Southeastern RUMORS & NEWS

247 Sports "LSU head coach Will Wade was reportedly heard on FBI wiretaps discussing a "strong-ass offer" regarding a "Smart thing" in June 2017. Fast forward to Tuesday night almost two years later and the HBO documentary, "The Scheme," played that clip of..." April 01

CBS Sports "The finalists for the 2020 Naismith Men's and Women's Coach of The Year Awards will soon learn who will win the prestigious awards given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The winners will be announced live Thursday at noon ET on CBS Sports HQ. Each of the..." April 01

The Score "The NCAA decided not to grant athletes from winter sports - including basketball - an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic, the committee announcedMonday. "Winter sports were not included in the decision," the statement read.  " March 30

Kentucky Sports "Kentucky freshman Johnny Juzang, who gained a reputation this past season for being unafraid to compete, will take a new leap of faith. UK announced Friday that Juzang had entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. “When we spoke last night, his family talked about Johnny..." March 27

Saturday Down South "Rick Barnes’ program just landed a big commitment. Tennessee projects to have one of the better teams in the SEC next basketball season but one missing ingredient on the team was a big-time, rebounding presence at the forward position. Well, the Vols now have that as..." March 27

ESPN "Top international prospect Josh Primo has committed to Alabama and coach Nate Oats, he told ESPN on Friday. "I am grateful to all of the schools that have recruited me during this process, however it is time to make a decision," said Primo, a 6-foot-5..." March 27

Larry Brown Sports "Former Texas A&M guard David Edwards died from the coronavirus. Edwards’ teammate, Chuck Henderson, posted on Facebook Monday night that Edwards died from the virus. The Dallas Morning News confirmed news of Edwards’ death. " March 24

CBS Sports "Near the end of "The Scheme," an HBO-produced documentary that will air March 31, convicted felon Christian Dawkins looks into the camera and says, "I want to be very clear with this: Any coach who offers to play a player, in my opinion, is a good guy." The moment..." March 19

Larry Brown Sports "Andy Kennedy is back in the coaching world. Kennedy has agreed to become the next head coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Jeff Goodman first reported on Thursday. Kennedy, 52, was the head coach at Cincinnati from 2005-2006 and then went to take the..." March 19

The Score "The NCAA is unlikely to grant another year of eligibility to student-athletes who participate in winter sports and had their seasons and tournaments cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak, reports Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Spring student-athletes are still in line to..." March 18

Saturday Down South "Fast. That’s a word that describes Georgia guard Anthony Edwards, not just in terms of his physical attributes, but the way life comes at him. Just 5 years ago, for instance, his life seemed to be spiraling downward — fast — when he lost his..." March 18

Fadeaway World "Shareef O’Neal has demonstrated he’s gotten a lot of things from his father, 4x NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal. The 20-year-old has shown he’s also inherited the taste for women from his father, and he did it in a great way. Shareef shot his shot with stunning..." March 18

12 Up "The real start to the college basketball season was supposed to commence this week. However, the coronavirus pandemic canceled conference tournaments this past week before the NCAA opted to not hold the March Madness tourney this year. Yes, that means there won't be..." March 16

Saturday Down South "The Florida Gators have a big lead over the Kentucky Wildcats in the second half of Saturday’s regular-season finale in Gainesville. However, as they try to close out the victory, they’ll have to do so without a star player — Kerry Blackshear Jr. " March 09

ESPN "Kentucky coach John Calipari wasn't in a mood to mince words after the host Wildcats were on the wrong end of a 17-point, second-half collapse in a 81-73 loss to Tennessee on Tuesday. "We got manhandled. I got manhandled," Calipari said...." March 04

Larry Brown Sports "A Kentucky fan has issued an apology after being caught on video shouting a racial slur at a rival fan on Tuesday night. The Wildcats blew a 17-point lead and lost at home to Tennessee on Tuesday. One Vols fan began recording videos towards the end of the game of Kentucky..." March 04

12 Up "The end of the college basketball regular season is right on our doorstep, and conference tournaments are almost ready to begin. The Power 5 conference tournaments will be on everyone's radar as we enter the madness that is March college basketball. For these conferences, we..." March 02

12 Up "The Kentucky Wildcats have had themselves an otherworldly season, playing to the tune of a 24-5 record. Their win against Auburn on Saturday helped them clinch the regular season SEC title. By all accounts, they have played like a No. 1 seed, and if the committee doesn't..." February 29

CBS Sports "An Auburn student who yelled for Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi to "Go back to Uruguay! This is America!" on Saturday is now banned from Auburn Arena, according to AL.com. The student will also face a disciplinary hearing, according to the The..." February 22

12 Up "On Saturday, the Kentucky Wildcats beat Ole Miss 67-62, giving them their fourth win in a row and eight of their last nine games. The LSU Tigers and Auburn Tigers both lost their last games, giving the Wildcats sole ownership of first place in the SEC. This is huge for..." February 17

Saturday Down South "Florida basketball officially plays on Billy Donovan Court. The former Gators head coach returned to Gainesville for Saturday’s UF-Vanderbilt game while his Oklahoma City Thunder squad is off for NBA All-Star Weekend. Donovan spoke to reporters before the game and addressed a..." February 17

USA Today "Oregon women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves blasted fans at USC as “classless” for chants the stadium made against senior Ducks guard Minyon Moore, who transferred out of the Trojan program. In Sunday’s 93-67 Ducks victory at the Galen Center on USC’s..." February 17

Larry Brown Sports "Jerry Stackhouse was ejected from Saturday’s Vanderbilt game at Florida as his team was getting destroyed in the first half. Stackhouse’s Commodores were down 41-19 just before halftime against the Gators. Matthew Moyer missed a layup with 25 seconds left after some..." February 16

Larry Brown Sports "Shareef O’Neal is headed to LSU. O’Neal announced in late January that he was leaving UCLA and looking to transfer. We heard he was considering LSU, where his father Shaquille went, and Memphis, where Shaq’s ex-teammate Penny Hardaway coaches. On..." February 15

Wach Fox 57 "The University of South Carolina has acknowledged that it has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding former assistant men's basketball coach Lamont Evans. According to the NOA, Evans, then South Carolina's lead recruiter, "violated the NCAA principles of..." February 14

12 Up "The Kentucky Wildcats have risen up the rankings all the way to No. 12 overall after a somewhat slow start to the season. That is why some fans and analysts were surprised when the Wildcats were not chosen as a top-four seed in the recent March Madness preview shared over the..." February 13

247 Sports "Razorback guard Isaiah Joe underwent successful right knee arthroscopic debridement surgery to his knee this morning and will miss Arkansas’ game against No. 11 Auburn on Tuesday night. Joe hasn’t been his normal self as of late due to knee..." February 04