SEC Basketball Mailbag: Tournament sleepers, league improvement and more
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This week's special pre-tournament SEC mailbag features several intriguing questions on potential tournament winners, the league's improvement as a whole, and Auburn's case for an NIT bid.
Let's dive right in.
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This tournament feels wide open for the most part. I don't think...
LSU to fire Johnny Jones following SEC tournament
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LSU head coach Johnny Jones will be fired after the SEC tournament, according to a report by Andrew Lopez of The Times-Picayune.
Jones went 10-20 this season (2-16 in the SEC) and won more than 20 games only once in his five seasons...
Cross: Filling out the SEC tournament bracket to find a champion
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Well, here goes nothing. Let's fill out the SEC Tournament bracket from Wednesday - Sunday to come up with a winner.
Generally, doing this is a thankless job because it is a third season. There are actually four seasons in college basketball:...
Avery Johnson still looking for balance entering unpredictable SEC tournament
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To say that Alabama basketball hasn't taken a step forward under Avery Johnson would be, well, fake news.
As Johnson mentioned on Monday's SEC coaches teleconference, the Crimson Tide were the No. 10 seed entering last year's SEC tournament. This year, Alabama...
Vanderbilt enters SEC tournament with NCAA hopes in the balance
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Vanderbilt fans will enter the 2017 SEC tournament with one eye on the present and one eye on the future.
The Commodores are among the teams still fighting for an NCAA tournament berth, and winning games in Nashville this week will go a...
Lovell’s 2017 SEC Basketball Awards: All-Freshman Team
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The SEC ranked 32nd out of 32 conferences in KenPom's experience rankings this season. So, there was a reason why you heard a lot about all the youth in the league.
But inexperience didn't equal bad play, as there were plenty of outstanding...
Lovell’s 2017 SEC Basketball Awards: All-Underrated Team
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There are plenty of SEC basketball players that fly under the radar due to various reasons.
That's why it's important to recognize players that made big contributions to their team's success, even if they weren't always the ones in the national or...
Kim Anderson steps down as Missouri head coach
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Kim Anderson has stepped down as head coach of the Missouri Tigers.
According to the school's official statement, Anderson was asked to resign from his position by Missouri Director of Athletics Jim Sterk.
"This decision has been very difficult for me personally because...
Lovell’s 2017 SEC Basketball Awards: Coach of the Year
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It's time to grab your tuxedo and prepare to wear it for a few days.
Why? Because it's time to start handing out awards from what was yet another wild season of SEC basketball.
We start with the SEC Coach of the Year.
And the...
2017 SEC Tournament Bracket: Seeds set heading into Nashville
The seeds have been set for next week's 2017 SEC basketball tournament in Nashville.
It took until the final game of the regular season for five spots to be known, but thanks to Ole Miss scoring a win over South Carolina, here's how things shaped...