SEC Basketball All-Time Teams during the Arkansas Era

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Update on Across Time Teams since SEC Expansion ('91-92)

Kentucky:

PG John Wall (Word of God, Fr): National POY runner up, Consensus All-American, Set Kentucky single season assist record from the Sutton Era. Broke Kentucky freshman scoring record previously held by Demarcus Cousins.

SG Tony Delk, Three-Time Scoring Leader, Championship Game MOP and Three Points Made record. '96 SEC POY.  Consensus 1st Team All-American. As tough on defense as he was behind the arc. Current SEC Network studio analyst.

SF: Tayshaun Prince, Consensus 2nd Team All-American, '01 SEC POY, underrated for defense, played during tough stretch for UK basketball and Tubby Smith.

PF: Jamal Mashburn, Consensus 1st Team All-American, SEC POY '93, Player who raised UK's profile during two-year off-TV probation. He fouled out twice in his career in NCAA OT games: Duke '92, Michigan '93. Kentucky lost both games.

PF Anthony Davis was UK's first consensus national player of the year. He was the first pick in the 2012 draft joining John Wall and Karl Towns as UK's only NBA 1st picks ever (Sam Bowie and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were 2nd overall picks). Davis set single-season shot blocks record. SEC POY '12, Consensus 1st Team All-American 

Bench

Demarcus Cousins: Consensus 2nd Team All-American. Broke Rex Chapman's single season freshman scoring record, later surpassed by teammate John Wall. AP first team All-American and 1st Team All-SEC and SEC Freshman of the Year.

Willie Cauley-Stein: Consensus 1st Team All-American, NABC national Defensive POY, 1st Team All-SEC, 2x All-SEC Defensive Team, 2nd All-Time UK blocked shots, 2x UK single season steals leader.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: NBA 2nd Pick; Consensus 2nd Team All-American; 1st Team All-SEC. Had a great motor and was a lock down defender.

Brandon Knight: SEC Coach's 1st Team and Freshman All-American; Led UK to first Final Four in 13 years the longest gap for the University since the NCAA began the tournament. UK Freshman scoring leader passing John Wall.

Jodie Meeks:  Single-game scoring leader surpassed Dan Issels' near 40 year record; set building scoring records in three arenas outside Lexington; SEC scoring leader; Consensus 2nd Team All-American; 1st Team All-SEC.

Keith Bogans: SEC POY; Third Team All-American; UK's career leading scoring guard as a four-year starter and fourth leading scorer of all time passing Tony Delk.

Ron Mercer: SEC POY; Consensus 1st Team All-American; NCAA champ and runner-up in two seasons.

Karl Anthony-Towns: Consensus 2nd Team All-American; 1st NBA draft pick; SEC FOY and 1st Team All-SEC

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AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports  2h2 hours ago
Former LeFlore High School standout DeMarcus Cousins among finalists for U.S. #Olympic men's basketball team http://ow.ly/XeJzi

Other finalists with SEC connections include: Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley, Jr., New Orleans Pelicans center Anthony Davis, Warriors forward Andre Iguodala, Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, and Wizards guard John Wall.

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Daniel Paulling ‏@DanielPaulling  46m46 minutes ago
Moody with his 20th point, giving him 13 consecutive games reaching that mark. Gerald Glass also got there in 1989.

Moody with 24 points, joining the 1,000-point club in his 52nd game.  That's the fifth-fastest in program history.

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Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN  3h3 hours ago
I wish Stefan Moody got even close to the pub that Marshall Henderson received at Ole Miss -- because he is clearly better overall player.


Also likes Ulis over Andrew Harrison.


Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN  2h2 hours ago
Jeff Goodman Retweeted Matt Beck
You know what happens if Ulis played 35 minutes a game on last year's team. I don't need to tell you. 

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Update on Ole Miss Across-Time ('91-92 to Present):

PF  Ansu Sesay, '98 SEC POY, Consensus 2nd Team All-American, '97 SEC 1st Team; Ole Miss All-Century Team (released in the mid 2000s)

PG  Chris Warren  5-10, 168, Jr., Orlando, Fla.  '09-10 All SEC Coach's Second Team. '11 All SEC AP and Coaches First Team. Warren scored 2021 points and is the third all-time scorer at time of post.  He is the SEC all-time leader single season and career in FT percentage.

SG Keith Carter, Perryville alum was '99 SEC 1st Team, '98 2nd Team, Ole Miss' all time 3 pt shooter and seventh leading scorer in school history. All-Century Team. 10th all-time steals.

SF Joe Harvell, '92 Loaded SEC 1st Team, '93 SEC 2nd Team, Gosnell SF is 2nd leading scorer in Ole Miss history with 2,078. All-Century Team.

PF  Justin Reed '04, SEC 1st Team, '01 SEC Coach's 3rd Team, '02 SEC Coach's 2nd Team, '03 SEC AP 3rd Team. '01 SEC Freshman of the Year. 6th leading all-time scorer. All-Century Team

Bench

Rahim Lockhart, '01 Bball Times 3rd Team All-American, '01 SEC Coach's 1st Team, 23 double-doubles and seventh leading rebounder. All-Century Team. 9th all-time steals.

Stefan Moody  Juco G, Earned first team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and league coaches in '15. On track to repeat in his final season and may contest Ben Simmons for SEC POY.

Jason Harrison PG Parkview Arts & Science Magnet was '00 SEC AP 3rd Team, '01 SEC 3rd Team, 5-5 guard hit biggest shot in Ole Miss history, propelling Rebels to their only Sweet 16 appearance to-date. 4th all-time steals.

Dwayne Curtis '08 SEC 2nd Team. Averaged 15 and 10 and 63% from the field. 8th career rebounder. AP Honorable Mention. 4 most double-doubles.

Jason Flanigan Parkview Arts & Science Magnet, among top in all-time assists, hit a FT to seal win over Notre Dame for Ole Miss' only Sweet 16 appearance.

Marshall Henderson  Controversial JuCo helped Ole Miss return to the NCAA Tournament and perhaps save Andy Kennedy's job. Holds the single season Ole Miss 3-point records. 2x 2nd Team All-SEC.

Jarvis Summers '14 SEC Coaches 2nd Team. 2nd most assists per game career to Sean Tuohy.

Murphy Holloway  '12-13 SEC 2nd Team, 2nd All-Time Steals. 10th All-Time rebounds. 10th in career blocked shots. 39 double-doubles is 2nd most. Transferred to South Carolina and back to Ole Miss.

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Update on Florida Across-Time Team ('91-92 to Present):

Chandler Parsons '07-11  1st Gator to win SEC Player of the Year ('11) and AP All-American honorable mention...The only man in UF history to register two true buzzer-beaters, hitting a 75-foot prayer to beat North Carolina State and hitting a spot-up three-pointer to beat South Carolina three weeks later.

Scottie Wilbekin '10-14  2nd Gator to be named SEC POY... Led Gators to '14 Final Four and 19-0 SEC record... The Sporting News' Third Team All-American.

Udonis Haslem '98-02  1st player in UF history to play on four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams...2nd player in UF history to be named to one of the first three AP All-America teams (joining Neal Walk)...1st player in school history to be named All-SEC by the league coaches four times (First Team in 2002 and 2001, Third Team in 2000 and 1999)... Ranks in the top 10 at UF in 11 career categories...One of two players in school history to score 1,700 or more points and grab 800 rebounds... 28 double-figure rebounding games and 25 double-doubles.

Joakim Noah '04-07  Honorable Mention AP All-American '06 and AP Second-Team '07... 1st Team All-SEC '06 and '07... He was the Most Outstanding Player of both the Minneapolis Regional and the Final Four in 2006, setting an NCAA single Tournament record with 29 blocked shots, including a Championship game record (since broken) of six vs. UCLA... Helped the Gators to back-to-back NCAA titles...Ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft

Al Horford '04-07  MVP of the 2007 SEC Tournament, helping the Gators to their third straight title in the event...Second all-time in Florida history with 189 blocked shots...Second in UF history with 16 career double-doubles...Averaged nearly a double-double his junior year, with 13.2 points and 9.5 boards per game...The No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft... Tied 2nd highest UF draft pick to Neal Walk.

Bench

Corey Brewer '04-07  Most Outstanding Player at the 2007 Final Four, guiding the Gators to their second-straight national title...The 2006 SEC co-Defensive Player of the Year...Earned All-SEC honors both his sophomore and junior years and was an Honorable Mention AP All-American in 2007...The seventh overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves...Won an NBA title with Cuban's Mavericks.

David Lee '02-05  All-SEC honors in both his junior and senior seasons...'05 All-SEC Tournament team in 2005 after pulling down a UF SEC Tournament-record 17 boards against Kentucky in the title game, helping the Gators to their first tournament championship...Hit 58.1 percent from the floor for his career and played in four straight NCAA Tournaments...Averaged a double-double in SEC play his senior year...A 1st-round pick of the Knicks... Highest NBA earnings of any ex-Gator to-date.

Bradley Beal   '11-12  1st Team All-SEC, 5x SEC Freshman O' the Week , 3rd NBA pick (2nd to UF's all-time top draft pick, the late Neal Walk in the late '60s), All-NBA Rookie Team

Dan Cross  '92-94  2x 1st-Team All-SEC selection 2-time AP All-America Honorable Mention ('94 and '95)...Named to '94 NCAA Tournament All-East Regional Team,
as he played a key role on Florida's first Final Four Team...Scored in double-figures in 72 career games... Led Florida in scoring as a junior and senior... 13 game-sealing performances (FGs, FTs, steals.)...During senior year made a UF-record 31 straight free throws, including record 16-16 at Kentucky. In that contest vs. Kentucky, scored a career-high 30 points.

Stacey Poole, Sr. '88-93  '92-93 AP Honorable Mention All-American and consensus 1st team All-SEC selection...At the conclusion of his career, ranked 3rd on Florida's all-time scoring list...Scored in double-figures in 88 career games and hit for 20-plus points 33 times during his career...One of college basketball's greatest comeback stories, as he rebounded from two torn Achilles tendons and a torn knee ligament during his career...His son signed with Kentucky.

Mike Miller '98-00  South Dakota native has played more NBA minutes than any player in Gator history and is on track to pass Vernon Maxwell and become, at least temporarily, the leading scoring ex-Gator in the League.

Matt Bonner '00-03  3x All-SEC: earning 3rd-Team honors in '01, 2nd-Team honors in '02 and 1st-Team honors by both the AP and Coaches in '03...Honorable mention All-America by the AP twice...Two-time winner of the Verizon Academic All-American of the Year Award and a three-time Academic All-America ...Played in 131 games, more than any other player in school history at that time...Drafted by the Bulls in the '03 2nd Round.

Anthony Roberson  '02-05  Totaled over 1,500 points (Walk had 1,600)... First Team All-SEC and AP Honorable Mention All-America honors '04 and '05 ...Finished second in UF history in 3-pointers made (now fifth) and set a then-single season UF record
with 99 treys in 2003-04...The runner-up for SEC Player of the Year his junior season...His 17.9 points per game during his sophomore year at the time were the most ever by a Billy Donovan-coached player...Led the Gators in scoring in both 2003-04 and 2004-05... Entered NBA draft after junior season and played for RimRockers.

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 Bruce Feldman ‏@BruceFeldmanCFB 9h9 hours ago

Not a bad night for Demarcus Cousins against the Pacers: 48 points, 13 rebounds.

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Bruce Feldman ‏@BruceFeldmanCFB 7h7 hours ago

Boogie Cousins has 54 tonight and three Hornet big men have fouled out trying to slow him down

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Andy Demetra ‏@GamecockRadio 10h10 hours ago

Terry Dozier did it in the 1987 Metro tournament. Michael Carrera becomes the first player in #Gamecock history with a 30/10 in SEC play.

Carrera: Career-high 34 points, ties career-high with 15 boards vs. Miss. State

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Daniel Paulling ‏@DanielPaulling  13m13 minutes ago
Moody with 20 points, his 14th consecutive time reaching that mark.

Moody with a game-high 22 right now. Maybe if I tear my hamstring I could do that, too.

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https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/692523070632820736

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Anthony Davis, Demarcus Cousins, and John Wall named to NBA All Star Team

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GoVolsXtra ‏@GoVolsXtra  2h2 hours ago
Jordan McRae gets 10-day NBA contract with Phoenix Suns http://bit.ly/1SgXCC9 

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Kevin Brockway ‏@gatorhoops  8m8 minutes ago Orlando, FL
Dorian Finney-Smith now with 995 career points at UF. Five shy of becoming 51st 1,000 point scorer in UF history.

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Update on Mississippi State  Across-Time Team ('91-92 to Present):

Erick Dampier, '93-96  2x Hon Mention AP All-American, 2x 1st Team All-SEC, 2nd Team All-SEC, Big man on State team that won SEC-T and made Final Four, avg. 13.2 and 9.2, 10th NBA pick, NBA career '96-2012, one of the highest paid ever SEC players. MVP of State's best team ever. 

Jarvis Varnado '06-10, only NCAA player to have 1000/1000/500 (pts/rebs/blks).  Most appearances on all-league defensive team. Hon. Mention AP All-American, 3x SEC Defensive Player of Year, State's 2nd all-time rebounder with 1000+, 564 blocks is State's all-time leader with more than twice as many as second.

Lawrence Roberts '03-05  Baylor immediate transfer was an '04 Consensus 1st Team All-American and SEC POY, '05 Honorable Mention AP All-American, 2x 1st Team All-SEC, only member of State's 1,000 point club playing only two seasons, 55th NBA pick. Got immediate playing time after the Baylor scandal.

Derrick Zimmerman '00-04, underrated leader of some excellent State teams in the first half of the aughts. 2x 3rd Team All-SEC, point guard on State's SEC championship team, 40th NBA pick, one of 13 State players to play in the NBA

Timmy Bowers '00-04 1st Team All-SEC, 3rd Team All-SEC, leader of State's SEC Championship team, Zimmerman's running mate was a clutch shooter, great defender, and All-American.

Bench:

Dontae' Jones '95-96 had one of the best runs evah (sic) during the '96 postseason helping State make the Final Four with 18 ppg. Scored 28 v. eventual NCAA champ and SEC regular season undefeated UK to lead MS to SEC Tournament win... 97 3-pointers is State's single season record, named to Bulldogs' All-Century Team, 21st NBA pick.

D Bost '08-12  State's 6th all-time scorer lost games due to NBA draft declaration "mix-up", 1st Team and 2x 2nd Team All-SEC

Jamont Gordon '05-08  1st Team All-SEC, 15.7 ppg and 6.8 rpg career, 2nd Team Scout and 3rd Team Rivals all-american in separate seasons

Arnett Moultrie '11-12  1st Team All-SEC, 16.4 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 27th NBA pick, State's last NBA 1st round picks were Dampier and Jones in '96.

Mario Austin  '00-03  Hon Mention AP All-American, 1st Team and 2nd Team All-SEC
Charles Rhodes, recent All-SEC player

Daryl Wilson '93-96  17.4 ppg career, helped lead State to their only Final 4, 2x All-SEC

Barry Stewart '06-10  State's 7th all-time scorer, 280 3s most ever for State

Horatio Webster '96-98  SEC Newcomer of the Year, 1st team and 2nd team All-SEC, career 16.6 ppg, his son Malik Newman is State's biggest recruit

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Update on Tennessee Across-Time Team ('91-92 to Present):

Allan Houston '89-93  Vols' all-time leading scored (2,801), 2x 2nd Team All-American, 4x 1st Team All-SEC, 2004 ESPN SEC Silver Anniversary Team, 2000 Olympic Gold Medal, '07 SEC Legend, #20 retired by Tennessee, played for father Wade (1st SEC black coach), 2x NBA All-Star

Chris Lofton '04-08  3x 2nd Team All-American, 3x 1st Team All-SEC, SEC POY, 7x SEC Player of the Week (most ever), SEC record 431 3-pointers (3rd in NCAA history), 4th in Tennessee history with 2,131 points, inducted in Kentucky High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Ron Slay '99-03  3rd Team All-American, SEC POY and leading scorer, 1,569 points, one of the best quotes in SEC basketball history

Jordan McRae '10-14 2x 1st Team All-SEC

Tobias Harris '11  2nd Team All-SEC, Avg. 15.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1-n-done, 19th NBA pick

Bench:

PG, Tony Harris '00 1st Team All-SEC, '98-99 2 Time 2nd Team All-SEC, tough little point guard, seems like he was there forever.

PF, Wayne Chism '10 All-SEC 1st Team '09 All-SEC 2nd Team.

C, Jarnell Stokes '11-14 1st Team, 2nd Team, and Freshman All-SEC, Memphis Grizzlies

SG Vincent Yarbrough '02 All-SEC 1st Team '00-01 2 Time 2nd Team All-SEC.

CJ Watson '02-06 2nd Team All-SEC, 6th most NBA minutes played of any Volunteer behind only Ellis, King, Houston, Red Robbins (ABA), Boerwinkle, and of course Grunfeld

G Scotty Hopson '11 1st Team All-SEC

C Steve Hamer, '95-96 2-Time 2nd Team All-SEC, UT's first 7-footer since Kevin Nash, averaged 18+ ppg

G Scooter McFadgon, '04 All-SEC 2nd Team, The Memphis x-fer lit it up in '04 as a junior

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Update on LSU Across-Time Team ('91-92 to Present):

Shaq '89-92  National Player of the Year ... 2x SEC Player of the Year ... Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductee with Dale Brown ... 2x 1st Team Consensus All-American ... SEC record for most blocks in a season three consecutive years (115-1990, 140-1991, 157-1992). Set SEC record for career blocks with 412... First player to lead the SEC in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots in the same season, 1991. Led SEC in rebounding, field goal percentage, blocked shots and second in scoring, 1992. First player to lead the SEC in rebounding three straight seasons since Charles Barkley of Auburn, 1982-84... Finished with 1,217 rebounds, seventh all-time in the SEC, second all-time at LSU to Durand "Rudy" Macklin ... Six career double-doubles (Points, Boards, Blocks) ... Highest earning former SEC player in the NBA ...

Big Baby '04-07  All-American, 2006; SEC Freshman of the Year, 2005; SEC Player of the Year, 2006; 10th all-time in scoring with 1,587 points (16.7 average); Seventh in
rebounds (613) ... Member of the 2006 NCAA Final Four team for John Brady...
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Tasmin Mitchell '05-10 2x All-SEC ... 3rd All-Time Scorer at LSU.

Stromile Swift '98-00  SEC Player of the Year, 2000; Averaged 16.2 points
and 8.2 rebounds in 2000 ... Blocked 95 shots in 2000. LSU All-Century Team.

Marcus Thornton '07-09  SEC Player of the Year ... Averaged over 20 ppg for career.


Bench:

Brandon Bass '03-05  SEC Freshman of the Year, 2004; SEC Player of the Year, 2005; Averaged 12.8 points as a freshman, 17.3 points in 2005... LSU All-Century Team

Ronald Dupree '99-03  3x 2nd Team All-SEC ... Top 9 All-Time Scorer at LSU

JOB III '11-14  2x 1st Team All-SEC, O'Bryant was drafted in the 2nd round by the Bucks.

Darrel Mitchell '02-06  2st Team All-SEC ... Top 12 All-Time Scorer at LSU

Torris Bright '99-03  3rd Team All-SEC ... Top 17 All-Time Scorer at LSU

Ronnie Henderson '93-96  Averaged over 20 ppg for his career and ended as LSU's 13th leading career scorer ...

Jarell Martin '13-15  Ranked ninth in the SEC among freshmen in
scoring, seventh among SEC frosh in rebounding ... Averaged 11.4 points per game in SEC action with 12 of his 18 double figure scoring games coming in SEC play .... First round NBA draft choice.

Jordan Mickey '13-15  Coaches All-SEC 2nd Team as a freshman...

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Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 3h3 hours ago Manhattan, NY

The #Knicks Kristaps Porzingis & the Wolves' Karl-Anthony Towns were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

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Update on Vandy Across-Time Team ('91-92 to Present):

Bill McCaffrey, SEC POY, SG, Duke x-fer on VU's League championship team

Dan Langhi, SEC POY, 6'11" took Vandy thru tough years

Shan Foster, SEC POY, swing man, is SEC all-time 3pt. leader

Derrick Byars, SEC POY, swing man, led team in assists, Va x-fer

John Jenkins, two-time 1st Team All-SEC, POY runner-up

Bench:

"Dollar" Beal, Combo guard, exits as winningest player in Vandy history

Matt Freije, All-American, C, hard working big man

Bruce Elder, '93 Coach's 2nd Team, 6'5" slim PF, Davidson x-fer, played the role Coach Fogler gave him on Vandy's Championship team.

Jeff Taylor, the Swede is three-time All-SEC Defensive team and scores. '12 All-SEC Coach's 1st Team and '11 2nd Team.

Ronnie McMahon, 2-Time All-SEC had no conscience

Drew Maddux, '98 All-SEC 1st Team, 3rd generation player was also a defensive stalwart

Kevin Anglin, All-SEC during '93 championship, All-Time Assists, FTs, defense, academic and do what you need playaer

Frank Seckar, Two-time All-SEC during SEC's loaded '94-96 seasons

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 Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 30m30 minutes ago Manhattan, NY

With Addition of Trey Lyles, Kentucky Has 6 Players in All-Star Weekend https://www.sny.tv/college-recruiting/news/with-addition-of-trey-lyles-kentucky-has-6-players-in-all-star-weekend/163593454?tcid=tw_article_163593454 ...

Lyles, the 12th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, will replace injured World Team selection Nikola Mirotic of the Chicago Bulls in the Rising Stars Challenge in Toronto.

Lyles is averaging 4.7 points and 4.0 rebounds in 18.1 minutes in 45 games.

The 6-10 Lyles becomes the third Canadian on the World Roster ...

Former Kentucky players DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, and John Wall were selected for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game as reserves, while Karl-Anthony Towns and Nerlens Noel were already named to the Rising Stars Challenge.

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

AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports 12h12 hours ago

Charles Barkley singing 'One Shining Moment' is everything. http://ow.ly/XXMRz 

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Kentucky Basketball ‏@KentuckyMBB 8h8 hours ago

It's triple-double night for the #NBACats. Wall (18 pts., 13 rebs., 10 assts.) and Cousins (24 pts., 10 rebs., 10 assts.) each had one.

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ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 11h11 hours ago

Joe Johnson: passed Rashard Lewis on the all-time 3-pt FG list for sole possession of 10th place

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SEC Network ‏@SECNetwork 8h8 hours ago

Jamal Murray put up some big numbers in Kentucky's 80-61 win over Florida. http://bit.ly/1W0LKSG 

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Update on Across Time Teams since SEC Expansion ('91-92)

Auburn:

Chris Porter, '99 SEC POY unanimous selection, '00 All-SEC 2nd Team, the juco x-fer was an exciting player who got Auburn on National TV, an SEC championship, and a #1 seed.... led Auburn to the SEC Championship with a 29-4 record and the school's only No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed ... led the Tigers to the 1999 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ... One of only two first-team All-Americans in Auburn history ... named to the John Wooden Award, Basketball Times and College Hoops Insider All-American first-teams in 1999 ... selected to the Associated Press and U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-American second-teams in 1999. Porter reportedly accepted $2500 to save his mother from being evicted from her home and claimed he did not know the person was affiliated with any sports agency.

Marquis Daniels, '03 All-SEC 2nd Team, '01 All-SEC 3rd Team. Good scorer and rebounder for his height, he was also among SEC leaders in steals.  Daniels was the Birmingham News unofficial SEC POY in '03. ... 10th on Auburn's all-time scoring chart with 1,530 points in only three-and-a-half years ... as a senior in 2002-03, led the SEC in steals (2.3), ranked second in scoring (18.4), fifth in field goal pct. (.513) and 10th in assists (3.3) ... Auburn's all-time leader in steals with 208... After 10 season NBA career, he is one of 8 Auburn alum to play over 10,000 minutes and score over 4,000 points.

Wes Flanigan, '96 All-SEC 3rd Team, Parkview grad is second all-time at Auburn in assists and battled thru cancer to play his senior season. Wes is one of the great leaders in Auburn history. Flanigan received the Basketball Writers Most Courageous Award. "Wes Flanigan will battle as hard as anyone, whether it's in a competitive situation in the arena challenging an opponent or against a potentially deadly disease such as bone cancer." 1st Team All-SEC with 13.7 ppg and SEC leading 6.7 apg... ranks second in career assists with 573 ... is third in all-time free throws made (338)... eighth in career steals (152) ... averaged 10.1 points and 4.8 assists in his career ... averaged 10.0 points and 4.5 assists as a senior in 1996-97 coming back from his leg surgery.

Wesley Person, '94 AP Honorable Mention All-American and another great person at Auburn. '94 All-SEC 1st Team,'93 All-SEC Coach's 1st Team, '92 All-SEC 3rd Team.  Auburn's 3rd leading scorer of all time. Wesley (#11) and his brother Chuck Person (#45) both had their jerseys retired Feb. 18, 2006... 3x All-SEC and third on Auburn's all-time scoring chart with 2,066 points and all-time leader in 3-pointers made (262) and 3-point percentage (.441).  23rd NBA pick had a 12-year NBA career.

Doc Robinson, '99-00 2-Time All-SEC 1st Team, College Hoops Insider All-American, good point guard on a good Auburn team. 3rd all-time in assists, 13th in scoring, and 6th in 3 pointers. 2.65 assist/turnover ratio in '99-00. One of only two first-team All-Americans in Auburn history in being named to the College Hoops Insider first-team in 1998-99 ... Associated Press honorable mention All-America selection in 1998-99 ... two-time All-SEC first-team selection ... Associated Press and Coaches All-SEC first-team selection in 1998-99 as a junior ... AP All-SEC first-team selection as a senior in 1999-2000 and a Coaches All-SEC second-team pick ... 18th on Auburn's all-time scoring chart with 1,332 points ... ranked third on Auburn's career assist list with 568 ... sixth on the Tigers' career 3-point field goals made (146) ... ranks seventh in career steals with 153 ... led the SEC in 1999-2000 with a +2.65 assist-to-turnover ratio ... helped lead the Tigers to the 1999 SEC Championship as he averaged 11.5 points and 5.0 assists per game as the Tigers went 29-4 and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after receiving the school's only No. 1 seed ... was named to the Wooden Award top 30 ... a member of the all-time winningest senior class in Auburn history with 85 wins ... named SEC Player of the Week twice in his career ... named to the All-SEC Tournament team in 2000 ... named as the team's MVP for three-straight Years.

Bench:

Aaron Swinson  '91-94  2x All-SEC ... 12th on Auburn's all-time scoring chart with 1,386 career points in only three seasons ... ranked seventh on Auburn's all-time list with a 16.9 points per game scoring average ... second on Auburn's all-time field goal percentage (.609) chart, just behind Charles Barkley's (.626) ... averaged 20.7 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 63 percent from the field as a senior in 1993-94

Ronnie Battle '89-93  1st Team All-SEC in '90 and '93...  Avg. between 16.5 and 17.0 ppg all four seasons... Honorable mention Freshman All-American... sixth on Auburn's all-time scoring chart with 1,916 career points and eighth in career scoring average, 16.8 ... ranked second on Auburn's career 3-point field goal percentage chart (.423) ... holds Auburn's single-season 3-point field goal percentage record, making 51.1 percent from behind the arc in 1991-92 ... One of the most decorated Auburn players to never play in the NBA.

Daymeon Fishback '96-00  Former Kentucky Mr. Basketball from Greenwood ... Helped lead Auburn to the 1999 SEC Championship with a 29-4 record, NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance and a No. 1 seed ... helped lead the Tigers to the 2000 NCAA Tournament second round ... averaged a career-best 9.6 points and 4.1 rebounds while averaging 29.8 minutes a game as a senior in 1999-2000 ... SEC Academic Honor Roll selection in 1999 ... Coaches All-SEC Freshman first-team and Basketball Times All-South honorable mention selection as he averaged 7.8 points as a rookie in 1996-97 ... scored a career-high 24 points on 5-of-9 three-pointers at No. 16 Arkansas as a sophomore in 1998 ... ranks fifth on Auburn's career 3-point field goals made chart with 185 and fifth in career 3-pointers attempted with 530 ... is Auburn Basketball's analyst on the Auburn Network's broadcast. SEC Network analyst.

Kyle Davis '00-04  Auburn's all-time career blocked shots leader with 360 ... ranks second all-time in SEC history behind LSU's Shaquille O'Neal, who had 412 blocks ... led the SEC in blocks all four Years at Auburn ... averaged career-highs of 6.5 points and 6.8 rebounds along with an SEC-leading 2.6 blocks as a senior in 2003-04 ... 13 blocked shots (one shy of the NCAA record) vs. Miami, Fla., in the 2001 NIT first round as a freshman ... it ranked as the fifth most blocks in NCAA history (behind 14 each by David Robinson of Navy, Shawn Bradley of BYU, Loren Woods of Arizona and Roy Rogers of Alabama) ...

Mamadou N'diaye '96-00  All-SEC 3rd Team ... left Auburn as the school's all-time career blocked shots leader with 241 and is now currently second ... currently eighth on Auburn's career rebounding chart with  798 ... member of Auburn's 1999 SEC Championship team that went 29-4 and was a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament ... helped team advance to the 1999 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ... 26th NBA pick, 5-year career.

Frankie Sullivan '08-13 (sic)  Averaged a team-high 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 31.8 minutes per game ... presented the most prestigious award, the Paul Lambert/Tommy Joe Eagles Memorial Trophy at the team's banquet... Auburn's 8th all-time leading scorer 1557 and most games played ever (134) over five seasons.

Aubrey Wiley '91-94  led the SEC in rebounding, averaging 9.3 boards per game.  He was the first Tiger to lead the conference in rebounding since Charles Barkley did in 1984.  He also had fourth best field goal percentage (.574) as he almost averaged a double double in 1993-94 with 11.8 ppg and 9.3 rpg. (sic)...  He finished sixth on Auburn's all time field goal percentage chart (.566) and seventh on the all-time three-point percentage list (.385).

Jamison Brewer, '01 All-SEC AP 3rd Team, 8 ppg, 7 rpg, and 6 apg was good enough to get Brewer drafted in the 2nd round and have a 5 year NBA career.

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Ryan Blake
‏@HoopsHighway

Terrico White of the @BakersfieldJam was today named NBA Development League Performer of the Week.

Daniel Paulling ‏@DanielPaulling 2h2 hours ago

Daniel Paulling Retweeted Ryan Blake

Former Rebel

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Chandler Rome
‏@Chandler_Rome

The #LSU Athletic Hall of Fame has unanimously approved a proposal for a Pete Maravich statue on campus. Details forthcoming on plans/design

Elizabeth Crisp ‏@elizabethcrisp 11h11 hours ago

#LSU committee approves Maravich statue  http://bit.ly/23TEYUE

An LSU committee that approves statues and other honorifics for former athletes has unanimously agreed to erect a statue of basketball legend Pete Maravich on campus after years of debate over the proposal.

The LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee was expected to take up the Maravich statue plan after the university's Board of Supervisors recently expressed support and re-tooled the campus policy on student athlete statues.

Maravich, who died in 1988 at the age of 40, left college a few credits short of obtaining his degree to play professional ball. LSU's old policy required that anyone honored with a statue have earned a degree.

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Dan Cotton
‏@dcotton247

#Warriors announce that Festus Ezeli will have knee surgery http://warriors.247sports.com/Bolt/Warriors-announce-that-Festus-Ezeli-will-have-knee-surgery-43577865 ... via @MBohlin247 #VandyMBB

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SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 1h1 hour ago

Joe Cool for the win. #PhotoOfTheNight

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Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 9h9 hours ago Manhattan, NY

Here at MSG, John Wall has 17 points, 17 assists and 5 rebs and Bradley Beal 25, 3 and 2 as the Wizards lead the KNicks 99-94

Once again another team's backcourt has outplayed the #Knicks' guards. Wall & Beal a combined 49 points, 19 assists and 8 boards.

John Wall goes for 28 points, 17 assists and 5 rebounds as the Wizards hold off the Knicks in Kurt Rambis' debut, 111-108.

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Mississippi State:

Michael Bonner ‏@MikeBBonner 8h8 hours ago

That's 1,000 points for Fred Thomas in his career.

MSU Men's Basketball
‏@HailStateMBK

And there it is! @JHHS_LEGEND is the 36th Bulldog to reach the 1,000-career point club at MSU! #HailState

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Kyle Tucker ‏@KyleTucker_CJ  56m56 minutes ago
Towns with 33 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks tonight. The kid is kinda dominating as a rookie. He's barely 19.

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ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 15h15 hours ago

Joe Johnson snapped a streak of 937 straight games with a FG, after going 0-for-3 from the floor

Was longest active streak in the NBA

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Jordan Clarkson ‏@JClark5on 6h6 hours ago

Excited and feeling blessed to be participating in #BBVARisingStars at #NBAAllStarTO! #TBT

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https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/697881572566003712

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Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria  24m24 minutes ago Manhattan, NY
ICYMI: Ben Simmons Picking Himself for Player of the Year https://www.sny.tv/college-recruiting/news/ben-simmons-picking-himself-for-player-of-the-year/164211130?tcid=tw_article_164211130 ...

Buddy Hield may be the favorite for National Player of the Year honors, but don't try telling that to Ben Simmons.

The 6-foot-10 Simmons is picking himself as the top player in the nation.

"Oh myself, I'm not going to pick anybody over me but there's a lot of great players out there," Simmons told ESPN's Andy Katz after he dropped 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in LSU's 94-83 loss to South Carolina.

"I don't think anyone's better than me."

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Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria  3h3 hours ago Manhattan, NY
Nuggets G Emmanuel Mudiay will replace injured defending champion Patrick Beverley of the Houston Rockets in the Skills Challenge

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Steve Walentik ‏@Steve_Walentik 8h8 hours ago

From today's Tribune: Former MU commit Punter thriving in senior season at Tennessee and will face Tigers at 2 p.m. http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu_basketball/former-mu-commit-punter-thriving-in-senior-season-at-tennessee/article_cb201840-c63a-5bb5-9d4a-0b17b39def89.html ...

Surely Missouri basketball fans have wondered over the past two years what might have been if Frank Haith didn't leave the Tigers for Tulsa in April 2014.

Tennessee's Kevin Punter hasn't spent much time considering the alternative, even though he committed to play at Missouri less than two weeks before Haith's departure. The 6-foot-2 senior guard from the Bronx, N.Y., has been too preoccupied with his job as the Volunteers' go-to player and one of the SEC's leading scorers.

But Punter does acknowledge that in a parallel universe, he would be wearing a Missouri uniform when the Tigers and Volunteers tip off at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mizzou Arena.

"The only reason I wanted to go there was to play with and for Frank Haith," Punter said in a phone interview this week. "Obviously, if he stayed, I would have been a Mizzou Tiger."

Punter, who had just wrapped up a high-scoring sophomore season at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, was as surprised as everyone else by Haith's decision...



Missouri fans could torture themselves imagining Punter playing in the Tigers' backcourt. They could pull their hair out wondering what a guard averaging 22.4 points — 10th nationally and second only to Mississippi's Stefan Moody in the SEC — might have done to improve an anemic MU offense that ranks last in the league in scoring, second-to-last in field-goal percentage and last in 3-point field-goal percentage.

But too many variables have changed to arrive at a certain answer.

Punter isn't even playing for the same coach he signed with at Tennessee.

The school fired Tyndall after last season.

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Jon Rothstein ‏@JonRothstein 1h1 hour ago

Kentucky's Tyler Ulis has 36 assists to just four turnovers over his last four games. Has played 148 total minutes in that span.

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Defensive struggle:

Kyle Tucker ‏@KyleTucker_CJ 9h9 hours ago

So UK's three All-Stars combined for 57 points on 27-of-32 shooting.

https://twitter.com/BeforeFamePics/status/699052482874515457

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Update on Across Time Teams since SEC Expansion ('91-92)

Bama:

Erwin Dudley '99-03  SEC Coaches Player of the Year, AP 3rd Team... Averaged a career-best 15.2 points per game with 8.9 rebounds in 2001-02. Dudley's play that season helped the Tide amass 27 wins, the second-most in school history, to go along with an SEC championship and a No. 8 final ranking in the AP poll. Dudley's 8.9 rebounds led the SEC that season and he also led the SEC in rebounding as a sophomore and senior. He finished his career at Alabama ranked seventh all-time in scoring and fourth in rebounding.

James Robinson '90-93 AP Hon. Mention All-American...  recorded one of the best freshman seasons in Alabama history with 16.8 ppg in 1990-91 to lead the Tide in scoring in his first season on campus. His 554 points that season still stands as the Alabama freshman scoring record and helped Alabama win the SEC Tournament title and make an NCAA "Sweet 16" appearance. During that tournament run, the freshman averaged 17 points. He followed up that season with 661 points in 1991-92, the second-most ever in a season at Alabama and he then posted 598 points his junior year. In his three years before being drafted in the first round by the Portland Trail Blazers, Robinson scored 1,813 career points, seventh all-time.

Ronald Steele '04-09  AP Hon. Mention... . Steele averaged 14.3 points per game with 132 assists and helped the Tide reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Steele was nearly automatic from the free-throw line, converting 89.2 percent of his attempts in 2005-06 and finishing his career shooting 86.7 percent from the stripe, the highest all-time mark in Alabama history. In 2006-07, knee injuries prevented Steele from becoming a multi-time All-American.

Trevor Releford '11-14  2x 1st Team All-SEC... fourth in program history in scoring with 1,873 ... first all-time in school history and fifth in SEC history in steals with 263 ... first at Alabama in steals per game (1.9) and career games played (134), second in career starts (126), fifth in free-throw percentage (.814), and ninth in three-point attempts (446) and assists (395).

Kennedy Winston '02-05  Led Alabama and the SEC in scoring in 2004-05 (17.9) en route to earning honorable mention All-America honors from the Associated Press. In his final season, he averaged 17.9 points with 5.4 rebounds per game as the Tide finished the season ranked No. 21 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament with 24 wins. In the previous season, Winston was a key component of the Tide's deepest NCAA run, averaging 19.0 points per game during Alabama's march to the Elite Eight.

Bench:

Mo Willliams  '01-03  Led Alabama to 27 wins, an SEC championship and a final No. 8 final ranking in the AP poll. Averaged 10.4 ppg in his freshman season with 4.1 apg ... Sporting News National Freshman of the year, Basketball America 2002 Newcomer of the Year and the SEC Freshman of the Year... 3rd Team All-SEC '03 ... 2nd Round NBA pick ... one of the highest paid SEC players in NBA

JaMychal Green '11 AP and Coach's 1st Team

Antonio McDyess '93-95  1996 NBA All-Rookie First Team averaging 13.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. In 1999, he was named to the All-NBA Third-Team for that season. He earned a spot on the 2001 NBA All-Star Team and was a part of the gold-medal-winning U.S. Men's National Team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. After a five-year tenure with the Detroit Pistons, McDyess signed a free-agent contract with San Antonio in 2009. He played in his 1,000th career game on March 9, 2011, getting the start against his former team, the Detroit Pistons. McDyess was waived by the Spurs on Dec. 19, 2011, ending his 17-year career in the league. With $116.6 million in career earnings, McDyess is the highest earning former Bammer in NBA history.

Latrell Sprewell '90-92  Avg. 17.8 ppg and garnered All-SEC recognition in '92. Bama's most accomplished NBA player with 16,712 career points despite missing a large portion of '97 for choking PJ. In his rookie season, Sprewell was the first Warrior to total 1,000 points, 250 rebounds, 250 assists, 100 steals and 50 blocks in a season. During his time with the Warriors, he led the team in scoring four straight seasons including a career high 24.2 points per game average during the 1996-97 season. At 23, Sprewell became the youngest player selected to the All-NBA first-team since Isaiah Thomas in 1984 (also made the team in 1994). Sprewell was voted to four NBA All-Star teams (1994, 1995, 1997, 2001). With career NBA earnings of $97 million, Spre is one of the top SEC career earners of all time.

Robert Horry '88-92  Helped the Tide win three SEC tournament titles and two berths in the NCAA's Sweet 16 round. Alabama compiled a 98-36 record during his four seasons; Horry set a school record for career blocked shots (282). He was selected to the All-Southeastern Conference, the SEC All-Defensive and the SEC All-Academic teams.  Horry holds seven NBA Championships that he won with three different teams in his 16 years in the league. Horry is only the second player in NBA history to win a championship with three different teams, including three with the Lakers (2000, 01, 02), two with the Rockets (1994, 95) and two with the Spurs (2005, 07). He participated in an NBA record 244 career playoff games and holds the record for most 3-point field goals in Finals history (40).

Gerald Wallace '00-01 Drafted at age 19 by the Sacramento Kings, making him the youngest player in the franchise's 62-year history at the time. In 2002, his rookie year, Wallace placed second in the NBA Dunk Contest.  He is scheduled to surpass $100,000,000 career earnings in '15-16 making him one of the highest paid former SEC players of all time. Bama's Top One-n-Done.

Richard Hendrix '05-08  AP honorable mention All-American following the 2007-08 season. Hendrix averaged 17.8 points and an SEC-leading 10.1 rebounds per game while leading Alabama in scoring in 14 games. An accurate interior shooter, he converted on nearly 60 percent of his field goal attempts over the course of his career and helped Alabama make two postseason appearances in his three years on campus. In those three years, Hendrix was 19th all-time in scoring (1,327) and 11th (849) in rebounding.

Rod Grizzard '00-02  He finished collegiate career as Alabama's 13th leading scorer of all-time, with 1487 points. Ranks fifth all-time in three-point field goals made and seventh in free throw shooting percentage. As a junior, earned Third Team All-SEC, All-SEC Tournament, and AP Honorable Mention All-American honors, and was a Wooden Award finalist.  SEC 1st Team and 2nd leading scorer as a sophomore.

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SEC Network ‏@SECNetwork  4h4 hours ago
Tyler Ulis (27 Pts, 12 Ast) is the 1st #SEC🏀player to drop 24+ & 12 in the same game since... Jason Williams (1997)

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Update on Across Time Teams since SEC Expansion ('91-92):

Georgia

Jarvis Hayes 2003 3rd Team FS All-American, '02,'03 SEC 1st Team

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope  AP All-American Hon. Mention; '13 1st Team All-SEC

Litterial Green '91 SEC 1st Team, Loaded '92 SEC 2nd Team

Trey Thompkins, Georgia – F, 6-10, 247, So., Lithonia, Ga. '10 and '11 SEC 1st Team

DA Layne '01 SEC 1st Team, '00 SEC 2nd Team


Bench:

Jumaine Jones '99 SEC 1st Team, '98 SEC 3rd Team

"Tony" Evans '00 SEC 2nd Team, '01 SEC 3rd Team

Ezra Williams '02, '03 SEC 2nd Team

Rashad Wright '04 SEC 2nd Team

Sundiata Gaines '07, '08 SEC Coach's 2nd Team

Shandon Anderson '95 & '96 SEC 3rd Team

Charles Claxton '93 SEC Coach's 2nd Team

GG Smith '98 SEC Coach's 3rd Team, Tubby's oldest son who stayed

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Adrian Wojnarowski Verified account
‏@WojVerticalNBA

Sources: After suffering another torn labrum, Charlotte's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will undergo shoulder surgery. He will miss rest of season.

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Detroit Pistons Verified account
‏@DetroitPistons

OFFICIAL: #Pistons have acquired Tobias Harris in exchange for Brandon Jennings & Ersan Ilyasova.

Welcome Tobias!



Tennessee Volunteers One-n-done

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Andy Demetra ‏@GamecockRadio 4h4 hours ago

Duane Notice is now 37 pts. from 1,000 for his career. The last time South Carolina had three 1,000-point scorers at the same time? 1991-92.

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Shams Charania Verified account
‏@ShamsCharania

The Miami Heat are trading forward Jarnell Stokes to the New Orleans Pelicans, league source tells The Vertical.

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AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports 9h9 hours ago

#Alabama's Ennis Whatley named to 2016 #SEC Men's Basketball Legends class: http://ow.ly/YwPVI 

The other members of this year's Legends class are:  Pat Bradley (Arkansas), Jack Stewart (Auburn), Lee Humphrey (Florida), Jarvis Hayes (Georgia), Larry Conley (Kentucky), Stanley Roberts (LSU), Johnny Neumann (Ole Miss), Mario Austin (Mississippi State), Devan Downey (South Carolina), Vincent Yarbrough (Tennessee), Carroll Broussard (Texas A&M), Shan Foster (Vanderbilt).

This is the 18th year of the SEC Basketball Legends program.

Past Tide Legends are:  Reggie King (1999), Wendell Hudson (2000), T.R. Dunn (2001), Leon Douglas (2002), Buck Johnson (2003), Derrick McKey (2004), Gary Waites (2005), Jim Farmer (2006), Mike Nordholz (2007), Leon Marlaier (2008), Melvin Cheatum (2009), Charles Cleveland (2010), Robert Horry (2011), Jack Kubiszyn (2012), Wimp Sanderson (2013), Eddie Phillips (2014) and C.M. Newton (2015).

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@GrantRamey ‏@GrantRamey  14h14 hours ago
Pelicans release Jarnell Stokes via @knoxnews http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/mens-basketball/jarnell-stokes-released-by-new-orleans-a-day-after-trade-2c277668-595b-1512-e053-0100007f90af-369494662.html ...

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@GrantRamey ‏@GrantRamey  16h16 hours ago
From @Strangemike44: A game I'd love to see — all-time Tennessee, LSU stars http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/columnists/mike-strange/mike-strange-a-game-id-love-to-see--all-time-tennessee-lsu-stars-2c175ffd-85b8-1834-e053-0100007f1a6-369477842.html ...

Ben Simmons makes his first and likely only appearance at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday.

...I wonder how Simmons would fare against LSU's all-time stars.

While we're imagining, how much fun it would be to watch the all-time LSU team take on the all-time Tennessee team?

Did you know Tennessee has produced six of the SEC's top 20 career scorers? No other school has more than three.

Here's a lineup, with a sixth man to spare:

Allan Houston ranks No. 2 (2,801 points); Ernie Grunfeld is fifth (2,249); Tony White sixth (2,219); Chris Lofton 10th (2,131); Reggie Johnson 14th (2,103) and Dale Ellis 20th (2,065).

Missing anyone? Only Bernard King, the greatest Vol of them all.

King, unlike the others, played only three years, in which he scored 1,962 points. He averaged 25.8 points and 13.2 rebounds for his career. So King is the go-to guy on the all-time Tennessee team.

Lofton is the SEC's all-time 3-point shooting king. Houston ranks fourth. Each hit a healthy 42 percent of his attempts.

Houston is also the SEC's No. 2 career free-throw shooter (minimum 500 attempts) at 84.9 percent. White is third.

Ellis, like King, was a two-time SEC player of the year and a consensus All-American.

That's a strong group. But get a load of LSU's crew.

Pete Maravich, in three years (1968-70), put up numbers that will never be approached. He scored 3,667 points, averaging a mind-blowing 44.2 points per game.

Chris Jackson (1989-90) averaged 29 points a game over his two seasons. He had four 50-point games. In three games against UT, Jackson averaged a Maravichian 44 points.

Shaquille O'Neal was the 1991 national college player of the year. As a sophomore he averaged 27.6 points and 14.7 rebounds. As a junior, 24.1 points, 14.0 rebounds. In SEC annals, he ranks second in blocked shots and first with six triple-doubles.

Modern fans are less familiar with Bob Pettit. Pettit was arguably the SEC's best player pre-1960. In the era when freshmen were ineligible, Pettit averaged 27.4 points over three years (1952-54). He played 11 more years in the NBA, averaging 26.4 points.

Pettit, like Maravich, is enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. O'Neal is a rim-shattering slam dunk for the 2016 class that will be announced this spring. King is UT's only rep in the hall.

Then there's Rudy Macklin (1977-81), LSU's forward who ranks 16th in the SEC with 2,080 points.

What a game it would be. I never saw Maravich in person, only on TV. King and Jackson are probably the two best SEC players I watched live.

Simmons will never show up on career charts, at least not as a collegian. He's of the one-and-done era...