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Sporting News picks MU 9th in SEC
Posted on: October 16, 2018 at 14:43:52 CT
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1. Kentucky
2. Mississippi State
3. Tennessee
4. Florida
5. Auburn
6. Texas A&M
7. LSU
8. Vanderbilt
9. Missouri
10. South Carolina
11. Alabama
12. Arkansas
13. Georgia
14. Ole Miss
SEC's five biggest regular season games
Florida at Auburn, Feb. 5 — The Tigers can set the tone early in conference play with a win over the Gators and help position themselves nicely for a run at the SEC title.
Kentucky at Mississippi State, Feb. 9 — The only scheduled meeting between these two teams and a pivotal game in the race for the SEC regular-season crown. The home-court advantage, plus Mississippi State's veteran-laden roster, should have the Bulldogs as the early favorite to win this game.
LSU at Kentucky, Feb. 12 — LSU has loads of talent and a lot to prove. A win in Lexington against John Calipari can help establish LSU as a force to be reckoned in the SEC.
Mississippi State at Tennessee, March 5 — Both teams should be contenders in the SEC and this lone, regular-season matchup between the two is the penultimate game for both teams.
Florida at Kentucky, Mar. 9: — Florida and Kentucky have combined for 14 SEC regular-season titles since 2000. The final game of the regular season for both teams could factor in the conference title race.
SEC Player of the Year hopefuls:
Tremont Waters, G, LSU: Waters led the Tigers in scoring his freshman year and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. The sophomore is poised to have an even better season this year.
Bryce Brown, G, Auburn: Brown averaged 15.9 points per game last season en route to a second-team All-SEC selection. Entering his senior season, Brown’s name should be in the Player of the Year conversation come season’s end.
Grant Williams, F, Tennessee: Williams returns for his junior season after leading the Volunteers in scoring last season with 15.2 points per game. He was also first-team All-SEC selection to boot.
Quinndary Weatherspoon, G, Mississippi State: Weatherspoon will be a senior on a talented Bulldogs squad this year. The second-team All-SEC selection from a season ago gives reason to believe Weatherspoon can perform even better this year.
Reid Travis, F, Kentucky: While Kentucky has loads of uber-talented freshmen on its roster, it's Travis who deserves just as much attention. The grad transfer from Stanford averaged 17.4 and 19.5 points per game over the last two seasons and there's no reason that shouldn't continue in his final collegiate season.
1. Kentucky
2. Mississippi State
3. Tennessee
4. Florida
5. Auburn
6. Texas A&M
7. LSU
8. Vanderbilt
9. Missouri
10. South Carolina
11. Alabama
12. Arkansas
13. Georgia
14. Ole Miss
SEC's five biggest regular season games
Florida at Auburn, Feb. 5 — The Tigers can set the tone early in conference play with a win over the Gators and help position themselves nicely for a run at the SEC title.
Kentucky at Mississippi State, Feb. 9 — The only scheduled meeting between these two teams and a pivotal game in the race for the SEC regular-season crown. The home-court advantage, plus Mississippi State's veteran-laden roster, should have the Bulldogs as the early favorite to win this game.
LSU at Kentucky, Feb. 12 — LSU has loads of talent and a lot to prove. A win in Lexington against John Calipari can help establish LSU as a force to be reckoned in the SEC.
Mississippi State at Tennessee, March 5 — Both teams should be contenders in the SEC and this lone, regular-season matchup between the two is the penultimate game for both teams.
Florida at Kentucky, Mar. 9: — Florida and Kentucky have combined for 14 SEC regular-season titles since 2000. The final game of the regular season for both teams could factor in the conference title race.
SEC Player of the Year hopefuls:
Tremont Waters, G, LSU: Waters led the Tigers in scoring his freshman year and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. The sophomore is poised to have an even better season this year.
Bryce Brown, G, Auburn: Brown averaged 15.9 points per game last season en route to a second-team All-SEC selection. Entering his senior season, Brown’s name should be in the Player of the Year conversation come season’s end.
Grant Williams, F, Tennessee: Williams returns for his junior season after leading the Volunteers in scoring last season with 15.2 points per game. He was also first-team All-SEC selection to boot.
Quinndary Weatherspoon, G, Mississippi State: Weatherspoon will be a senior on a talented Bulldogs squad this year. The second-team All-SEC selection from a season ago gives reason to believe Weatherspoon can perform even better this year.
Reid Travis, F, Kentucky: While Kentucky has loads of uber-talented freshmen on its roster, it's Travis who deserves just as much attention. The grad transfer from Stanford averaged 17.4 and 19.5 points per game over the last two seasons and there's no reason that shouldn't continue in his final collegiate season.
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