November 27, 2018 SEC COMMUNICATIONS Conference Overall Tammy Wilson (Women’s Basketball Contact) W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Strk [email protected] @SEC_Tammy www.SECsports.com Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-0 1.000 4-0 0-0 3-0 W7 Phone: (205) 458-3000 Mississippi State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-0 1.000 5-0 1-0 0-0 W6 Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 2-0 W5 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC November 27 (Tuesday) Alabama 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W3 Stetson at Alabama SEC Net+ 7 p.m. CT Auburn 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W1 LSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-1 .800 3-1 0-0 0-0 W1 November 28 (Wednesday) Oral Roberts at Arkansas SEC Net+ 7 p.m. CT Texas A&M 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W2 Auburn at Xavier 6 p.m. CT Missouri 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-2 .714 2-1 1-0 2-1 W2 Northeastern at Florida SEC Net+ 7 p.m. ET Arkansas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-2 .667 1-1 1-0 2-1 W1 Mercer at Georgia SEC Net+ 7 p.m. ET Morehead State at Kentucky SEC Net+ 12 p.m. ET Georgia 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-3 .500 2-0 1-2 1-1 L1 Mississippi State at Little Rock 6:30 p.m. CT South Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-3 .500 1-1 1-0 1-2 L2 Dayton at South Carolina SEC Net+ 7 p.m. ET Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-4 .429 3-1 0-0 0-3 L3 November 29 (Thursday) Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-4 .439 3-2 0-2 0-0 W2 1-Kansas at LSU SEC Network 6 p.m. CT Florida 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-5 .000 0-2 0-3 0-0 L5 1-TCU at Ole Miss SEC Network 8 p.m. CT Lamar at Texas A&M SEC Net+ 11 a.m. CT • Player of the Week: Kentucky’s Taylor Murray had top 5 showdown with No. 3 Texas squaring off against No. December 1 (Saturday) an incredible week at the Paradise Jam, earning Island 4 Texas A&M. Oklahoma and Arkansas, who were both 2-Alabama vs Tulsa 4:30 p.m. CT Division All-Tournament honors after helping UK to a 3-0 receiving votes, played in the second game. The confer- record with wins over No. 17 South Florida, rv/rv UCLA ences split the Challenge with the two games decided by December 2 (Sunday) and North Carolina, who was receiving votes to start the . a total of nine points. The 2015 version was contested 2-Alabama vs TBA TBA She averaged 18.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and in Oklahoma City with the opponents reversed as No. 5 1-Arkansas at Iowa State 2 p.m. CT 3.3 steals per game during the event. She had an amaz- Texas played Arkansas while No. 17 Oklahoma competed 1-Oklahoma at Auburn SEC Network 3 p.m. CT ing stat line against North Carolina with a season-best against No. 18 Texas A&M. Each league again claimed a 1-Texas Tech at Florida SEC Network 2 p.m. ET Charleston Southern at Georgia SEC Net+ 2 p.m. ET 23 points, 10 assists, seven steals and six rebounds. The win. In 2016, the SEC edged the Big 12, 6-4, in the first Jacksonville State at Ole Miss SEC Net+ 2 p.m. CT performance against North Carolina was her first double- 10-game slate, while in 2017 the conferences split 5-5. 1-Mississippi State at Texas FS1 1 p.m. CT double of the season and the sixth of her career. The 1-Missouri at West Virginia 4 p.m. CT 20-point game was the seventh of her career. Her per- Watch Lists: 1-Baylor at South Carolina ESPN2 7 p.m. ET formance moved her up to 29th all-time in scoring at UK • Wade Throphy: Caliya Robinson, Georgia; Teaira Mc- 1-Tennessee at Oklahoma St. FS1 4 p.m. ET with 1,070 career points while her 10 assists against UNC Cowan, Mississippi State; Sophie Cunningham, Missouri; 1-Vanderbilt at Kansas State ESPN+ 1 p.m. CT moved her into the top 10 all-time at UK in career assists Tyasha Harris, South Carolina; Chennedy Carter, Texas with 358. For the season, she ranks second in scoring at A&M. 1-SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Campus Sites); 2-Arizona 15.6 points while pacing the squad in assists and steals. • Wooden Award: Caliya Robinson, Georgia; Anriel State Classic (Temps, AZ). • Freshman of the Week: The Wildcats’ Rhyne How- Howard, Mississippi State; Teaira McCowan, Mississippi ard helped Kentucky earn three wins against tough com- State; Sophie Cunningham, Missouri; Rennia Davis, Ten- petition en route to the 2018 Paradise Jam Island Divi- nessee; Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M. sion Championship defeating No. 17 South Florida, rv/rv • Naismith Trophy: Caliya Robinson, Georgia; Maci UCLA and North Carolina, who started the season receiv- Morris, Kentucky; Anriel Howard, Mississippi State; Te- ing votes. She averaged 21.0 points per game at the event aira McCowan, Mississippi State; Sophie Cunningham, with 7.3 rebounds per game, leading Kentucky in scor- Missouri; Tyasha Harris, South Carolina; Alexis Jennings, ing all three games and earned MVP honors at the event South Carolina; Rennia Davis, Tennessee; Evina West- for her strong play. Howard started the week by scoring brook, Tennessee; Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M. 18 points with three rebounds and two 3s against highly • Nancy Lieberman Award: Taja Cole, Georgia; Tya- ranked South Florida. She scored 20 points against UCLA sha Harris, South Carolina; Evina Westbrook, Tennessee; with seven rebounds, hitting the game-tying layup at the Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M. end of regulation and the game-winning free-throw in • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award: Maci Morris, Kentucky. overtime. Her best game came in UK’s 13-point second- • Cheryl Miller Award: Sophie Cunningham, Missouri; half comeback against North Carolina, scoring 25 points Rennia Davis, Tennessee; with a season-best 12 rebounds adding three steals. The • Lisa Leslie Award: Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State; double-double was the first of her career. She went 4-for- Mariella Fasoula, Vanderbilt. 6 from long range against UNC and leads Kentucky early • Katrina McClain Award: Caliya Robinson, Georgia; on in scoring, rebounding and 3-point shooting averaging Anriel Howard, Mississippi State; Alexis Jennings, South 18.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.0 3-pointers per game. Carolina. • The SEC/Big 12 Challenge is in it’s fifth year, the third in the current format. Ten teams from the SEC par- ticipates while every team from the Big 12 takes part in the Challenge. The format features five home games on campus sites for each conference per year. Teams do not face the same opponent twice. The inaugural challenge was held in 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and featured a 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball • 2018-19 Women’s Basketball SEC BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES SEC Release The conference basketball release will be available each Monday beginning SEC Basketball Media Contacts in early November via the league’s websites. Any media representative wishing Alabama – Zach Rhodes www.rolltide.com to receive information via e-mail should register on www.secsportsmedia.com. Email: [email protected] Office: (205) 348-6084 SEC standings and results will be updated each weekday, while conference Twitter: @AlabamaWBB statistics will be updated as often as needed based on the schedule of play. Arkansas – Jeri Thorpe www.arkansasrazorbacks.com Information is also available via the school’s SIDs. Email: [email protected] Office: (479) 575-5037 Twitter: @RazorbackWBB; @CoachNeighbors Weekly Awards Auburn – Wes Todd www.auburntigers.com Email: [email protected] Office: (334) 844-9800 The SEC will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week in wom- Twitter: @AuburnWBB en’s basketball each Tuesday of the season. Selections will be announced in the Florida – Sam Stolte www.floridagators.com weekly release, the SEC website and on social media platforms. Nominations Email: [email protected] Office: (352) 375-4683 x6133 for the award are made each week by the women’s basketball media relations Twitter: @GatorsWBK; @camnew contacts and are selected by a vote of the SEC Communications staff. Georgia – Tray Littlefield www.georgiadogs.com Email: [email protected] Office: (706) 542-9342 Internet Twitter: @UGA_WBB General SEC basketball information can be accessed on the Web at www. Kentucky – Evan Crane www.ukathletics.com secsports.com. The basketball section is updated with new material daily on Email: [email protected] Office: (859) 257-8431 the page, with standings, statistics, game previews, notes and other important Twitter: @KentuckyWBB; @UKCoachMitchell information. The SEC basketball release can also be printed off of the secsports. LSU – Judy Willson www.lsusports.net com website in an Adobe Acrobat file.