Southeast Hoops

And we’re back. The 2018-19 college basketball season officially gets underway on Tuesday night, and there are plenty of intriguing matchups on the schedule for teams around the SEC. So, with games about to be played, you know what that means: the return of my daily...

With college basketball season near, it’s time to start navigating through thousands of bracket projections on the road to March. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi released his official preseason bracket on Monday, which includes seven SEC teams in the field. Kentucky, who enters the season ranked No....

No. 2 Kentucky and No. 4 Duke square off on Tuesday night in Indianapolis in what should be one of the most entertaining games of college basketball’s opening week. John Calipari once again has a team loaded with 5-star freshman, but this time around, he’s...

South Carolina will hope to have a better performance in its regular season opener against USC Upstate than it did in a surprising exhibition loss to Division II foe Augusta. The Gamecocks fell 77-72 on Oct. 26, and it seems likely that Frank Martin will...

No. 23 LSU will hope to start Will Wade’s second season with a victory on Tuesday as it hosts in-state foe Southeastern Louisiana. The Tigers are back in the national rankings despite being just a few years removed from losing 15-straight games in SEC play. However,...

There’s nothing like a matchup between in-state rivals to tip off the college basketball season, which should make Tuesday’s opener between Florida and Florida State must-see TV. The Gators must replace key contributors in Chris Chiozza and Egor Koulechov, but with a returning nucleus that...

Auburn takes the court for its season opener against South Alabama on Tuesday with hopes of competing for another SEC title. The Tigers captured a share of the conference crown last season after jumping out to a 21-2 start. Bruce Pearl will welcome back several contributors...

Alabama will tip off the 2018-19 season on Tuesday against Southern at Coleman Coliseum. Avery Johnson obviously has familiarity with the opposition having played at the school from 1986 to 1988. The Jaguars feature a new head coach in Sean Woods, who served as an assistant...

Vanderbilt will open the 2018-19 season on Tuesday as it takes on Winthrop at Memorial Gym. Bryce Drew enters his third season in Nashville, and thanks to the addition of a top-15 recruiting class, it’s easily his most anticipated season since taking over in 2016. Meanwhile,...

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be analyzing the five most underrated freshmen (redshirt freshmen are eligible) in the SEC heading into the 2018-19 season. The players need to ranked lower than 75th in the 247Sports composite rankings to qualify. By including a player on...