SEC Impact Newcomers: Part II
Yesterday, we looked at the freshmen or transfers who figure to make a first-year impact for half of the teams in the SEC. Today we do the same with the other half of the league, including two freshmen...
View ArticleSEC Trick-or-Treat: Who’s Handing Out What
Every house hands out something different on Halloween. Elation or disappointment are just a ring of the doorbell away, and you never know which one is behind the door. It’s much the same in the SEC,...
View ArticleSEC Burning Questions: First Year Coach With the Biggest Impact
One of the biggest developments in the SEC this offseason was the star power added to the league’s coaching ranks, as no fewer than three programs added a head coach with an impressive pedigree....
View ArticleSEC Burning Questions: How To Earn Respect
The SEC got an early start in its annual quest to shed its label as an underachieving basketball conference. By swapping out Anthony Grant, Rick Ray and Donnie Tyndall for Avery Johnson, Ben Howland...
View ArticleSEC Burning Questions: Finding the Sleepers
Surprise, surprise: Kentucky is once again the overwhelming favorite to win the SEC. But one thing that makes the league a little more exciting this year is that a handful of other teams could emerge...
View ArticleSEC Quotable & Notable Volume I: Player Absences Mounting
It’s just a few days until the regular season starts and there are already several significant injuries and absences throughout the SEC. The preseason edition of Quotable & Notable looks at the...
View ArticleMississippi State’s Future Bright Despite Early Struggles
Off the court, Ben Howland couldn’t have gotten off to a better start since taking the reins at Mississippi State. Landing McDonald’s All-American and Jackson native Malik Newman was his first...
View ArticleHanding Out Grades For Finals Week
It’s finals week across the country and we’re currently in the midst of the slowest week of the college basketball season. The basketball may not be great, but it is the perfect time to hand out a few...
View ArticleSEC Stock Watch: 01.22.16 Edition
We are now one-third of the way through conference play, and the balance of power in the SEC is starting to take shape. This is our latest Stock Watch. Buy: Texas A&M. The Aggies brought in a...
View Article64 Thoughts on the 2016-17 SEC Season: Part I
The beginning of another college basketball season is already in progress, and with it an opportunity to start talking about SEC hoops again. The SEC last season managed just three bids to the NCAA...
View Article64 Thoughts on the the 2016-17 SEC Season: Part II
Yesterday we brought you the first half of our 64 thoughts on the SEC’s upcoming season. Today we finish out our rambling thoughts on the conference. Kasey Hill shot under 54 percent from the foul line...
View ArticleSEC Team Capsules: Middle Tier (#9-#5)
Every league has teams that are more talented than those fighting to stay out of the cellar yet not quite poised to challenge for a spot at the top of the standings. Some of the squads situated in that...
View ArticleQuinndary Weatherspoon Injury a Crippling Blow to Mississippi State
Mississippi State announced Monday night that its leading scorer, Quinndary Weatherspoon, will require surgery after tearing ligaments in his left wrist and miss the remainder of the season. The...
View ArticleDespite Thin Resume, Mississippi State Makes Late NCAA Push
With the regular season nearing its end, there is little drama remaining when it comes to the SEC bubble. Barring something unforeseen – and we are not referring to the FBI here, just surprises of the...
View ArticleACC Non-Conference Games: Ten Worth Watching
Even in the face of fervent anticipation, the start of the college hoops season has a way of sneaking up on us. Now only two weeks away and with the brutal gauntlet of a full conference slate coming...
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