasPacific-10 8 Arizona, Stanford, UCLA Big East^ 9 Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Syracuse,

Villanova*Including teams part of the Big 8^Including teams part of C-USA before joining the Big East

First Round SuccessThe SEC is 41-20 (67.2 percent) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

over the last 11 tournaments (since 1999). In 1999 the SEC won each of its six

first round games, becoming the first conference to have six teams win their firstround games in the same season.

Everybody DanceEvery team in the SEC has made at least one NCAA Tournament appear-

ance in the last decade, displaying the balance in the league.Team NCAA Appearances 2000-2009Alabama 2002, 03, 04, 05, 06 Arkansas 2000, 01, 06, 07, 08Auburn 2000, 03Florida 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07Georgia 2002, 01, 08Kentucky 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08LSU 2000, 03, 05, 06, 09Ole Miss 2001, 02

Mississippi State 2002, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09South Carolina 2004Tennessee 2000, 01, 06, 07, 08, 09Vanderbilt 2004, 07, 08

Heres a look at the other major basketball conferences and their teams whohave not been to the NCAA Tournament over that span:Big 12 11 of 12 NebraskaBig East 14 of 16 Rutgers, South FloridaBig Ten 9 of 11 NorthwesternPac-10 9 of 10 Oregon State

SECond To NoneDuring the 2006-07 academic year the Southeastern Conference became

the first conference to win the Division I National Championship in Football(Florida), Mens Basketball (Florida) and Womens Basketball (Tennessee) in the

same school year.Only the SEC and the Big East have ever won both the mens and womens

basketball titles in one season. SEC won both three times in 1996, 1998 and2007. The Big East has won both twice in 2003 and 2004.

The SEC swept both the NIT and NCAA Tournaments in 2006 when Floridawon its first NCAA championship and South Carolina earned its second straightNIT title. Only four conferences have won both the NIT and NCAA title, includ-ing the Big East (2003), ACC (1992) and Big Ten (1979)

Spreading The WealthSince the 1980-81 season, each of the 12 SEC schools has captured eithe

an SEC divisional, overall or tournament title and 11 different schools have wonor shared the SEC Championship since the leagues inception in 1933.

SEC TITLES SINCE 1980-81Divisional Overall Tournament

Alabama 2 2 5Arkansas 4 2 1

Auburn 1 1 1Florida 5 4 3Georgia 1 1 2Kentucky 11 11* 12*LSU 4 6 0Ole Miss 4 0 1Mississippi State 6 2 3South Carolina 2 1 0Tennessee 5 3 0Vanderbilt 1 1 0*1988 titles vacated

Early SigneesAlabamaTrevor Releford G 6-1 180 Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege HS

Charles Hankerson Jr. G/F 6-5 210 Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef HS)ArkansasRickey Scott G 6-3 Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS)Mardracus Wade G 6-2 Memphis, Tenn. (Hargrave Military Acad

AuburnNone AnnouncedFloridaNone AnnouncedGeorgiaCady Lalanne F 6-8 215 Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS)KentuckyStacey Poole, Jr. F 6-5 190 Jacksonville, Fla. (Providence HS)LSUMatt Derenbecker F 6-7 185 Metairie, La. (Metairie Park Country DayAndre Stringer G 5-9 170 Jackson Miss. (Forest Park HS)

Jalen Courtney F 6-8 210 Jackson, Miss. (Provine HS)Ralston Turner G 6-6 193 Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals HS)Ole MissDemarco Cox C 6-8 285 Yazoo City, Miss. (Yazoo City HS)Dundrecous Nelson G 5-11 190 Jackson, Miss. (Murrah HS)Mississippi StateNone AnnouncedSouth CarolinaBruce Ellington G 5-10 185 Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley HS)Damontre Harris F 6-9 225 Fayetteville, N.C. (Trinity Christian)Brian Richardson G 6-5 180 Wilson, N.C. (Greenfield School)RJ Slawson F 6-8 190 Charleston, S.C. (Fort Dorchester HS)Eric Smith G 5-11 185 Mullins, S.C. (Christ School)TennesseeJordan McRae G 6-6 180 Midway, Ga. (Liberty County HS)

VanderbiltKyle Fuller G 6-1 Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde HSJosh Henderson C 6-11 Roanoke, Va. (Cave Spring HS)Rod Odom F 6-8 Bellport, N.Y. (Middlesex School)



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Lindys BasketballNCAATournamentPredictionsSweet16: Kentucky, TennesseeFieldof65: Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, VanderbiltAll-SECTeamsFirst Team: John Wall, Kentucky; Devan Downey, South Carolina; Patrick

Patterson, Kentucky; Tyler Smith, Tennessee; Tasmin Mitchell, LSUSecondTeam: Terrico White, Ole Miss; Dominique Archie, South Carolina;Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State; A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt; DeMarcusCousins, KentuckyThirdTeam: Scotty Hopson, Tennessee; Wayne Chism, Tennessee; JaMychalGreen, Alabama; Trey Thompkins, Georgia; Michael Washington,ArkansasPlayerofthe Year: Patrick Patterson, KentuckyNewcomerofthe Year: John Wall, KentuckyTop shooter: Rotnei Clarke, ArkansasTop rebounder: Michael Washington, ArkansasTop defender: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi StateTop playmaker: Devan Downey, South CarolinaMostversatile: Tyler Smith, TennesseeTop NBA Prospect: John Wall, Kentucky

Mostentertaining: Senario Hillman, AlabamaPlayer& UnitRankingsPointGuards: (2) John Wall, Kentucky; (4) Devan Downey, South Carolina;(18) Courtney Fortson, Arkansas; (24) Chris Warren, Ole MissShootingGuards: (4) Terrico White, Ole Miss; (21) Scotty Hopson, TennesseeSmall Forwards: (1) Tasmin Mitchell, LSU; (2) Tyler Smith, Tennessee; (12)Dominique Archie, South CarolinaPower Forwards: (3) Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; (13) Wayne Chism,TennesseeCenters: (4) Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State; (9) DeMarcus Cousins,Kentucky; (10) A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt; (13) JaMychal Green, Alabama;(15) Michael Washington, Arkansas; (16) Trey Thompkins, GeorgiaTop 10Backcourts: (8) Kentucky, (9) Ole MissTop 10Frontcourts: (7) Mississippi State, (9) Tennessee

Athlon SportsNCAATournamentPredictionsEliteEight: Kentucky, TennesseeSweet16: Mississippi State, VanderbiltOne&Done: South Carolina, Ole MissNIT: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida,All-AmericaTeamsFirstTeam: Patrick Patterson, KentuckyHonorableMention: Wayne Chism, Tennessee; Tasmin Mitchell, LSU; A.J.Ogilvy, Vanderbilt; Tyler Smith, Tennessee; Jarvis Varnado, MississippiState; Terrico White, Ole MissSuper6Freshmen: DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky; John Wall, KentuckyAll-SECTeamsFirst Team: Devan Downey, South Carolina; Tasmin Mitchell, LSU; PatrickPatterson, Kentucky; Tyler Smith, Tennessee; Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi

StateSecondTeam: Dominique Archie, South Carolina; Wayne Chism, Tennessee;A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt; John Wall, Kentucky; Terrico White, Ole MissThirdTeam: Courtney Fortson, Arkansas; JaMychal Green, Alabama; JefferyTaylor, Vanderbilt; Michael Washington, Arkansas; Chris Warren, OleMissPlayerofthe Year: Devan Downey, South CarolinaBestDefensivePlayer: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi StateMostUnderrated: Dominique Archie, South CarolinaNewcomerofthe Year: John Wall, KentuckyHoopsMadness10ImpactFreshmen: Kenny Boynton, Florida; DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky;John Jenkins, Vanderbilt; John Wall, Kentucky12 Key Transfers for 2010-11: Jeff Peterson, Arkansas; Gerald Robinson,Georgia; Malcolm White, LSU; Nick Williams, Ole Miss

6 Key Players Back From Injury: Eniel Polyniece, Ole Miss; Andre WalkerVanderbilt; Chris Warren, Ole Miss20ImpactTransfers: Vernon Macklin, FloridaFiveBest2008-09First-Year Coaches: Trent Johnson, LSUFiveTop New HiresFor 2009-10: John Calipari, Kentucky; Anthony GrantAlabama

HoopSuperlativesFloorLeaders: (2) Devan Downey, South Carolina; (7) John Wall, Kentucky(9) Chris Warren, Ole Miss; (10) Courtney Fortson, ArkansasInside-Out: (3) Tyler Smith, Tennessee; (4) Tasmin Mitchell, LSUPostMen: (2) Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; (6) Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State(7) A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt; (10) Wayne Chism, TennesseeSlashers: (10) Jeffery Taylor, VanderbiltScorers: (4) Terrico White, Ole MissShooters: (7) John Jenkins, Vanderbilt; (9) Rotnei Clarke, Arkansas

Sporting NewsNCAA TournamentPredictions

Kentucky (No. 1 seed); Mississippi State (No. 3 seed); Tennessee (No. 4 seed)Vanderbilt (No. 9 seed); South Carolina (No. 10 seed)All-America

FirstTeam: Patrick Patterson, KentuckySecondTeam: John Wall, KentuckyCollegeBasketballsTop 10PointGuards: (2) John Wall, Kentucky; (4) DevanDowney, South CarolinaCollegeBasketballsTop 10ShootingGuards: (5) Terrico White, Ole MissCollegeBasketballsTop 10SmallForwards: (6) Tyler Smith, TennesseeCollegeBasketballsTop 10PowerForwards: (1) Patrick Patterson, Kentucky(8) Renardo Sidney, Mississippi StateCollege Basketballs Top 10Centers: (6) Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State(10) A.J. Ogilvy, VanderbiltAll-SECTeamFirst Team: Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; Tyler Smith, Tennessee; DevanDowney, South Carolina; Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State; John WallKentuckyRatingThe SEC

Bestpenetrator: Devan Downey, South CarolinaBestpasser: Dee Bost, Mississippi StateBestshooter: Ravern Johnson, Mississippi StateBestshot-blocker: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi StateBestathlete: Senario Hillman, AlabamaBestunderpressure: Devan Downey, South CarolinaBestleader: Tasmin Mitchell, LSUTop NBA prospect: John Wall, KentuckyTop freshman: John Wall, KentuckyBestrebounder: Michael Washington, ArkansasTop transfer: Vernon Macklin, FloridaBestInterview: Bruce Pearl, TennesseeBestcoach: Billy Donovan, FloridaBestrecruiter: John Calipari, KentuckyBesthomecourtadvantage: TennesseeBlue Ribbon College Basketball YearbookAll-AmericaTeamsSecondTeam: Patrick Patterson, KentuckyThirdTeam: Tyler Smith, TennesseeFourthTeam: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi StateAll-SECTeamFirst Team: Devan Downey, South Carolina; Tasmin Mitchell, LSU; Patrick

Patterson, Kentucky; Tyler Smith, Tennessee; Jarvis Varnado, MississippStatePlayerofthe Year: Patrick Patterson, KentuckyNewcomerofthe Year: John Wall, Kentucky

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YAHOO! SportsNCAA TournamentField

Kentucky (No. 1 seed); Tennessee (No. 5 seed); Mississippi State (No. 8 seed);Vanderbilt (No. 9 seed); Ole Miss (No. 11 seed)All-AmericaTeamsSecondTeam: John Wall, Kentucky

ThirdTeam: Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi StatePlayer& UnitRankingsPointGuards: (3) John Wall, Kentucky; (10) Devan Downey, South Carolina;(12) Terrico White, Ole Miss; (17) Courtney Fortson, Arkansas; (18)Chris Warren, Ole MissShootingGuards: (23) Kenny Boynton, FloridaSmall Forwards: (3) Tyler Smith, Tennessee; (4) Tasmin Mitchell, LSU; (14)Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt; (19) Darius Miller, KentuckyPower Forwards: (4) Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; (11) Wayne Chism,Tennessee; (20) Dominique Archie, South Carolina; (21) Alex Tyus,Florida; (22) Trey Thompkins, Georgia; (24) JaMychal Green, AlabamaCenters: (3) Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State; (9) A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt; (13)Michael Washington, Arkansas; (15) DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky; (21)Mike Holmes, South CarolinaThe FreshFive(TopFreshmen): John Wall, Kentucky

All-SECTeamsFirstTeam: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State; Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; TylerSmith, Tennessee; Devan Downey, South Carolina; John Wall, KentuckySecond Team: A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt; Wayne Chism, Tennessee; TasminMitchell, LSU; Courtney Fortson, Arkansas; Terrico White, Ole MissPlayerofthe Year: John Wall, KentuckyNewcomerofthe Year: John Wall, Kentucky

CBS Sports.comAll-AmericaTeamsPreseasonNationalPlayerofthe Year: John Wall, KentuckySecondTeam: Patrick Patterson, KentuckyUnderConsideration: Kenny Boynton, Florida; DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky;

Devan Downey, South Carolina; Tyler Smith, Tennessee; Jarvis Varnado,Mississippi State; Terrico White, Ole Miss

PlayerRankingsNation's top pointguardsand comboguards: (1) John Wall, Kentucky; (4)Devan Downey, South Carolina; (8) Kenny Boynton, Florida; (23) ChrisWarren, Ole Miss; (25) Courtney Fortson, ArkansasNation'stop wings: (8) Terrico White, Ole Miss; (12) Tyler Smith, Tennessee;(15) Tasmin Mitchell, LSU; (39) Scotty Hopson, TennesseeNation'stop big men: (4) Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; (16) DeMarcus Cousins,Kentucky; (18) Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State; (29) A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt; (34) JaMychal Green, Alabama; (35) Wayne Chism,Tennessee; (37) Michael Washington, Arkansas

FoxSports.comAll-AmericaTeamsPreseasonNationalPlayerofthe Year: John Wall, KentuckyFirstTeam: John Wall, KentuckySecondTeam: Patrick Patterson, KentuckyFourthTeam: Kenny Boynton, FloridaFifthTeam: Devan Downey, South CarolinaAll-FreshmanTeam: Renardo Sidney, Mississippi St.; John Wall, KentuckyTop 50Shooters: (1) Rotnei Clarke, Arkansas; (3) John Jenkins, Vanderbilt;

(28) Ravern Johnson, Mississippi StateTop Transfers: (6) Vernon Macklin, FloridaTop ImpactFreshmen: (1) John Wall, Kentucky; (4) Kenny Boynton, Florida;(6) DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky; (7) Renardo Sidney, Mississippi State;(11) Eric Bledsoe, Kentucky; (18) Marshawn Powell, ArkansasTop Backcourts: (4) Kentucky; (12) Ole MissTop Frontcourts: (2) Kentucky; (7) Tennessee; (17) Vanderbilt

All-SECTeamFirst Team: Tyler Smith, Tennessee; Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; JarviVarnado, Mississippi State; Devan Downey, South Carolina; John WallKentuckyPlayerofthe Year: John Wall, KentuckyFrosh to Watch: John Wall, Kentucky; Eric Bledsoe, Kentucky; DeMarcusCousins, Kentucky; Kenny Boynton, Florida; Renardo Sidney, MississippState; John Riek, Mississippi State; John Jenkins, Vanderbilt; LakeemJackson, South Carolina

Dick VitaleDazzlingDozen

Kentucky (2)All-SolidGoldTeamsSecondTeam: Patrick Patterson, KentuckySuperSevenAll-DiaperDandyTeamJohn Wall, Kentucky; DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky; Renardo Sidney

Mississippi State (pending NCAA clearance)

National PredictionsAS SN SM LN BR DV CB YH FS

UA --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 106 ---AR --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 112 ---AU --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 125 ---UF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 57 ---UG --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 163 ---UK 6 2 8 8 7 2 2 2 2LS --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 65 ---UM --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 35 25MS 15 10 16 21 --- --- 26 26 ---SC --- 38 --- 24 --- --- --- 50 ---UT 8 12 10 12 10 --- 14 17 11VU 16 35 --- 35 --- --- --- 36 23KEY--AS-Athlon Sports; SN-Sporting News; SM-Slam Magazines Top 25; LNLindys Top 40; BR-Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook; DV-Dick Vitales Top40; CB-CBSSports.com; RV-Rivals.com; YAHOO Sports; FS-FoxSports.com

Conference PredictionsWestDivisionAS SN US LN BR CB YH FSUA 3 3 --- 3 3 3 4 5AR 5 5 --- 5 5 4 5 3AU 4 6 --- 4 4 6 6 6LS 6 4 --- 6 6 5 3 4UM 2 2 --- 2 2 2 2 1MS 1 1 --- 1 1 1 1 2

EastDivisionAS SN US LN BR CB YH FSUF 5 5 --- 5 4 4 5 4UG 6 6 --- 6 6 6 6 6

UK 1 1 --- 1 1 1 1 1SC 4 4 --- 3 5 3 4 5UT 2 2 --- 2 2 2 2 2VU 3 3 --- 4 3 5 3 3KEY--AS-Athlon Sports; US-USA Today Sports Weekly; SN-Sporting News; LNLindys; BR-Blue Ribbon; CB-CBSSports.com; YAHOO Sports

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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL(November 16, 2009)

Rk Team Record Points Prev 1. Kansas (58) 1-0 1616 12 Michigan State (5) 1-0 1520 23 Texas (1) 1-0 1412 34 Kentucky(1) 1-0 1370 45 Villanova 1-0 1353 56 North Carolina 3-0 1301 67 Purdue 1-0 1297 78 West Virginia 1-0 1139 89 Duke 1-0 1078 910 Tennessee 1-0 938 1011 Butler 1-0 859 1112 Connecticut 1-0 830 1213 California 2-0 792 1314 Washington 3-0 783 1415 Michigan 1-0 598 1515 Ohio State 2-0 598 1617 Oklahoma 1-0 490 1718 Dayton 1-0 372 2119 Georgetown 1-0 358 20

20 Louisville 0-0 344 1921 Georgia Tech 1-0 320 2222 Clemson 1-0 265 2423 Illinois 1-0 261 2324 Minnesota 1-0 170 2525 Maryland 1-0 167 NRReceiving Votes: Siena 125, Notre Dame 91, Vanderbilt82 , Florida State76, Syracuse 67, Wake Forest 59, Florida 58, Oklahoma State 57, SouthCarolina42, UCLA 36, Xavier 36, Brigham Young 28, Gonzaga 22, Tulsa 21,Kansas State 19, Mississippi State 16, Northern Iowa 16, Texas A&M 8,Missouri 7, Rider 7, Boston College 6, OleMiss 6, Pittsburgh 3, VirginiaCommonwealth 2, Cornell 1, Old Dominion 1, Utah State 1, Western Kentucky1

ESPN/USA TODAY COACHCES POLL(November 16, 2009)

Rk Team Record Points Prev1. Kansas (27) 1-0 770 12. Michigan State (3) 1-0 738 23. Texas 1-0 691 34. North Carolina (1) 3-0 671 45. Kentucky 1-0 640 56. Villanova 1-0 617 67. Purdue 1-0 584 78. Duke 1-0 538 89. West Virginia 1-0 535 910. Butler 1-0 436 1011. Tennessee 1-0 433 1112. California 2-0 396 1213. Connecticut 1-0 388 1414. Washington 3-0 366 1315. Ohio State 2-0 306 1716. Michigan 1-0 305 1517. Oklahoma 1-0 260 1618. Minnesota 1-0 163 1819. Georgia Tech 1-0 162 20

20. Georgetown 1-0 158 2121. Dayton 1-0 157 2222. Louisville 0-0 136 2323. Clemson 1-0 111 2424. Syracuse 2-0 79 2525. Illinois 1-0 70 NRReceiving Votes: Maryland 64; Siena 46; Vanderbilt 42 ; UCLA 26Oklahoma State 21; Notre Dame 20; Brigham Young 18; Missouri 17MississippiState16 ; Kansas State 12; Florida10 ; Gonzaga 10; Pittsburgh 9Wake Forest 8; Tulsa 7; Xavier 6; San Diego State 4; Southern Illinois 4; TexasA&M 4; Utah State 4; Boston College 3; Memphis 3; OleMiss3; UNLV 3Cornell 2; Saint Marys 2; Northern Iowa 1.

WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS

UA AR AU UF UG UK LS UM MS SC UT VU

Preseason -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/- 4/5 -/- rv/rv 18/19 rv/rv 10/11 rv/rv

N16 -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/- 4/5 -/- rv/rv rv/rv rv/rv 10/11 rv/rv

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D14

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Listed as: Associated Press / ESPN/USA Today polls

SEC VS. RANKED OPPONENTSAssociated Press ESPN/USA Today

Top 25 Top 10 Top 25 Top 10

Alabama 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Arkansas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Auburn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Florida 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

LSU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ole Miss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mississippi State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

South Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Tennessee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Vanderbilt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

vs. Non-SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0


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ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDEOVERALL: 0-1 (0-1 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Anthony Grant0-0 in 1st year at Alabama

76-25 in 4th year as a head coach

The University of Alabama basketball team scrapped back from a 15-pointdeficit in the second half, but was unable to overtake Cornell, falling 71-67 atColeman Coliseum in head coach Anthony Grants Crimson Tide debut. TheTides full-court defensive pressure forced nine second-half turnovers that ledto 15 points. Alabama got within one point at 53-54 on a pair of free throwsby senior Mikhail Torrance, but could not get over the hump thanks in largepart to stellar shooting by Cornell, especially from beyond the arc. Alabamahad 63 offensive possessions in the contest and scored on 33 of those posses-sion for a floor percentage of 52.4. Alabama opened with a starting lineup ofAnthony Brock, Senario Hillman, Andrew Steele, JaMychal Green and JustinKnox. The start was the first of Steeles career and second of Brocks.Alabamas 6-point halftime deficit was the largest in a non-conference gamesince a 9-point halftime deficit at Texas A&M on Nov. 28, 2007. Twelve ofAlabamas first 14 points came from Anthony Brock and JaMychal Green. Each

had six with Brocks coming via a pair of three-pointers.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer4 Montevallo (Exh.) W, 81-53 --- Green 1810 Augusta State (Exh.) W, 61-55 9047 Green 1214 Cornell L, 67-71 10135 Green 1717 Jackson State 7:30 p.m.20 Providence 7:00 p.m.26 1-vs. Baylor [ESPN2] 5:30 p.m.27 1-vs. Florida St./Iona [ESPN2/U] 4/6:30 p.m.29 1-Old Spice Classic TBA DECEMBER2 North Florida 7:00 p.m.5 Louisiana-Monroe Noon12 Purdue [ESPN2] 8:00 p.m.16 Samford 7:00 p.m.

19 2-vs. Kansas State 7:30 p.m.23 Mercer 7:00 p.m.30 Tennessee State 7:30 p.m.

JANUARY4 at Toledo 6:00 p.m.9 *at LSU [FSN] 4:00 p.m.13 *Vanderbilt [CSS] 8:00 p.m.16 *at Arkansas [SEC N etwork] 12:30 p.m.19 *Tennessee [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.23 *Mississippi State [CBS] 11:00 a.m.27 *LSU [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.30 *at Auburn [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.FEBRUARY4 *Florida [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.6 *at Ole Miss [FSN] 5:00 p.m.9 *at Kentucky [ESPNU] 8:00 p.m.13 *Arkansas [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.20 *at Georgia [SEC N etwork] 3:00 p.m.24 *at Mississippi State [CSS] 8:00 p.m.27 *Ole Miss [ESPN2] 1:00 p.m.MARCH3 *at South Carolina [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.6 *Auburn [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m

All Times Central; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.); 2-at Mobile,Ala.

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKSOVERALL: 1-0 (1-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: John Pelphrey38-28 in 3rd year at Arkansas


The Razorbacks opened the season with a stunning 130-point performanceblowing out Alcorn St., 130-68 at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas was led byRotnei Clarke who scored a school record 51 points in the win. Clarke also sethe Arkansas and SEC records for three-point baskets made in a game with 13breaking the school and conference mark of Al Dillard who hit 12 in 1993against Delaware St. Four Razorbacks scored in double figures in the seasonopening victory, lost in Clarkes 51-point effort was the double-double of JemaFarmer who scored 28 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished six assists withno turnovers, other double digit scorers included freshman Marshwan Powel(17-11) and Mike Washington (14). The Razorbacks open the season 1-0 fothe 15th straight season. The Hogs take on No. 17/23 Louisville on Tuesdaynight before returning back to Bud Walton Arena to play Appalachian St. onFriday, both games are a part of the Hall of Fame Showcase.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer2 Dillard (Exh.) W, 77-59 --- Washington 255 Lemoyne-Owen (Exh.) W, 102-69 3233 Clarke 2113 Alcorn State W, 130-68 12067 Clarke 5117 1-vs. Louisville [ESPN2] 6:30 p.m.20 2-Appalachian State 7:00 p.m.24 2-Morgan State 7:00 p.m.27 2-East Tennessee State [RSN] 7:00 p.m.29 South Alabama 2:00 p.m.DECEMBER2 at Oklahoma [RSN] 7:00 p.m.5 Mississippi Valley State 2:00 p.m.7 Delaware State 7:00 p.m.16 Alabama State [RSN] 7:00 p.m.19 Stephen F. Austin [RSN] 3:00 p.m.22 Missouri State [RSN] 7:00 p.m.30 3-vs. Baylor [ESPN2] 8:00 p.m.

JANUARY2 UAB [RSN] 7:00 p.m.5 Texas [ESPN/2] 6:00 p.m.14 *at Mississippi State [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.16 *Alabama [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.21 *Florida [ESPN/2] 8:00 p.m.23 *at Kentucky [SEC N etwork] 3:00 p.m.28 *Mississippi State [ESPN/2] 8:00 p.m.30 *at Ole Miss [SEC N etwork] 3:00 p.m.FEBRUARY3 *at Georgia [CSS] 6:00 p.m.6 *Auburn [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.10 *LSU [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.13 *at Alabama [SEC N etwork] 3:00 p.m.17 *South Carolina [CSS] 8:00 p.m.20 *at Auburn [FSN] 6:00 p.m.24 *at LSU [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.27 *Vanderbilt [SEC N etwork] 12:30 p.m.

MARCH3 *at Tennessee [CSS] 6:00 p.m.6 *Ole Miss [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.

All Times Central; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-Hall of Fame Classic (St. Louis, Mo.); 2-Hall ofFame Classic (Fayetteville, Ark.); 3-at North Little Rock, Ark.



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AUBURN TIGERSOVERALL: 1-0 (1-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Jeff Lebo82-76 in 5th year at Auburn


Auburn came back from a seven point deficit and outscored Niagara 11-0 inthe final 89 seconds to stun Niagara 69-65 in the final season opener inBeard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Friday. DeWayne Reed scored a career-high24 points to lead the Tigers in the Glenn Wilkes Classic first round. Niagara(0-1) used an 11-2 run to take a 65-58 lead with 2:24 to play but did not scoreagain as Reed scored eight straight points to give Auburn a 66-65 lead with12.5 seconds remaining. In that incredible run, Reed made a conventional 3-point play with 1:24 left, stole a pass and dunked it on the other end with 52seconds to go and then had another conventional 3-point play to close out therun. Lucas Hargrove set up the go ahead basket with a huge game-savingblock of Rob Garrisons layup with two seconds remaining. The game was closethroughout before the crowd of 4,613 as neither team had a lead larger thanfive until Niagara went up by seven with 2:24 to go. Auburn (1-0) played with-out senior starting guard Waller, who was out with a quad injury. Waller ranked

second in the SEC last year with 100 made 3-pointers. The Tigers finishedshooting 35.1 percent from the field and 18.2 percent (4-of-22) from 3-pointrange. Auburn did, however, make 25-of-30 free throws for 83.3 percent.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer6 Miles College (Exh.) W, 97-40 3780 Waller 1513 1-Niagara W, 69-65 4613 Reed 2416 at Missouri State 7:00 p.m.20 2-Central Florida 5:00 p.m.21 2-IUPUI 5:00 p.m.22 2-North Carolina State 7:15 p.m.25 High Point 6:00 p.m.DECEMBER1 at Alabama A&M 7:30 p.m.4 Troy 7:00 p.m.7 Virginia [CSS] 7:00 p.m.

17 at Florida State [FSN-FL] 6:00 p.m.20 Sam Houston State [CSS] 1:00 p.m.22 Alabama State 7:00 p.m.29 Charleston Southern 7:00 p.m.

JANUARY2 Georgia Southern 1:00 p.m.5 West Georgia 7:00 p.m.9 *South Carolina [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.14 *at Tennessee [ESPN/2] 6:00 p.m.16 *Kentucky [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.20 *at LSU [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.23 *at Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.28 *Ole Miss [ESPNU] 8:00 p.m.30 *Alabama [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.FEBRUARY6 *at Arkansas [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.10 *Georgia [CSS] 8:00 p.m.13 *at Mississippi State [FSN] 6:00 p.m.

18 *at Florida [ESPN/2] 6:00 p.m.20 *Arkansas [FSN] 6:00 p.m.24 *at Ole Miss [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.27 *LSU [FSN] 6:00 p.m.MARCH3 *Mississippi State [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.6 *at Alabama [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.

All Times Central; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-Glenn Wilkes Classic (Auburn, Ala.); 2-GlennWilkes Classic (Daytona Beach, Fla.)

FLORIDA GATORSOVERALL: 1-0 (1-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Billy Donovan311-126 in 14th year at Florida


The University of Florida won its 19th consecutive season opener, defeatingStetson with ease, 74-46. Four players scored in double-figures in a balancedeffort, as the Gators were efficient offensively, hitting 52.5 percent, but mademore progress defensively, holding Stetson to just 28.6 percent from the flooand 11.8 percent from beyond the arc. The FG percentage and points wereboth the lowest of the modern era in an opener for the University of FloridaAlex Tyus had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, while newcomer Vernon Macklin nearly matched recorded a double-double as well with13 points and eight rebounds. Chandler Parsons led all UF scorers with 14points, while freshman Kenny Boynton had 12 points in his debut. Floridaimproved to 56-7 all-time in November under Billy Donovan and 32-3 over thelast six seasons. UF returns to action on Wednesday against Georgia Southernin the first game of the Legends Classic.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer2 Saint Leo (Exh.) W, 95-46 8804 Boynton 229 Webber International (Exh.) W, 104-53 9061 Boynton 2515 Stetson [FSN] W, 74-46 10077 Parsons 1418 1- Georgia Southern [FSN-FL] 7:00 p.m.20 1-Troy [FSN-FL] 7:00 p.m.24 Florida State [FSN] 7:00 p.m.27 2-vs. Michigan State [HDNet] 8:00 p.m.28 2-vs. UMass/Rutgers [HDNet] 5:30/8:00 p.m.DECEMBER1 Florida A&M [FSN] 7:00 p.m.4 at Jacksonville [FSN-FL] 7:00 p.m.10 3-vs. Syracuse [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.19 4-vs. Richmond [SUN] 6:30 p.m.22 South Alabama [CSS] 7:00 p.m.28 American [FSN] 7:00 p.m.30 Presbyterian [CSS] 7:00 p.m.

JANUARY3 at North Carolina State [FSN] 3:00 p.m.9 *at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] Noon12 *Kentucky [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.16 *LSU [FSN] 8:00 p.m.21 *at Arkansas [ESPN/2] 9:00 p.m.23 *South Carolina [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.27 *Georgia [CSS] 7:00 p.m.31 *at Tennessee [CBS] 1:00 p.m.FEBRUARY4 *at Alabama [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.6 *Mississippi Sta te [SEC Network] 1:30 p.m.10 *at South Carol ina [SECNetwork] 8:00 p.m.13 Xavier [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.18 *Auburn [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.20 *at Ole Miss [CBS] Noon23 *Tennessee [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.27 *at Georgia [SEC N etwork] 4:00 p.m.

MARCH2 *Vanderbilt [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.7 *at Kentucky [CBS] Noon

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-Legends Classic (Gainesville, Fla.); 2-LegendsClassic (Atlantic City, N.J.); 3-SEC/Big East Invitational (Tampa, Fla.); 4-Orange Bowl Classic(Sunrise, Fla.)



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GEORGIA BULLDOGSOVERALL: 1-0 (1-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Mark Fox1-0 in 1st season at Georgia

124-43 in 6th season as a head coach

Georgia entertains Wofford on Tuesday before making its first road trip of theseason in a Saturday game at UAB. Georgia has never lost in seven all-timemeetings against Wofford, but their past two meetings have extended into over-time, including last seasons 74-73 Bulldog win. Junior forward Chris Barnes,making his first collegiate start, pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds inGeorgias win over New Orleans. It was the first time since mid-February of2008 that two Bulldogs had double-figure rebounds. Teams coached by MarkFox have won 68 percent of their road games.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer6 North Georgia (exh.) W, 87-53 4580 Leslie 2113 New Orleans W, 67-59 6365 Thompkins 2517 Wofford 7:00 p.m.21 at UAB 8:00 p.m.

24 UNC-Asheville [CSS] 7:00 p.m.27 Jacksonville State 7:00 p.m.DECEMBER2 St. Louis 7:00 p.m.6 at Virginia Tech 3:30 p.m.9 1-St. Johns [ESPN2] 7:00 p.m.19 2-vs. Illinois [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.23 Florida Atlantic 7:00 p.m.30 Pepperdine 7:00 p.m.

JANUARY2 at Missouri 4:00 p.m.5 Georgia Tech [CSS] 7:00 p.m.9 *at Kentucky [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.13 *Ole Miss [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.16 *at Mississippi State [ESPN2] 3:00 p.m.23 *Tennessee [FSN] 5:00 p.m.27 *at Florida [CSS] 7:00 p.m.30 *at South Carolina [FSN] 7:00 p.m.

FEBRUARY3 *Arkansas [CSS] 7:00 p.m.6 *Vanderbilt [FSN] 8:00 p.m.10 *at Auburn [CSS] 9:00 p.m.13 *South Carolina [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.17 *at Tennessee [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.20 *Alabama [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.25 *at Vanderbilt [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.27 *Florida [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.MARCH3 *Kentucky [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.6 *at LSU [FSN] 5:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-SEC/Big East Invitational (New York, N.Y.); 2-atDuluth, Ga.

KENTUCKY WILDCATSOVERALL: 1-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: John Calipari1-0 in 1st year at Kentucky


The Wildcats are the winningest team in college basketball with 1,989 wins andpushed their all-time record against Morehead State to 9-0. Kentucky is now88-19 all-time in season openers, winning seven of their last eight openersThe Wildcats are also 91-16 in home openers. A record crowd of 24,338 witnessed the game, it was the largest crowd for a season opener in UK historyThe previous record was 24,327 in Kentuckys 1993 season opening win oveLouisville. UK dominated the boards against Morehead State, holding a 43-24rebounding advantage in the game. The Wildcats extended their streak of consecutive games with a three-pointer to 712, the third longest streak in the country.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer2 Campbellsville (Exh.) [FSN] W, 74-38 21384 Dodson 196 Clarion (Exh.) [FSN] W, 117-52 23802 Wall 2713 Morehead State [ESPNU] W, 75-59 24338 Bledsoe 2416 Miami (Ohio) [FSN/BBSN] 7:00 p.m.19 1-Sam Houston State [FSN] 7:00 p.m.21 1-Rider [FSN] 1:00 p.m.24 2-vs. C leveland State [CBSCS] 4:30 p.m.25 2-vs. Stanford/Vi rg in ia [CBSCS] 7/9:30 p.m.30 3-vs. UNC Asheville [FSN] 7:00 p.m.DECEMBER5 North Carolina [CBS] 12:30 p.m.9 4-vs. Connecticut [ESPN] 9:30 p.m.12 at Indiana [CBS] Noon19 Austin Peay [CSS] 4:00 p.m.21 Drexel [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.23 Long Beach State [FSN] 1:00 p.m.29 Hartford [ESPN2] 7:00 p.m.

JANUARY2 Louisville [CBS] 3:30 p.m.9 *Georgia [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.

12 *at Florida [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.16 *at Auburn [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.23 *Arkansas [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.26 *at South Carolina [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.30 *Vanderbilt [ESPN] 4:00 p.m.FEBRUARY2 *Ole Miss [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.6 *at LSU [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.9 *Alabama [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.13 *Tennessee [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.16 *at Mississippi State [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.20 *at Vanderbilt [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.25 *South Carolina [ESPN/2] 9:00 p.m.27 *at Tennessee [CBS] NoonMARCH3 *at Georgia [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.7 *Florida [CBS] Noon

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-Cancun Challenge (Lexington, Ky); 2-CancunChallenge (Cancun, Mexico); 3-at Louisville; 4-SEC/Big East Invitational (New York, NY)



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LSU TIGERSOVERALL: 1-0 (1-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Trent Johnson28-8 in 2nd year at LSU


The Tigers opened their 2009-10 season with an 82-62 win over the Universityof Louisiana-Monroe Friday night at the Maravich Center, extending LSUs win-ning streak in the building against Louisiana schools to 75 games (dating backto Dec. 8, 1988). Bo Spencer led LSU with a career high 23 points, whileTasmin Mitchell scored 15. Sophomore Storm Warren posted his second colle-giate double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. LSU remains at home forgames Monday and Tuesday in the Dicks Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off.LSU is the third seed in the 16-team event and is hosting the South regionalwith No. 5 seed Western Kentucky playing UW-Milwaukee at 4:30 p.m. andLSU hosting Indiana State at 7 p.m. The winners and losers play on Tuesdaynight and the team that goes 2-0 goes to New York City, Nov. 25 and 27 forthe semifinals. Teams that do not make it to New York are guaranteed two moregames on Nov. 23 and 24 and LSU would host some of those games if appli-cable. This is the third time LSU has played in the preseason NIT and the third

time it has hosted. SLU lost in the first round to TCU in 1986 and beat SouthernMiss and lost to Kansas and then rookie coach Roy Williams in 1991.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer13 UL-Monroe W, 82-62 9081 Spencer 2316 1-Indiana State 7:00 p.m.17 1-Milwaukee or Western Kentucky TBA23/242-NIT Season Tip-Off TBA 25/273-NIT Season Tip-Off TBA DECEMBER1 UL-Lafayette [CST] 6:30 p.m.12 Northwestern State 7:00 p.m.14 Southeastern Louisiana 7:00 p.m.17 Nicholls State [CST] 7:00 p.m.19 Rice [CST] 1:00 p.m.22 4-vs. Washington State TBA

29 at Xavier (Ohio) [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.JANUARY2 Utah [CSS] 7:00 p.m.4 McNeese State 7:00 p.m.9 *Alabama [FSN] 4:00 p.m.13 *at South Carol ina [SECNetwork] 7:00 p.m.16 *at Florida [FSN] 7:00 p.m.20 *Auburn [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.23 *Ole Miss [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.27 *at Alabama [SEC N etwork] 7:00 p.m.30 *at Miss iss ippi St. [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.FEBRUARY4 *Tennessee [ESPN/2] 8:00 p.m.6 *Kentucky [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.10 *at Arkansas [SEC N etwork] 7:00 p.m.13 *at Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.20 *Missis sippi S ta te [SECNetwork] 3:00 p.m.24 *Arkansas [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.

27 *at Auburn [FSN] 6:00 p.m.MARCH4 *at Ole Miss [ESPN/2] 8:00 p.m.6 *Georgia [FSN] 4:00 p.m.

All Times Central; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-NIT Season Tip-Off (Baton Rouge, La.); 2-NITSeason Tip-Off (Baton Rouge, La.); 3-NIT Season Tip-Off (New York, N.Y..); 4-Cougar HardwoodClassic (Seattle, Wash.)

OLE MISS REBELSOVERALL: 1-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Andy Kennedy62-39 in 4th year at Ole Miss


Senior forward DeAundre Cranston scored a career-high 21 points and OleMiss cruised to a 92-64 victory in its season opener against UALR on Friday.The Rebels take on Alabama State Monday night before heading out to theOReilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off, sponsored by ESPN. In San Juan, theteam will face Indiana in the first round on Thursday and play two more gamesagainst opponents to-be-determined based on the first round results. Cranstonwas 8-of-9 from the field and 3-of-4 from downtown to pace the Rebels onFriday. Murphy Holloway posted a double-double with 17 points and 10rebounds, while preseason All-SEC first team guard Terrico White added 16 inthe rout. It was the first action for guards Trevor Gaskins, Eniel Polynice andChris Warren since early last season, and all three looked to be at full strengthOle Miss improved to 75-25 all-time in season openers and has won each oits last six.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer6 Auburn-Montgomery (Exh.) W, 102-62 --- Warren 2213 UALR W, 92-64 5870 Cranston 2116 Alabama State 7:00 p.m.19 1-vs.Indiana [ESPN2] 4:00 p.m.20 1-vs. Boston/Kansas State TBA 22 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off TBA 29 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3:00 p.m.DECEMBER2 at Arkansas State 7:00 p.m.5 Southern Miss [FSN] Noon12 McNeese State 1:00 p.m.16 2-vs. UTEP 7:00 p.m.19 Centenary 1:00 p.m.23 at West Virginia [ESPN2] 6:30 p.m.29 Jacksonville State 7:00 p.m.

JANUARY

5 UCF 7:00 p.m.9 *Mississippi Sta te [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.13 *at Georgia [SEC N etwork] 7:00 p.m.16 *at Tennessee [SEC N etwork] 12:30 p.m.20 *South Carolina [CSS] 8:00 p.m.23 *at LSU [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.28 *at Auburn [ESPNU] 8:00 p.m.30 *Arkansas [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.FEBRUARY2 *at Kentucky [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.6 *Alabama [FSN] 5:00 p.m.11 *at Mississippi State [ESPN/2] 8:00 p.m.18 *Vanderbilt [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.20 *Florida [CBS] 11:00 a.m.24 *Auburn [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.27 *at Alabama [ESPN2] 1:00 p.m.MARCH4 *LSU [ESPN/2] 8:00 p.m.

6 *at Arkansas [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.

All Times Central; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan,Puerto Rico); 2-at Southaven, Miss.



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TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERSOVERALL: 1-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Bruce Pearl99-37 in 5th year at Tennessee


The Tennessee Volunteers opened their 101st varsity season with an 83-54home win over Austin Peay last Friday. In a balanced team effort, 10 Volsplayed at least 11 minutes, 10 different Vols scored and four Vols scored indouble digits. The senior frontcourt duo of Tyler Smith (14 points, 11 rebounds)and Wayne Chism (11 points, 10 rebounds) both posted double-doubles, whilesophomore shooting guard Scotty Hopson poured in a team-high 16 pointsand fellow sophomore guard Cameron Tatum added 15 off the bench. Hopsonwas 6-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Hopsons four treystied his career-high. UTs bench outscored the Governors bench 38-10, andthe Vols held the Govs to 34.5 percent shooting on the night (19-of-55). Thewin was Bruce Pearls 99th as head coach at Tennessee, meaning thatTuesdays game against UNC Asheville will be Pearls first shot at notching his100th victory with the Vols. This weekend, the Big Orange will make theschools first-ever appearance at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam tourna-

ment in St. Thomas. Other teams in the talented field include Boston College,DePaul, East Carolina, Northern Iowa, Purdue, South Dakota State and St.Johns. UT opens against East Carolina Friday and will then face either DePaulor Northern Iowa. The Vols will play three games at the Paradise Jam, whichmarks its 10th anniversary this year.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSOCTOBER Result Attendance High Scorer30 North Alabama (Exh.) W, 117-79 18362 Hopson 20NOVEMBER4 Lincoln Memorial (Exh.) W, 97-58 17924 Hopson 2013 Austin Peay W, 83-54 17963 Hopson 1617 UNC Asheville [FSN] 7:00 p.m.20 1-vs. East Carolina 3:30 p.m.21/22 1-DePaul/Northern Iowa 6:00 p.m.23 1-TBA TBA

27 College of Charleston [CSS] 7:00 p.m.DECEMBER2 East Tennessee State 7:30 p.m.11 2-vs. Middle Tennessee [CSS] 7:00 p.m.15 Wyoming [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.19 at Southern Cal [FSN] 4:30 p.m.23 North Carolina A&T [CSS] 7:00 p.m.31 at Memphis [ESPN2] 4:00 p.m.

JANUARY6 Charlotte [CSS] 7:00 p.m.10 Kansas [CBS] 1:30/4:3014 *Auburn [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.16 *Ole Miss [SEC Network] 1:30 p.m.19 *at Alabama [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.23 *at Georgia [FSN] 5:00 p.m.27 *Vanderbilt [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.31 *Florida [CBS] 1:00 p.m.FEBRUARY

4 *at LSU [ESPN/2] 9:00 p.m.6 *South Carolina [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.9 *at Vanderbilt [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.13 *at Kentucky [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.17 *Georgia [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.20 *at South Carol ina [SECNetwork] 1:30 p.m.23 *at Florida [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.27 *Kentucky [CBS] NoonMARCH3 *Arkansas [CSS] 7:00 p.m.6 *at Mississippi State [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, VirginIslands); 2-Sun Belt Classic (Nashville, Tenn.)

VANDERBILT COMMODORESOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Kevin Stallings189-128 in 11th year at Vanderbilt


All five starters and 14 letterwinners return from the 2008-09 team. A.J. Ogilvymade the All-SEC second team for the second straight year, and Jeffery Taylorwas named to the All-SEC Freshman team for their exploits on the floor. Ogilvywas named to the All-SEC second team by the leagues coaches and was anhonorable mention selection by the leagues media after averaging 15.4 pointand 7.1 rebounds per game, both team highs. The Commodores finished witha 19-12 overall record and an 8-8 record in SEC play, but missed the postseason for the first time since the 2002-03 season and only the second time in theKevin Stallings era, which began prior to the 1999-00 season. However, theCommodores were the eighth-least experienced team in the nation in 2008-09according to KenPom.com, and the team won eight out of its last 11 regulaseason games, including a win over SEC regular champion LSU in BatonRouge on March 4. Vanderbilt had two freshman double digit scorers for firstime since 1977. Taylor and Brad Tinsley both averaged double digits at 12.2

and 10.7 points per game, respectively, the first time since 1977 that VU hashad a true freshman scoring tandem. Charles Davis (15.3) and Greg Fuller(10.8) accomplished the feat in 1977.

2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTSNOVEMBER Result Attendance High Scorer10 Alabama-Huntsville (exh.) W, 91-56 11882 Taylor 1916 Lipscomb 7:00 p.m.20 at Saint Mary's 10:30 p.m.23 1-vs. Cincinnati [ESPN2] 4:30 p.m.24 1-Maryland/Chaminade [ESPN/2] TBA25 1-Maui Invitational TBA DECEMBER2 Missouri [ESPNU] 8:30 p.m.5 DePaul 3:00 p.m.8 at Illinois [BTN] 7:30 p.m.11 2-vs. Western Kentucky [CSS] 8:30 p.m.

19 Tennessee State 3:00 p.m.21 Mercer 7:00 p.m.30 Manhattan 7:00 p.m.

JANUARY2 Southern Miss [FSN] 2:00 p.m.4 Middle Tennessee [FSN] 8:00 p.m.9 *Florida [ESPN2] 11:00 a.m.13 *at Alabama [CSS] 8:00 p.m.16 *at South Carolina [CSS] 5:00 p.m.23 *Auburn [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.27 *at Tennessee [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.30 *at Kentucky [ESPN] 3:00 p.m.FEBRUARY3 *Mississipp i State [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.6 *at Georgia [FSN] 7:00 p.m.9 *Tennessee [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.13 *LSU [SEC Network] 12:30 p.m.18 *at Ole Miss [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.

20 *Kentucky [ESPN] 5:00 p.m.25 *Georgia [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.27 *at Arkansas [SEC N etwork] 12:30 p.m.MARCH2 *at Florida [ESPN] 6:00 p.m.6 *South Carolina [ESPN2] 1:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; [ ] TV Game; 1-Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii); 2-SunBelt Classic (Nashville, Tenn.)



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2009-10 Southeastern ConferenceCONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS

Through games of Nov 15, 2009 (All games)

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/ G

1. Arkansas 1 1-0 130 130.0

2. Ole Miss 1 1-0 92 92.0

3. South Carolina 1 1-0 88 88.0

4. Tennessee 1 1-0 83 83.0

5. LSU 1 1-0 82 82.0

6. Kentucky 1 1-0 75 75.0

7. Mississippi State 1 0-1 74 74.0

Florida 1 1-0 74 74.0

9. Auburn 1 1-0 69 69.0

10. Georgia 1 1-0 67 67.0

Alabama 1 0-1 67 67.0

12. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0 0.0

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/ G

Vanderbilt 0 0 0.0

2. Florida 1 46 46.0

3. South Carolina 1 50 50.0

4. Tennessee 1 54 54.0

5. Georgia 1 59 59.0

Kentucky 1 59 59.07. LSU 1 62 62.0

8. Ole Miss 1 64 64.0

9. Auburn 1 65 65.0

10. Arkansas 1 68 68.0

11. Alabama 1 71 71.0

12. Mississippi State 1 88 88.0

SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin

1. Arkansas 1 130.0 68.0 +62.0

2. South Carolina 1 88.0 50.0 +38.0

3. Tennessee 1 83.0 54.0 +29.0

4. Florida 1 74.0 46.0 +28.0

Ole Miss 1 92.0 64.0 +28.0

6. LSU 1 82.0 62.0 +20.0

7. Kentucky 1 75.0 59.0 +16.0

8. Georgia 1 67.0 59.0 +8.0

9. Auburn 1 69.0 65.0 +4.0

10. Vanderbilt 0 0.0 0.0 +0.0

11. Alabama 1 67.0 71.0 -4.0

12. Mississippi State 1 74.0 88.0 -14.0

FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct.

1. Auburn 1 25 30 .833

2. Arkansas 1 28 37 .757

3. LSU 1 15 20 .750

4. Florida 1 11 15 .733

5. South Carolina 1 23 32 .719

6. Alabama 1 15 22 .682

7. Georgia 1 19 28 .679

Kentucky 1 19 28 .679

9. Mississippi State 1 12 19 .632

10. Ole Miss 1 13 21 .619

11. Tennessee 1 5 11 .455

12. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 .000

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE G FGM FGA Pct.

1. Arkansas 1 43 78 .551

2. Florida 1 31 59 .525

3. Kentucky 1 26 52 .500

4. Tennessee 1 34 69 .493

5. Ole Miss 1 35 72 .486

6. LSU 1 31 67 .463

7. Alabama 1 24 52 .4628. South Carolina 1 29 64 .453

9. Georgia 1 22 49 .449


11. Auburn 1 20 57 .351


FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct.

Vanderbilt 0 0 0 .000

2. Florida 1 16 56 .286

3. Arkansas 1 19 64 .297

4. Tennessee 1 19 55 .345


6. Auburn 1 24 65 .369

7. Georgia 1 21 55 .3828. Kentucky 1 25 65 .385

9. LSU 1 24 60 .400

10. Ole Miss 1 21 50 .420

11. Alabama 1 24 48 .500


3-POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct.

1. Arkansas 1 16 30 .533

2. Tennessee 1 10 23 .435


4. Alabama 1 4 11 .364

5. Ole Miss 1 9 28 .321


7. Georgia 1 4 16 .250

8. LSU 1 5 21 .2389. Kentucky 1 4 19 .211

10. Auburn 1 4 22 .182

11. Florida 1 1 13 .077


3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct.

Vanderbilt 0 0 0 .000

2. Florida 1 2 17 .118

3. Kentucky 1 4 24 .167


5. Georgia 1 4 15 .267

6. Arkansas 1 6 22 .273

7. Auburn 1 8 28 .286

8. Tennessee 1 5 17 .2949. LSU 1 6 16 .375

10. Ole Miss 1 4 9 .444

11. Alabama 1 10 18 .556



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REBOUNDING OFFENSE G Rebounds Avg/ G


Florida 1 46 46.0

3. Arkansas 1 45 45.0

4. LSU 1 43 43.0

Kentucky 1 43 43.0

South Carolina 1 43 43.0

7. Georgia 1 41 41.0

8. Auburn 1 39 39.0

9. Ole Miss 1 38 38.0


11. Alabama 1 33 33.0

12. Vanderbilt 0 0 0.0

REBOUNDING DEFENSE G Rebounds Avg/ G

Vanderbilt 0 0 0.0

2. Kentucky 1 24 24.0

3. Alabama 1 27 27.0

Georgia 1 27 27.0

5. Florida 1 29 29.0

6. Tennessee 1 33 33.0LSU 1 33 33.0



10. Arkansas 1 39 39.0

Ole Miss 1 39 39.0

12. Auburn 1 41 41.0

REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin

1. Kentucky 1 43 43.0 24 24.0 +19.0

2. Florida 1 46 46.0 29 29.0 +17.0

3. Georgia 1 41 41.0 27 27.0 +14.0

4. Tennessee 1 46 46.0 33 33.0 +13.0

5. LSU 1 43 43.0 33 33.0 +10.0

6. South Carolina 1 43 43.0 36 36.0 +7.0

7. Alabama 1 33 33.0 27 27.0 +6.0

8. Arkansas 1 45 45.0 39 39.0 +6.0

9. Vanderbilt 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 +0.0

10. Ole Miss 1 38 38.0 39 39.0 -1.0

Mississippi State 1 37 37.0 38 38.0 -1.0

12. Auburn 1 39 39.0 41 41.0 -2.0

BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/ G

1. Arkansas 1 10 10.0


South Carolina 1 9 9.0

4. Kentucky 1 8 8.0


6. Georgia 1 6 6.0

7. Florida 1 5 5.0

Ole Miss 1 5 5.0

9. LSU 1 4 4.0

10. Alabama 1 3 3.0

11. Auburn 1 1 1.0


ASSISTS G No. Avg/ G

1. Arkansas 1 26 26.0


3. LSU 1 19 19.0

Ole Miss 1 19 19.0



Kentucky 1 12 12.08. Florida 1 11 11.0

9. Georgia 1 10 10.0

10. Alabama 1 9 9.0

11. Auburn 1 7 7.0


STEALS G No. Avg/ G

1. Arkansas 1 14 14.0

Ole Miss 1 14 14.0

3. LSU 1 11 11.0


5. Florida 1 8 8.0

Tennessee 1 8 8.0

Auburn 1 8 8.08. Alabama 1 7 7.0

9. Georgia 1 5 5.0

10. Kentucky 1 3 3.0



TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin

1. Ole Miss 1 5 5.0 22 22.0 +17.0

2. Arkansas 1 9 9.0 24 24.0 +15.0

3. South Carolina 1 16 16.0 24 24.0 +8.0

4. LSU 1 13 13.0 19 19.0 +6.0

5. Tennessee 1 14 14.0 19 19.0 +5.0

6. Alabama 1 13 13.0 14 14.0 +1.0

Auburn 1 16 16.0 17 17.0 +1.0

8. Florida 1 18 18.0 18 18.0 +0.0Vanderbilt 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 +0.0

10. Mississippi State 1 12 12.0 6 6.0 -6.0

11. Georgia 1 17 17.0 10 10.0 -7.0

12. Kentucky 1 24 24.0 12 12.0 -12.0

ASSIST/ TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/ O Avg. Rat

1. Ole Miss 1 19 19.0 5 5.0 3

2. Arkansas 1 26 26.0 9 9.0 2

3. Tennessee 1 22 22.0 14 14.0 1

4. LSU 1 19 19.0 13 13.0 1

5. Mississippi State 1 15 15.0 12 12.0 1

6. South Carolina 1 12 12.0 16 16.0 0

7. Alabama 1 9 9.0 13 13.0 0

8. Florida 1 11 11.0 18 18.0 09. Georgia 1 10 10.0 17 17.0 0

10. Kentucky 1 12 12.0 24 24.0 0

11. Auburn 1 7 7.0 16 16.0 0

12. Vanderbilt 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0


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OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/ G


LSU 1 16 16.0

3. Kentucky 1 15 15.0

4. Arkansas 1 14 14.0

5. Florida 1 13 13.0

Alabama 1 13 13.0

Auburn 1 13 13.0

Tennessee 1 13 13.0

Ole Miss 1 13 13.0


Georgia 1 12 12.0


DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/ G


Florida 1 33 33.0

3. Arkansas 1 31 31.0

4. Georgia 1 29 29.0

5. Kentucky 1 28 28.0

6. LSU 1 27 27.0South Carolina 1 27 27.0

8. Auburn 1 26 26.0

9. Ole Miss 1 25 25.0

Mississippi State 1 25 25.0

11. Alabama 1 20 20.0


DEFENSIVE REB PCT. G D-Reb Opp. OR D-Reb%

1. Georgia 1 29 6 .829

2. Tennessee 1 33 7 .825

3. Florida 1 33 10 .767

4. Alabama 1 20 8 .714

5. LSU 1 27 11 .711

6. Kentucky 1 28 12 .700

7. Ole Miss 1 25 11 .694

Mississippi State 1 25 11 .694

9. Arkansas 1 31 14 .689

10. Auburn 1 26 14 .650



OFFENSIVE REB PCT. G O-Reb Opp. DR O-Reb%

1. Kentucky 1 15 12 .556


3. LSU 1 16 22 .421

4. Florida 1 13 19 .406

Alabama 1 13 19 .406

6. Georgia 1 12 21 .364

7. Arkansas 1 14 25 .359

8. Tennessee 1 13 26 .333

9. Auburn 1 13 27 .325

10. Ole Miss 1 13 28 .317



3-POINT FG MADE G No. Avg/ G

1. Arkansas 1 16 16.0


Tennessee 1 10 10.0

4. Ole Miss 1 9 9.0


6. LSU 1 5 5.0

7. Auburn 1 4 4.0Georgia 1 4 4.0

Alabama 1 4 4.0

Kentucky 1 4 4.0

11. Florida 1 1 1.0



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Eastern

Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA

South Carolina 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 88.0 50.0

Tennessee 0-0 .000 0.

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