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· SEC Player of the Week – Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht, a 6-foot-6, 213-pound fifth-year player from Thornton, Colo., averaged 32.0 points, six rebounds, and 1.5 assists in wins over Florida and Alabama. He shot 21-of-43 (48.8 percent) overall, including 5-of-12 (41.7 percent) from deep, as well as making all 17 of his free throws. His career-high 39 points against Florida made him the first SEC player since Shaquille O’Neal in 1991 to have back-to-back 35-point outings (per Jared Berson). Knecht’s 25-point showing versus Alabama made him the fifth SEC player in the last 14 seasons (2010-24) to score 25-plus points in four straight games.
· SEC Freshman of the Week – Kentucky guard D.J. Wagner, a 6-foot-4, 192-pound freshman from Camden, N.J., averaged 12.5 points, six assists, two rebounds and a steal in wins over Mississippi State and Georgia. He earned his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 assists in the win over Georgia. The 10 assists marked a career high, bettering his previous high of seven.
· Three SEC teams are ranked in the January 22 Associated Press poll. Tennessee leads the way at 5th, Kentucky is 6th, and Auburn is 8th. Additionally, Alabama, Ole Miss and Florida are among the teams receiving votes.
· This is the third straight season that the SEC has had three teams in the Top 10 of the Associated Press Poll at the same time.
· The SEC’s three Top 10 NET teams are tied for the most in the nation, four Top 25 are tied for second-most, and seven Top 50 teams are tied for second-most in the nation (as of Jan. 25).
· The SEC is second in the nation with an average of 4.21 Quad 1 + 2 wins per member through games of Jan. 24.
· Five SEC players have been named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 List: Dalton Knecht (UT), Antonio Reeves (UK), Mark Sears (UA), Reed Sheppard (UK), and Wade Taylor IV (AM).
· Kentucky’s John Calipari became the fourth coach to win 400 games at an SEC school on Jan. 17. He joined Adolph Rupp (876), Billy Donovan (467), and Dale Brown (448) in the 400-win club.
· Ole Miss guard Matthew Murrell’s 10 steals against Troy (12/19/23) tied the SEC single-game record set by Alabama’s Anthony Murray (1978) and LSU’s Shawn Griggs (1991).
· Former Missouri forward Kobe Brown has been honored as a recipient of the NCAA Today’s Top 10 award and will be honored at the NCAA Convention in January. The award recognizes former student-athletes for their exceptional athletic and academic achievements, as well as their contributions to their campuses and communities. The SEC led the nation with four honorees, also including Callie Dickinson of Georgia swimming & diving, Ashley Rogers of Tennessee softball and Trinity Thomas of Florida gymnastics.
· The SEC won the final three games of the first ACC/SEC Challenge to take a 7-7 tie with the ACC. The ACC/SEC Challenge marks the third interconference challenge the SEC has been a part of. The SEC also had events against the Big East (2007-08 to 2012-13) and Big 12 (2013-14 to 2022-23).
· 60 SEC players have been selected in the last six NBA Drafts. That leads all conferences: 50 ACC, 41 Big Ten, 37 Pac-12, 29 Big 12 and 19 Big East.
· Three SEC teams won holiday tournament titles this season: Auburn (Legends Classic), Mississippi State (Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off), South Carolina (Arizona Tip-Off).
· 92 players from SEC schools were on 2023-24 NBA Opening Day rosters. Twelve of 14 SEC schools are represented and at least one SEC player is on 29 of the 30 NBA rosters.
· 35 NCAA Tournament selections over the last four tournaments.
· The SEC led all conferences with 10 players selected in the 2023 NBA Draft. Six first round selections also led the nation.
· 13 SEC players on 2023-24 NBA Opening Day rosters have made an NBA All-Star Game.
· The first two college players selected in the 2023 NBA Draft – Alabama’s Brandon Miller (2nd overall) and Arkansas’ Anthony Black (6th overall) – were from the SEC.
· A record-tying 10 SEC teams received postseason bids in 2023. The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied its previous best set in 2018. Additionally, two SEC teams competed in the National Invitation Tournament.
· 14 of 14 SEC teams have made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last eight tournaments.
· Nine different SEC teams have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the last six NCAA Tournaments. All 14 SEC members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.
· Four SEC coaches have been named national coach of the year: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari and Bruce Pearl.
· The SEC ranked second nationally with 2,756,659 fans attending games during the 2022-23 season. An average of 11,344 fans attended games at SEC schools in 2023, an increase of 787 from 2022.
· Three of the top four attendance leaders in 2022-23 were from the SEC. Kentucky led the nation with a total attendance of 357,721, Arkansas ranked third with 323,875) and Tennessee was fourth with 300,496 fans.
SCHEDULE/RESULTS (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, January 16
at #6 Tennessee 85, Florida 66
at Alabama 93, Missouri 75
Georgia 74, at South Carolina 69
at Arkansas 78, Texas A&M 77
Wednesday, January 17
at #8 Kentucky 89, Mississippi St. 77
at LSU 89, #22 Ole Miss 80
#13 Auburn 80, at Vanderbilt 65
Saturday, January 20
South Carolina 77, at Arkansas 64
at #6 Tennessee 91, Alabama 71
at Mississippi St. 68, Vanderbilt 55
Texas A&M 73, at LSU 69
at #8 Kentucky 105, Georgia 96
Florida 79, at Missouri 67
at #13 Auburn 82, #22 Ole Miss 59
Tuesday, January 23
at South Carolina 79, #6 Kentucky 62
at Texas A&M 63, Missouri 57
Wednesday, January 24
at Georgia 68, LSU 66
at Alabama 79, #8 Auburn 75
at Florida 79, Mississippi St. 70
at Ole Miss 77, Arkansas 51
Saturday, January 27
Georgia at Florida ESPN2 12:00p
Missouri at South Carolina SEC Network 1:00p
#8 Auburn at Mississippi St. SEC Network 3:30p
#6 Kentucky at Arkansas ESPN 6:00p
#5 Tennessee at Vanderbilt SEC Network 6:00p
LSU at Alabama ESPN 8:00p
Ole Miss at Texas A&M SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, January 30
South Carolina at Tennessee SEC Network 6:30p
Mississippi St. at Ole Miss SEC Network 8:30p
Wednesday, January 31
Alabama at Georgia SEC Network 6:30p
Florida at Kentucky ESPN 8:00p
Arkansas at Missouri SEC Network 8:30p
Vanderbilt at Auburn ESPN2 9:00p
Saturday, February 3
Arkansas at LSU ESPN/2 12:00p
South Carolina at Georgia SEC Network 1:00p
Missouri at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3:30p
Florida at Texas A&M ESPN2 4:00p
Auburn at Ole Miss SEC Network 6:00p
Tennessee at Kentucky ESPN 8:30p
Mississippi St. at Alabama SEC Network 8:30p