SEC Player of the Week – Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV, a 6-foot, 185-pound sophomore from Dallas, Texas, averaged 19.5 points, five assists, 3.5 rebounds, and two steals in wins over Arkansas and at Missouri. Taylor connected on 60 percent (6-of-9) of his 3-point tries and over 45 percent (10-of-22) of his field goal attempts. His pesky style of defense also produced a pair of steals in both games as the Aggies limited the Razorbacks and Tigers to more than 10 points below their overall and SEC scoring averages. The SEC leader in free throw percentage, Taylor made 13-of-15 free throws in the victories, including a perfect 10-of-10 effort in the Aggies’ road victory over Mizzou.
SEC Freshman of the Week – Kentucky forward Chris Livingston, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound freshman from Akron, Ohio, averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in wins at Mississippi State and over No. 10 Tennessee. He scored all 13 of his points against the Bulldogs in the second half and notched his first career double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) in the win over the Volunteers.