SEC Basketball All-Time Teams during the Arkansas Era

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SEC players from 2015-16 who would be in consideration for making the school's all-time team spanning the last 25 years:

Tyler Ulis, UK and Danuel House, A&M

Ulis vs. House in Aggies' 82-77 overtime loss to Kentucky in the SEC tournament title game.

Two of the SEC's top players were at their best in the league title game, as UK's Tyler Ulis scored a career-high 30 points, and A&M's Danuel House led all scorers with 32 points.

"The fight from both teams was outstanding," A&M senior Alex Caruso said. "That's why we finished co-champions of the SEC, and there were two really good teams battling it out."

The No. 16 Wildcats led 64-60 with about four minutes left when Murray missed a 3-point attempt from the right corner. Teammate Isaiah Briscoe snagged the rebound on the other side of the basket, and fired the ball right back to Murray, who smoothly sank his second attempt from the same spot.

Down seven at that point, the No. 17 Aggies clawed back and tied the game at 71 on House's off-balance runner in the lane with 19 seconds left. Ulis started the scoring in overtime with a 3-pointer, and House again tied the game at 75 with a 3-pointer.

Aggies were trying to win their first league tournament since 1987, a little more than a week after earning at least a share of a regular-season title for the first time since 1986. Both those triumphs took place in the long-gone Southwest Conference.

Kentucky, in snapping an eight-game A&M winning streak, also earned its league-record 30th SEC tournament title.

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SEC players from 2015-16 who would be in consideration for making the school's all-time team spanning the last 25 years:

Stefan Moody, Ole Miss

Senior Stefan Moody has been named the 2016 C Spire Howell Trophy winner, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced Monday. It is the second-straight year Moody has received the honor.

The Howell Trophy, named for the legendary Bailey Howell, goes to the most outstanding men's collegiate basketball player in Mississippi. Moody, a native of Kissimmee, Florida, joins Jarvis Varnado as the only two players in the award's history to win the trophy back-to-back years.

The is the four-straight year a Rebel has been named the state's top player after Jarvis Summers took home the award in 2014 and Marshall Henderson won the honor in 2013. Moody edged Mississippi State's Gavin Ware and Quindary Weatherspoon to receive the honor.

The fifth-fastest player in reach 1,000 career points in Ole Miss history, Moody leads the SEC, and ranks ninth nationally, in scoring at 23.1 point per game. He became only the fifth player in Ole Miss history and the 26th player in SEC history to top 700 points in a season. His 43-point performance against MSU on Senior Night is tied for the highest single-game total in the SEC this year, the 11th highest in nation and the 13th highest in school history. It also marked the most points scored by a Rebel since Gerald Glass dropped 53 on LSU in 1989 and was the most in a league game since Kentucky's Jodie Meeks scored 45 against Arkansas in 2009...

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Kentucky's Tyler Ulis breaks John Wall's single-season assist record


    242 — Tyler Ulis
    241 — John Wall
    232 — Roger Harden
    193 — Travis Ford
    193 — Anthony Epps

Wall broke the record six years ago. Before that, Harden's mark had stood since 1986.

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A&M senior guard and co-leading scorer Danuel House felt slighted by the reaction to the Aggies receiving the higher seed.

"[We felt] not respected," House said, according to TexAgs.com. "We played four Big 12 games early and we won all of them."

However, Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy took a diplomatic approach.

"We're happy with where we were seeded," Kennedy said.

Kentucky and Texas A&M will have a chance to earn respect. Aggies begin Friday against No. 14 Green Bay.

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The More You Know:

Inside the NCAA Verified account
‏@InsidetheNCAA

The NCAA provides free wi-fi to student-athletes at all of the team hotels during the DI men's basketball championship.

Festus Ezeli ‏@festus 22h22 hours ago

Festus Ezeli Retweeted Inside the NCAA

The least you could do for the students making you billions 

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SEC Network ‏@SECNetwork 12h12 hours ago

The torch has been passed. 🏹

Consecutive games with a made 3 in Kentucky history:
Jamal Murray - 35
Tony Delk - 34

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Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 17m17 minutes ago Manhattan, NY

Oklahoma State to 'Part Ways' With Travis Ford 
https://www.sny.tv/college-recruiting/news/oklahoma-state-to-part-ways-with-basketball-coach-ford/168099314?tcid=tw_article_168099314 ...



Played for Mizzou and Kentucky

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Patrick Brown ‏@patrickbrownTFP 23h23 hours ago

In his last eight games with the Heat, former Vol Josh Richardson is shooting a ridiculous 73 percent (22 of 30) on 3-pointers.

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Bleacher Report ‏@BleacherReport 1h1 hour ago

Anthony Davis says he's played with torn labrum for 3 years, won't play in the Olympics http://ble.ac/1XFuK5l 

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Tim Sullivan ‏@TimSullivan714 9h9 hours ago

USA Basketball spokesman says FIBA rules restrict Karl-Anthony Towns to playing for DR. So he won't be replacing Anthony Davis on Team USA.

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Ben Roberts ‏@NextCats Mar 19

Jamal Murray ended with the 8th-highest scoring season in UK history. Only Issel (twice), Meeks, Mash, Grevey, Mercer, Walker scored more.

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Ben Roberts ‏@NextCats Mar 18

How many NCAA Tournament games have ended on halfcourt-or-longer shots at the buzzer?

Casus Belli ‏@CasusBelli_JTB Mar 18

@NextCats U.S. Reed for Arkansas against Louisville back in 80's I think

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SEC players from 2015-16 who would be in consideration for making the school's all-time team spanning the last 25 years:

Gamecock MBB ‏@GamecockMBB 10h10 hours ago

With that last rebound, Michael Carrera now has 800 for his career. He is the sixth #Gamecocks player in history to reach 800.


First Team Coaches All-SEC

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SEC players from 2015-16 who would be in consideration for making the school's all-time team spanning the last 25 years:

Kevin Punter, Tennessee

WJHL-TV: League Coaches Name Vols Kevin Punter Jr. To All-SEC Team

Southeastern Conference men's basketball coaches' postseason awards were announced Tuesday, and Tennessee point guard Kevin Punter Jr. was a second team All-SEC selection.

Punter made his final appearance of the season Feb. 18 at Kentucky. A stress fracture in his right foot ended his collegiate career after he averaged 22.2 points per game through 26 contests during the 2015-16 season.

In addition to shifting from shooting guard to point guard this season, Punter also underwent a complete mechanical overhaul of his jump shot this past summer. The results were extraordinary.

The senior started all 26 games in which he appeared and finished as the second-leading scorer in the SEC. He scored 20 or more points 18 times and posted three 30-point games.

His .460 field-goal percentage was the second-best among all guards in the SEC this season, and he also shot .369 from 3-point range and .817 from the free-throw line.

In five games against opponents ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, Punter was at his best, averaging 25.6 points per game. His top scoring performance of the year was a career-high 36 points in Tennessee's win over 24th-ranked South Carolina on Jan. 23.

The Bronx, New York, native ranked second on the team in assists (3.5 apg) and steals (1.4 spg) while playing 34.1 minutes per game.

Punter did not travel with the Vols to Nashville for this week's SEC Tournament because he is undergoing surgery on his right foot in his hometown of New York City Tuesday.

This marks the 11th consecutive season in which Tennessee has produced a first- or second-team All-SEC honoree.

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Tim Faklis ‏@timfaklis 3h3 hours ago Minneapolis, MN

Nothing shocking, but Timberwolves announce Karl-Anthony Towns has been named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February.

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SEC players from 2015-16 who would be in consideration for making the school's all-time team spanning the last 25 years:

Alabama guard Retin Obasohan

Alabama senior guard Retin Obasohan was named second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press Monday.

Obasohan, selected first-team All-SEC by the league's coaches, is fifth in the conference with an average of 17.7 points per game.

Led by Obasohan, Alabama, which was picked to finish second-to last in the SEC during the preseason, is 18-14...

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Devin Booker lived out a childhood dream Wednesday night

The Phoenix Suns guard — and former Kentucky star — lit up the Los Angeles Lakers for 28 points while being guarded by former hero Kobe Bryant.

After the game, Bryant signed a pair of sneakers and a game program for Booker.

"Be legendary," the two-time NBA Finals MVP wrote.

At one juncture of the Suns' 119-107 win, Booker tried to use Bryant's signature fadeaway...

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Almost goes with saying, here is one more SEC player from 2015-16 who would be in consideration for making the school's all-time team spanning the last 25 years:

A Salute to Alex Caruso: one of the most decorated players in A&M history

A largely unheralded wing for A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Caruso wasn't even the most coveted prospect in A&M's signing class. That distinction went to another hometown hero: Bryan's J-Mychal Reese. Reese was ranked by many as the No. 1 high school point guard in the country and a top-100 player nationally.

Most recruiting gurus considered Reese to be a lynchpin recruit who would play the Aggies into several NCAA Tournaments. Caruso, meanwhile, was looked at as more of a feel-good story: a solid player who was staying home to play for the school where his father, Mike, was a longtime associate athletic director.

Those so-called experts couldn't have been more wrong.

Reese transferred from A&M after playing in 39 games. Caruso, meanwhile, worked his way into the starting lineup as a freshman and never looked back. After starting 17 contests as a rookie, Caruso has missed just one start since his sophomore season.

"It's interesting how it has worked out like that," said Caruso, now the A&M record holder in steals and assists. "It's special, and it's a testament to how hard I have worked, and how hard the guys around me have worked in both high school and college."

Caruso spent much of his first three years at A&M playing point guard for the Aggies, but the arrival of graduate transfer Anthony Collins took some pressure off of Caruso to be the team's quarterback.

Caruso is no longer A&M's starting point guard, but he may be the team's most important player. He has been spectacular in the last four contests--all wins--by dishing out 27 assists while having just three turnovers. When the Aggies lost five games between Jan. 27 and Feb. 13, Caruso had 17 turnovers and 23 assists.

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https://twitter.com/Scott_Charlton/status/713564409180852224

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Scott Eisberg ‏@SEisbergWCIV 19h19 hours ago

Scott Eisberg Retweeted Jon Rothstein

Wow- Former South Carolina Gamecock to replace Ed Conroy. 


Jon Rothstein Verified account
‏@JonRothstein

BREAKING: Tulane has a verbal agreement in place to hire Mike Dunleavy Sr. as its next head coach, sources told @CBSSports. Imminent.

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Tyler Ulis averaged 36.8 minutes this season.

The last Kentucky player to average more minutes than Ulis in a season was Col. Tom Parker. He averaged 37.9 minutes in 1971-72.

Dan Issel averaged 37.3 minutes in 1969-70 and 37.9 minutes in 1968-69.

An Issel teammate, the late Mike Casey, averaged 37.6 minutes in 1968-69.

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ExCats ‏@ExCats Mar 25

Julius Randle got his 1st triple-double: 13 points, 18 rebounds & a career-high 10 assists: http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/ex-cats/article68387607.html ...

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SEC players from 2015-16 who would be in consideration for making the school's all-time team spanning the last 25 years:

Wade Baldwin IV, Damian Jones

Vanderbilt's Damian Jones, Wade Baldwin and Luke Kornet joined Tennessee's Kevin Punter among the All-SEC award recipients

Jones, a junior center, was named to the All-SEC first team for a second straight year. Baldwin, a sophomore point guard, was tabbed an All-SEC second-teamer. Kornet, a junior forward, made the all-defensive team.

Vanderbilt's trio led the Commodores to a late-season run, winning 11 of their last 15 SEC games. Jones averaged 14.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game while shooting 59.4 percent from the field, second-best in the league. Baldwin led Vanderbilt in scoring (14.3 ppg) and ranked third in the SEC in assists (5.1). Kornet led the conference in blocks per game (2.96) and ranked seventh nationally.

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Kentucky Basketball ‏@KentuckyMBB 8h8 hours ago

Tyler is the shortest consensus first-team All-American since Pitt's Don Hennon earned the distinction in 1958. http://www.ukathletics.com/news/ulis-tabb

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SEC Players named to Consensus All-American Teams Present back to 1992

Year   First Team                          Second Team
2016  Ulis, UK; Simmons, LSU
2015  Cauley-Stein, UK                 Portis, Ark; Towns, UK
2012  Davis, UK                            Kidd-Gilchrist, UK
2010  Wall, UK                             Cousins, UK
2009                                            Meeks, UK
2008                                           Foster, VU; Lofton, UT
2007  Law IV, A&M*                     Lofton, UT; Noah, UF
2004  Roberts, MS
2001                                           Prince, UK
2000                                           Swift, LSU
1999                                           Porter, AU
1998                                           Sesay, OM
1997  Mercer, UK
1996  Delk, UK
1995                                           Williamson, Ark
1994                                           Williamson, Ark; Booker, MU*
1993  Mashburn, UK                     McCaffery, VU
1992  O'Neal, LSU                        Peeler, MU*

*Big 12

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Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1990–91   Shaquille O'Neal    LSU     
1991–92   Shaquille O'Neal    LSU     
1992–93†   Billy McCaffrey   Vanderbilt   
1992–93†   Jamal Mashburn‡₮   Kentucky   Shooting guard/Small forward   Junior   
1993–94   Corliss Williamson   Arkansas   Power forward   Sophomore   
1994–95   Corliss Williamson (2)   Arkansas   Power forward   Junior   
1995–96   Tony Delk   Kentucky   Point guard   Senior   
1996–97   Ron Mercer   Kentucky   Small forward/Shooting guard   Sophomore   
1997–98   Ansu Sesay   Ole Miss   Power forward   Senior   
1998–99   Chris Porter   Auburn   Small forward/Power forward   Junior   
1999–00†   Dan Langhi‡₮   Vanderbilt   Small forward   Junior   
1999–00†   Stromile Swift‡   LSU   Center   Sophomore   
2000–01   Tayshaun Prince   Kentucky   Small forward   Junior   
2001–02   Erwin Dudley   Alabama   Power forward/Center   Junior   
2002–03†   Keith Bogans₮   Kentucky   Shooting guard   Senior   
2002–03†   Ron Slay‡   Tennessee   Power forward   Senior   
2003–04   Lawrence Roberts   Mississippi State   Power forward   Junior   
2004–05   Brandon Bass   LSU   Power forward   Sophomore   
2005–06   Glen Davis   LSU   Center   Sophomore   2006
2006–07†   Derrick Byars₮   Vanderbilt   Shooting guard/Small forward   Senior   
2006–07†   Chris Lofton‡   Tennessee   Shooting guard   Sophomore   
2007–08   Shan Foster   Vanderbilt   Shooting guard/Small forward   Senior   
2008–09   Marcus Thornton   LSU   Shooting guard   Senior   
2009–10   John Wall   Kentucky   Point guard   Freshman   
2010–11   Chandler Parsons   Florida   Small forward   Senior   
2011–12   Anthony Davis*   Kentucky   Center   Freshman   
2012–13   Kentavious Caldwell-Pope   Georgia   Shooting guard   Sophomore   
2013–14   Scottie Wilbekin   Florida   Point guard   Senior   
2014–15   Bobby Portis   Arkansas   Power forward   Sophomore   
2015-16   Tyler Ulis         Kentucky    Point guard   Sophomore

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Chris Fisher ‏@ChrisFisher247 22h22 hours ago

Tyler Ulis is the fifth AP First Team All-American in seven seasons under John Calipari at Kentucky.

Calipari has had two AP All-Americans in 4 of his 7 seasons at UK, 9 total (Ulis, Murray, WCS, Towns, Randle, Davis, MKG, Wall, Cousins).

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https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/714892154452197376

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Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 17h17 hours ago

Arkansas Little Rock will replace Chris Beard with assistant Wes Flanigan, sources told ESPN.


On the Auburn all-time team of the last 25 years via this thread.

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Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 17h17 hours ago

Arkansas Little Rock will replace Chris Beard with assistant Wes Flanigan, sources told ESPN.


On the Auburn all-time team of the last 25 years via this thread.

AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports 12h12 hours ago

Former #Auburn star Wes Flanigan lands first head coaching job: http://ow.ly/109kS6 

"As someone who was born and raised in Little Rock, this is a dream come true," Flanigan said, according to a news release. "I want to thank Chasse Conque and Chancellor Joel Anderson for this opportunity. I also want to thank my family for their love and support. But none of this happens without the student-athletes on our team. We asked each of them to sacrifice, and they bought in, worked hard, were unselfish, and through that we have established a culture. The next step for us is determining how far we can go as a team. For all the success we had last season, together we all can help Little Rock take the next step."

Flanigan, a Little Rock native, previously served as an assistant at Mississippi State, Nebraska, UAB and at UALR from 2004-2008.

During his playing career Flanigan averaged 10.1 points and 4.8 assists as an Auburn point guard from 1994 to 1997. He was named to the All-SEC Team as a junior and his 573 assists rank second all-time in program history. Prior to his senior season Flanigan had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor on his left arm.

"I think Little Rock has gotten a gem," said Coastal Carolina head coach Cliff Ellis, Flanigan's head coach at Auburn. "This guy knows the game and understands the game. It's been bred into him by his family. He understands the state of Arkansas and is constantly studying the game. He's got it all – he understands the game, is a great recruiter and understands all the parts of the job that come with it."

The Trojans (30-5) won their first outright Sun Belt Championship this season.

https://twitter.com/LittleRockMBB/status/715570680213979136

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SEC players from 2015-16 who would be in consideration for making the school's all-time team spanning the last 25 years:

Craig "Chicken" Sword, Miss. St.

https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/715739229423276033

2015-16 Preseason All-SEC Second Team

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No future Kentucky Wildcat has ever been crowned the McDonald's slam dunk champion, in an annual contest that dates back to 1984.

Thirty years ago, Rex Chapman almost took home the honor.

Chapman earned a perfect score for what would come to be known as "The Flip" — a dunk in which he flipped the ball over his head, caught it in the air and finished with a reverse jam.

"Unbelievable!" exclaimed Dick Vitale on that year's broadcast. "Scintillating, sizzling, and they're going to love him in Kentucky."

Unfortunately for Chapman, a botched dunk attempt earlier in the the contest prevented him from achieving the highest total score. The winner that year was Chris Brooks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrxlFTt4bd8

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Kevin Scarbinsky ‏@KevinScarbinsky Apr 2

Auburn's Chuck Person will NOT be the next UAB head coach, http://AL.com  has learned. http://ow.ly/10dJDo

Scarblog: Auburn's associate head coach and all-time leading scorer was informed Saturday by Mark Ingram that the Blazers are going in a different direction.

Person, who's worked on Bruce Pearl's Auburn staff for the last two seasons, interviewed for the UAB job Thursday in Houston, the site of the Final Four...

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Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress Mar 30

I missed this from Adam Silver in the @bostonglobe on the NBA's role in youth basketball and injury prevention

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Michael Carvell ‏@Carvell_AJC 22h22 hours ago

Former LSU star Shaquille O'Neal inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame http://sec.news/235x1xS

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/716812819954446337

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https://twitter.com/mzenitz/status/717397008164720642

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https://twitter.com/TheCauldron/status/717578098246623232

Courtney Cronin ‏@CourtneyRCronin 7h7 hours ago

Easiest basket of Karl-Anthony Towns' life. Good lord..

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https://twitter.com/ArRecruitingGuy/status/717533511444369408

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Michael Carvell ‏@Carvell_AJC 4h4 hours ago

Tyler Ulis earns Bob Cousy Award for college point guard of the year http://sec.news/22j1TFr

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Matt Jones ‏@KySportsRadio 15h15 hours ago

Karl Towns Rookie Year PER one of the six best ever in NBA history...the other 5 are legends: http://kentuckysportsradio.com/nba-cats/karl-anthony-towns-in-good-company/ ...

Rookies since 1985 to have a player efficiency rating above 22.0:

Karl-Anthony Towns is just the 6th player in over 30 years to have a PER above 22.0 during their rookie season in the NBA.

Towns will join the short list consisting of Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, and Chris Paul.

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 Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 3h3 hours ago

Allan Houston of the #Knicks is here scouting @JordanClassic practice. Nets scouts too.



Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels 5h5 hours ago

How about this view from the Nets practice facility

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AL.com sports Verified account
‏@aldotcomSports

Prince Charles comes in second on the list of NBA/ABA scorers from Alabama high schools: http://ow.ly/10FSLX



1. Artis Gilmore, Dothan Carver, Jacksonville

2. Charles Barkley, Leeds, Auburn

4. Chuck Person, Brantley, Auburn

6. Gerald Wallace, Childersburg, Bama

7. DeMarcus Cousins, LeFlore, UK

8. Wesley Person, Brantley, Auburn

9. Robert Horry, Andalusia, Bama

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 Matt Norlander ‏@MattNorlander 20h20 hours ago

Which schools have the most alums in the 2016 NBA playoffs? UNC tops the list. http://cbsprt.co/22xxrYc

Of the 241 players on the end-of-season rosters for the 16 playoff teams, 40 of them did not attend college in the United States. That accounts for 16.6 percent.

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Josh Ward ‏@Josh_Ward 22h22 hours ago

Jarnell Stokes is the 2015-16 @nbadleague MVP, per @ByTimReynolds.

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Doug Gottlieb ‏@GottliebShow 5h5 hours ago

Real talk- This why Patrick Beverly and Delly types make the league. They don't care who they tick off #HOUvsGSW

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https://twitter.com/CourtneyRCronin/status/721491280761520128

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Vol Allan Houston finished his college career with 2,801 points, which is second only to Pete Maravich (3,667) among SEC players.

Houston: "When I think of playing Kentucky, I tend to think of the four-point play ... more than any other game."

Two weeks before the 61-point blowout, Tennessee beat Kentucky 78-77 thanks to a four-point trip down court in the final seconds (a put-back of a missed free throw figured prominently).

Kentucky exacted plenty of payback in the SEC Tournament. The Cats led 41-17 at halftime, before really putting it on Tennessee (60-23 in the second half).

Of that humiliation, Houston said, "I try to find a silver lining in everything."

Here's what he came up with: Had he played well, perhaps he would have been drafted earlier than by the Detroit Pistons with the 11th pick in the 1993 NBA Draft.

"I ended up meeting my wife (Tamara), who was from Detroit," Houston said. "So I always try to find a silver lining."

Pitino had UK foul Allan to prevent a 3-point shot to tie the game. Houston made the first and missed the second.  Allen was fouled on a rebound put back and one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g41HhWXTH_Q

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Bennett Hipp ‏@BennettHipp Apr 15

Stefan Moody at Portsmouth tonight: 16 points, two assists, two boards and two steals.

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 Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN Apr 18

Great to hear that Kim English was bumped up by Tulsa's Frank Haith. Now a full-time assistant on the road. Long way from Notre Dame Prep!