SEC Player of the Week – Texas A&M forward Henry Coleman III, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound senior player from Richmond, Va., averaged 16 points and 12.5 rebounds in wins at SMU and over Oral Roberts. Coleman converted 84.6 percent (11-of-13) of his field goals attempts, including a perfect 7-of-7 effort against Oral Roberts. He was equally efficient from the free throw stripe, making 10-of-11 (.909) of his charity tosses.
· SEC Freshman of the Week – Mississippi State guard Josh Hubbard, a 5-foot-10, 190-pound freshman from Madison, Miss., averaged 18 points, two rebounds and two assists in wins over North Alabama, Washington St., and Northwestern. He was named the Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament MVP after scoring 13 points against Washington St. and then 29 points in the championship game against Northwestern. Dating back to the 1988-89 season, Hubbard’s 29 points equaled the most points scored by a State player off the bench.
· Three SEC teams have won holiday tournament titles this season: Auburn (Legends Classic), Mississippi State (Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off), South Carolina (Arizona Tip-Off).
· 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).
· A nation-leading six teams are ranked in the Nov. 20 Associated Press poll. Tennessee leads the way at 7th, Texas A&M is 15th, Kentucky is 16th, Alabama is 17th, Arkansas is 20th, and Mississippi State is 25th. Additionally, Auburn and South Carolina are among the teams receiving votes.
· 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.
· 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):
Sunday, November 19
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Uncasville, CT)
Mississippi St. 66, Northwestern 57
Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship (Nassau, Bahamas)
Providence 71, Georgia 64
Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC)
LSU 86, Wake Forest 80 (OT)
Jackson St. 73, at Missouri 72
Arizona Tip-Off (Phoenix, AZ)
South Carolina 75, Grand Canyon 68
Monday, November 20
Maui Invitational (Honolulu, HI)
#7 Tennessee vs. Syracuse ESPN2 2:30p
Wildcat Challenge (Lexington, KY)
Saint Joseph’s at Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p
Tuesday, November 21
Alabama A&M at Auburn SECN+ 8:00p
Maui Invitational (Honolulu, HI)
#7 Tennessee vs. #11 Gonzaga/#2 Purdue ESPN/2 TBD
Wednesday, November 22
Ole Miss at Temple ESPN+ 3:30p
South Carolina St. at Missouri SECN+ 7:00p
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
#20 Arkansas vs. Stanford ESPNU 7:30p
NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, NY)
Florida vs. Pittsburgh ESPN2/U 9:30p
Maui Invitational (Honolulu, HI)
#7 Tennessee vs. TBD TBD
Thursday, November 23
ESPN Events Invitational (Kissimmee, FL)
#15 Texas A&M vs. Penn St. ESPN 12:00p
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
#20 Arkansas vs. Memphis/Michigan ESPN/U 2:30/7:30p
Vegas Showdown (Las Vegas, NV)
Vanderbilt vs. NC State ESPN2 10:00p
Friday, November 24
Nicholls St. at Mississippi St. SECN+ 2:00p
Winthrop at Georgia SECN+ 5:00p
Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, FL)
#17 Alabama vs. Ohio St. CBSSN 7:00p
Marshall at #16 Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p
North Florida at LSU SECN+ 8:00p
ESPN Events Invitational (Kissimmee, FL)
#15 Texas A&M vs. Butler/#19 FAU ESPN2/+ 12/2:30p
NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, NY)
Florida vs. #13 Baylor/Oregon St. ESPN/2 3/5:30p
Vegas Showdown (Las Vegas, NV)
Vanderbilt vs. Arizona St./BYU ESPN2 7:30/9:30p
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
#20 Arkansas vs. TBD TBD
Saturday, November 25
Loyola Maryland at Missouri SECN+ 12:00p
Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, FL)
#17 Alabama vs. Oregon/Santa Clara CBSSN 4/7:00p
Sunday, November 26
ESPN Events Invitational (Kissimmee, FL)
#15 Texas A&M vs. TBD TBD
· SEC Freshman of the Week – Mississippi State guard Josh Hubbard, a 5-foot-10, 190-pound freshman from Madison, Miss., averaged 18 points, two rebounds and two assists in wins over North Alabama, Washington St., and Northwestern. He was named the Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament MVP after scoring 13 points against Washington St. and then 29 points in the championship game against Northwestern. Dating back to the 1988-89 season, Hubbard’s 29 points equaled the most points scored by a State player off the bench.
· Three SEC teams have won holiday tournament titles this season: Auburn (Legends Classic), Mississippi State (Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off), South Carolina (Arizona Tip-Off).
· 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).
· A nation-leading six teams are ranked in the Nov. 20 Associated Press poll. Tennessee leads the way at 7th, Texas A&M is 15th, Kentucky is 16th, Alabama is 17th, Arkansas is 20th, and Mississippi State is 25th. Additionally, Auburn and South Carolina are among the teams receiving votes.
· 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.
· 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):
Sunday, November 19
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Uncasville, CT)
Mississippi St. 66, Northwestern 57
Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship (Nassau, Bahamas)
Providence 71, Georgia 64
Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC)
LSU 86, Wake Forest 80 (OT)
Jackson St. 73, at Missouri 72
Arizona Tip-Off (Phoenix, AZ)
South Carolina 75, Grand Canyon 68
Monday, November 20
Maui Invitational (Honolulu, HI)
#7 Tennessee vs. Syracuse ESPN2 2:30p
Wildcat Challenge (Lexington, KY)
Saint Joseph’s at Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p
Tuesday, November 21
Alabama A&M at Auburn SECN+ 8:00p
Maui Invitational (Honolulu, HI)
#7 Tennessee vs. #11 Gonzaga/#2 Purdue ESPN/2 TBD
Wednesday, November 22
Ole Miss at Temple ESPN+ 3:30p
South Carolina St. at Missouri SECN+ 7:00p
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
#20 Arkansas vs. Stanford ESPNU 7:30p
NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, NY)
Florida vs. Pittsburgh ESPN2/U 9:30p
Maui Invitational (Honolulu, HI)
#7 Tennessee vs. TBD TBD
Thursday, November 23
ESPN Events Invitational (Kissimmee, FL)
#15 Texas A&M vs. Penn St. ESPN 12:00p
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
#20 Arkansas vs. Memphis/Michigan ESPN/U 2:30/7:30p
Vegas Showdown (Las Vegas, NV)
Vanderbilt vs. NC State ESPN2 10:00p
Friday, November 24
Nicholls St. at Mississippi St. SECN+ 2:00p
Winthrop at Georgia SECN+ 5:00p
Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, FL)
#17 Alabama vs. Ohio St. CBSSN 7:00p
Marshall at #16 Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p
North Florida at LSU SECN+ 8:00p
ESPN Events Invitational (Kissimmee, FL)
#15 Texas A&M vs. Butler/#19 FAU ESPN2/+ 12/2:30p
NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, NY)
Florida vs. #13 Baylor/Oregon St. ESPN/2 3/5:30p
Vegas Showdown (Las Vegas, NV)
Vanderbilt vs. Arizona St./BYU ESPN2 7:30/9:30p
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
#20 Arkansas vs. TBD TBD
Saturday, November 25
Loyola Maryland at Missouri SECN+ 12:00p
Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, FL)
#17 Alabama vs. Oregon/Santa Clara CBSSN 4/7:00p
Sunday, November 26
ESPN Events Invitational (Kissimmee, FL)
#15 Texas A&M vs. TBD TBD
