February 16, 2018 SEC COMMUNICATIONS Conference Overall Craig Pinkerton (Men’s Basketball Contact) W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Strk [email protected] @SEC_Craig www.SECsports.com Auburn 11-2 .846 6-1 5-1 23-3 .885 13-1 7-1 3-1 W2 Phone: (205) 458-3000 Tennessee 9-4 .692 6-1 3-3 19-6 .760 11-2 6-3 2-1 W1 Alabama 8-5 .615 6-1 2-4 17-9 .654 12-3 2-5 3-1 W2 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC Florida 8-5 .615 4-3 4-2 17-9 .654 10-5 4-2 3-2 L1 (All Times Eastern) Missouri 8-5 .615 5-2 3-3 18-8 .692 12-2 4-4 2-2 W5 Saturday, February 10 Arkansas 7-6 .539 5-1 2-5 18-8 .692 13-1 2-6 3-1 W3 *Florida 65, at South Carolina 41 Kentucky 6-7 .462 4-2 2-5 17-9 .654 13-2 3-5 1-2 L4 *at Missouri 89, Mississippi St. 85 ot *#8 Auburn 78, at Georgia 61 Mississippi State 6-7 .462 5-1 1-6 18-8 .692 16-1 1-7 1-0 L2 *at LSU 82, Ole Miss 66 Texas A&M 6-7 .462 5-2 1-5 17-9 .654 12-2 2-6 3-1 L1 *at Alabama 78, #15 Tennessee 50 Georgia 5-8 .385 3-3 2-5 14-11 .560 9-3 4-7 1-1 W1 *at Texas A&M 85, #24 Kentucky 74 *at Arkansas 72, Vanderbilt 54 LSU 5-8 .385 3-3 2-5 14-11 .560 10-4 3-5 1-2 L1 Ole Miss 4-9 .308 4-3 0-6 11-15 .423 10-6 0-8 1-1 L6 Tuesday, February 13 South Carolina 4-9 .308 2-4 2-5 13-13 .500 7-5 4-6 2-2 L6 *at Missouri 62, #21 Texas A&M 58 *Arkansas 75, at Ole Miss 64 Vanderbilt 4-9 .308 4-2 0-7 10-16 .385 10-5 0-9 0-2 W1 *at Alabama 80, LSU 65 *at #18 Tennessee 70, South Carolina 67 Conference Notes • The SEC has implemented a collaborative pro- Wednesday, February 14 • The SEC’s five teams in the Top 25 of the Feb. cess for instant replay for the 2017-18 conference *at Vanderbilt 81, Mississippi St. 80 16 NCAA RPI rank are the most in the nation: No. season. More information about this process can *Georgia 72, at Florida 69 4 Auburn, No. 13 Tennessee, No. 18 Texas A&M, be found on page 3 of this release. *at #10 Auburn 76, Kentucky 66 No. 19 Kentucky and No. 22 Missouri. • The SEC Tournament will be played on the west- Saturday, February 17 • Eight SEC teams rank in the Top 50 of the RPI ern banks of the Mississippi River for the first time *Alabama at Kentucky CBS 2:00 pm (2nd in the nation). when St. Louis, Mo, plays host to the 2018 event. *Missouri at LSU ESPN2 2:00 pm • Eleven SEC teams rank in the Top 75 of the RPI Team/Individual Notes *#10 Auburn at South Carolina SEC Network 3:30 pm (Tied 1st in the nation). *#21 Texas A&M at Arkansas ESPN 4:00 pm • SEC Player of the Week – Missouri’s Kassius • Twelve SEC teams have Top 60 SOS and seven *Florida at Vanderbilt ESPN2 4:00 pm Robertson, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior guard *#18 Tennessee at Georgia SEC Network 6:00 pm are in the Top 25 from Toronto, Ontario, averaged 24.5 points, *Ole Miss at Mississippi St. SEC Network 8:30 pm • The SEC’s 105 Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 4.5rebounds and 2.5 assists in wins at Ole Miss wins are 13 more than any other conference (as and over Mississippi State. Helped secure the Ti- Tuesday, February 20 of Feb. 16). *Mississippi St. at Texas A&M SEC Network 7:00 pm gers’ first-ever four-game SEC winning streak, with *Vanderbilt at LSU SEC Network 9:00 pm • Seven teams are receiving mention in the Asso- a season-high 27 points at Ole Miss and 22 points *Kentucky at Arkansas ESPN 9:00 pm ciated Press Top 25 highlighted by Auburn (10th), in the overtime victory over Mississippi State. Led *Ole Miss at Missouri ESPN2 9:00 pm Tennessee (18th) and Texas A&M (21st). Florida, Mizzou in scoring by way of his outside shooting Alabama, Missouri and Kentucky are receiving Wednesday, February 21 prowess, hitting five three-pointers in both wins. *Georgia at South Carolina SEC Network 6:30 pm votes. His efforts against the Rebels and Bulldogs were *Alabama at Auburn SEC Network 8:30 pm • Forty-two percent (38 of 91) of the SEC’s his sixth and seventh 20-point games in conference *Florida at Tennessee ESPN2 9:00 pm games in league play this year have been decid- play, bringing his total to 10 for the overall season. ed by seven points or less while 20 percent (18) Saturday, February 24 Dished out multiple assists in both games, running *Tennessee at Ole Miss SEC Network 1:00 pm have been decided by one possession. Only eight his streak to seven-straight games with at least two *LSU at Georgia ESPNU 2:00 pm games have been decided by 20 or more points. dimes. *South Carolina at Mississippi St. SEC Network 3:30 pm • The SEC earned a 6-4 win in the fifth annual Big *Texas A&M at Vanderbilt ESPN/2 4:00 pm • SEC Freshman of the Week – Texas A&M’s TJ 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 27. Alabama, Arkan- Starks, a 6-foot-2, 196-pound guard from Dallas, *Arkansas at Alabama SEC Network 6:00 pm sas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt *Missouri at Kentucky ESPN/2 8:15 pm Texas, averaged 20 points, three assists and 1.5 *Auburn at Florida SEC Network 8:30 pm each picked up wins to give the league the trophy. steals in wins at No. 8 Auburn and against No. 24 • The SEC leads the nation with six former players Kentucky. During the two wins, he shot 48.3 per- being named NBA All-Stars. The Pac-12 has five cent from the floor and 55.6 percent from 3-point Tuesday, February 27 selections, Big 12 three, Big East & Big Ten each *Florida at Alabama ESPN/2 7:00 pm range. Starks tied his career-high with 16 points *Missouri at Vanderbilt ESPN/2 7:00 pm had two while the ACC, Big Sky and Southern had in the opening period before finishing with a per- *Tennessee at Mississippi St. SEC Network 7:00 pm one each. sonal-best 23 on 8-of-12 shooting (4-of-5 from *Auburn at Arkansas SEC Network 9:00 pm • SEC basketball teams entered the start of 3-point range) in the win at Auburn. Returning to league play having won 76.1 percent of their Wednesday, February 28 the court against the Wildcats, Starks again paced *LSU at South Carolina SEC Network 6:30 pm non-conference games. That is the best winning the Aggies in scoring, finishing with 17 points. *Ole Miss at Kentucky ESPN2 7:00 pm percentage at the start of league play since 2006- • 17 players from 10 different teams have scored *Texas A&M at Georgia SEC Network 8:30 pm 07 (77.8 percent). 30 or more points in a game this season. 2017-18 Men’s Basketball • 2017-18 Men’s Basketball • 2017-18 Men’s Basketball • 2017-18 Men’s Basketball • 2017-18 Men’s Basketball • 2017-18 Men’s Basketball • 2017-18 Men’s Basketball • 2017-18 Men’s Basketball • 2017-18 Men’s Basketball SEC BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES Coaches Teleconference SEC Tournament The SEC men’s basketball coaches teleconference begin January 8 and run Media credential requests for the 2018 SEC Tournament in St. Louis will through March 12. Media representatives wishing to participate in the tele- be available online at www.secsportsmedia.com in early January. For further conference should contact the SEC Communications Department for further information concerning media coverage of the 2018 SEC Tournament, please details. Each coach will appear on the teleconference for seven minutes. contact the SEC Communications Department. All SEC basketball teleconferences can be listened to on the internet at www. Tickets to the 2018 SEC Tournament may be purchased through one of the secsports.com shortly after the conclusion of the teleconference. 14 member institutions’ ticket offices. Each school determines its priority for 2018 SEC Teleconference Schedule selling tournament tickets. Monday, January 8 Thursday, January 25 SEC Basketball Media Contacts Monday, February 5 Alabama – Aaron Jordan www.rolltide.com Monday, February 19 Email: [email protected] Office: (205) 348-5401 Monday, March 5 Twitter: @AlabamaMBB; @CoachAvery6; @asjordan1 *Monday, March 12 *includes only teams advancing to postseason play Arkansas – David Beall www.arkansasrazorbacks.com Email: [email protected] Office: (479) 575-3114 Order of Appearance (All Times Central) Twitter: @RazorbackMBB; @MikeAndersonUA; @beall_sid 10:00 a.m. Bryce Drew, VU 10:49 a.m. Mike Anderson, AR Auburn – Cody Voga www.auburntigers.com 10:07 a.m. Mike White, UF 10:56 a.m. Avery Johnson, UA Email: [email protected] Office: (334) 844-9800 10:14 a.m. Frank Martin, SC 11:03 a.m. Bruce Pearl, AU Twitter: @AuburnMBB ; @CoachBrucePearl 10:21 a.m.