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March 5, 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 1 www.SECsports.com Auburn 13-5 .722 8-1 5-4 25-6 .806 15-1 7-4 3-1 W1 1 Phone: (205) 458-3000 Tennessee 13-5 .722 8-1 5-4 23-7 .767 13-2 8-4 2-1 W4 Florida 11-7 .611 6-3 5-4 20-11 .645 12-5 5-4 3-2 W3 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC Kentucky 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 21-10 .677 16-2 4-7 1-2 L1 (All Times Eastern) Missouri 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 20-11 .645 13-3 5-6 2-2 W2 2018 SEC Basketball Tournament Arkansas 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 21-10 .677 15-2 3-7 3-1 L1 Wednesday, March 7 Mississippi State 9-9 .500 7-2 2-7 21-10 .677 18-2 2-8 1-0 L2 12 Georgia vs. 13 Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:00 pm Texas A&M 9-9 .500 6-3 3-6 20-11 .645 13-3 4-7 3-1 W3 11 South Carolina vs. 14 Ole Miss SEC Network 9:00 pm Alabama 8-10 .444 6-3 2-7 17-14 .548 12-5 2-8 3-1 L5 Thursday, March 8 LSU 8-10 .444 6-3 2-7 17-13 .567 13-4 3-7 1-2 W1 8 Texas A&M vs. 9 Alabama SEC Network 1:00 pm South Carolina 7-11 .389 5-4 2-7 16-15 .516 10-5 4-8 2-2 L1 5 Missouri vs. Game 1 Winner SEC Network 3:00 pm 7 Mississippi State vs. 10 LSU SEC Network 7:00 pm Georgia 7-11 .389 5-4 2-7 16-14 .533 11-4 4-9 1-1 L2 6 Arkansas vs. Game 2 Winner SEC Network 9:00 pm Vanderbilt 6-12 .333 5-4 1-8 12-19 .387 11-7 1-10 0-2 W1 Ole Miss 5-13 .278 4-5 1-8 12-19 .387 10-8 1-10 1-1 L3 Friday, March 9 1-SEC Co-Champions 1 Auburn vs. Game 3 Winner ESPN 1:00 pm 4 Kentucky vs. Game 4 Winner ESPN 3:00 pm 2 Tennessee vs. Game 5 Winner SEC Network 7:00 pm Conference Notes Team/Individual Notes 3 Florida vs. Game 6 Winner SEC Network 9:00 pm • The SEC Tournament will be played on the west- • Auburn and Tennessee shared the 2018 SEC ern banks of the Mississippi River for the first time Championship with 13-5 conference records. It is Saturday, March 10 when St. Louis, Mo, plays host to the 2018 event. Auburn’s third SEC title and first since 1999. It is Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner ESPN 1:00 pm Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner ESPN 3:00 pm • The SEC’s five teams in the Top 30 of the March Tennessee’s 10th SEC championship and first since 5 NCAA RPI are tied for the most in the nation: 2008. Sunday, March 11 No. 7 Auburn, No. 10 Tennessee, No. 17 Ken- • SEC Co-Players of the Week – Florida’s Jalen Championship Game ESPN 1:00 pm tucky, No. 24 Texas A&M and No. 30 Arkansas. Hudson, a 6-foot-6, 192-pound junior guard from All times Eastern • Nine SEC teams rank in the Top 75 of the RPI Richmond, Va., and Tennessee’s Admiral Schofield, (2nd in the nation). a 6-foot-5, 238-pound junior wing from Zion, Ill., • Thirteen SEC teams have Top 60 SOS, six are in were named SEC Co-Players of the Week. Hudson the Top 25 and five are in the Top 10. averaged 24.5 points in wins at Alabama and over • The SEC’s 124 Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 No. 23 Kentucky. Hudson shot over 60 percent on wins are 15 more than any other conference (as the week from the field while shooting over 50 per- of March 5). cent from behind the three point arch. Schofield • Six teams are receiving mention in the Associ- averaged 23.5 points and five rebounds in wins ated Press Top 25 highlighted by Tennessee (13th), at Mississippi State and Over Georgia. Schofield Auburn (16th) and Florida (23rd). Kentucky, Ar- made 50 percent (17-of-34) of his field goal at- kansas and Texas A&M are receiving votes. tempts on the week while helping lead Tennessee • The SEC earned a 6-4 win in the fifth annual to a share of the SEC Championship. Big 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 27. Alabama, Ar- • SEC Freshman of the Week – Missouri’s Jontay kansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vander- Porter, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward from Co- bilt each picked up wins to give the league the lumbia, Mo., averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 rebounds trophy. and five assists in wins at Vanderbilt and over • The SEC led the nation with six former players Arkansas. First scored a season-high 24 points being named NBA All-Stars. The Pac-12 has five at Vanderbilt (Feb. 27) and followed up with 19 selections, Big 12 three, Big East & Big Ten each points in the regular season finale at home vs. Ar- had two while the ACC, Big Sky and Southern had kansas (March 3). His stat line of 24 points, seven one each. rebounds and six assists at Vanderbilt was the first • SEC basketball teams won 75.4 percent of their 20-5- 5 game accomplished by a Mizzou fresh- regular season non-conference games in 2018. man since the 1998-99 season (Keyon Dooling). That is the best regular season non-conference • Auburn’s Bruce Pearl and Tennessee’s Rick winning percentage since 2006-07 (77.4 percent). Barnes are among 10 semifinalists for the Nai- • The SEC has implemented a collaborative pro- smith Trophy for Men’s College Coach of the Year cess for instant replay for the 2017-18 conference presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. season and conference tournament. More informa- tion about this process can be found on page 3 of this release. 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. Mark Fox, UG 11:10 a.m. Tony Madlock, UM Florida – Denver Parler www.floridagators.com 10:28 a.m. Will Wade, LS 11:17 a.m. Ben Howland, MS Email: [email protected] Office: (352) 375-4683 x6100 10:35 a.m. John Calipari, UK 11:24 a.m. Cuonzo Martin, MO Twitter: @GatorsMBK; @MikeWhiteUF; @DenverParler; 10:42 a.m. Rick Barnes, UT 11:31 a.m. Billy Kennedy, AM Georgia – Mike Mobley www.georgiadogs.com Email: [email protected] Office: (706) 542-8052 SEC Release Twitter: @UGABasketball; @CoachMarkFox; @uga_mjiggsmobs The conference basketball release will be available each Monday beginning Kentucky – Eric Lindsey & Deb Moore www.ukathletics.com in early November via the league’s websites. Any media representative wishing Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Office: (859) 257-3838 to receive information via e-mail should register on www.secsportsmedia.com. Twitter: @CoachCalDotCom; @UKCoachCalipari; @KentuckyMBB SEC standings and results will be updated each weekday, while conference LSU – Kent Lowe www.lsusports.net statistics will be updated as often as needed based on the schedule of play. Email: [email protected] Office: (225) 578-8226 Information is also available via the school’s SIDs. Twitter: @LSUBasketball; @wwadelsu; @LSUKent Ole Miss – Adam Kuffner www.olemisssports.com Weekly Awards Email: [email protected] Office: (662) 915-7509 Twitter: @OleMissMBB; @ARebelKuffner The SEC will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week in men’s Mississippi State – Gregg Ellis www.hailstate.com basketball each Monday of the season.