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March 12, 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 25-7 .781 15-1 7-4 3-2 L1 1 Phone: (205) 458-3000 Tennessee 13-5 .722 8-1 5-4 25-8 .758 13-2 8-4 4-2 L1 Florida 11-7 .611 6-3 5-4 20-12 .625 12-5 5-4 3-3 L1 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC Kentucky2 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 24-10 .706 16-2 4-6 4-2 W3 (All Times Eastern) Missouri 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 20-12 .625 13-3 5-6 2-3 L1 SEC TOURNAMENT Arkansas 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 23-11 .677 15-2 3-7 5-2 L1 Wednesday, March 7 Mississippi State 9-9 .500 7-2 2-7 22-11 .667 18-2 2-8 2-1 L1 12 Georgia 78, 13 Vanderbilt 62 Texas A&M 9-9 .500 6-3 3-6 20-12 .625 13-3 4-7 3-2 L1 11 South Carolina 85, 14 Ole Miss 84 Alabama 8-10 .444 6-3 2-7 19-15 .559 12-5 2-8 5-2 L1 Thursday, March 8 LSU 8-10 .444 6-3 2-7 17-14 .548 13-4 3-7 1-3 L1 9 Alabama 71, 8 Texas A&M 70 12 Georgia 62, 5 Missouri 60 South Carolina 7-11 .389 5-4 2-7 17-16 .515 10-5 4-8 3-3 L1 7 Mississippi State 80, 10 LSU 77 Georgia 7-11 .389 5-4 2-7 18-15 .545 11-4 4-9 3-2 L1 6 Arkansas 69, 11 South Carolina 64 Vanderbilt 6-12 .333 5-4 1-8 12-20 .375 11-7 1-10 0-3 L1 Friday, March 9 Ole Miss 5-13 .278 4-5 1-8 12-20 .375 10-8 1-10 1-2 L4 9 Alabama 81, 1 Auburn 63 1-SEC Co-Champions; 2-SEC Tournament Champion 4 Kentucky 62, 12 Georgia 49 2 Tennessee 62, 7 Mississippi State 59 6 Arkansas 80, 3 Florida 72 Conference Notes Team/Individual Notes • The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections • Alabama is making its 20th appearance in the Saturday, March 10 4 Kentucky 86, 9 Alabama 63 is the most in league history. The previous record NCAA Tournament and first since 2012. 6 Arkansas 84, 2 Tennessee 66 was six which was accomplished nine times, most • For the third time in the last four seasons, Arkan- Sunday, March 11 recently in 2008. sas punched its ticket to the Big Dance. It is The Ra- 4 Kentucky 77, 2 Tennessee 72 • The SEC’s 10 teams advancing to postseason zorbacks’ 32nd NCAA Tournament appearance. play (8 NCAA, 2 NIT) ties for the most in league his- • Auburn is playing in the NCAA Tournament for NCAA TOURNAMENT tory. In 2001, six SEC teams received NCAA Tour- the first time since 2013. It is the Tiger’s ninth time March 15 (Thursday) South First Round - Dallas, Texas nament invites while four participated in the NIT. in the NCAA Tournament. 3 Tennessee vs. 14 Wright State truTV 12:40 pm • SEC teams are 46-22 (67.6 percent) in the • Florida earned an NCAA Tournament bid for South First Round - Boise, Idaho NCAA Tournament since 2012 (10-3 in 2012, 4-3 the second straight season. It will mark the Gators’ 5 Kentucky vs. 12 Davidson CBS 7:10 pm in 2013, 12-3 in 2014, 6-5 in 2015, 3-3 in 2016 19th appearance overall and the second in three East First Round - Pittsburgh, Pa. and 11-5 in 2017). seasons under Mike White. 8 Virginia Tech vs. 9 Alabama TNT 9:20 pm • SEC teams are 23-7 (76.7 percent) in postsea- East First Round - Dallas, Texas • Kentucky extended its national record for most 6 Florida vs. 11 St. Bonaventure/UCLA truTV 9:57 pm son opening games over the last four years (7-0 NCAA Tournament appearances to 57. This is the in 2014, 6-2 in 2015, 5-2 in 2016 and 5-3 in March 16 (Friday) fifth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament West First Round - Charlotte, N.C. 2017). for the Wildcats. 7 Texas A&M vs. 10 Providence CBS 12:15 pm • The SEC’s eight teams in the Top 50 of the Se- • LSU is making its eighth NIT appearance and is East First Round - Detroit, Mich. lection Sunday RPI led the nation: No. 8 Tennes- hosting for the fourth time. 7 Arkansas vs. 10 Butler truTV 3:10 pm see, No. 10 Kentucky, No. 15 Auburn, No. 29 Midwest First Round - San Diego, Calif. • Mississippi State returns to postseason play for 4 Auburn vs. 13 Col. of Charleston truTV 7:27 pm Texas A&M, No. 30 Arkansas, No. 42 Alabama, the first time since 2012 when the Bulldogs make West First Round - Nashville, Tenn. No. 43 Missouri and No. 46 Florida. their ninth overall appearance in the NIT. 8 Missouri vs. 9 Florida State TBS 9:50 pm • Thirteen SEC teams had Top 60 SOS and five • Missouri received its 27th invitation to the NCAA were in the Top 15. Tournament while head coach Cuonzo Martin is NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT March 14 (Wednesday) • The SEC’s 128 Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 taking his third different team to the Big Dance. 6 UL-Lafayette at 3 LSU ESPN3 7:00 pm wins are more than any other conference. • Tennessee is making its 21st all-time NCAA 5 Nebraska at 4 Mississippi State ESPN2 9:00 pm • The SEC earned a 6-4 win in the fifth annual Tournament appearance and its first since 2014, Big 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 27. Alabama, Ar- when it advanced to its seventh Sweet Sixteen kansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vander- • Texas A&M is making its 14th appearance in the bilt each picked up wins to give the league the NCAA Tournament. Eight of the Aggies’ 14 ap- trophy. pearances have come since 2006. • The SEC led the nation with six former players • Auburn and Tennessee shared the 2018 SEC being named NBA All-Stars. Championship with 13-5 conference records. It is Au- • SEC basketball teams won 75.4 percent of their burn’s third SEC title and first since 1999. It is Tennes- regular season non-conference games in 2018. see’s 10th SEC championship and first since 2008. That is the best regular season non-conference • Kentucky won its 31st SEC Tournament Cham- winning percentage since 2006-07 (77.4 per- pionship and ran its tournament winning streak to cent). 12 games. 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.