SEC Player of the Week – Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht, a 6-foot-6, 213-pound fifth-year player from Thornton, Colo., averaged 20.5 points, four rebounds and 1.5 assists in wins over Tennessee Tech and at Wisconsin. He opened the season with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting against Tennessee Tech. Knecht then converted 8-of-15 shots from the field and 7-of-9 free throws to pace the Vols in an 80-70 win at Wisconsin.
· SEC Freshman of the Week – Auburn guard Aden Holloway, a 6-foot-1, 178-pound freshman from Charlotte, N.C., averaged 15 points and 4.5 assists against No. 20 Baylor and Southeastern La. He led Auburn with a team-high 19 points and six assists in 26 minutes of play versus Baylor in Sioux Falls, S.D. He followed that performance up with 11 points and three assists in an 86-71 victory over Southeastern La. On the week, he converted 7-of-16 shots from 3-point range.
· Seven SEC players have been named to the Naismith Player of the Year Watchlist: Trevon Brazile (Arkansas), Johni Broome (Auburn), Justin Edwards (Kentucky), Grant Nelson (Alabama), Tolu Smith (Mississippi State), Wade Taylor IV (Texas A&M), and Santiago Vescovi (Tennessee).
· Tennessee is the favorite to win the 2024 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Texas A&M was picked to finish second and is followed by Arkansas, Kentucky and Alabama. Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
· A nation-leading five teams are ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll. Tennessee leads the way at 7th, Texas A&M is 13th, Arkansas is 14th, Kentucky is 17th, and Alabama is 22nd. Additionally, Mississippi State and Auburn are among the teams receiving votes.
· Alabama’s Brandon Miller earned 2023 National Freshman of the Year awards from the USBWA and NABC, joining Chris Jackson, John Wall, Anthony Davis, Ben Simmons, and Jabari Smith as SEC players who have been named national freshman of the year.
· Three players earned All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2023: Alabama’s Brandon Miller (1st team), Kentucky’s Oscar Tsheibwe (2nd team) and Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV (honorable mention).
· 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.
· 13 SEC players on 2023-24 NBA Opening Day rosters have made an NBA All-Star Game.
· The SEC led all conferences with 10 players selected in the 2023 NBA Draft. Six first round selections also led the nation.
· 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.
· 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.
· 35 NCAA Tournament selections over the last four tournaments.
· 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):
Monday, November 6
Hall of Fame Series (Las Vegas, NV)
Oregon 82, Georgia 71
at #9 Tennessee 80, Tennessee Tech 42
at South Carolina 82, USC Upstate 53
at #16 Kentucky 86, New Mexico St. 46
at #14 Arkansas 93, Alcorn St. 59
at Florida 93, Loyola Maryland 73
at LSU 106, Mississippi Valley St. 60
at Ole Miss 69, Alabama St. 59
at #15 Texas A&M 78, Texas A&M-Commerce 46
at #24 Alabama 105, Morehead St. 73
at Missouri 101, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 79
Tuesday, November 7
Presbyterian 68, at Vanderbilt 62
#20 Baylor 88, Auburn 82
Wednesday, November 8
Barstool Sports Invitational (Chicago, IL)
Mississippi St. 71, Arizona St. 56
Friday, November 10
Hall of Fame Series (Charlotte, NC)
Virginia 73, Florida 70
Wildcat Challenge (Lexington, KY)
at #16 Kentucky 81, A&M-Commerce 61
#15 Texas A&M 73, at Ohio St. 66
at Georgia 80, Wake Forest 77
at Vanderbilt 74, USC Upstate 67
at #14 Arkansas 86, Gardner-Webb 68
at Auburn 86, Southeastern La. 71
Nicholls St. 68, at LSU 66
at Ole Miss 75, Eastern Wash. 64
at #24 Alabama 102, Indiana St. 80
Memphis 70, at Missouri 55
#9 Tennessee 80, at Wisconsin 70
Hall of Fame Series (Charlotte, NC)
South Carolina 79, Virginia Tech 77
Saturday, November 11
at Mississippi St. 87, UT-Martin 63
Sunday, November 12
at Georgia 64, N.C. Central 54
Monday, November 13
Arizona Tip-Off (Columbia, SC)
VMI at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Old Dominion at #14 Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
SIU Edwardsville at Missouri SECN+ 8:00p
UNC Greensboro at Vanderbilt SECN+ 8:00p
Tuesday, November 14
Wofford at #7 Tennessee SECN+ 6:30p
Florida A&M at Florida SECN+ 7:00p
North Alabama at Mississippi St. SECN+ 7:30p
#13 Texas A&M at SMU ESPN+ 8:00p
Detroit Mercy at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00p
South Alabama at #22 Alabama SECN+ 8:00p
Champions Classic (Chicago, IL)
#17 Kentucky vs. #1 Kansas ESPN 9:30p
Thursday, November 16
Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC)
LSU vs. Dayton ESPN2 4:00p
Legends Classic (Brooklyn, NY)
Auburn vs. Notre Dame ESPN2 8:00p
Missouri at Minnesota Big Ten Network 9:00p
Friday, November 17
Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC)
LSU vs. North Texas/St. John’s ESPN2/U 11:30a/2p
Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship (Nassau, Bahamas)
Georgia vs. #12 Miami (FL) CBSSN 3:30p
Legends Classic (Brooklyn, NY)
Auburn vs. Oklahoma St./St. Bonaventure ESPN2/U TBD
Florida St. at Florida SEC Network 7:00p
Wildcat Challenge (Lexington, KY)
Stonehill College at #17 Kentucky SECN+ 7:00p
Central Arkansas at Vanderbilt SECN+ 7:00p
UNC Greensboro at #14 Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
Oral Roberts at #13 Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00p
Emerald Coast Classic (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Mercer at #22 Alabama SECN+ 8:00p
Sam Houston St. at Ole Miss 9:00p
Arizona Tip-Off (Phoenix, AZ)
South Carolina vs. DePaul CBS Sports Network 11:30p
Saturday, November 18
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Uncasville, CT)
Mississippi St. vs. Washington St. ESPN+ 12:00p
Sunday, November 19
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Uncasville, CT)
Mississippi St. vs. Northwestern/Rhode Island ESPN2/U 1/3:30p
Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship (Nassau, Bahamas)
Georgia vs. Kansas St./Providence CBSSN 12/2:30p
Jackson St. at Missouri SECN+ 6:00p
Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC)
LSU vs. TBD TBD
Arizona Tip-Off (Phoenix, AZ)
South Carolina vs. Grand Canyon/San Francisco TBD
· SEC Freshman of the Week – Auburn guard Aden Holloway, a 6-foot-1, 178-pound freshman from Charlotte, N.C., averaged 15 points and 4.5 assists against No. 20 Baylor and Southeastern La. He led Auburn with a team-high 19 points and six assists in 26 minutes of play versus Baylor in Sioux Falls, S.D. He followed that performance up with 11 points and three assists in an 86-71 victory over Southeastern La. On the week, he converted 7-of-16 shots from 3-point range.
· Seven SEC players have been named to the Naismith Player of the Year Watchlist: Trevon Brazile (Arkansas), Johni Broome (Auburn), Justin Edwards (Kentucky), Grant Nelson (Alabama), Tolu Smith (Mississippi State), Wade Taylor IV (Texas A&M), and Santiago Vescovi (Tennessee).
· Tennessee is the favorite to win the 2024 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Texas A&M was picked to finish second and is followed by Arkansas, Kentucky and Alabama. Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
· A nation-leading five teams are ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll. Tennessee leads the way at 7th, Texas A&M is 13th, Arkansas is 14th, Kentucky is 17th, and Alabama is 22nd. Additionally, Mississippi State and Auburn are among the teams receiving votes.
· Alabama’s Brandon Miller earned 2023 National Freshman of the Year awards from the USBWA and NABC, joining Chris Jackson, John Wall, Anthony Davis, Ben Simmons, and Jabari Smith as SEC players who have been named national freshman of the year.
· Three players earned All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2023: Alabama’s Brandon Miller (1st team), Kentucky’s Oscar Tsheibwe (2nd team) and Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV (honorable mention).
· 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.
· 13 SEC players on 2023-24 NBA Opening Day rosters have made an NBA All-Star Game.
· The SEC led all conferences with 10 players selected in the 2023 NBA Draft. Six first round selections also led the nation.
· 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.
· 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.
· 35 NCAA Tournament selections over the last four tournaments.
· 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):
Monday, November 6
Hall of Fame Series (Las Vegas, NV)
Oregon 82, Georgia 71
at #9 Tennessee 80, Tennessee Tech 42
at South Carolina 82, USC Upstate 53
at #16 Kentucky 86, New Mexico St. 46
at #14 Arkansas 93, Alcorn St. 59
at Florida 93, Loyola Maryland 73
at LSU 106, Mississippi Valley St. 60
at Ole Miss 69, Alabama St. 59
at #15 Texas A&M 78, Texas A&M-Commerce 46
at #24 Alabama 105, Morehead St. 73
at Missouri 101, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 79
Tuesday, November 7
Presbyterian 68, at Vanderbilt 62
#20 Baylor 88, Auburn 82
Wednesday, November 8
Barstool Sports Invitational (Chicago, IL)
Mississippi St. 71, Arizona St. 56
Friday, November 10
Hall of Fame Series (Charlotte, NC)
Virginia 73, Florida 70
Wildcat Challenge (Lexington, KY)
at #16 Kentucky 81, A&M-Commerce 61
#15 Texas A&M 73, at Ohio St. 66
at Georgia 80, Wake Forest 77
at Vanderbilt 74, USC Upstate 67
at #14 Arkansas 86, Gardner-Webb 68
at Auburn 86, Southeastern La. 71
Nicholls St. 68, at LSU 66
at Ole Miss 75, Eastern Wash. 64
at #24 Alabama 102, Indiana St. 80
Memphis 70, at Missouri 55
#9 Tennessee 80, at Wisconsin 70
Hall of Fame Series (Charlotte, NC)
South Carolina 79, Virginia Tech 77
Saturday, November 11
at Mississippi St. 87, UT-Martin 63
Sunday, November 12
at Georgia 64, N.C. Central 54
Monday, November 13
Arizona Tip-Off (Columbia, SC)
VMI at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Old Dominion at #14 Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
SIU Edwardsville at Missouri SECN+ 8:00p
UNC Greensboro at Vanderbilt SECN+ 8:00p
Tuesday, November 14
Wofford at #7 Tennessee SECN+ 6:30p
Florida A&M at Florida SECN+ 7:00p
North Alabama at Mississippi St. SECN+ 7:30p
#13 Texas A&M at SMU ESPN+ 8:00p
Detroit Mercy at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00p
South Alabama at #22 Alabama SECN+ 8:00p
Champions Classic (Chicago, IL)
#17 Kentucky vs. #1 Kansas ESPN 9:30p
Thursday, November 16
Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC)
LSU vs. Dayton ESPN2 4:00p
Legends Classic (Brooklyn, NY)
Auburn vs. Notre Dame ESPN2 8:00p
Missouri at Minnesota Big Ten Network 9:00p
Friday, November 17
Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC)
LSU vs. North Texas/St. John’s ESPN2/U 11:30a/2p
Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship (Nassau, Bahamas)
Georgia vs. #12 Miami (FL) CBSSN 3:30p
Legends Classic (Brooklyn, NY)
Auburn vs. Oklahoma St./St. Bonaventure ESPN2/U TBD
Florida St. at Florida SEC Network 7:00p
Wildcat Challenge (Lexington, KY)
Stonehill College at #17 Kentucky SECN+ 7:00p
Central Arkansas at Vanderbilt SECN+ 7:00p
UNC Greensboro at #14 Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
Oral Roberts at #13 Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00p
Emerald Coast Classic (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Mercer at #22 Alabama SECN+ 8:00p
Sam Houston St. at Ole Miss 9:00p
Arizona Tip-Off (Phoenix, AZ)
South Carolina vs. DePaul CBS Sports Network 11:30p
Saturday, November 18
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Uncasville, CT)
Mississippi St. vs. Washington St. ESPN+ 12:00p
Sunday, November 19
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Uncasville, CT)
Mississippi St. vs. Northwestern/Rhode Island ESPN2/U 1/3:30p
Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship (Nassau, Bahamas)
Georgia vs. Kansas St./Providence CBSSN 12/2:30p
Jackson St. at Missouri SECN+ 6:00p
Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC)
LSU vs. TBD TBD
Arizona Tip-Off (Phoenix, AZ)
South Carolina vs. Grand Canyon/San Francisco TBD
