SOUTHEASTERN BASKETBALL NEWS

Big men Kofi Cockburn of Illinois and Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky headline Associated Press All-America first team

Big men Kofi Cockburn of Illinois and Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky headline Associated Press All-America first team

MARCH 15, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina fires Martin after 10 seasons as men's coach

South Carolina has fired Frank Martin after 10 seasons as men's basketball coach with just one NCAA Tournament appearance

MARCH 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Engaging Tshiebwe thriving on, off the court with Kentucky

An engaging Oscar Tshiebwe has won over Kentucky basketball fans with his record-breaking play on the court and his affable personality off of it

MARCH 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia hires Mike White from Florida to replace fired Crean

Georgia has hired Mike White from Florida to provide new leadership to its basketball program only three days after firing Tom Crean

MARCH 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 9 Tennessee tops No. 5 Kentucky, reaches SEC final again

Kennedy Chandler scored 19 points, Zakai Zeigler added 11 and No. 9 Tennessee held off fifth-ranked Kentucky 69-62 in the final minutes to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournam...

MARCH 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LSU fires Wade, citing NCAA probe and 'shroud of negativity'

LSU has fired men’s basketball coach Will Wade after receiving formal allegations of serious NCAA violations this week

MARCH 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 5 Kentucky tops Vanderbilt again, 77-71 in SEC tourney

TyTy Washington scored 25 points, Oscar Tshiebwe tied a half-century-old school record and No. 5 Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 77-71 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference...

MARCH 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 9 Tennessee rolls over Mississippi State 72-59 in SEC

Josiah-Jordan James led five players in double figures with 16 points and ninth-ranked Tennessee pulled away for a 72-59 victory over Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the...

MARCH 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Missouri fires hoops coach Cuonzo Martin after 5 seasons

Missouri has fired basketball coach Cuonzo Martin one day after the Tigers finished a 12-21 season with a 76-68 loss to LSU in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tourn...

MARCH 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arkansas beats LSU for 3rd time, 79-67 in SEC Tournament

Au’Diese Toney scored 22 points, JD Notae added 19 and No. 15 Arkansas beat LSU 79-67 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Friday

MARCH 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vanderbilt visits No. 5 Kentucky after Tshiebwe's 27-point performance

No. 5 Kentucky plays the Vanderbilt Commodores after Oscar Tshiebwe scored 27 points in Kentucky's 71-63 victory over the Florida Gators

MARCH 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mississippi St. dominates second half, beats Gamecocks 73-51

Tolu Smith scored 20 points with 12 rebounds and 10th-seeded Mississippi State dominated the second half in beating seventh-seeded South Carolina 73-51 in a second-round SEC tourna...

MARCH 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Strong start pushes LSU to a 76-68 win over Mizzou in SEC

Tari Eason led five players in double figures and fifth-seeded LSU used a big start to roll to a 76-68 win over 12th-seeded Missouri in the second round of the Southeastern Confere...

MARCH 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diarra's 3 spoils Gator comeback, A&M wins 83-80 in OT

Hassan Diarra drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 0.4 seconds left in overtime to give Texas A&M an 83-80 win over Florida in the second round of the Southeastern Conf...

MARCH 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia fires Tom Crean following 26 losses in 4th season

Georgia coach Tom Crean has been fired one day after the end of a 26-loss season

MARCH 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vanderbilt routs Georgia 86-51 in SEC tournament first round

Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 13 of his 14 points in the first half as 11th-seeded Vanderbilt built a big lead and routed No. 14 seed Georgia 86-51 in the first round of the Southeaster...

MARCH 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Missouri beats Ole Miss in opener of SEC tournament

Kobe Brown scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half when 12th-seeded Missouri pulled away from 13th-seeded Mississippi for a 72-60 win in the Southeastern Conference tournamen...

MARCH 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kentucky's Tshiebwe earns AP's SEC player of year honors

Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press player of the year in the Southeastern Conference

MARCH 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Missouri rallies behind Kobe Brown to top Georgia

Kobe Brown scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half when Missouri came back from an 11-point deficit to beat Georgia 79-69 in an SEC regular-season finale and snap a six-game...

MARCH 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Longwood beats South Carolina Upstate 79-70 in Big South

Justin Hill posted 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as Longwood topped South Carolina Upstate 79-70 in the Big South Conference tournament semifinals

MARCH 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tshiebwe shines again, No. 7 Kentucky beats Florida 71-63

Oscar Tshiebwe had 27 points and 15 rebounds for his 25th double-double of the season, and No. 7 Kentucky beat Florida 71-63 to secure the No. 3 seed in next week’s Southeastern Co...

MARCH 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS