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Mississippi State forward Abdul Ado dealing with quad injury

Mississippi State forward Adbul Ado suffered a quad injury at practice on Tuesday. When asked about Ado's impact on the team this upcoming season, Howland told me that the 6-11 big man was injured on the last sprint of the day. "He hurt it on the...

SEC Basketball Preseason Media Awards: First and Second Team

The preseason awards are officially rolling in at SEC Basketball Media Day, with the media selecting its first and second team All-SEC players. Here's how the voting went: First Team All-SEC KeVaughn Allen (Florida) Yante Maten (Georgia) Hamidou Diallo (Kentucky) Michael Porter Jr. (Missouri) Robert Williams...

2017-18 SEC Basketball Preseason Media Poll: Kentucky picked as champ

For the 13th time since the 1998-99 season, Kentucky has been as the SEC basketball preseason champion. The media picked the Wildcats to win the title, with Florida, Texas A&M, and Alabama finishing behind them. https://twitter.com/theblakelovell/status/920642654722981888 The preseason media poll is voted on by media members both...

Lovell’s 2017-18 SEC Basketball Preseason Power Rankings

Note: Here are the SEC basketball preseason media picks for those that want to compare my rankings to their rankings. I almost skipped my SEC basketball preseason power rankings this year. And it had nothing to do with laziness or being uneducated on all 14 teams. I've...

Alabama lands commitment from 2018 guard Jared Butler

Avery Johnson and Alabama got some great news Monday when Top 100 recruit Jared Butler announced for the Crimson Tide. Butler, the highly sought after point guard from Reverse, Louisiana, announced his intention to sign with Alabama, becoming the first 2018 commitment for the class. https://twitter.com/J_Hooper11/status/920077754758025217 With...

Maroon Madness a success for Mississippi State basketball

Last Friday night, the Mississippi State basketball program hosted Maroon Madness -- an annual pre-season event showcasing the university's men's and women's basketball teams. Humphrey Coliseum was buzzing as a sizable crowd, one of the largest in recent memory, filled the arena. Fans and students were...

2017-18 SEC Player Preview: Riley Norris

Alabama head coach Avery Johnson coined the perfect term to describe Riley Norris’ game. “Hard-hat”. That hard-working attitude has defined Norris’ career for the Crimson Tide, which is why he is the odds-on favorite to become the team captain as the only fourth year senior on the...

Lovell’s SEC Basketball Preseason Awards: All-Underrated Team

In a conference filled with talent, it's inevitable that some players will be overlooked. That brings us to another one of my SEC basketball preseason awards: the All-Underrated Team. I created this category after last season in honoring seven players that I thought flew under the...

2017-18 SEC Basketball Video Preview: Breaking down all 14 teams

With SEC basketball media day set to take place this week, it's that time of year where previews start popping up all over the place. That's no different here on Southeast Hoops as the previews continue to roll on. The newest preview is a YouTube video...

Missouri and Kansas to play charity scrimmage to support hurricane relief

Missouri and Kansas will a charity scrimmage game at Sprint Center in Kansas City on October 22 to help support hurricane relief. The news was first reported by Carrington Harrison of 610 Sports Radio on Thursday. On Friday, both coaches and schools confirmed that the...