2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALLa.espncdn.com/photo/2014/1104/MBKB Week 01.pdf2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL SEC COMMUNICATIONS Craig Pinkerton (Men’s Basketball Contact) [email protected]

2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALLSEC COMMUNICATIONS

Craig Pinkerton (Men’s Basketball Contact) [email protected] @SEC_Craig

www.secdigitalnetwork.com Phone: (205) 458-3000

THIS WEEK IN THE SEC (All Times Eastern)

October 26 (Sunday)at South Carolina 92, Benedict 47 (Exh.)

October 29 (Wednesday)at Missouri 72, William Jewell 31 (Exh.)

November 2 (Sunday)at Kentucky 116, Pikeville 68 (Exh.)

November 3 (Monday)at Tennessee 80, Pikeville 62 (Exh.)

November 5 (Wednesday)Texas A&M-Commerce at Texas A&M (Exh.) 8:00 pm

November 6 (Thursday)Barry at Florida (Exh.) 7:00 pmGeorgia Southwestern at Georgia (Exh.) 7:00 pmDelta State at Mississippi State (Exh.) SECN+ 7:00 pmIllinois-Springfield at Vanderbilt (Exh.) 8:00 pm

November 7 (Friday)Central Oklahoma at Arkansas (Exh.) 8:00 pmMorehouse at LSU (Exh.) SECN+ 8:00 pmDelta State at Ole Miss (Exh.) 8:00 pmWest Alabama at Auburn (Exh.) 9:30 pm

November 8 (Saturday)Missouri-St. Louis at Missouri (Exh.) SECN+ 3:00 pmLenoir-Rhyne at Tennessee (Exh.) SECN+ 7:00 pm

November 9 (Sunday)Georgetown Coll. at Kentucky (Exh.) SEC Network 7:00 pm

November 10 (Monday)Montevallo at Alabama (Exh.) 8:00 pm

November 11 (Tuesday)Sewanee at Vanderbilt (Exh.) 8:00 pm

November 13 (Thursday)Pittsburg State at Arkansas (Exh.) 8:00 pm

November 14 (Friday)William & Mary at Florida SEC Network 6:00 pmVeterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) Tennessee vs. VCU CBS SN 6:30 pmWestern Carolina at Mississippi State SECN+ 6:30 pmGeorgia at Georgia Tech ESPN3 7:00 pmCharleston Southern at Ole Miss 7:00 pmNorth Florida at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00 pmCawood Ledford Classic (Lexington, Ky.) Grand Canyon at Kentucky SEC Network 8:00 pmNorthwestern State at Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00 pmCBE Hall of Fame Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Towson at Alabama 9:00 pmMaui Invitational (Columbia, Mo.) UMKC at Missouri SECN+ 9:00 pmMGM Grand Main Event (Auburn, Ala.) UW-Milwaukee at Auburn ESPNU 10:00 pm

Conference Overall W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N StrkAlabama 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Arkansas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Auburn 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Florida 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Georgia 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0LSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Mississippi State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Missouri 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Texas A&M 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0South Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

• Kentucky was the unanimous favorite to win the 2015 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Flori-da was picked to finish second and was followed by Arkansas, LSU and Georgia. UK sophomore guard Aaron Harrison was the preseason pick for SEC Player of the Year.• Kentucky is ranked No. 1 and Florida is No. 7 in both the ESPN and USA Today preseason polls. Arkansas and LSU are receiving votes in the AP poll.• Three new coaches will make their debut this year: Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, Missouri’s Kim Ander-son and Tennessee’s Donnie Tyndall.• Former LSU coach Dale Brown and player Sha-quille O’Neal will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame November 23, 2014, in Kansas City.• The SEC was 12-3 (.800) in the NCAA Tourna-ment and 17-8 (.680) overall in postseason ac-tion.• The SEC’s 12 NCAA Tournament wins were the most of any conference (Big Ten 10, American 9).• The SEC won 80 percent (12-3) of its NCAA Tournament games, the best percentage of any conference.• Kentucky made its second appearance in the NCAA championship game in three years (2012) and 12th overall.• The SEC has won three of the last nine NCAA titles (2006-Florida, 2007-Florida, 2012 Kentucky). No other conference has won more than two NCAA titles during that stretch. • Since 1993, the SEC has won six men’s basket-ball national championships – Arkansas (1994), Kentucky (1996), Kentucky (1998), Florida (2006), Florida (2007) and Kentucky (2012). Only the ACC (6) has won as many men’s basket-

ball titles during this time.• The SEC has won 11 NCAA men’s basketball tournament titles with Kentucky claiming eight (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998 and 2012). Florida has two (2006, 2007) and Ar-kansas has one (1994).• Florida and Kentucky advanced to the Final Four and Tennessee made it to the Sweet 16. Ken-tucky made its 16th trip to the Final Four while Florida made its fifth appearance.• Kentucky’s John Calipari is 43-14 (.754) and Florida’s Billy Donovan is 35-12 (.745) in NCAA Tournament games.• This is the first time since 2006 (Florida and LSU) that the SEC has had two teams in the Fi-nal Four. It is the fourth time that two SEC teams advanced to the Final Four (1994, 1996, 2006).• Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. It is the most SEC teams in the Sweet 16 since 2007 when three teams (UF, UT, VU) advanced to the Regional Semifinals. It is the sixth time in the last nine years that multiple SEC teams have reached the Sweet 16.• Every SEC team making a postseason appear-ance in 2014 won at least one game.• The SEC has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 24 of the last 25 years. Eleven of the SEC’s 12 members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.• Three active SEC coaches are the all-time win-ningest coach at their institution - UF’s Billy Dono-van, UM’s Andy Kennedy and VU’s Kevin Stallings.• Every team in the SEC has made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 edi-tions of the NCAA Tournament.

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SEC BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICESCoaches Teleconference The weekly SEC men’s basketball coaches teleconference will begin Monday, Jan. 5 and continue through Monday, March 9. Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should contact the SEC Media Relations Department for further details. Each coach will appear on the teleconference for seven minutes, according to the following schedule: Order of Appearance (All Times Central) 10:00 a.m. Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt 10:07 a.m. Billy Donovan, Florida 10:14 a.m. Frank Martin, South Carolina 10:21 a.m. Mark Fox, Georgia 10:28 a.m. Johnny Jones, LSU 10:35 a.m. John Calipari, Kentucky 10:42 a.m. Donnie Tyndall, Tennessee 10:49 a.m. Mike Anderson, Arkansas 10:56 a.m. Anthony Grant, Alabama 11:03 a.m. Bruce Pearl, Auburn 11:10 a.m. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss 11:17 a.m. Rick Ray, Mississippi State 11:24 a.m. Kim Anderson, Missouri 11:31 a.m. Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M In addition, the SEC men’s basketball teams who make it to postseason will be on a teleconference on Monday, March 16 beginning at 10:00 a.m. CT. All SEC basketball teleconferences can be listened to on the internet at www.secdigitalnetwork.com shortly after the conclusion of the teleconference.

SEC Websites General SEC basketball information can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.secsports.com. The basketball section is updated with new mate-rial daily on the page, with standings, statistics, game previews, notes and other important information. The SEC basketball release can also be printed off of the secsports.com website in an Adobe Acrobat file. Adobe Reader, which is used to read the Adobe Acrobat file, can be downloaded for free on your computer on the adobe.com website. The SEC also offers a media-only section of the website - www.secsportsme-dia.com. Media covering the SEC can retrieve information from the conference office as well as the 14 SEC institutions from the media site. An internet photo gallery, logos and a championship credentialing system for SEC basketball is available on the site. (The site houses all media information for the other 20 sports the SEC sponsors).

SEC Release The conference basketball release will be available each Monday beginning in early November via the league’s websites. Any media representative wishing to receive information via e-mail should register on www.secsportsmedia.com SEC standings and results will be updated each weekday, while conference statistics will be updated as often as needed based on the schedule of play. Information is also available via the school’s SIDs.

SEC Weekly Awards The SEC will name a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week through-out the 2014-15 season (November-March). Nominations for both awards are made by the SEC men’s basketball sports information contacts. The honorees are selected by a vote of the SEC Media Relations staff. The first weekly awards will be Monday, November 17.

SEC Tournament Credentials Media credential request forms for the 2015 SEC Tournament will be avail-able in early January on the SEC media website at www.secsportsmedia.com. For more information, please contact the SEC media relations department at (205) 458-3000. The 2015 SEC Men’s Tournament is March 11-15 (Wednesday-Sunday) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

SEC Basketball SID ContactsAlabama – Aaron Jordan www.rolltide.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (205) 348-5401Twitter: @AlabamaMBB, @UACoachGrant; @asjordan1

Arkansas – Patrick Pierson www.arkansasrazorbacks.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (479) 575-2752Twitter: @ArkRazorbacks; @MikeAndersonUA; @Pierson_SID

Auburn – Daniel Froehlich www.auburntigers.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (334) 844-9800Twitter: @AUBasketball; @CoachBrucePearl; @DanTheMediaMan

Florida – Denver Parler www.gatorzone.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (352) 375-4683 x6100Twitter: @DenverParler; @GatorZoneMBK; @UFCoachBillyD

Georgia – Tim Hix www.georgiadogs.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (706) 542-1621Twitter: @UGABasketball; @CoachMarkFox

Kentucky – Deb Moore www.ukathletics.comEmail: [email protected] & [email protected] Office: (859) 257-3838Twitter: @CoachCalDotCom; @UKCoachCalipari; @KentuckyMBB

LSU – Kent Lowe www.lsusports.netEmail: [email protected] Office: (225) 578-8226Twitter: @LSUBasketball; @LSUCoachJones; @LSUKent

Ole Miss – Daniel Snowden www.olemisssports.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (662) 915-7509Twitter: @OleMissMBB; @Daniel__Snowden

Mississippi State – Gregg Ellis www.mstateathletics.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (662) 325-3595Twitter: @HailStateMBK; @RickRay1; @msusportsgregg

Missouri – TBD www.mutigers.comEmail: TBD Office: (573) 884-2437Twitter: @MizzouHoops; @CoachAndersonMU

South Carolina – Emily Feeney www.gamecocksonline.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (803) 777-7743Twitter: @GamecockMBB; @FrankMartin_SC; @EmilyFeeneySID

Tennessee – Tom Satkowiak www.utsports.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (865) 974-1212Twitter: @Vol_Hoops; @UTCoachTyndall; @TomSatkowiak

Texas A&M – Adam Quisenberry www.aggieathletics.comEmail: [email protected] Office:(979) 862-5453Twitter: @AggieMensHoops; @Coach_Kennedy; @AdamQ_TAMU

Vanderbilt – Andy Boggs www.vucommodores.comEmail: [email protected] Office: (615) 322-4121Twitter: @VandyMBB

SEC Communications Staff www.secsports.comHerb Vincent, Assoc. Commissioner [email protected] @SECherbvinCraig Pinkerton, Director (MBKB Contact) [email protected] @SEC_CraigChuck Dunlap, Director [email protected] @SEC_ChuckTammy Wilson, Director [email protected] @SEC_TammySean Cartell, Assistant Director [email protected] @SEC_SeanJill Skotarczak, Assistant Director [email protected] @SEC_JillOffice Phone: (205) 458-3000


2015 SEC Tournament March 11-15

Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn. The 2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basket-ball Tournament returns to Bridgestone Arena in Nash-ville. It will be the fifth time that the arena has served as the host of the SEC Tournament, having also hosted in 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2013. Also the home of the NHL’s Nashville Predators, Bridgestone Arena has the distinction of being one of the busiest venues in the Unites States over the past decade and a half, hosting more than 18 million guests during that time. Seating capacity is approximately 19,395 for basketball games. The winner of the 13-game tournament receives the SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament seeds are determined by the 18-game conference schedule during the regular season. Teams are seeded 1-14 based on their regular season conference finish. Atlanta served as host of the inaugural SEC Tournament played following the 1932-33 season and did so again after the 1933-34 season. The event was held every year through 1952, with the exception of 1935. After a 26-year layoff (1953-78), the tournament was renewed in 1979. The 2012 tournament will be the 52nd in league history and the 33rd since the renewal. The SEC has shown extraordinary balance in the tournament, evidenced by the fact that a different school won the first seven titles after the renewal. The event has helped set the stage for SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament, as 22 of the tournament champions since the tournament resumed in 1979 have advanced to at least the Sweet 16. Three of the last 17 SEC Tournament cham-pions have gone on to win the national championship. Since the renewal in 1979, the SEC Tournament Champion has failed to win at least one NCAA Tournament game only four times. Kentucky leads the league with 27 SEC Tournament titles. Alabama is second with six, while Tennessee and Florida are tied for third with four. Mississippi State has three championship trophies while Georgia, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt have two. Arkansas, Auburn, LSU and former league member Georgia Tech have each won one SEC Tournament championship.

SEC Tournament Tie-Breaker Procedures Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 14 in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tourna-ment bracket based upon the final regular season Conference standings. Teams that finished No. 1 through No. 4 in the final regular season standings shall receive first- and second-round byes and teams that finish No. 5 through No. 10 will receive first-round byes in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament.1. Two-Team Tie. The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken: A. Won-lost results of head-to-head competition between the two teams. B. Won-lost record of the two teams versus the No. 1 seed (and proceeding through the No. 14 seed, if necessary). C. Coin flip by the Commissioner.

2. Three-Team Tie (or more). When three or more teams are tied, the following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken. If two teams re-main tied after a tiebreaker provision, the two-team tiebreaker formula will be used. A. Best winning percentage of games played among the tied teams (Example: Team A is 3-1, Team B is 2-2 and Team C is 1-3 – Team A would be seeded highest, Team B second-highest and Team C lowest of the three). B. Best winning percentage of the tied teams versus the No. 1 seed (and proceed-ing through the No. 14 seed, if necessary). C. If two teams remain, coin flip by the Commissioner. D. If three or more teams remain, draw by the Commissioner.

For the purpose of seeding, if an institution is precluded from participating in the tournament, such institution will automatically be seeded last. The No. 11 seed will then receive a bye. However, for the purpose of breaking ties, that team will remain where it finished in the regular-season standings BEFORE being seeded last.

Future SEC Tournament Dates and SitesMarch 12-16, 2014 – Atlanta, Ga. March 11-15, 2020 – Nashville, Tenn.March 11-15, 2015 – Nashville, Tenn. March 10-14, 2021 – Nashville, Tenn.March 9-13, 2016 – Nashville, Tenn. March 9-13, 2022 – Tampa, Fla.March 8-12, 2017 – Nashville, Tenn. March 8-12, 2023 – Nashville, Tenn.March 7-11, 2018 – St. Louis, Mo. March 13-17, 2024 – Nashville, Tenn.March 13-17, 2019 – Nashville, Tenn. March 12-16, 2025 – Nashville, Tenn.

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SEC Success Throughout the history of men’s college basketball, the Southeastern Con-ference has captured 11 NCAA Championships and four NIT titles, putting the SEC as one of the nation’s top basketball conferences. During the 2006-07 academic year the Southeastern Conference became the first conference to win the Division I National Championship in Football (Florida), Men’s Basketball (Florida) and Women’s Basketball (Tennessee) in the same school year. Only the SEC and the Big East have ever won both the men’s and women’s basketball titles in one season. SEC won both three times in 1996, 1998 and 2007. The Big East has won both twice in 2003 and 2004. The SEC swept both the NIT and NCAA Tournaments in 2006 when Flor-ida won its first NCAA championship and South Carolina earned its second straight NIT title. Only four conferences have won both the NIT and NCAA title, including the Big East (2003), ACC (1992) and Big Ten (1979).• The SEC was 12-3 (.800) in the NCAA Tournament and 17-8 (.680) over-all in postseason action.• The SEC’s 12 NCAA Tournament wins were the most of any conference (Big Ten 10, American 9).• The SEC won 80 percent (12-3) of its NCAA Tournament games, the best percentage of any conference.• Kentucky made its second appearance in the NCAA championship game in three years (2012) and 12th overall.• The SEC has won three of the last nine NCAA titles (2006-Florida, 2007-Florida, 2012 Kentucky). No other conference has won more than two NCAA titles during that stretch. • Since 1993, the SEC has won six men’s basketball national champion-ships – Arkansas (1994), Kentucky (1996), Kentucky (1998), Florida (2006), Florida (2007) and Kentucky (2012). Only the ACC (6) has won as many men’s basketball titles during this time.• The SEC has won 11 NCAA men’s basketball tournament titles with Ken-tucky claiming eight (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998 and 2012). Florida has two (2006, 2007) and Arkansas has one (1994).• Florida and Kentucky advanced to the Final Four and Tennessee made it to the Sweet 16. Kentucky made its 16th trip to the Final Four while Florida made its fifth appearance.• Kentucky’s John Calipari is 43-14 (.754) and Florida’s Billy Donovan is 35-12 (.745) in NCAA Tournament games.• This is the first time since 2006 (Florida and LSU) that the SEC has had two teams in the Final Four. It is the fourth time that two SEC teams advanced to the Final Four (1994, 1996, 2006).• Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. It is the most SEC teams in the Sweet 16 since 2007 when three teams (UF, UT, VU) advanced to the Regional Semifinals. It is the sixth time in the last nine years that multiple SEC teams have reached the Sweet 16.• Every SEC team making a postseason appearance in 2014 won at least one game.• The SEC has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 24 of the last 25 years. Eleven of the SEC’s 12 members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.• Three active SEC coaches are the all-time winningest coach at their insti-tution - UF’s Billy Donovan, UM’s Andy Kennedy and VU’s Kevin Stallings.• Every team in the SEC has made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 editions of the NCAA Tournament.• The SEC has won at least 65 percent of its non-conference games since the league expanded to 12 teams in 1991-92.• Over the last seven NBA Drafts, 48 SEC players have heard their names called. Twenty-two of those were selected in the first round and two were the No. 1 overall pick.• Kentucky is the all-time NCAA leader in wins with 2,111 and the Wildcats’ 111 NCAA Tournament victories are the most in tournament history. UK’s 52 NCAA Tournament appearances are the most in the nation.

SEC Weekly Award Winners Player Of The Week Freshman Of The WeekNov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 March 2 March 9

Media Picks Kentucky To Win 2015 SEC Championship Kentucky was predicted to win the 2015 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. The Wildcats, who are the overall preseason favorite for the 10th time since the 1998-99 season, tallied all 20 first-place votes. Kentucky sophomore Aaron Harrison was the choice of the media for SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. Aaron Harrison was one of five Wildcats that received votes in the preseason Player of the Year voting, joining Willie Cauley-Stein, Andrew Harrison, Alex Poythress and Karl-Anthony Towns. Geor-gia’s Charles Mann, LSU’s Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey along with Ole Miss’ Jarvis Summers also received votes in the Player of the Year voting. Aaron Harrison, Mickey and Summers were each All-SEC First Team selec-tions along with Arkansas’ Bobby Portis and Florida’s Michael Frazier II. Points were compiled on a 14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Each media member also voted for a five-player All-SEC Team. The 2014-15 campaign begins November 14, with conference play set to begin January 6. The 2015 SEC Tournament will be March 11-15 at Bridges-tone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. First Team All-SEC Second Team All-SECBobby Portis – Arkansas Charles Mann – GeorgiaMichael Frazier II – Florida Willie Cauley-Stein – KentuckyAaron Harrison – Kentucky Andrew Harrison – KentuckyJordan Mickey – LSU Alex Poythress – KentuckyJarvis Summers – Ole Miss Karl-Anthony Towns – Kentucky

SEC Player of the Year: Aaron Harrison, Kentucky

Preseason Media Poll Pts1. Kentucky (20) ...................2802. Florida .............................2583. Arkansas ..........................2264. LSU .................................2235. Georgia ...........................2046. Ole Miss ..........................1687. Missouri ...........................1238. Auburn ............................1139. Texas A&M .......................11110. Alabama ..........................10911. Vanderbilt ..........................8912. South Carolina ...................8613. Tennessee ..........................7514. Mississippi State ..................35First-Place Votes in Parentheses


ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL(November 1, 2014)

Rk Team Record Points1 Kentucky (52) 29-11 1,604 2 Arizona (5) 33-5 1,5183 Wisconsin (8) 30-8 1,4834 Duke 26-9 1,4155 Kansas 25-10 1,3466 North Carolina 24-10 1,2747 Florida 36-3 1,1538 Louisville 31-6 1,1149 Virginia 30-7 1,09010 Texas 24-11 1,06111 Wichita St 35-1 1,02712 Villanova 29-5 88513 Gonzaga 29-7 84014 Iowa State 28-8 78115 Virginia Commonwealth 26-9 57416 San Diego St 31-5 56017 Connecticut 32-8 55218 Michigan St 29-9 52119 Oklahoma 23-10 42620 Ohio State 25-10 34021 Nebraska 19-13 30922 SMU 27-10 28523 Syracuse 28-6 17824 Michigan 28-9 16725 Harvard 27-5 9825 Utah 21-12 98 Receiving Votes: Stanford 71, Iowa 58, Colorado 57, UCLA 35, Minnesota 34, Kansas St 27, Arkansas 21, Pittsburgh 20, Memphis 15, NC State 14, Louisiana Tech 9, Cincinnati 8, LSU 8, George Washington 7, Notre Dame 6, Oklahoma St 6, Dayton 6, Georgetown 5, Florida St 5, Maryland 3, Illinois 3, UNLV 2, BYU 2, West Virginia 1, Baylor 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, UTEP 1

USA TODAY COACHES POLL(Preseason)

Rk Team Record Points1 Kentucky (24) 29-11 7852 Arizona (3) 33-5 7463 Duke (2) 26-9 7154 Wisconsin (3) 30-8 7065 Kansas 25-10 6546 North Carolina 24-10 5987 Florida 36-3 5688 Virginia 30-7 5199 Louisville 31-6 50710 Texas 24-11 47911 Wichita St 35-1 47112 Villanova 29-5 43913 Gonzaga 29-7 42314 Iowa State 28-8 32315 Connecticut 32-8 29216 Virginia Commonwealth 26-9 25917 San Diego St 31-5 25118 Michigan St 29-9 24119 Oklahoma 23-10 23720 Ohio State 25-10 22321 Nebraska 19-13 15622 SMU 27-10 14923 Michigan 28-9 13924 Syracuse 28-6 12825 Iowa 20-13 56

Receiving Votes: Stanford 47, Harvard 47, Kansas St 37, Pittsburgh 36, Utah 26, Memphis 25, Minnesota 18, UCLA 15, New Mexico 11, Oregon 9, Louisiana Tech 8, Colorado 8, Arkansas 8, Dayton 6, Providence 5, Notre Dame 5, Georgetown 4, Massachusetts 4, Illinois 4, UTEP 4, Florida St 3, Baylor 2, George Washington 1, Toledo 1, Saint Mary’s 1, Miami (FL) 1

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SEC VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Associated Press USA Today

Top 25 Top 10 Top 25 Top 10

Alabama 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Arkansas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Auburn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Florida 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

LSU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ole Miss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Mississippi State 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Missouri 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

South Carolina 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Tennessee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Texas A&M 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Vanderbilt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

vs. Non-SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0


Non-Conference RecordConference Record Pct.America East 0-0 .000American Athletic 0-0 .000Atlantic 10 0-0 .000Atlantic Coast 0-0 .000Atlantic Sun 0-0 .000Big 12 0-0 .000Big East 0-0 .000Big Sky 0-0 .000Big South 0-0 .000Big Ten 0-0 .000Big West 0-0 .000Colonial 0-0 .000Conference USA 0-0 .000Horizon League 0-0 .000Ivy Group 0-0 .000Metro Atlantic 0-0 .000Mid-American 0-0 .000Mid-Eastern Athletic 0-0 .000Missouri Valley 0-0 .000Mountain West 0-0 .000Northeast 0-0 .000Ohio Valley 0-0 .000Pac-12 0-0 .000Patriot 0-0 .000Southern 0-0 .000Southland 0-0 .000Southwestern Athletic 0-0 .000Summit 0-0 .000Sun Belt 0-0 .000West Coast 0-0 .000Western Athletic 0-0 .000Independents 0-0 .000Non-Division I 0-0 .000Totals 0-0 .000

Double-DoublesPlayer, School 2014-15 CareerJordan Mickey, LSU 0 9Gavin Ware, Mississippi State 0 9Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky 0 8Kourtney Roberson, Texas A&M 0 7Michael Carrera, South Carolina 0 6Damian Jones, Vanderbilt 0 5Bobby Portis, Arkansas 0 5Rodney Cooper, Alabama 0 3James Siakam, Vanderbilt 0 3Marcus Thornton, Georgia 0 3Johnathan Williams III, Missouri 0 3Nemanja Djurisic, Georgia 0 2Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida 0 2KT Harrell, Auburn 0 2Aaron Jones, Ole Miss 0 2Mindaugas Kacinas, South Carolina 0 2Alex Poythress, Kentucky 0 2Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina 0 2Demetrius Henry, South Carolina 0 1Roquez Johnson, Mississippi State 0 1Moses Kingsley, Arkansas 0 1Charles Mann, Georgia 0 1Jarell Martin, LSU 0 1Martavious Newby, Ole Miss 0 1Derek Reese, Tennessee 0 1Antwan Space, Texas A&M 0 1Jarvis Summers, Ole Miss 0 1

Career Leaders - Points1. 1233 Jarvis Summers; Ole Miss; 2011-142. 813 Levi Randolph; Alabama; 2011-143. 772 Craig Sword; Mississippi State; 2012-144. 760 Nemanja Djurisic; Georgia; 2011-14 760 Rashad Madden; Arkansas; 2011-146. 755 Rodney Cooper; Alabama; 2011-147. 684 Michael Frazier; Florida; 2012-148. 673 Charles Mann; Georgia; 2012-149. 605 Alex Poythress; Kentucky; 2012-1410. 600 Gavin Ware; Mississippi State; 2012-14

Career Leaders - Rebounds1. 442 Gavin Ware; Mississippi State; 2012-142. 438 Marcus Thornton; Georgia; 2010-143. 408 Nemanja Djurisic; Georgia; 2011-144. 404 Levi Randolph; Alabama; 2011-14 404 Willie Cauley-Stein; Kentucky; 2012-145. 387 Rodney Cooper; Alabama; 2011-146. 381 Michael Carrera; South Carolina; 2012-147. 380 Alex Poythress; Kentucky; 2012-148. 352 Aaron Jones; Ole Miss; 2011-149. 291 Mindaugas Kacinas; S. Carolina; 2012-1410. 290 Roquez Johnson; Mississippi State; 2011-14

Career Leaders - Blocked Shots1. 166 Willie Cauley-Stein; Kentucky; 2012-142. 121 Aaron Jones; Ole Miss; 2011-143. 106 Jordan Mickey; LSU; 2013-144. 85 Marcus Thornton; Georgia; 2010-145. 57 Johnathan Williams; Missouri; 2013-146. 54 Bobby Portis; Arkansas; 2013-147. 50 Fred Thomas; Mississippi State; 2012-148. 49 James Siakam; Vanderbilt; 2011-14 49 Kourtney Roberson; Texas A&M; 2012-14 49 Moses Kingsley; Arkansas; 2013-14 49 Michael Carrera; South Carolina; 2012-14

Career Leaders - Steals1. 130 Alex Caruso; Texas A&M; 2012-142. 115 Craig Sword; Mississippi State; 2012-143. 100 Levi Randolph; Alabama; 2011-144. 91 Jarvis Summers; Ole Miss; 2011-145. 87 Fred Thomas; Mississippi State; 2012-146. 81 Obasohan, Retin; Alabama; 2012-147. 68 Willie Cauley-Stein; Kentucky; 2012-148. 67 Trivante Bloodman; Mississippi St.; 2012-149. 63 Michael Frazier; Florida; 2012-1410. 60 Charles Mann; Georgia; 2012-14 60 Rodney Cooper; Alabama; 2011-14 60 Rashad Madden; Arkansas; 2011-14

Career Leaders - Assists1. 370 Jarvis Summers; Ole Miss; 2011-142. 282 Alex Caruso; Texas A&M; 2012-143. 206 Rashad Madden; Arkansas; 2011-144. 189 Charles Mann; Georgia; 2012-145. 163 Craig Sword; Mississippi State; 2012-146. 159 Levi Randolph; Alabama; 2011-14 159 Andrew Harrison; Kentucky; 2013-148. 157 Trivante Bloodman; Mississippi St.; 2012-149. 130 LaDarius White; Ole Miss; 2011-1410. 109 Rodney Cooper; Alabama; 2011-14


SEC IN THE NCAA STATISTICS TOP 100 (2014 FINAL)TEAM

Winning Percentage2 Florida 92.337 Kentucky 72.568 Missouri 65.776 Tennessee 64.977 Arkansas 64.7

Scoring Offense16 Arkansas 80.162 Ole Miss 75.269 Kentucky 74.871 LSU 74.7

Scoring Defense3 Florida 57.818 Tennessee 61.729 Texas A&M 62.862 Vanderbilt 65.581 Kentucky 66.684 Georgia 66.899 Alabama 67.2

Scoring Margin9 Florida 12.219 Tennessee 10.537 Arkansas 8.843 Kentucky 8.2

FG Percentage82 Florida 46.096 Missouri 45.6

FG Percentage Defense25 Texas A&M 40.030 Florida 40.234 Georgia 40.344 Vanderbilt 40.647 Arkansas 40.859 Kentucky 41.169 Tennessee 41.373 Missouri 41.475 LSU 41.486 Alabama 41.987 Ole Miss 41.9

Three-Point FG Per Game41 Ole Miss 7.861 Arkansas 7.4

Three-Point FG Percentage50 South Carolina 37.886 Arkansas 36.299 Florida 35.9

Three-Point FG Defense4 Texas A&M 28.821 Vanderbilt 30.425 Alabama 30.856 Georgia 31.967 Kentucky 32.277 South Carolina 32.679 Mississippi St. 32.6

Free-Throw Percentage34 Missouri 74.274 Arkansas 72.696 Auburn 72.1

Rebound Margin2 Kentucky 9.43 Tennessee 8.530 Florida 5.032 Missouri 4.838 Georgia 4.679 South Carolina 3.194 LSU 2.8

Assists Per Game28 Arkansas 15.370 LSU 14.1

Assist-Turnover Ratio33 Arkansas 1.3372 Tennessee 1.2287 Florida 1.18100 Texas A&M 1.14

Blocked Shots Per Game13 Kentucky 5.915 LSU 5.918 Arkansas 5.621 Ole Miss 5.563 Tennessee 4.664 Georgia 4.678 Auburn 4.581 Vanderbilt 4.595 Alabama 4.3

Steals Per Game12 Arkansas 8.423 Mississippi St. 7.729 LSU 7.742 Ole Miss 7.573 Florida 7.099 Alabama 6.8

Turnovers Per Game35 Tennessee 10.558 Florida 11.169 Ole Miss 11.278 Texas A&M 11.4

Turnover Margin4 Arkansas 5.522 Ole Miss 2.834 Florida 2.451 Texas A&M 1.9

Personal Fouls Per Game5 Florida 15.723 Tennessee 16.751 Mississippi St. 17.360 Vanderbilt 17.586 Texas A&M 17.9

INDIVIDUAL

Points Per Game27 Jabari Brown, Missouri 19.943 Chris Denson, Auburn 19.146 Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss 19.059 Jordan McRae, Tennessee 18.767 Trevor Releford, Alabama 18.576 KT Harrell, Auburn 18.3

FG Percentage7 Casey Prather, Florida 60.349 Jordan Mickey, LSU 53.352 Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee 53.193 Johnny O’Bryant III, LSU 49.694 Trevor Releford, Alabama 49.6

Three-Point FG Per Game3 Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss 4.3023 Michael Frazier, Florida 3.0338 Rod Odom, Vanderbilt 2.7439 Brenton Williams, South Carolina 2.7492 Jamal Jones, Texas A&M 2.41

Three-Point FG Percentage10 Michael Frazier, Florida 44.718 Brenton Williams, South Carolina 42.750 Rod Odom, Vanderbilt 38.572 Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss 34.2

Free-Throw Percentage3 Brenton Williams, South Carolina 93.036 KT Harrell, Auburn 87.066 Trevor Releford, Alabama 84.8

Rebounds Per Game7 Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee 10.69 Julius Randle, Kentucky 10.483 Jeronne Maymon, Tennessee 8.1

Assists Per Game51 Alex Caruso, Texas A&M 5.0

Blocked Shots Per Game9 Jordan Mickey, LSU 3.1222 Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky 2.8653 Asauhn Dixon-Tatum, Auburn 2.1359 Aaron Jones, Ole Miss 2.09

Steals Per Game19 Trevor Releford, Alabama 2.2333 Alex Caruso, Texas A&M 2.0353 Craig Sword, Mississippi St. 1.8862 Anthony Hickey, LSU 1.8265 Retin Obasohan, Alabama 1.8098 Scottie Wilbekin, Florida 1.65

Assist Turnover Ratio20 Anthony Hickey, LSU 2.8083 Scottie Wilbekin, Florida 2.12

Double-Doubles1 Julius Randle, Kentucky 242 Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee 2271 Jordan Mickey, LSU 993 Johnny O’Bryant III, LSU 8


ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDEOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Anthony Grant99-71 in 6th year at Alabama

175-96 in 9th year as a head coach

Alabama returns four starters and eight letterwinners from last season’s team. Included in the returning players are a pair of transfers who sat out the 2013-14 campaign in Ricky Tarrant and Michael Kessens. Both were able to practice with the team but did not suit up for games due to NCAA transfer rules. Tarrant and Kessens both transferred to Alabama and sat out the 2013-14 season due to NCAA rules. Tarrant scored over 1,000 points in his two seasons at Tulane and averaged 15.3 points. 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals a game during his career. Meanwhile, Kessens averaged 13.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.4 as-sists per game, while shooting 54 percent from the floor as a true freshman at Longwood University in 2012-13. After playing a non-conference schedule that was ranked as the ninth-toughest in the nation a year ago, the Alabama men’s basketball team will play another challenging non-conference slate during the 2014-15 season. The Tide will play the likes of Iowa State (Nov. 24), Maryland or Arizona State (Nov. 25), Xavier (Dec. 6), Wichita State (Dec. 16) and UCLA (Dec. 28), among others. According to the final ESPN.com’s RPI rankings, Ala-bama finished with the No. 4 overall strength of schedule and the No. 9-ranked non-conference strength of schedule during the 2013-14 season. Only Kansas (1), Kentucky (2) and Wisconsin (3) played a tougher slate. Alabama played eight teams (a total of nine games) vs. NCAA Tournament squads. In addition, UA faced six teams (a total of nine games) that made the NIT. In all, the Tide’s scheduled featured 15 teams (for a total of 18 games) that made the 2014 NCAA Tournament and NIT. Despite a record of 13-19 on the year, the Tide finished with an RPI of No. 92 in the nation, according to KenPom.com. Ala-bama owned a record of 6-14 when playing top-100 RPI teams this season. In addition, the Tide averaged outscoring opponents last season by +0.6 points per game (67-8-67-2) despite finishing six games below .500.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 1-Towson 9:00 p.m.N17 1-Western Carolina [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.N20 Southern Miss [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.N24 2-vs. Iowa State [ESPN2] 9:30 p.m.N25 2-vs. Maryland/Arizona St. [ESPNU/3] TBDD2 South Florida [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.D6 at Xavier [CBS Sports Network] 8:00 p.m.D13 Tennessee Tech 9:00 p.m.D16 at Wichita State [ESPN2] 9:00 p.m.D19 Stillman 7:00 p.m.D21 Appalachian State [SEC Network] 6:30 p.m.D28 UCLA [ESPNU] 6:30 p.m.J2 North Florida] 7:00 p.m.J6 *Texas A&M [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J10 *at Tennessee [SEC Network] 2:00 p.m.J13 *at South Carolina [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J17 *Kentucky [ESPN/2] 4:00 p.m.J22 *at Arkansas [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.J24 *Auburn [SEC Network] 8:30 p.m.J27 *Florida [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.J31 *at Kentucky [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F4 *Missouri [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F7 *at LSU [ESPN/2] 6:00 p.m.F10 *at Mississippi State [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F14 *Vanderbilt [ESPNU] 8:00 p.m.F17 *at Auburn [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.F21 *Georgia [ESPN2] 8:00 p.m.F24 *South Carolina [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F28 *at Vanderbilt [FSN] 4:00 p.m.M3 *Ole Miss [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.M7 *at Texas A&M [FSN] 2:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-CBE Hall of Fame Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.); 2-CBE Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.)

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Mike Anderson59-39 in 4th year at Arkansas


Arkansas returns six of its top seven scorers from last year’s club that won 22 games and advanced to the second round of the NIT. Under head coach Mike Anderson, Arkansas has put together back-to-back winning seasons in SEC play for the first time since 1997-98 and 1998-99. In 2013-14, Arkansas led the SEC in scoring, assists, assist/turnover ratio and steals, highlighted by 80.1 points per game despite no players in the top 25 in the league in scor-ing. Arkansas scored 100+ points four times in 2013-14, the same number 100-point games supplied by the rest of the SEC combined.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN16 Alabama State [SECN+] TBDN19 Wake Forest [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.N21 Delaware State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.N25 at SMU [ESPNEWS] 7:30 p.m.N28 North Texas [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.N30 Iona [SEC Network] 3:30 p.m.D4 1-at Iowa State [ESPN2] 9:00 p.m.D7 at Clemson [ESPNU] 5:00 p.m.D13 Dayton [ESPN2] 2:00 p.m.D20 SE Missouri State [SEC Network] 8:30 p.m.D22 UW-Milwaukee [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.D28 Northwestern State [SEC Network] 3:30 p.m.J3 Utah Valley State [SEC Network] 3:00 p.m.J6 *at Georgia [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.J10 *Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 4:30 p.m.J13 *at Tennessee [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.J17 *Ole Miss [ESPNU] 9:30 p.m.J22 *Alabama [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.J24 *at Missouri [ESPN/2] 2:00 p.m.J27 *Tennessee [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.J31 *at Florida [CBS Sports] 1:00 p.m.F3 *South Carolina [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F7 *Mississippi State [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.F10 *at Auburn [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.F14 *at Ole Miss [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F18 *Missouri [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F21 *at Mississippi State [FSN] 4:00 p.m.F24 *Texas A&M [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F28 *at Kentucky [CBS Sports] 4:00 p.m.M5 *at South Carolina [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.M7 *LSU [ESPN/2] TBD

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-SEC/Big 12 Challenge

@AlabamaMBB @ArkRazorbacks


AUBURN TIGERSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Bruce Pearl0-0 in 1st year at Auburn


Bruce Pearl was hired as Auburn’s head men’s basketball coach on March 18, 2014. He brings with him a 462-145 (.761) career record over 19 seasons and a 231-99 (.700) record at the Division I level (10 years). KT Harrell is the SEC’s top-returning scorer after averaging 18.3 points per game last season, which was sixth-best in the conference. He will be joined on the floor by graduate student transfer Antoine Mason, who is the nation’s top returning scorer after averaging 25.6 ppg (second in the nation) at Niagara last season. During its 13-game non-conference schedule, Auburn will face 10 teams that played in the post-season a year ago, including each of the first five. Eight of those teams (Wisconsin-Milwaukee, at Colorado, Louisiana-Lafayette, Tulsa, Coastal Caro-lina, Xavier and Texas Southern) played in the NCAA Tournament.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 1-UW-Milwaukee [ESPNU] 10:00 p.m.N18 at Colorado [ESPN2] 1:00 a.m.N21 1-Louisiana-Lafayette [FSN] 9:00 p.m.N24 2-vs. Tulsa [ESPNU] 11:00 p.m.N26 2-vs. Oklahoma St./Oregon [ESPN2/3] TBDD3 3-at Texas Tech [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.D5 Coastal Carolina [FSN] 9:00 p.m.D14 at Clemson [ESPN3] 4:00 p.m.D17 Winthrop [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.D20 Xavier [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.D23 Texas Southern [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.D29 Middle Tennessee [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J3 North Alabama [SEC Network] 1:00 p.m.J6 *at Vanderbilt [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.J10 *Missouri [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J15 *at Florida [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.J17 *South Carolina [SEC Network] 8:30 p.m.J21 *Mississippi State [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J24 *at Alabama [SEC Network] 8:30 p.m.J27 *Texas A&M [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J31 *at Tennessee [ESPN/2] NoonF5 *at LSU [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.F7 *Ole Miss [SEC Network] 6:30 p.m.F10 *Arkansas [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.F14 *at Georgia [FSN] 2:00 p.m.F17 *Alabama [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.F21 *at Kentucky [ESPN/2] 6:00 p.m.F24 *LSU [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.F28 *at Texas A&M [SEC Network] 8:30 p.m.M3 *at Missouri [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.M7 *Georgia [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-MGM Grand Main Event (Auburn, Ala.); 2-MGM Grand Main Event (Las Vegas, Nev.); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge

FLORIDA GATORSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Billy Donovan451-169 in 18th year at Florida


Florida enters the season once again looking to defend the SEC crown, which the Gators won in 2014 for the third time in the past four seasons. Florida post-ed the first 18-0 record in SEC history and swept the regular season and tourna-ment titles before making the fifth Final Four appearance in school history. The Gators now must replace four seniors, all starters, from last year’s team. The group, which included SEC Player of the Year Scottie Wilbekin, Casey Prather, Will Yeguete and Patric Young, won 120 games as a class, most ever at UF. Junior Michael Frazier II, who set UF’s single-season record with 118 3-pointers last year, is the Gators’ lone returning starter. Florida also returns SEC Sixth Man of the Year Dorian Finney-Smith, who led the Gators in rebounding last season.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 William & Mary [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.N17 Miami (Fla.) [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.N21 Louisiana-Monroe [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.N26 1-vs. Georgetown [axsTV] 9:30 p.m.N27 1-vs. Wisconsin/UAB [ESPN/axsTV] TBDN28 1-vs. Battle for Atlantis [ESPN/axsTV] TBDD5 2-at Kansas [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.D8 Yale [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.D12 Texas Southern [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.D14 Jacksonville [FSN] 4:00 p.m.D20 3-vs. Wake Forest [FSN] TBDD30 at Florida State [ESPN2] 7:00 p.m.J3 Connecticut [CBS Sports] 2:00 p.m.J7 *at South Carolina [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J10 *Mississippi State [FSN] 7:00 p.m.J15 *Auburn [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.J17 *at Georgia [CBS Sports] 2:00 p.m.J20 *LSU [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.J24 *at Ole Miss [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.J27 *at Alabama [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.J31 *Arkansas [CBS Sports] 1:00 p.m.F3 *at Vanderbilt [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.F7 *Kentucky [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.F12 *Ole Miss [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.F14 *at Texas A&M [SEC Network] 6:30 p.m.F18 *Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F21 *at LSU [CBS Sports] 1:00 p.m.F24 *at Missouri [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.F28 *Tennessee [ESPN/2] TBDM3 *Texas A&M [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.M7 *at Kentucky [CBS Sports] 2:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas); 2-SEC/Big 12 Chal-lenge; 3-Orange Bowl Classic (Sunrise, Fla.)

@AUBasketball @GatorZoneMBK


GEORGIA BULLDOGSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Mark Fox86-77 in 6th season at Georgia

209-120 in 11th season as a head coach

Georgia returns the following percentages from the 2014 team which went 20-14: 79 percent of its scoring, 70 percent of its rebounding, 80 percent of its assists, 73 percent of its minutes played, 66 percent of its starts Georgia won 20 games in 2014 for just the 12th time in the program’s history. The Bulldogs tied for second in the final SEC standings, a milestone accomplished by just three other UGA teams previously. Georgia has three international players on its roster for the first time ever. Senior Nemi Djurisic is from Montenegro, while redshirt freshman walk-on Dusan Langura is from Switzerland. True freshman Osahen Iduwe hails from Nigeria. Junior Charles Mann and Kenny Gaines form one of the best backcourts in recent Georgia memory. The duo ranked 1-2 on the team in scoring and combined last season for 26.1 points per game. Gaines led the team in scoring during the 18-game SEC schedule and also led the league in 3-point shooting during that span.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 at Georgia Tech [ESPN3] 7:00 p.m.N18 1-Stony Brook [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.N21 Troy [SECN+] 7:00 p.m.N23 Florida Atlantic [FSN] 5:00 p.m.N26 2-vs. Gonzaga [ESPN2] 9:30 p.m.N28 2-vs. Minnesota/St. John’s [ESPN2/U] TBDD2 at UT-Chattanooga [ESPN3] 7:00 p.m.D7 Colorado [SEC Network] NoonD21 Seton Hall [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.D27 Mercer [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.D31 at Kansas State [ESPNU] 4:00 p.m.J3 Norfolk State [FSN] 2:00 p.m.J6 *Arkansas [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.J10 *at LSU [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.J14 *at Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J17 *Florida [CBS Sports] 2:00 p.m.J20 *Ole Miss [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J24 *at Mississippi State [FSN] 3:00 p.m.J27 *Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J31 *at South Carolina [ESPNU] 4:00 p.m.F3 *at Kentucky [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.F7 *Tennessee [ESPN/2] NoonF11 *at Texas A&M [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F14 *Auburn [FSN] 2:00 p.m.F17 *South Carolina [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F21 *at Alabama [ESPN2] 8:00 p.m.F25 *at Ole Miss [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F28 *Missouri [ESPNU] NoonM3 *Kentucky [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.M7 *at Auburn [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-NIT Season Tip-Off (Athens, Ga.); 2-NIT Season Tip-Off (New York, N.Y.)

KENTUCKY WILDCATSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: John Calipari151-37 in 6th year at Kentucky

553-176 in 23rd year as a head coach

Kentucky is set to return 67 percent of its assists (300), 65 percent of minutes played, 59 percent of its scoring (1,773) and 54 percent of its rebounds (872) produced from its Final Four squad with the return of juniors Willie Cauley-Stein and Alex Poythress and sophomores Aaron and Andrew Harrison, Dakari John-son and Marcus Lee. For the sixth-consecutive season the Wildcats hauled in the No. 2 recruiting class or better with the additions of Devin Booker, Trey Lyles, Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyler Ulis – all who were McDonald’s High School All-Americans. UK will field nine players who appeared in the high school all-star contest in 2014-15.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 1-Grand Canyon [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.N16 1-Buffalo [ESPNU] NoonN18 2-vs. Kansas [ESPN] 9:30 p.m.N21 Boston [FSN] 7:00 p.m.N23 1-Montana State [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.N25 1-UT-Arlington [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.N30 Providence [ESPN2] 2:00 p.m.D5 3-Texas [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.D7 Eastern Kentucky [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.D10 Columbia [ESPN2] 7:00 p.m.D13 North Carolina [CBS Sports] NoonD20 4-vs. UCLA [CBS Sports] 3:30 p.m.D27 at Louisville [ESPN2] 2:00 p.m.J6 *Ole Miss [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J10 *at Texas A&M [CBS Sports] 1/3:30 p.m.J13 *Missouri [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.J17 *at Alabama [ESPN/2] 4:00 p.m.J20 *Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J24 *at South Carolina [ESPN/2] NoonJ29 *at Missouri [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.J31 *Alabama [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F3 *Georgia [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.F7 *at Florida [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.F10 *at LSU [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.F14 *South Carolina [ESPN/2] 2:00 p.m.F17 *at Tennessee [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.F21 *Auburn [ESPN/2] 6:00 p.m.F25 *at Mississippi State [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F28 *Arkansas [CBS Sports] 4:00 p.m.M3 *at Georgia [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.M7 *Florida [CBS Sports] 2:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Cawood Ledford Classic (Lexington, Ky.); 2-Champions Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge; 4-CBS Sports Classic (Chicago, Ill.)

@UGABasketball @CoachCalDotCom


LSU TIGERSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Johnny Jones39-26 in 3rd year at LSU


Johnny Jones is entering his third season as head coach at LSU. His 39 wins in two seasons is the most for any LSU head coach in their first two seasons in the SEC Era. Jones enters his 20th year (non-consecutively) in the LSU program – 4 as a player, 13 years on the Tigers bench as an assistant to Dale Brown, 3 as head coach. LSU returns two All-SEC performers in 2014-15 – Jordan Mickey was named Second Team All-SEC and was a member of both the Defensive All-SEC team and the Freshman All-SEC squads. Jarell Martin was named to the Freshman All-SEC team. Mickey in 2013-14 became the first player other than Shaquille O’Neal to block more than 100 shots in a season (106). LSU’s Keith Hornsby will make his debut this year after sitting out last year after transferring from UNC-Asheville. His father is the grammy award winning musician Bruce Hornsby.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN15 Gardner Webb [SECN+] 1:00 p.m.N18 Texas Tech [ESPN2] 9:30 p.m.N21 1-vs. Old Dominion [CBS Sports Net] 6:30 p.m.N22 1-vs. Illinois State/Weber State TBDN24 1-Paradise Jam TBDN29 McNeese State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.D2 UMass [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.D4 2-West Virginia [ESPN2] 7:00 p.m.D13 Sam Houston State [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.D18 at UAB [CBS Sports Network] 9:00 p.m.D22 College of Charleston [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.D29 Southern Miss [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J3 Savannah State [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J8 *at Missouri [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.J10 *Georgia [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.J14 *at Ole Miss [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J17 *Texas A&M [ESPN/2] NoonJ20 *at Florida [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.J24 *at Vanderbilt [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.J28 *South Carolina [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J31 *at Mississippi State [SEC Network] 2:00 p.m.F5 *Auburn [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.F7 *Alabama [ESPN/2] 6:00 p.m.F10 *Kentucky [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.F14 *at Tennessee [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.F17 *at Texas A&M [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F21 *Florida [CBS Sports] 1:00 p.m.F24 *at Auburn [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.F28 *Ole Miss [FSN] 2:00 p.m.M4 *Tennessee [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.M7 *at Arkansas [ESPN/2] TBD

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands); 2-SEC/Big 12 Challenge

OLE MISS REBELSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Andy Kennedy171-101 in 9th year at Ole Miss


Ole Miss boasts one of the most experienced teams in the SEC with a league-high five seniors. Senior Jarvis Summers is the conference active career leader in points (1,233) and assists (370). The Rebels added five newcomers to this year’s squad lead by a pair of fifth-year transfers in M.J. Rhett, who ranked 18th in the nation last year with nine double-doubles at Tennessee State, and Terence Smith, who was a career 1,000-point scorer and 40 percent 3-point shooter (101-253) at Tennessee-Martin and averaged 14.6 points a game last year. Ole Miss also added junior college guard Stephan Moody, who was the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and earned second team All-Sun Belt honors as a freshman at FAU.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 Charleston Southern 7:00 p.m.N17 at Troy 8:00 p.m.N20 1-Southern 8:00 p.m.N23 1-Northern Arizona [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.N28 2-vs. Creighton TBDN29 2-vs. Cincinnati/Middle Tennessee TBDD4 3-TCU [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.D7 at Oregon [Fox Sports 1] 4:00 p.m.D13 Western Kentucky [SEC Network] 4:30 p.m.D18 Coastal Carolina [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.D22 4-vs. SE Missouri 8:00 p.m.D30 at Dayton [CBS Sports Network] 8:00 p.m.J3 Austin Peay 2:00 p.m.J6 *at Kentucky [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J10 *South Carolina [FSN] 5:00 p.m.J14 *LSU [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J17 *at Arkansas [ESPNU] 9:30 p.m.J20 *at Georgia [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J24 *Florida [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.J28 *Mississippi State [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J31 *at Missouri [FSN] 4:00 p.m.F4 *Texas A&M [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F7 *at Auburn [SEC Network] 6:30 p.m.F12 *at Florida [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.F14 *Arkansas [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F19 *at Mississippi State [ESPN/2] 9:00 p.m.F21 *Tennessee [ESPNU] 7:30 p.m.F25 *Georgia [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F28 *at LSU [FSN] 2:00 p.m.M3 *at Alabama [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.M7 *Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Emerald Coast Classic (Oxford, Miss.); 2-Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge; 4-at Southaven, Miss.

@LSUBasketball @OleMissMBB


MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Rick Ray24-41 in 3rd year at Mississippi State24-41 in 3rd year as a head coach

Bulldogs looking to get back to postseason for first time since 2012. The Bull-dogs are looking to avoid three-straight losing seasons for the first since 1987-89. The last two years, MSU has played with just seven scholarships due to inju-ries, suspensions or dismissals. Bulldogs return all five starters from a year ago.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 Western Carolina [SECN+] 6:30 p.m.N17 Mississippi Valley State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.N22 Utah State [SECN+] 3:00 p.m.N24 Clayton State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.N28 1-vs. St. Louis [CBS Sports Net] 9:30 p.m.N29 1-vs. Bradley/TCU TBDD6 at Tulane TBDD13 at Oregon State [Pac-12 Network] 4:00 p.m.D17 Arkansas State [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.D20 2-vs. USC Upstate 4:00 p.m.D23 Jacksonville [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.D30 McNeese State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.J2 Florida State [ESPNU] 8:00 p.m.J7 *Tennessee [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J10 *at Florida [FSN] 7:00 p.m.J13 *at Texas A&M [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J17 *Vanderbilt [FSN] 4:00 p.m.J21 *at Auburn [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J24 *Georgia [FSN] 3:00 p.m.J28 *at Ole Miss [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J31 *LSU [SEC Network] 2:00 p.m.F3 *at Tennessee [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F7 *at Arkansas [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.F10 *Alabama [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F14 *at Missouri [ESPNU] 4:00 p.m.F19 *Ole Miss [ESPN/2] 9:00 p.m.F21 *Arkansas [FSN] 4:00 p.m.F25 *Kentucky [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F28 *at South Carolina [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.M4 *at Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.M7 *Missouri [SEC Network] 6:30 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Corpus Christi Challenge (Corpus Christi, Texas); 2-at Jackson, Miss.

MISSOURI TIGERSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Kim Anderson0-0 in 1st year at Missouri


Missouri Basketball will have one of the youngest rosters in college basketball this season as just two starters and four returning letter winners are back from last season’s 23-12 campaign. The Tigers are now being led by former Missouri great, Kim Anderson. Anderson was the 1979 Big Eight Player of the Year at Mizzou and led nearby Central Missouri to the 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship. Missouri will look to extend its postseason appearance streak to seven consecutive. The Tigers advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament in 2014 after qualifying for five straight NCAA appear-ances. Mizzou Arena has been one of college basketball’s top home court ad-vantages over the last six years. Since 2008-09, Missouri has won 102 games at home, ranking No. 2 nationally to only Ohio State (103).

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 1-UMKC [SECN+] 9:00 p.m.N16 Valparaiso [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.N19 Oral Roberts [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.N24 2-vs. Arizona [ESPN2] 5:00 p.m.N25 2-vs. Kansas State/Purdue [ESPN/2] TBDN26 2-Maui Invitational TBD D2 SE Missouri State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.D5 3-at Oklahoma [ESPNU] 9:30 p.m.D11 Elon [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.D13 Xavier [ESPN2] 4:00 p.m.D20 4-vs. Illinois [ESPN2] 2:00 p.m.D30 5-vs. Oklahoma State [ESPN2] 9:00 p.m.J3 Lipscomb [SEC Network] 5:00 p.m.J8 *LSU [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.J10 *at Auburn [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J13 *at Kentucky [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.J17 *Tennessee [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.J21 *at Texas A&M [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J24 *Arkansas [ESPN/2] 2:00 p.m.J29 *Kentucky [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.J31 *Ole Miss [FSN] 4:00 p.m.F4 *at Alabama [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F7 *Texas A&M [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.F10 *at South Carolina [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F14 *Mississippi State [ESPNU] 4:00 p.m.F18 *at Arkansas [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F21 *at Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 2:30 p.m.F24 *Florida [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.F28 *at Georgia [ESPNU] NoonM3 *Auburn [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.M7 *at Mississippi State [SEC Network] 6:30 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Maui Invitational (Columbia, Mo.); 2-Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge; 4-at St. Louis, Mo.; 5-at Kansas City, Mo.

@mstateMBK @MizzouHoops


SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Frank Martin27-38 in 3rd year at South Carolina144-92 in 8th year as a head coach

South Carolina returns 71.3 percent of its scoring from last season, 88.5 per-cent of its rebounds and 75.5 percent of minutes played. The Gamecocks boast two SEC All-Freshman Team honorees on this year’s squad with Michael Car-rera (2013) and Sindarius Thornwell (2014). In 2014 league games, Thornwell led all freshmen in scoring (15.6) and assists (4.0); he posted six 20-point scoring games in SEC play. Two Gamecocks had standout play at the conclu-sion of the 2014 campaign, with junior forward Laimonas Chatkevicius and sophomore guard Duane Notice. Chatkevicius was stellar in the final six games of the season, averaging 7.7 points and 6.7 rebounds during the stretch, which included a career high with 16 points in the SEC Tournament win vs. Arkansas. Notice also played his best basketball of the season in the final games, as he posted a season high 23 points in the SEC Tournament win vs. Auburn, hitting a perfect 4-of-4 from 3-point range in the win.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 North Florida [SECN+] 7:00 p.m.N18 Baylor [ESPN] NoonN20 1-vs. Cornell [ESPN3] 7:30 p.m.N21 1-vs. Charlotte/Penn State [ESPNU/3] TBDN23 1-Charleston Classic [ESPN2/3 ] TBDN26 UNC Asheville [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.D1 at Marshall [CBS Sports Network] 7:30 p.m.D6 2-Oklahoma State [ESPNU] NoonD19 Clemson [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.D21 Coker [SECN+] 3:30 p.m.D30 North Carolina A&T [SECN+] 7:00 p.m.J3 3-vs. Iowa State TBDJ7 *Florida [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J10 *at Ole Miss [FSN] 5:00 p.m.J13 *Alabama [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J17 *at Auburn [SEC Network] 8:30 p.m.J20 *Tennessee [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.J24 *Kentucky [ESPN/2] NoonJ28 *at LSU [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J31 *Georgia [ESPNU] 4:00 p.m.F3 *at Arkansas [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F7 *at Vanderbilt [FSN] 4:00 p.m.F10 *Missouri [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F14 *at Kentucky [ESPN/2] 2:00 p.m.F17 *at Georgia [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F21 *Texas A&M [SEC Network] NoonF24 *at Alabama [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F28 *Mississippi State [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.M5 *Arkansas [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.M7 *at Tennessee [FSN] 4:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.); 2-SEC/Big 12 Challenge; 3-at Brooklyn, NY

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERSOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall0-0 in 1st year at Tennessee


The Vols’ 2014-15 roster features 15 players (12 scholarship student-athletes) representing nine states. There are four Vols who hail from the state of Ten-nessee, three from Georgia, and a pair of players are from Florida. Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma and Texas also are represented. Tennessee has three seniors, five juniors, two sophomores and five freshmen. Eight Vols stand 6-5 or shorter, and seven players are 6-6 or taller. Tennessee head coach Donnie Tyndall’s first season on Rocky Top signals the addition of eight scholarship newcomers, which marks the most in program history. The Vols return only four scholarship players: senior guard Josh Richardson, junior forward Armani Moore, junior forward Derek Reese and sophomore guard Robert Hubbs III. Hubbs appeared in only 12 games last season, as his debut campaign was cut short by a shoulder injury that required surgery. Among SEC teams, Tennessee’s nine newcomers (includes one walk-on) ties Missouri for the most in the league. And UT’s four returning lettermen tie Missouri and Texas A&M for fewest among SEC teams. Richardson is the only returner who started any games last season (36), while Moore started 16 games as a freshman in 2012-13.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 1-vs. VCU [CBS Sports Network] 6:30 p.m.N20 Texas Southern [FSN] 7:00 p.m.N27 2-vs. Santa Clara [ESPN2] NoonN28 2-vs. Kansas/Rhode Island [ESPN/U] TBDN30 2-Orlando Classic TBDD6 3-Kansas State [ESPN2] 3:15 p.m.D14 Butler [ESPNU] 2:00 p.m.D17 at NC State [ESPN2] 7:00 p.m.D19 Tennessee Tech [FSN] 7:00 p.m.D22 Mercer [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.D27 Tennessee State [SEC Network] 8:30 p.m.D31 East Tennessee State [SEC Network] 1:00 p.m.J7 at Mississippi State [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J10 *Alabama [SEC Network] 2:00 p.m.J13 *Arkansas [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.J17 *at Missouri [SEC Network] 6:00 p.m.J20 *at South Carolina [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.J24 *Texas A&M [FSN] 1:00 p.m.J27 *at Arkansas [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.J31 *Auburn [ESPN/2] NoonF3 *Mississippi State [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F7 *at Georgia [ESPN/2] NoonF11 *at Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F14 *LSU [SEC Network] 4:00 p.m.F17 *Kentucky [ESPN] 7:00 p.m.F21 *at Ole Miss [ESPNU] 7:30 p.m.F26 *Vanderbilt [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.F28 *at Florida [ESPN/2] TBDM4 *at LSU [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.M7 *South Carolina [FSN] 4:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.); 2-Orlando Classic (Orlando, Fla.)3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge

@GamecockMBB @Vol_Hoops


TEXAS A&M AGGIESOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Billy Kennedy50-49 in 4th year at Texas A&M


The Aggies are set to return four starters and eight letterwinners from last sea-son’s 18-win squad including junior guard Alex Caruso. Emerging as one of the SEC’s top playmakers a year ago, Caruso led the league in total assists (170), assists per game (5.0) and total steals (6.9) while also seeing his scor-ing average jump from 5.5 points per game as a freshman in 2012-13 to 9.0 last season. Veteran forward Kourtney Roberson averaged 9.8 points per contest last season while leading the Aggies in rebounding (230 total rebounds / 6.8 rebounds per game). A product of Arcadia, La., he collected five double-doubles a year ago and enters his senior season with seven during his A&M career. Two additional starters, senior guard Jordan Green and junior forward Antwan Space, are also back from last season’s starting line-up bringing valu-able experience after combining for 49 starts for the Maroon & White a year ago. Head coach Billy Kennedy enters his fourth season in College Station and brings new blood into his coaching staff, adding Amir Abdur-Rahim and former Mississippi State head coach Rick Stansbury as assistants.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN14 Northwestern State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.N20 1-vs. Dayton [ESPNU] 10:30 a.m.N21 1-vs. UConn/Coll. Of Charleston TBDN23 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off TBDN28 New Orleans [SEC Network] 1:00 p.m.D3 Sam Houston State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.D6 Arizona State [SEC Network] 2:00 p.m.D9 2-at Baylor [ESPN2] 9:00 p.m.D13 Youngstown State [SECN+] TBDD20 3-vs. Kansas State [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.D30 Mercer [SEC Network] 8:00 p.m.J3 Hartford [SECN+] 5:00 p.m.J6 *at Alabama [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J10 *Kentucky [CBS Sports] 1/3:30 p.m.J13 *Mississippi State [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J17 *at LSU [ESPN/2] NoonJ21 *Missouri [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J24 *at Tennessee [FSN] 1:00 p.m.J27 *at Auburn [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J31 *Vanderbilt [SEC Network] 4:30 p.m.F4 *at Ole Miss [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F7 *at Missouri [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.F11 *Georgia [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F14 *Florida [SEC Network] 6:30 p.m.F17 *LSU [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F21 *at South Carolina [SEC Network] NoonF24 *at Arkansas [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F28 *Auburn [SEC Network] 8:30 p.m.M3 *at Florida [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.M7 *Alabama [FSN] 2:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big 12 Chal-lenge; 3-at Kansas City, Mo.

VANDERBILT COMMODORESOVERALL: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A, 0-0 N)

SEC: 0-0 (0-0 H, 0-0 A)

Head Coach: Kevin Stallings292-191 in 16th year at Vanderbilt

415-254 in 22nd year as a head coach

Sophomore center Damian Jones, a 2014 All-SEC Freshman Selection, is the Commodores’ leading returning scorer after averaging 11.3 points per game in 2013-14. Three starters and eight letter winners return from last year’s team, which finished 15-16, 7-11 in league play. Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stall-ings is entering his 16th season with the Commodores. He became the school’s all-time leading wins leader last season and now has 292 career Vanderbilt wins. The Commodores will welcome five freshmen, all perimeter players, to the fold this year, a group which was ranked number 24 in the Rivals.com class of 2014 rankings.

2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result Attendance High ScorerN16 Trevecca Nazarene [SECN+] 3:00 p.m.N20 Lipscomb [FSN] 9:00 p.m.N23 1-Tennessee State [FSN] 7:00 p.m.N25 1-Norfolk State [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.N28 2-vs. Rutgers [NBC Sports Net] 7:00 p.m.N29 2-vs. Virginia/LaSalle [NBC Sports Net] TBDD4 3-Baylor [ESPNU] 7:00 p.m.D13 Purdue [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.D16 Western Carolina [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.D20 at Georgia Tech [ESPN3] 2:00 p.m.D22 Penn [SECN+] 8:00 p.m.D31 at St. Louis 2:00 p.m.J3 Yale [SECN+] 2:00 p.m.J6 *Auburn [ESPNU] 9:00 p.m.J10 *at Arkansas [SEC Network] 4:30 p.m.J14 *Georgia [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J17 *at Mississippi State [FSN] 4:00 p.m.J20 *at Kentucky [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.J24 *LSU [ESPNU] 6:00 p.m.J27 *at Georgia [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.J31 *at Texas A&M [SEC Network] 4:30 p.m.F3 *Florida [ESPN] 9:00 p.m.F7 *South Carolina [FSN] 4:00 p.m.F11 *Tennessee [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.F14 *at Alabama [ESPNU] 8:00 p.m.F18 *at Florida [SEC Network] 7:00 p.m.F21 *Missouri [SEC Network] 2:30 p.m.F26 *at Tennessee [ESPN/2] 7:00 p.m.F28 *Alabama [FSN] 4:00 p.m.M4 *Mississippi State [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.M7 *at Ole Miss [SEC Network] 9:00 p.m.

All Times Eastern; *SEC Game; 1-Barclays Center Classic (Nashville, Tenn.); 2-Barclays Center Clas-sic (Brooklyn, N.Y.); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge

@AggieMensHoops @VandyMBB

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