SOUTHEASTERN BASKETBALL NEWS

Asa Newell scores 26 points to tie Georgia's program record for a freshman in his debut

Asa Newell scored 26 points to tie Dominique Wilkins’ record for a Georgia freshman in his debut and the Bulldogs held off Tennessee Tech 83-78

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jaylen Smith rallies North Florida to 74-71 victory over South Carolina in season opener

Jaylen Smith scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and North Florida rallied for a 74-71 victory over South Carolina in a season opener

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oweh scores 21, No. 23 Kentucky routs Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope's debut as Wildcats' coach

Otega Oweh scored 21 points, Koby Brea added 18 off the bench, and No. 23 Kentucky shot 60% to blow out Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope’s Wildcat debut

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chaz Lanier scores 18, Jordan Gainey 16 to lead No. 12 Tennessee past Gardner-Webb 80-64

Chaz Lanier scored 18 points and Jordan Gainey had 16 as No. 12 Tennessee beat Gardner-Webb 80-64 in the season opener for both teams

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

At 7 feet, 9 inches, Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest teen and an intriguing basketball project

Florida freshman Olivier Rioux is the world's tallest teenager

OCTOBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sports Betting: UConn favored for men, South Carolina for women in college basketball

When the college basketball season starts next week, UConn will be trying to become the first men’s team to win three straight national championships since UCLA won seven straight...

OCTOBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LSU coach Matt McMahon enters Year 3 with tepid expectations after improvement last season

LSU coach Matt McMahon is entering his third season

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina once again leads a very stacked, talented and expanded SEC women's basketball league

South Carolina is on top of the Southeastern Conference, but will perhaps face its biggest challenge to stay there in the expanded league

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mark Pope begins new era for No. 23 Kentucky as he follows Calipari with seasoned first roster

The work begins for real for Kentucky coach Mark Pope, who was hired from BYU and given the challenging task of following Hall of Famer John Calipari after his departure to Arkansa...

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mississippi State seeks 3rd consecutive NCAA berth under Jans, built around guard Josh Hubbard

Mississippi State played in its second consecutive NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008-09 and seeks another appearance under third-year coach Chris Jans

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina, Paris want more after first NCAA Tournament trip in seven years

South Carolina and coach Lamont Paris are after bigger things after the team's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2017

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 24 Ole Miss opens Beard's second season armed with Murrell and only second preseason ranking

Mississippi opens Chris Beard's second season with only the program's second preseason rankings

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fresh from Final Four, Mark Sears and preseason No. 2 Alabama hope for deep March run

Alabama is coming off the program’s first Final Four run and hoping for even more this season

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 11 Auburn returns star Johni Broome, hopes to rebound from early NCAA Tournament exit

The Auburn Tigers open the season with high expectations, especially with the return of All-Southeastern Conference big man Johni Broome

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vanderbilt counting on new coach Mark Byington to revive the Commodores

The Vanderbilt Commodores start a new era with Mark Byington hoping to tap into the magic he showed taking James Madison to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed that knocked off Wi...

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rick Barnes restocks No. 12 Tennessee looking for program's 1st Final Four berth

Coach Rick Barnes is back for his 10th season with the Volunteers the defending SEC regular season champs starting the season ranked No. 12

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia is counting on strong recruiting class led by Asa Newell as it aims for return to NCAA party

Coming off its first 20-win season since 2016, Georgia is looking to make another move up and return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

John Calipari brings high hopes to No. 16 Arkansas

Eric Musselman took Arkansas basketball to its highest level since Nolan Richardson was coach

OCTOBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Media picks Alabama to win SEC championship, guard Mark Sears is preseason player of year

Alabama is the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship, led by preseason player of the year Mark Sears

OCTOBER 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vanderbilt forward Kijani Wright out indefinitely with health issue

Vanderbilt has announced that forward Kijani Wright is out indefinitely with a health issue that isn’t related to basketball

OCTOBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jordan Wright seals it on 96-yard TD run from fumble recovery to get UConn past Temple 29-20

Jordan Wright recovered a fumbled ball and ran 96 yards into the end zone on the final play of the game to give UConn a 29-20 victory over Temple

OCTOBER 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Defending national champion South Carolina sells out of season tickets

South Carolina is already on its way to leading women's college basketball in average attendance for an 11th straight season

OCTOBER 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs

President Joe Biden has honored NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and Connecticut with White House celebrations to mark the programs' latest title runs

SEPTEMBER 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas guard Shakeel Moore will miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot

Kansas guard Shakeel Moore could miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot, potentially leaving the Jayhawks without a second guard for the start of the basketball season foll...

SEPTEMBER 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NCAA champions UConn and South Carolina headed to White House to celebrate national titles

UConn and South Carolina's national championship basketball teams are headed to the White House next week to celebrate their NCAA Tournament wins

SEPTEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS