Look back/ahead to the Top 100 College Basketball recruits in the SEC

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 SEC Network ‏@SECNetwork 22m22 minutes ago

Preseason All-SEC 1st Team
• @tulis3
• @Young_Moody42
• @BenSimmons25
• @dameology
• @danuel23house
• @OneBigHaitian
http://bit.ly/AllSECMBB

All-SEC 2nd Team • @doedoe_10 • @iammaliknewman • @SirCharlesMann4 • @AlexTheGreat22 • @ACFresh21 • @TimQuarterman1

Translation:

LSU freshman Ben Simmons was the choice of the media for SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Simmons becomes just the second freshman chosen as preseason player of the year by the media, joining Kentucky's Julius Randle in 2013-14. Florida's Dorrian Finney-Smith, Kentucky's Tyler Ulis, Texas A&M's Danuel House and Vanderbilt's Damian Jones also received votes in the Player of the Year voting.

House, Jones, Simmons and Ulis were each All-SEC First Team selections along with Kentucky's Skal Labissiere and Ole Miss's Stefan Moody.

2nd Team: Finney-Smith, Malik Newman, Charles Mann, Poythress, A&M's Alex Caruso, and Tim Quarterman

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Recruiting rankings for Media All-SEC Preseason First Team

Ben Simmons   LSU 2015 #1

Tyler Ulis          UK  2014 #25

Stefan Moody   FAU -> OM  2012 Not ranked

Damian Jones   VU  2013 #84

Danuel House  UH -> A&M 2012 #19

Skal Labissiere* UK  2015 #2

*Has not been cleared by the NCAA Eligibility Center at time of post

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Recruiting rankings for Media All-SEC Preseason Second Team

Finney-Smith VPI -> UF  2011 #18

Malik Newman          MS  2015 #10

Charles Mann          UGa  2012 #21 PG

Alex Poythress          UK  2012 #13

Alex Caruso            A&M  2012 #100

Tim Quarterman      LSU  2013 #80

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Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels  5h5 hours ago
Tyson Carter: "I grew up watching Mississippi State & I wanted to be apart of it." | Story: http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1604093-tyson-carter-commits-mississippi-state ...

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Michael DeCourcy
‏@tsnmike

Ranking college hoops' top 10 small forwards http://dlvr.it/CZfDwB



1. Jamal Murray, UK who wants to be a lead guard next season in the NBA

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http://www.sportingnews.com/list/4659579-ranking-best-top-10-power-forwards-college-basketball-2015-16/slide/370686

1. Ben Simmons LSU

Does Jones just say the heck with it and have Simmons bring the ball up court as a point guard?

7. Poythress UK

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Zac Ellis ‏@ZacEllis 40m40 minutes ago

College hoops fans: Feast your eyes on SI's Preseason All-America Team http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/10/28/sports-illustrated-all-america-team-kyle-wiltjer-ben-simmons-buddy-hield ...

One is a former Kentucky Wildcat who made a splash when he became a Gonzaga Bulldog and could lead the nation in scoring this year. Another is a freshman who spurned blue-chip programs to commit to LSU instead, possibly only for a year before he heads to the NBA.

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Courtney Cronin ‏@CourtneyRCronin 18h18 hours ago

COMING SOON: The C-L series Beyond The Game: Malik Newman returns in Nov. for a 3rd season http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2015/10/29/coming-november-beyond-game-malik-newman/74811888/ ...



Followed Newman during his high school career and recruitment

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CollegeBasketbllTalk ‏@CBTonNBC Oct 27

You can scroll through the entire list of our #CBTtop100 players at this link: http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2015/10/27/rankings-the-cbttop100-players-in-the-country/ ...



https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/659421949831938048

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/659418128779079681

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/659395484918788096

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/659376672651669504

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/659135050043097088

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/659108593929613312

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/659059590798053377

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/659048221331685376

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/658765090489917440

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/658693354385870848

https://twitter.com/CBTonNBC/status/658678249459855361

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Pelicans PR ‏@PelicansPR 47m47 minutes ago

Anthony Davis currently 1 of 3 players to be averaging 20 pts/10 rbs...Joins DeMarcus Cousins, Karl-Anthony Towns -


All 3 were one-n-done

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Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 2h2 hours ago

My Preseason Player of Year is LSU frosh Ben Simmons...

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Jon Rothstein ‏@JonRothstein 9h9 hours ago

2016 PF Sedee Keita committed to South Carolina, per his twitter page. Top-100 player. Good get for Frank Martin & Co.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/188489/sedee-keita
ESPN #78 in '16

Sedee Keita ‏@skeita16 11h11 hours ago

Thank you to all the coaches that recruited me. Go GameCocks



F.Keita⚽ @Cristiano ‏@Wavyslime 11h11 hours ago United States

I am extremely proud to announce that my brother @skeita16 has committed to USC to continue his education and bball career #GamecocksNation

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Courtney Cronin ‏@CourtneyRCronin 4h4 hours ago

ESPN has Malik Newman at No. 22, Stefan Moody at No. 51 in its top 100 players in 2015-16 http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2015/11/03/espn-ranks-rebels-stefan-moody-no-51-nationally/75085294/ ...

College basketball's top 100 players

1. Ben Simmons, LSU Tigers  Freshman | Forward

5. Tyler Ulis, Kentucky Wildcats  Sophomore | Guard

11. Skal Labissiere, Kentucky Wildcats  Freshman | Forward

19. Jamal Murray, Kentucky Wildcats  Freshman | Guard

22. Malik Newman, Mississippi State Bulldogs  Freshman | Guard

30. Damian Jones, Vanderbilt Commodores  Junior | Center

50. Danuel House, Texas A&M Aggies  Senior | Guard

51. Stefan Moody, Ole Miss Rebels  Senior | Guard

62. Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky Wildcats  Freshman | Guard

69. Alex Poythress, Kentucky Wildcats  Senior | Forward

76. Marcus Lee, Kentucky Wildcats  Junior | Forward

77. Antonio Blakeney, LSU Tigers  Freshman | Guard

81. Devin Robinson, Florida Gators  Sophomore | Forward

100. Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida Gators  Senior | Forward

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Courtney Cronin ‏@CourtneyRCronin 20m20 minutes ago Jackson, MS

4-star center Schnider Herard has committed to Mississippi State. Ben Howland lands two 4-star prospects in the last 8 days.

Of note: this is the second time Ben Howland has beat out Kansas for a top recruit since he arrived in Starkville. MN was down to MSU, KU.

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Jon Rothstein ‏@JonRothstein 6h6 hours ago

Tim Quarterman will be LSU's starting PG this season and Josh Gray will come off the bench, Johnny Jones told @CBSSports.

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Rival coaches, players downplay recruiting ratings

The week-long November signing period begins Wednesday. 'Tis the season of hype and hope. Coaches, recruiting analysts and media types will assess, package and label teenagers. That's the hype. The ticket-buying public, which pays ever-increasing attention to recruiting minutiae, has its enthusiasm stoked by hope.

"As coaches, we learned how to play the game," Texas A&M Coach Billy Kennedy said at SEC Media Day last month. "To hopefully make us look good and our program look good."

Ole Miss Coach Andy Kennedy (no relation) acknowledged an element of marketing in recruiting.

"Hey, it's all about if the team is doing great, that's great. But wait to what we're going to do next year," he said. "And if the team is doing bad, it's been a bad year, but wait to what we're going to do next year."

At the heart of recruiting is a paradox. It's vitally important for any program to sign promising players. Duh. But it can be difficult to know exactly how good an individual player is until he competes on the college level for a year or more. Not that this pauses the hype.

Several SEC players dismissed the importance of the ever-present rating system. Five-star to no-star is, at best, an educated guess, they said.

"I really think it means nothing," Mississippi State senior Craig Sword said. "You have to prove it once you get out there. You have to get out and growl with the big dogs."

Alex Caruso, a senior guard for Texas A&M, agreed. "I think that's more for the fans ... and for people who caught up in that stuff," he said of recruiting buzz. "Once you get to the school and the players are there, that's when it matters. ... Until they actually come in and play in a college game, I can't say anything about them."

A&M teammate Jalen Jones said that references to the rating system should be in the past tense.

"It means he was, obviously, good in high school, you know," Jones said of a five-star prospect. "But like any other guy that's playing in college, you have to prove yourself on the college level. Once he gets a couple games under his belt in college, and I see him do something, that's when you kind of look and say, 'OK, this guy might be the real deal.'"

Mississippi guard Stefan Moody said that the recruiting hype is largely meaningless.

"To me, it doesn't really mean much of anything," he said. "The No. 1 player can get knocked off by the 150th player. It's just a number."

To support his contention that recruiting is more art than science, Andy Kennedy used Moody as an example. The Mississippi coach said that Moody, a member of this year's All-SEC pre-season team, did not make a game staged for the top 100 junior college players.

"Thankfully, he didn't," Andy Kennedy said, meaning he liked that rival recruiters would not watch Moody play.

So, how many stars did analysts attach to Moody as a high school prospect?

"I'm not sure he had a star," Kennedy said with a smile. "It was a foggy night."

One of his former players, Chris Warren, was a two-star prospect, Kennedy said. Warren became one of four players in SEC history to score 2,000 points and get credit for 400 assists. He joined Pete Maravich, Allan Houston and Litterial Green.

Several SEC coaches downplayed the importance of recruiting services and player ratings.

"We're not going to recruit anybody off somebody else's ranking ... ," Tennessee Coach Rick Barnes said. "There are so many guys out there who can play. You've got to have a staff that knows what we're looking for."

Barnes questioned the wisdom of rating middle-school players.

"C'mon," he said. "They're not even grown yet. I think it does more harm than good."

LSU Coach Johnny Jones, whose school based its season-ticket sales campaign this year on incoming freshman Ben Simmons, said the recruiting hype has limited importance.

"I never get caught up in the three-star, four-star or rankings," Jones said. "I really get caught up in our evaluation of players."

Jones recalled a year when he congratulated LSU's iconic baseball coach, Skip Bertman, for recruiting what was deemed the nation's No. 1 class.

"He told me, it's not where your recruiting class is ranked coming in, but where the team is ranked when they're going out," Jones said.

Not that the recruiting buzz lacks importance.

"What is good is giving your fan base a reason to be excited," Jones said. "You'd much rather be on that side of it than the other side where people aren't expecting anything from you, and you prove them right."

Auburn Coach Bruce Pearl reminded reporters that his success has not been the result of recruiting five-star prospects (although Kentucky has shown that's a fine path to success).

"I've only had two McDonald's All-Americans," Pearl said. "I'm proud of that."

The two were Tobias Harris and Kentuckian Scotty Hopson. Each played for Pearl at Tennessee.

Of course, recruiting is presumed to be wildly beneficial to one ever-growing group of people: the analysts.

"It's a cottage industry," Andy Kennedy said. "People who profit off that industry have done a terrific job in maximizing (its profitability). Kudos to them."

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Jeff Borzello ‏@jeffborzello 2h2 hours ago

There are 22 uncommitted players in the ESPN 100 --

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Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels 7m7 minutes ago

Predictions: Where are the top prospects in the 2016 class headed? | Story: http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1609352-where-will-the-top-uncommitted-prospects-go ...

De'Aaron Fox | Katy (Tex.) Cypress Lake
Top 100: #4 | | #1 PG
Finalists: Kentucky, Kansas, LSU, Lousville
Announcement: Thursday 11/12 6 p.m. ET

Scout consensus: Kentucky

Seventh Woods | Columbia (SC) Hammond School
Top 100: #34 | | #6 SG
Finalists: North Carolina, South Carolina Georgetown
Announcement:Wednesday 11/11

Scout consensus: South Carolina

Mario Kegler | Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy
Top 100: #46 | | #10 PF
Finalists: Indiana, Mississippi State Arizona State Baylor
Announcement: Wednesday 11/11

Scout consensus: Miss. State

De'Ron Davis | Aurora (CO) Overland
Top 100: #48 | | #11 C
Finalists: Indiana, Mississippi State
Announcement:Thursday 11/12 at 5 p.m. ET

Scout consensus: IU

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Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 2h2 hours ago

All-SEC 1st team includes projected 1-2 picks in 2016 in freshmen Ben Simmons (LSU) and Skal Labissiere (UK)
https://www.seccountry.com/kentucky/all-sec-basketball-teams-released-kentucky-leads-with-four-selections ...

Stud freshman guards Jamal Murray (UK) and Malik Newman (MSU) named 2nd-Team All-SEC.

The Southeastern Conference announced its preseason All-SEC basketball teams on Thursday

First Team All-SEC

    Dorian Finney-Smith, F, Florida
    Kenny Gaines, G, Georgia
    Charles Mann, G, Georgia
    Skal Labissiere, F, Kentucky
    Tyler Ulis, G, Kentucky
    Ben Simmons, F, LSU
    Stefan Moody, G, Ole Miss
    Danuel House, G, Texas A&M
    Damian Jones, C, Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC

    Jamal Murray, G, Kentucky
    Alex Poythress, F, Kentucky
    Tim Quarterman, G, LSU
    Malik Newman, G, Mississippi State
    Craig Sword, G, Mississippi State
    Sindarius Thornwell, G, South Carolina
    Alex Caruso, G, Texas A&M
    Riley LaChance, G, Vanderbilt

http://www.secsports.com/article/14111330/preseason-all-sec-teams-announced

The coaches' preseason All-SEC first and second teams consist of a minimum of eight players on each squad, voted on by the SEC Head Men's Basketball Coaches.

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SEC Network ‏@SECNetwork 16h16 hours ago

#CBBrank: 14 SEC players made the list of college 🏀's top 100. http://es.pn/1kRL8CF 

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Recruiting rankings for Coaches All-SEC Preseason First Team

Ben Simmons   LSU 2015 #1

Tyler Ulis          UK  2014 #25

Stefan Moody   FAU -> OM  2012 Not ranked

Damian Jones   VU  2013 #84

Danuel House  UH -> A&M 2012 #19

Skal Labissiere UK  2015 #2

Charles Mann UGa  2012 #21 PG

Dorian Finney-Smith UF 2011 #18

Kenny Gaines UGa  2012 #24 SG

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Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 3h3 hours ago

Albany Coach Compares Kentucky Freshman Jamal Murray to Mark Jackson, Andre Miller http://zagsblog.com/articles/albany-coach-compares-kentucky-freshman-jamal-murray-to-mark-jackson-andre-miller/ ... @joshua_newman

Would know.

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Recruiting Rankings for Coaches SEC Preseason Second Team

    Jamal Murray, G, Kentucky           5-star late reclassification from '16, not ranked
    Alex Poythress, F, Kentucky          '12 #13
    Tim Quarterman, G, LSU              '13 #80
    Malik Newman, G, Miss. State       '15 #10
    Craig Sword, G, Miss. State          '13 #34 SG
    Sindarius Thornwell, G, So. Car.    '13 #41
    Alex Caruso, G, Texas A&M           '12 #100
    Riley LaChance, G, Vanderbilt       '14 #96

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SEC Network ‏@SECNetwork 16h16 hours ago

#CBBrank: 14 SEC players made the list of college 🏀's top 100. http://es.pn/1kRL8CF 

Recruiting rankings for some of the SEC players who made the ESPN Top 100 players preseason list:

1. Ben Simmons, LSU Tigers                2015 #1

5. Tyler Ulis, Kentucky Wildcats            2014 #25

11. Skal Labissiere, Kentucky Wildcats  2015 #2

19. Jamal Murray, Kentucky Wildcats    5-star late reclassification from '16, not ranked

22. Malik Newman, Mississippi State Bulldogs  2015 #10

30. Damian Jones, Vanderbilt Commodores     2013 #84

50. Danuel House, Texas A&M Aggies              2012 #19 (Houston)

51. Stefan Moody, Ole Miss Rebels                  2012 Not ranked (FAU)

62. Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky Wildcats             2015 #13

69. Alex Poythress, Kentucky Wildcats            2012 #13

76. Marcus Lee, Kentucky Wildcats                 2013 #25

77. Antonio Blakeney, LSU Tigers                   2015 #15

81. Devin Robinson, Florida Gators                 2014 #23

100. Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida Gators        2011 #18 (VaTech)

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SEC Sports ‏@SEC 20m20 minutes ago

SEC Men's Basketball Players of the Week:
• Gavin Ware
• Skal Labissiere
• Antonio Blakeney
http://bit.ly/20X8ffA 

SEC Player of the Week - Mississippi State's Gavin Ware, a 6-foot-9, 260-pound senior forward from Starkville, Miss., scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to collect his 14th career double-double as Mississippi State rallied to post an impressive 106-88 win against Eastern Washington...

SEC Co-Freshman of the Week - Kentucky's Skal Labissiere, a 6-foot-11, 225-pound forward from Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- Labissiere led Kentucky team to a pair of wins in the opening weekend of action. Labissiere averaged team-highs in points (17.5) and blocks (3.0) for the week. In the opener against Albany, Labissiere posted nine points, five rebounds and a team-high four blocks...

SEC Co-Freshman of the Week -LSU's Antonio Blakeney, a 6-foot-4, 186-pound guard from Orlando, Fla. -- Blakeney led LSU with 22 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes of action. He posted the most points by a freshman at LSU in their opening game since Randy Livingston had 22 points in 1994

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Never too early look at some of top 2017 recruits who have committed to SEC schools:

38.  Austin Wiley         4-star   AU    Birmingham Spain Park  #8 C, #2 AL

39.  Mitchell Robinson  4-star  A&M   NOLA Landry-Walker      #9 C, #1 LA

45.  Dan Gafford         4-star   Ark    El Dorado                      #8 PF, #1 AR

49.  Davion Mitchell     4-star   AU    Liberty County               #11 PG, #4 GA

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Scout Recruiting ‏@scoutrecruiting 15h15 hours ago

A look at Scout's high school rankings for Tonight's starters in #UKvsDuke.

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John R. Wooden Award ‏@WoodenAward 21h21 hours ago

Here is the list of the #WoodenAward presented by @Wendys Preseason Top 50
http://bit.ly/20ZZCRJ

SEC and former SEC reps:

Returning Wooden Award All American: Kyle Wiltjer (Gonzaga)

Kentucky (Skal Labissiere, Jamal Murray and Tyler Ulis)

Ben Simmons of Louisiana State; Malik Newman of Mississippi State

Danuel House  A&M

Damian Jones  Vandy

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Jon Rothstein ‏@JonRothstein 2h2 hours ago

Texas A&M"s Tonny Trocha-Morelos last year: 1.5 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 28% from the field. THIS YEAR: 13.0 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 72.7% from the field.


Cartagena, Colombia  6-10, 230

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Jonathan Givony ‏@DraftExpress Nov 19

Mississippi St down 24 at half, but still electing to a) bring their best player (Malik Newman) off the bench. b) play him off the ball...

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Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria 4h4 hours ago

David Patrick told me the reason Ben Simmons came to college was "to play in March." But LSU left Brooklyn 0-2 https://www.sny.tv/college-recruiting/news/lsu-fails-to-build-resume-with-two-losses-at-legends-classic/158121822 ...

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Rob Dauster ‏@RobDauster 17h17 hours ago

The NCAA has cleared Cheick Diallo to play on Dec. 1st.

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ESPN College BBall ‏@ESPNCBB Nov 24

Ben Simmons is the only D1 player in the last 20 years with at least 80 Pts, 70 Reb & 30 Ast in the 1st 5 games.

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https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/669673215174799360

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Top 10 classes of one-and-done era [error?]

1. Kentucky 2011
College Success: Though a few holdovers from the class of 2010 like Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb played a large part in helping Kentucky win the 2012 title, the 2011 class was the first of the one-and-done era to win a title as freshmen. Anthony Davis (right), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague, ranked No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 coming out of high school, backed up the hype being the top-ranked recruiting class. The lone remaining college player from the class, Kyle Wiltjer, is a preseason All-America at Gonzaga.

3. Kentucky 2016

4. Kentucky 2009

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https://twitter.com/SBNationGIF/status/668958048413597696

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ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo Nov 24

Ben Simmons is the only D-I player listed at 6'10" or taller with 10 assists and 0 turnovers in a game in the last 20 seasons

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VandyMBB ‏@VandyMBB Nov 25

FINAL FROM MAUI:  Kansas 70, Vanderbilt 63.  Damian Jones leads Commodores with 17 points.

Damian Jones named to @MauiInv All-Tournament team

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Kyle Tucker ‏@KyleTucker_CJ  16h16 hours ago
Anyone surprised Tyler Ulis wanted to go back in after hyperextending his shooting elbow? "Kid's tough as nails." http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2015/11/27/ulis-injury-overshadows-uks-rout-usf/76459152/ ...

MIAMI — The moment Tyler Ulis came out of a loose-ball dog pile wincing and grabbing a right arm that hung limply at his side in the first half Friday, not much else mattered about No. 1 Kentucky's 84-63 win over South Florida.

Coach John Calipari didn't need to finish the sentence he let trail off after the game: "Let's hope it's not ..."

He hadn't yet talked to Ulis or consulted with the Wildcats' medical staff to gauge the severity of the situation and set a timetable for return. All he knew for sure was that his star sophomore point guard hyperextended his elbow and watched the second half with that arm in a sling.

Calipari also knows what a young Kentucky team without Ulis for any extended period of time would be: "Not very good."

Latest word is that Ulis may miss a game on Monday against Illinois State and back Thursday for UCLA.

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Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 7h7 hours ago

For those who want to take shots at LSU frosh Ben Simmons, guy leads nation in rebounding at 14.4. Also averaging 16.2 points, 6.2 assists.

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Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels Nov 28

Mississippi State signee Schnider Herard was 10 of 11 from field yday. Showing nice touch on his hook today. He's going to help the Bulldogs


ESPN #67  '16
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/186436/schnider-herard

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https://twitter.com/SEC/status/671376669203132416

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Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels 15h15 hours ago

There are 10 top 100 prospects still available in the 2016 class. Six of the 10 are five-star prospects.

2. Josh Jackson  Prolific Prep / 6'7"

5. Thon Maker  Athlete Institute / 7'0"

12. Marques Bolden  De Soto HS / 6'11"

16. Jarrett Allen  St. Stephen's Episcopal School / 6'10"

18. Kobi Simmons  St. Francis HS / 6'5"

20. Rawle Alkins  Word Of God Christian Academy / 6'4"

http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/topic/2016-basketball-prospects?type=players

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 Sheldon Mickles ‏@MicklesAdvocate 12h12 hours ago

FINAL SCORE from the PMAC -- #LSU 119, North Florida 108. Wow!

Chandler Rome ‏@Chandler_Rome 12h12 hours ago

Ben Simmons' final line: 43 points (15-of-20 FG, 13-of-15 FT), 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, 5 steals.

Bryan Lazare ‏@bldore 12h12 hours ago Baton Rouge, LA

Last #LSU player with more than 43 points in a game was Shaquille O'Neal with 53 points vs. Arkansas State (Catalina?) in 1990-91 season.

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Matt Jones ‏@KySportsRadio 42m42 minutes ago

Skal finished with 1 Rebound...way too much of that from him this year


Millions of dollars

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 Matt Jones ‏@KySportsRadio 10h10 hours ago

For those worried about Skal's slow start, some perspective: http://bit.ly/1PGGULb

Duke: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block.

Illinois State: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block.

UCLA: 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 blocks.

Skal may take longer to adjust to the college game because he hasn't played a full season of basketball in over a year. Last year his prep school had a schedule of just 15 games and that wasn't against what I would describe as elite competition. The bottom line is that a 19 year kid is going to require patience in order to learn the timing and physicality to be a good rebounder and shot-blocker...

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Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels 14h14 hours ago

A handful of other college coaches have trickled into the Hoopfest. Spotted assistants from Arkansas, Cincinnati & ETSU.

Coaches at the Hoopfest: Samford HC Scott Padgett + asst's from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan State & Texas. Bill Self & L'ville are expected.

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https://twitter.com/SEC/status/673912660270936065

https://twitter.com/SEC/status/673912713333055488

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 Ben Roberts ‏@NextCats Dec 6

NEW: @EvanDaniels says Skal needs more time: "We're eight games into the season. Let's not get ahead of ourselves." http://bit.ly/1SHHZQU


Marcus Lee was out with injury and Poythress and fouled out.  Calipari was still playing anybody left but the freshman with ten minutes to go, on the road, on national TV.

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Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels 11h11 hours ago

Say what you want about Skal Labissiere's play early in the season, but his off hand hook (left) is a thing of beauty.