SEC Basketball Update (1/14/22)


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COVID Information

·   Updated interrupted basketball game policies announced

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·   SEC Player of the Week – Missouri forward Kobe Brown, a 6-foot-8, 250-pound junior from Huntsville, Ala., led the Tigers to a 92-86 win over No. 15 Alabama against Alabama with a career-high 30 points. He was 9-of-13 (.692) shooting including a season-high two three-pointers. Brown’s 13 rebounds gave him his fifth double-double of the season and fifth game with 20 or more points. He also added four assists and a block against the Crimson Tide.

·   SEC Freshman of the Week – Kentucky guard TyTy Washington Jr., a 6-foot-3, 197-pound freshman from Phoenix, Ariz., set Kentucky’s new single-game assists record with 17 assists in a 92-77 win vs. Georgia. It also tied for the seventh most in SEC history. Not only did the freshman guard dish out 17 assists, he also scored 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting for his second double-double of his career and his first of the points-assists variety. For the week, Washington averaged 11.0 points, 10.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game accounting for his five points, six rebounds and four assists in the narrow 65-60 loss at No. 21/21 LSU on Tuesday.

·   Five SEC teams are ranked in the Jan. 10 Associated Press Top 25 highlighted by Auburn (4th), LSU (12th), Kentucky (18th), Tennessee (22nd) and Alabama (24th).

·   Five teams rank in the Top 25 of the NCAA’s NET rankings (t-1st nationally). Eight are in the Top 50 (1st nationally).

·   Five SEC teams rank in the Top 20 of KenPom.com’s rankings.

·   Three SEC teams rank in the Top 10 of KenPom’s Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: LSU (1st), Tennessee (2nd) and Auburn (7th). Eleven teams rank in the Top 65.

·   Four SEC teams brought home championship trophies from bracketed holiday tournaments: Hall of Fame Classic (Arkansas), Fort Myers Tip-Off (Florida), Emerald Coast Classic (LSU) and Diamond Head Classic (Vanderbilt).

·   Kentucky was the favorite to win the 2022 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Alabama was picked to finish second and is followed by Arkansas, Tennessee and Auburn. Vanderbilt’s Scotty Pippen Jr. was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.

·   For the third year in a row, 12 SEC players were picked in the 2021 NBA Draft, including seven who were chosen in the first round.

·   36 SEC players have been selected in the last three NBA Drafts, including 19 who have been selected in the first round.

·   One of every six NBA players are from SEC schools as the league had 76 players on 2021-22 NBA Opening Day rosters. All 14 SEC schools were represented and at least one SEC player was on 29 of 30 NBA rosters.

·   Six players from SEC schools were named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team: Charles Barkley, Auburn; Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Pete Maravich, LSU; Shaquille O’Neal, LSU; Bob Pettit, LSU; Dominique Wilkins, Georgia.

·   The SEC has had 21 NCAA Tournament selections over the last three tournaments.

·   14 of 14 SEC teams have made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six tournaments.

·   Five former SEC played were named 2021 NBA All-Stars. Washington’s Bradley Beal (UF) was named a starter while the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis (UK), New York’s Julius Randle (UK) and Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons (LS) were named reserves. Phoenix’s Devin Booker was added to the roster by Adam Silver.

·   Four players from SEC schools – Bam Adebayo (UK), Devin Booker (UK), Keldon Johnson (UK) and Khris Middleton (AM) – were members of the USA Basketball’s gold medal winning teams at the Tokyo Olympics.

Schedule/Results (All times Eastern):

Saturday, January 8

*South Carolina 72, at Vanderbilt 70

*at Texas A&M 86, Arkansas 81

*at Missouri 92, #15 Alabama 86

*at #16 Kentucky 92, Georgia 77

*at #21 LSU 79, #18 Tennessee 67

*at #9 Auburn 85, Florida 73

*at Ole Miss 82, Mississippi State 72

Tuesday, January 11

*at #22 Tennessee 66, South Carolina 46

*#18 Kentucky 78, at Vanderbilt 66

*at Texas A&M 67, Ole Miss 51

*#4 Auburn 81, at #24 Alabama 77

Wednesday, January 12

*#12 LSU 64, at Florida 58

*at Mississippi State 88, Georgia 72

*at Arkansas 87, Missouri 43

Saturday, January 15

*#22 Tennessee at #18 Kentucky                              ESPN                                 1:00 pm

*Florida at South Carolina                                             SEC Network                  1:00 pm

*Arkansas at #12 LSU                                                     ESPN2                               2:00 pm

*Texas A&M at Missouri                                               SEC Network                  3:30 pm

*#24 Alabama at Mississippi State                            SEC Network                  6:00 pm

*Vanderbilt at Georgia                                                  ESPN2                               6:00 pm

*#4 Auburn at Ole Miss                                                 SEC Network                  8:30 pm

Tuesday, January 18

*Missouri at Ole Miss                                                     ESPNU                              7:00 pm

*South Carolina at Arkansas                                        SEC Network                  7:00 pm

*Tennessee at Vanderbilt                                             SEC Network                  9:00 pm

Wednesday, January 19

*Mississippi State at Florida                                         SEC Network                  6:30 pm

*LSU at Alabama                                                              ESPN2                               7:00 pm

*Kentucky at Texas A&M                                              SEC Network                  8:30 pm

*Georgia at Auburn                                                        ESPNU                              9:00 pm

Saturday, January 22

*Vanderbilt at Florida                                                     SEC Network                  1:00 pm

*Kentucky at Auburn                                                      CBS                                    1/1:30 pm

*Georgia at South Carolina                                           SEC Network                  3:30 pm

*Ole Miss at Mississippi State                                     ESPN/2/U                        4:00 pm

*Missouri at Alabama                                                     SEC Network                  6:00 pm

*LSU at Tennessee                                                          ESPN                                 6:00 pm

*Texas A&M at Arkansas                                              SEC Network                  8:30 pm