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Florida guard Chris Chiozza out 7-10 days with sprained shoulder

Florida guard Chris Chiozza will be out of action for 7-10 days after suffering a sprained shoulder on Thursday. The injury happened during the Gators' exhibition win over Jacksonville. Chiozza hurt his shoulder in the first half and did not play in the second half. https://twitter.com/gatorhoops/status/926510958398361600 Chiozza averaged...

Auburn upset by Division II Barry University in exhibition

Auburn suffered a 100-95 overtime loss to Division II Barry University in Thursday night's exhibition game at Auburn Arena. The Tigers were without sophomores Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy after the school announced that both would be held out of action indefinitely due to the...

Georgia Basketball: Bulldogs score 112 points in win over Valdosta State

Georgia cruised to a 112-74 victory in Thursday night's exhibition game against Valdosta State. The Bulldogs scored 61 second half points to pull away, with Yante Maten pacing the Bulldogs with 24 points and 10 rebounds on the night. Derek Ogbeide added 17 points, while highly-touted...

Podcast: TigerRag.com editor Cody Worsham

In today's episode of the Southeast Hoops podcast, Cody Worsham of TigerRag.com joins me to talk LSU basketball. Topics include: Takeaways from LSU's exhibition loss to Tulane The rebuilding process Will Wade's attention to detail Duop Reath's continued development How Brandon Sampson can be even...

Auburn’s Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy out of action indefinitely

Auburn sophomores Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy will both be held out of action indefinitely. The school released a statement announcing that the two players would not play in Thursday's exhibition game against Barry University to avoid any eligibility issues due the FBI's ongoing investigation. https://twitter.com/brianjstultz/status/926095560708198400 Auburn...

SEC Grad Transfers: Predictions for This Year’s Class

Recently I dove into the impact that graduate transfers had for SEC teams last season. Basically, I discovered that no one managed to replicate the same success in the SEC that they enjoyed in the mid and low major conferences. However, the most successful grad transfers—names...

Three SEC teams ranked in preseason AP poll

Three SEC teams have landed in the preseason AP Top 25. Kentucky starts off at No. 5, Florida at No. 8, and Texas A&M at No. 25. Alabama received the most votes (86) of any team left out of the Top 25, while Missouri (25) and...

Vanderbilt preview: Depth, athleticism offer new possibilities for ‘Dores

A year ago, it was tough to know what to expect from Vanderbilt. Head coach Bryce Drew was something of an unknown quantity, options at point guard were limited, and there was little depth behind Luke Kornet at center. Now, Drew has the Commodore...

LSU drops exhibition game to Tulane

LSU struggled to find consistency in Tuesday night's 84-74 exhibition loss to Tulane in New Orleans. Tulane, picked to finish 10th in the American Athletic Conference by the coaches, was led in scoring and rebounding by big guards Jordan Cornish and Cameron Reynolds. Both were...

Lovell’s Preseason Awards: Freshman of the Year

My preseason SEC basketball awards roll on with a look at my pick for Freshman of the Year. With so many talented freshmen in the conference, there are definitely a lot of players to choose from when considering who may hoist the award at season's...