Impressions From the SEC’s Thursday Games
Yesterday was a busy day in the always-interesting world of SEC basketball. Kentucky and Florida were both idle, but the league still managed to go 5-1 with the only blemish being Texas A&M’s loss...
View ArticleOle Miss Picks Up Some Momentum With Tournament Title
Finally, there is a team in the SEC other than Kentucky that is making some non-conference hay as Ole Miss went to Niceville, Florida and won the inaugural Emerald Coast Classic. The Rebels knocked off...
View ArticleSEC M5: 01.28.15 Edition
SI.com’s latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection is a welcome sight for SEC basketball fans. Four teams make the cut, including Kentucky (#1 seed), Arkansas (#7), LSU (#9) and Georgia (#10). There...
View ArticleSEC Week That Was: Volume VIII
For the next four weeks or so, we’ll run down a few weekly superlatives from league play, take a look at how conference teams look in the eyes of the NCAA Tournament selection committee, and anything...
View ArticleWhat SEC Teams Seek This Weekend
The Southeastern Conference has been hit hard in the national media and on social media and everywhere else for its less than stellar basketball reputation. To be fair, it’s not completely...
View ArticleThe Non-Kentucky SEC Postseason Review
Only one of the SEC’s eight postseason teams is still playing, and you may have heard of them a time or two over the weekend. For the other seven schools, the season is now over. Let’s take a look at...
View ArticleThree Takeaways From Wednesday’s #SECTipoff16
Ed. Note: make sure to add @rushtheSEC to your Twitter follows for SEC basketball coverage over the next six months! Billy Donovan is no longer roaming the sidelines for the Florida Gators. Karl...
View ArticleSEC 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 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 ArticleSaiz Injury May Mean No Moody or Ole Miss in March
If Ole Miss‘ current three-game losing streak didn’t put the fire out on the Rebels’ already-slim NCAA tournament chances, then Sebastian Saiz‘ torn retina might do the trick. Andy Kennedy will be...
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 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 ArticleBreaking Down Texas A&M’s Elite Rim Defense
Texas A&M was maddeningly frustrating last season. A long, athletic team fresh off a Sweet Sixteen appearance and returning a likely lottery pick proceeded to suffer a painstaking nine single-digit...
View ArticleEnd of Andy Kennedy Era at Ole Miss a Sign of SEC Change
On Monday Ole Miss announced that it will part ways with longtime head coach Andy Kennedy, whose team sits at 11-14 overall (4-8 SEC) and is on a five-game losing streak. In his previous 11 seasons at...
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