November 22, 2017 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 Alabama 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 1-0 W4 Phone: (205) 458-3000 Arkansas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 W3 Florida 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 W3 THIS WEEK IN THE SEC Georgia 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 W3 (All Times Eastern) Mississippi State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 0-0 W3 Saturday, November 18 Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 0-0 W2 at Mississippi St. 79, Florida A&M 48 Texas A&M 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 3-0 W4 Sunday, November 19 Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-1 .800 4-0 0-0 0-1 W2 Puerto Rico Tip Off (Conway, SC) South Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-1 .800 1-0 1-0 2-1 W2 South Carolina 79, Western Michigan 66 Auburn 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-1 .750 1-0 0-0 2-1 W1 PK80 Invitational (Gainesville, FL) at #8 Florida 70, New Hampshire 63 LSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-1 .750 2-0 0-0 1-1 L1 at Georgia 68, A&M-Corpus Christi 65 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-1 .750 3-0 0-0 0-1 L1 Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC) Missouri 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-1 .750 3-0 0-1 0-0 W1 Auburn 89, Hofstra 78 #10 Southern California 93, at Vanderbilt 89 (ot) Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 0-0 L2 Monday, November 20 Conference Notes beyond the arc was the highest in league history Adolph Rupp Classic (Lexington, KY) at #8 Kentucky 70, Troy 62 • Five SEC teams are receiving votes in the As- of any player who has made at least 10 threes in at Missouri 67, Emporia St. 62 sociated Press preseason poll. Florida leads the a contest. at Mississippi St. 77, Green Bay 68 group at No. 7 while Kentucky is 8th, Texas A&M • South Carolina’s Frank Martin won his 100th Legends Classic (New York, NY) is 16th and Alabama is 25th. Arkansas is receiv- game at the school on Sunday, Nov. 19. #16 Texas A&M 72, Oklahoma St. 55 Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI) ing votes. • Alabama is ranked in the Associated Press Poll LSU 77, Michigan 75 • Kentucky was the favorite to win the 2018 SEC for the first time since Dec. 17, 2011. MGM Grand Main Event (Las Vegas, NV) championship in a preseason poll of media from • Georgia’s Yante Maten has recorded double- Utah 83, Ole Miss 74 around the league and nation. Florida’s picked to doubles in each of his first three games this season. Tuesday, November 21 finish second and is followed by Texas A&M, Ala- • Kentucky’s John Calipari is two victories shy of Legends Classic (New York, NY) bama and Missouri. There was a three-way tie for 700 career on-court wins (698-194). #16 Texas A&M 98, Penn State 87 Preseason SEC Player of the Year between Yante SEC Watch Lists: Barclays Center Classic (Tuscaloosa, AL) Maten (UG); Michael Porter, Jr. (MO); Robert Wil- • Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award – Col- at #25 Alabama 77, UT Arlington 76 liams (AM). Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI) lin Sexton (UA) #13 Notre Dame 92, LSU 53 Team/Individual Notes • Jerry West Award Shooting Guard of the Year – • SEC Player of the Week – Florida’s Egor Kou- Mustapha Heron (AU); KeVaughn Allen (UF); Hami- Wednesday, November 22 Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) lechov, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound senior guard from dou Diallo (UK); Quinndary Weatherspoon (MS) Tennessee vs. #18 Purdue 12:00 pm Volgograd, Russia, averaged 20.3 points, 8.3 • Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award – Adolph Rupp Classic (Lexington, KY) rebounds and 3.7 assists in wins over Gardner- Kevin Knox (UK); Michael Porter Jr. (MO); DJ Hogg, Fort Wayne at #8 Kentucky SEC Network 8:00 pm Webb, North Florida and New Hampshire. He (AM) SFA at Mississippi St. SECN+ 8:00 pm • Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI) tied a program record for points in a Gator debut LSU vs. Marquette ESPN2 8:00 pm when he tallied 34 in the season opener against – Yante Maten (UG); PJ Washington (UK); Robert MGM Grand Main Event (Las Vegas, NV) Gardner-Webb. In the next two games, Koulechov Williams (AM) Ole Miss vs. Rice ESPNU 10:00 pm recorded a double-double (13 pts, 10 rebs; 14 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award pts, 10 rebs), becoming the first Florida player – Austin Wiley (AU); John Egbunu (UF); Nick Rich- Thursday, November 23 ards (UK); Tyler Davis (AM) AdvoCare Invitational (Lake Buena Vista, FL) since Feb. 2016 to record achieve this. At the • Oscar Robertson Trophy – KeVaughn Allen (UF); Missouri vs. Long Beach St. ESPN2 11:30 am line, he is shooting a near perfect 12-of-13 (92.3 Hamidou Diallo (UK); Kevin Knox (UK); Yante NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, NY) percent) while shooting the three ball at a 45.0 Vanderbilt vs. Virginia ESPNU 4:00 pm Maten (UG); Michael Porter Jr. (MO) Collin Sexton percent clip (9-of-20). PK80 Invitational/Victory (Portland, OR) (UA); Robert Williams (AM) • SEC Freshman of the Week – Alabama’s John Arkansas vs. Oklahoma ESPN2 5:00 pm • Naismith Trophy – KeVaughn Allen (UF); Tyler PK80 Invitational/Motion (Portland, OR) Petty, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound guard from Hunts- Davis (AM); Hamidou Diallo (UK); Kevin Knox (UK); #7 Florida vs. Stanford ESPN2 10:00 pm ville, Ala., averaged 22 points, five rebounds and Yante Maten (UG); Michael Porter Jr. (MO); Collin Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, CA) two assists in wins over Lipscomb and Alabama Georgia vs. Cal St. Fullerton ESPNEWS 10:30 pm Sexton (UA); Robert Williams (AM) Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) A&M. Petty connected on a school record 10 • John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 – KeV- Tennessee vs. TBD TBD threes (10-of-13) against Alabama A&M. The 10 aughn Allen (UF); Hamidou Diallo (UK); Kevin Knox treys not only set the school mark, but also tied (UK); Yante Maten (UG); Michael Porter Jr. (MO); for the fourth-most in a single game in SEC his- Collin Sexton (UA); Robert Williams (AM) tory. His 76.9 percent shooting percentage from 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. Andy Kennedy, 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.