SEC Player of the Week – Florida forward/center Alex Condon, a 6-foot-11, 230-pound sophomore from Perth, Australia., averaged 18.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and a block in wins over Vanderbilt and at No. 1 Auburn. He posted a double‐double (17 points and 10 rebounds) in helping the Gators to the team’s first all‐time road win against a #1 team, adding four assists. Condon shot 14‐for‐16 (.875) from 2‐point range over the two games. After the Gators took a 10‐point lead into halftime at Auburn, Condon helped solidify Florida’s control of the game with seven points in the first five minutes of the second half. He began the week with a 19-point, nine-rebound performance against the Commodores.
SEC Freshman of the Week – Georgia forward Asa Newell, a 6-foot-11, 220-pound freshman from Destin, Fla., averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals against LSU and No. 22 Mississippi State. He shot 61.1 percent from the field, including 57.1 percent from 3‐point range, and 77.8 percent from the free throw line on the week. Newell posted his 21st and 22nd double figure scoring outputs in 24 games played this season. He scored a game‐high 17 points in the Bulldogs’ 81‐62 victory over LSU by connecting on 6‐of‐10 shots from the field and 4‐of‐5 trips to the line. He then put up 16 points and collected a career‐high three steals in a career‐most 34 minutes of action against No. 22 Mississippi State.
SEC In The NET
· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s NET rankings are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 5th, and Alabama 6th.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Top 25 and 14 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 75 Quad 1 wins and 125 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 4.69 Quad 1 wins per team and 7.81 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Ten SEC teams have at least four Quad 1 wins. five have at least seven Quad 1 wins.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +21.65 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 in 1997.
· The top four teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Kentucky 2nd, Alabama 3rd, and Florida 4th.
· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, eight are in the Top 25, 14 are in the Top 40 and all 16 teams rank in the Top 85.
In The Polls
· Five of the top 10 teams and nine of the top 25 teams in the Associated Press Poll are from the SEC.
· Auburn is ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll for the fifth week in a row while Alabama is No. 2, Florida is No. 3, Tennessee is No. 5, Texas A&M 8th, Kentucky 15th, Ole Miss 19th, Missouri 21st, and Mississippi State 22nd.
· The SEC occupies the top four spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Alabama 1st, Auburn 2nd, Florida 3rd and Tennessee 4th.
· Eighty-eight percent (14 of 16) of the SEC’s teams have been ranked by the AP this season, tying the record set by the ACC in 1983-84 (7 of 8 teams ranked)
· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in 11 of the 15 Associated Press polls this season.
· The SEC’s 10 teams ranked in the Dec. 23, Dec. 30 and Jan. 27 polls are the most by a conference since the Associated Press began compiling a weekly poll during the 1948-49 season.
General Notes
· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Roberson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.
· Florida’s Alex Condon was named SEC Player of the Week while Georgia’s Asa Newell was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/828 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/826 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/683 wins).
· After starting the season 185-23, SEC teams are just 82-82 since Jan. 4.
· Seven of the 24 players announced as NBA All-Stars attended SEC schools: Kevin Durant (PHX/TX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC/UK), Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK/UK), Anthony Davis (LAL/UK), Anthony Edwards, (MIN/UG), Darius Garland (CLE/VU) and Tyler Herro (MIA/UK).
· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that attended college went to SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.
Non-Conference Recap
· SEC teams won 88.9 percent (185-23) of their non-conference games this season. That tops the nine-team ACC in 2003-04 that had a 88.2 winning percentage (75-10) in games before New Year’s Day.
· SEC teams are 59-19 (75.6 percent) against teams from the ACC (30-4), Big 12 (14-2), Big East (5-4) and Big Ten (10-9).
· SEC teams posted a 21-7 record against non-conference teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 6-2 mark against teams ranked in the Top 10.
· The SEC’s 21 regular-season, non-conference Top 25 wins were eight more than any other league has ever had in a season (per former ESPN researcher Jared Berson).
· The SEC entered conference play 51-22 (69.9 percent) vs. Top 100 teams in Bart Torvik’s ratings system. No other conference was better than .500 against the Top 100.
· The SEC dominated the second annual SEC/ACC Challenge, winning 14-2. The average margin of victory in the 14 SEC wins was 16.2 points while the margin in the two losses was 3.5 points.
· Five SEC teams won MTE titles this season: Auburn (Maui Invitational), Florida (ESPN Events Invitational), Oklahoma (Battle 4 Atlantis), Tennessee (Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship), and Texas (Legends Classic).
· The last three undefeated teams in the nation were all from the SEC with Tennessee being the last to fall and was preceded by Oklahoma and Florida.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, February 4
at #6 Florida 86, Vanderbilt 75
at #25 Ole Miss 98, #14 Kentucky 84
at #1 Auburn 98, Oklahoma 70
Wednesday, February 5
at #4 Tennessee 85, #15 Missouri 81
at Georgia 81, LSU 62
Arkansas 78, at Texas 70
Saturday, February 8
at #14 Kentucky 80, South Carolina 57
#4 Tennessee 70, at Oklahoma 52
at Vanderbilt 86, Texas 78
#10 Texas A&M 67, at #15 Missouri 64
#6 Florida 90, at #1 Auburn 81
#22 Mississippi State 76, at Georgia 75
#3 Alabama 85, at Arkansas 81
#25 Ole Miss 72, at LSU 70
Tuesday, February 11
#4 Tennessee at #15 Kentucky ESPN 7:00p
#3 Florida at #22 Mississippi State ESPN2 7:00p
#1 Auburn at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:00p
#2 Alabama at Texas ESPN 9:00p
Georgia at #8 Texas A&M SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 12
#19 Ole Miss at South Carolina SEC Network 7:00p
LSU at Arkansas ESPN2 9:00p
Oklahoma at #21 Missouri SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, February 15
Arkansas at #8 Texas A&M ESPN 12:00p
Vanderbilt at #5 Tennessee SEC Network 1:00p
#21 Missouri at Georgia SEC Network 3:30p
#1 Auburn at #2 Alabama ESPN 4:00p
LSU at Oklahoma SEC Network 6:00p
#22 Mississippi State at #19 Ole Miss ESPN/2 6:00p
#15 Kentucky at Texas ESPN 8:00p
South Carolina at #3 Florida SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, February 18
Oklahoma at Florida ESPN2 7:00p
Texas A&M at Mississippi State SEC Network 7:00p
South Carolina at LSU SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 19
Vanderbilt at Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p
Arkansas at Auburn ESPN/2 9:00p
Alabama at Missouri SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, February 22
Tennessee at Texas A&M ESPN/2 12:00p
Mississippi State at Oklahoma SEC Network 1:00p
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3:30p
Georgia at Auburn ESPN/2 4:00p
Kentucky at Alabama ESPN 6:00p
Florida at LSU SEC Network 6:00p
Missouri at Arkansas ESPN/2 8:00p
Texas at South Carolina SEC Network 8:30p
SEC Freshman of the Week – Georgia forward Asa Newell, a 6-foot-11, 220-pound freshman from Destin, Fla., averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals against LSU and No. 22 Mississippi State. He shot 61.1 percent from the field, including 57.1 percent from 3‐point range, and 77.8 percent from the free throw line on the week. Newell posted his 21st and 22nd double figure scoring outputs in 24 games played this season. He scored a game‐high 17 points in the Bulldogs’ 81‐62 victory over LSU by connecting on 6‐of‐10 shots from the field and 4‐of‐5 trips to the line. He then put up 16 points and collected a career‐high three steals in a career‐most 34 minutes of action against No. 22 Mississippi State.
SEC In The NET
· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s NET rankings are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 5th, and Alabama 6th.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Top 25 and 14 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 75 Quad 1 wins and 125 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 4.69 Quad 1 wins per team and 7.81 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Ten SEC teams have at least four Quad 1 wins. five have at least seven Quad 1 wins.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +21.65 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 in 1997.
· The top four teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Kentucky 2nd, Alabama 3rd, and Florida 4th.
· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, eight are in the Top 25, 14 are in the Top 40 and all 16 teams rank in the Top 85.
In The Polls
· Five of the top 10 teams and nine of the top 25 teams in the Associated Press Poll are from the SEC.
· Auburn is ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll for the fifth week in a row while Alabama is No. 2, Florida is No. 3, Tennessee is No. 5, Texas A&M 8th, Kentucky 15th, Ole Miss 19th, Missouri 21st, and Mississippi State 22nd.
· The SEC occupies the top four spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Alabama 1st, Auburn 2nd, Florida 3rd and Tennessee 4th.
· Eighty-eight percent (14 of 16) of the SEC’s teams have been ranked by the AP this season, tying the record set by the ACC in 1983-84 (7 of 8 teams ranked)
· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in 11 of the 15 Associated Press polls this season.
· The SEC’s 10 teams ranked in the Dec. 23, Dec. 30 and Jan. 27 polls are the most by a conference since the Associated Press began compiling a weekly poll during the 1948-49 season.
General Notes
· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Roberson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.
· Florida’s Alex Condon was named SEC Player of the Week while Georgia’s Asa Newell was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/828 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/826 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/683 wins).
· After starting the season 185-23, SEC teams are just 82-82 since Jan. 4.
· Seven of the 24 players announced as NBA All-Stars attended SEC schools: Kevin Durant (PHX/TX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC/UK), Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK/UK), Anthony Davis (LAL/UK), Anthony Edwards, (MIN/UG), Darius Garland (CLE/VU) and Tyler Herro (MIA/UK).
· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that attended college went to SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.
Non-Conference Recap
· SEC teams won 88.9 percent (185-23) of their non-conference games this season. That tops the nine-team ACC in 2003-04 that had a 88.2 winning percentage (75-10) in games before New Year’s Day.
· SEC teams are 59-19 (75.6 percent) against teams from the ACC (30-4), Big 12 (14-2), Big East (5-4) and Big Ten (10-9).
· SEC teams posted a 21-7 record against non-conference teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 6-2 mark against teams ranked in the Top 10.
· The SEC’s 21 regular-season, non-conference Top 25 wins were eight more than any other league has ever had in a season (per former ESPN researcher Jared Berson).
· The SEC entered conference play 51-22 (69.9 percent) vs. Top 100 teams in Bart Torvik’s ratings system. No other conference was better than .500 against the Top 100.
· The SEC dominated the second annual SEC/ACC Challenge, winning 14-2. The average margin of victory in the 14 SEC wins was 16.2 points while the margin in the two losses was 3.5 points.
· Five SEC teams won MTE titles this season: Auburn (Maui Invitational), Florida (ESPN Events Invitational), Oklahoma (Battle 4 Atlantis), Tennessee (Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship), and Texas (Legends Classic).
· The last three undefeated teams in the nation were all from the SEC with Tennessee being the last to fall and was preceded by Oklahoma and Florida.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, February 4
at #6 Florida 86, Vanderbilt 75
at #25 Ole Miss 98, #14 Kentucky 84
at #1 Auburn 98, Oklahoma 70
Wednesday, February 5
at #4 Tennessee 85, #15 Missouri 81
at Georgia 81, LSU 62
Arkansas 78, at Texas 70
Saturday, February 8
at #14 Kentucky 80, South Carolina 57
#4 Tennessee 70, at Oklahoma 52
at Vanderbilt 86, Texas 78
#10 Texas A&M 67, at #15 Missouri 64
#6 Florida 90, at #1 Auburn 81
#22 Mississippi State 76, at Georgia 75
#3 Alabama 85, at Arkansas 81
#25 Ole Miss 72, at LSU 70
Tuesday, February 11
#4 Tennessee at #15 Kentucky ESPN 7:00p
#3 Florida at #22 Mississippi State ESPN2 7:00p
#1 Auburn at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:00p
#2 Alabama at Texas ESPN 9:00p
Georgia at #8 Texas A&M SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 12
#19 Ole Miss at South Carolina SEC Network 7:00p
LSU at Arkansas ESPN2 9:00p
Oklahoma at #21 Missouri SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, February 15
Arkansas at #8 Texas A&M ESPN 12:00p
Vanderbilt at #5 Tennessee SEC Network 1:00p
#21 Missouri at Georgia SEC Network 3:30p
#1 Auburn at #2 Alabama ESPN 4:00p
LSU at Oklahoma SEC Network 6:00p
#22 Mississippi State at #19 Ole Miss ESPN/2 6:00p
#15 Kentucky at Texas ESPN 8:00p
South Carolina at #3 Florida SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, February 18
Oklahoma at Florida ESPN2 7:00p
Texas A&M at Mississippi State SEC Network 7:00p
South Carolina at LSU SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 19
Vanderbilt at Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p
Arkansas at Auburn ESPN/2 9:00p
Alabama at Missouri SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, February 22
Tennessee at Texas A&M ESPN/2 12:00p
Mississippi State at Oklahoma SEC Network 1:00p
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3:30p
Georgia at Auburn ESPN/2 4:00p
Kentucky at Alabama ESPN 6:00p
Florida at LSU SEC Network 6:00p
Missouri at Arkansas ESPN/2 8:00p
Texas at South Carolina SEC Network 8:30p
