Southeastern RUMORS & NEWS

KBTX "Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey has publicly reprimanded and levied a fine of $25,000 to Mississippi State head men’s basketball coach Ben Howland for his comments about private communications with the Conference office related to officiating. The comments were made..." January 18

Sportsnaut "Kentucky Wildcats head basketball coach John Calipari blew his top arguing with refs and was ejected as his team battled Arkansas Saturday. " January 18

NBC Sports - College Basketball Talk "Florida could be without point guard Andrew Nembhard against No. 4 Auburn on Saturday. Coach Mike White said Nembhard has the flu and missed practice Thursday and Friday. The sophomore and Canadian national team player has started all 52 games in two seasons. “We all..." January 18

CBS Sports "Due to the threat of severe weather in the state of Alabama on Saturday, several college basketball game times have been moved for the sake of safety for those attending. On Friday afternoon, Auburn announced its home game against Georgia -- originally scheduled..." January 10

CBS Sports "TYRESE MAXEY, KENTUCKY: A simple choice to close out 2019, given Maxey was outstanding and crucial in Kentucky's home victory over then-No. 3 Louisville on Saturday. The Wildcats' 78-70 overtime win was witness to Maxey's career high, a 27-point showing --..." January 01

NBC Sports - College Basketball Talk "PLAYER OF THE WEEK: McKinley Wright, Colorado It’s probably not a coincidence that, in the first game that the Buffaloes played where they legitimately looked like a team that could contend for the Pac-12 title, McKinley Wright was the best player on the floor. In what..." December 24

CBS Sports "Tennessee basketball was a feel-good story on Saturday as coach Rick Barnes secured his 700th career victory in a 75-53 win over Jacksonville State, but it wasn't all rosy as after the game Volunteers star senior Lamonte Turner announced he would undergo season-ending..." December 23

The Score "The number of quality programs in the SEC has increased dramatically in the last couple of seasons, which has unsurprisingly coincided with many schools making strong head coaching hires. From 2009 to 2017, no more than five SEC teams made the NCAA Tournament in a single season. In..." December 12

USA Today "From the beginning of the decade, when Anthony Davis powered Kentucky to a national title, to the end, when Duke's Zion Williamson provided a spectacular highlight reel, college basketball has entertained fans with a wide array of game-changing..." December 11

CBS Sports "College basketball's fraternity of undefeateds is shrinking.  There were 31 such squads as of Nov. 28. By Dec. 1, that number got chopped to 20. This past Saturday still had 16 lucky clubs yet to take an L. But after Tuesday night, wherein three more bagels got knocked out of..." December 11

CBS Sports "Florida basketball's court at the O'Connell Center will soon bear the name of the legendary coach who won the program its only two national titles: Billy Donovan. UF announced in a statement on Friday their court will bear Donovan's name as a tribute to the two-time..." December 06

CBS Sports "Kentucky and Michigan have agreed to a unique three-game scheduling series beginning with a 2020 game in London followed by a home game for each school. The first game of the series is tentatively set for December 2020 at The O2 Arena in London. The game in 2021 will be played..." December 05

ESPN "Kentucky Wildcats forward Nate Sestina will miss the next three to four weeks after fracturing his left wrist on Tuesday, coach John Calipari announced. Sestina suffered the injury in Tuesday's practice. "We finally get our entire team back..." November 27

12 Up "Anthony Edwards is being wasted on a Georgia team that, while intriguing, is likely lacking the firepower to make a Final Four run despite his services. On Tuesday, the freshman single-handedly almost led a 20-point comeback vs the No. 3 team in the country thanks to 33 second-half..." November 26

CBS Sports "Georgia had their game wrapped up against Georgia Tech in the final seconds on Wednesday. However, the unthinkable happened when Michael Devoe broke the hearts of bettors everywhere. He heaved up a three from just inside of halfcourt and it went down, making..." November 22

Sporting News - NCAAB "There are not a lot of subjects on which John Calipari, Roy Williams and Jim Boeheim can reach agreement. Each is a member of basketball’s Hall of Fame. Each knows what it’s like to win an NCAA championship. Each has sent players on to become NBA stars. So they’ve got much in..." November 22

USA Today "Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse and Austin Peay assistant Sergio Rouco had a heated exchange after the Commodores' 90-72 win Wednesday night. Vanderbilt's Saben Lee dunked the ball with seven seconds remaining, rather than dribbling out the..." November 21

CBS Sports "Last week, Evansville pulled off one of the bigger college basketball upsets in recent memory when it defeated then-No. 1 Kentucky. However, Evansville might have gone a little too far celebrating its big victory. During Monday's game against SMU, Evansville trolled..." November 19

NBC Sports - College Basketball Talk "For the second straight game against mid-major competition, the Kentucky Wildcats looked like everything but the team that beat No. 1 Michigan State in the season opener. On Tuesday night, the Wildcats blew a 14-point second half lead and allowed Mark Madsen’s Utah Valley..." November 19