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· SEC Player of the Week –Arkansas guard Ricky Council IV, a 6-foot-6, 205-pound junior from Durham, N.C., averaged 22.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals in wins over Troy and San Jose State. He scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half against Troy as Arkansas erased a two-point halftime deficit. Council had 13 of the Razorbacks’ final 19 points. He only missed one shot attempt (5-of-6 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free throw line) in a 17-point effort against San Jose State.
· SEC Freshman of the Week – Alabama forward Noah Clowney, a 6-foot-10, 210-pound freshman from Roebuck, S.C., had 22 points, nine rebounds, and four assists in a win over South Dakota State. He established career marks for points (22) and three-pointers made (5).
· Seven teams are receiving mention in the December 5 Associated Press Top 25 highlighted by Tennessee (7th), Alabama (8th), Arkansas (9th), Auburn (11th), Kentucky (16th), and Mississippi State (23rd). Missouri is among the teams receiving votes.
· The last time the SEC had six teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 was Dec. 13, 2021, when Alabama was 6th, Auburn 13th, Tennessee 18th, LSU 19th, Kentucky 21st, and Arkansas 24th.
· Three teams rank in the Top 10 of the NCAA’s NET rankings (t-1st nationally). Five are in the Top 25 (t-1st nationally). Seven are in the Top 50 (t-1st nationally).
· Five SEC teams are rated among the top 10 defensive teams in the nation according to KenPom: Tennessee 1st, Kentucky 4th, Auburn 5th, Arkansas 7th, and Mississippi State 8th.
· Four SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (4th with 773 wins), Rick Barnes (6th with 761 wins), Bruce Pearl (15th with 623 wins) and Kermit Davis (29th with 473 wins).
· Tennessee has won five straight games against Associated Press Top 10 opponents, including four in a row against AP Top 5 foes.
· Alabama registered its fourth all-time win against a top-ranked team with a four-overtime win over No. 1 North Carolina on Nov. 27.
· The SEC, ACC and ESPN announced on Nov. 28 the formation of the SEC/ACC Challenge for men’s and women’s basketball, which will begin as part of the 2023-24 season.
· Kentucky was the favorite to win the 2023 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Arkansas was picked to finish second and is followed by Tennessee, Auburn and Alabama. UK’s Oscar Tshiebwe was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
· The SEC has had 27 NCAA Tournament selections over the last three tournaments.
· 14 of 14 SEC teams have made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven tournaments.
· The SEC has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 31 of the last 32 tournaments.
· Nine different SEC teams have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the last five NCAA Tournaments. All 14 SEC members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.
· The SEC has advanced at least one team to the Elite Eight in nine of the last 12 tournaments.
· The SEC has advanced a team in the Final Four six of the last 11 tournaments.
SCHEDULE/RESULTS (All times Eastern):
Tuesday, November 29
at #19 Kentucky 60, Bellarmine 41
Missouri 88, at Wichita St. 84 (OT)
Wednesday, November 30
at Georgia 73, Hampton 54
at VCU 70, Vanderbilt 65
at #13 Tennessee 76, McNeese St. 40
at Florida 102, FAMU 62
at Texas A&M 83, SMU 64
at George Washington 79, South Carolina 55
Friday, December 2
at Georgia 68, Florida A&M 46
at #15 Auburn 93, Colgate 66
at LSU 63, UT-Arlington 59
Saturday, December 3
South Carolina 74, at Georgetown 71 (OT)
at Mississippi St. 82, Mississippi Valley. St. 52
at #11 Arkansas 99, San Jose St. 58
at Vanderbilt 65, Wofford 62
Boise St. 86, Texas A&M 71
at Memphis 68, Ole Miss 57
at #11 Alabama 78, South Dakota St. 65
Sunday, December 4
Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase (London, ENG)
#19 Kentucky 73, Michigan 69
at Florida 89, Stetson 51
at Missouri 96, Southeast Missouri St. 89
at #13 Tennessee 94, Alcorn St. 40
Tuesday, December 6
UNC-Greensboro at #9 Arkansas SEC Network 7:00 pm
Georgia at Georgia Tech ESPN2 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 7
Eastern Ky. at #7 Tennessee SEC Network 7:00 pm
#5 UConn at Florida ESPN2 9:00 pm
Pitt at Vanderbilt SEC Network 9:00 pm
Friday, December 9
Grambling St. at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:00 pm
Saturday, December 10
#9 Arkansas vs. Oklahoma (at Tulsa, OK) ESPN2 1:00 pm
Yale at #16 Kentucky SEC Network 1:00 pm
Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, GA)
LSU vs. Wake Forest ESPNU 2:00 pm
#8 Alabama at #1 Houston ABC 3:00 pm
Valparaiso at Ole Miss SEC Network 3:00 pm
Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, GA)
#11 Auburn vs. Memphis ESPN2 5:00 pm
#6 Kansas at Missouri ESPN 5:15 pm
Sunday, December 11
Hall of Fame Invitational (Brooklyn, NY)
#7 Tennessee vs. #13 Maryland FS1 4:30 pm
Oregon St. at Texas A&M ESPN2 6:00 pm
Mississippi St. at Minnesota BTN 8:30 pm
Presbyterian at South Carolina