Alabama forward Brandon Miller has been selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week. 

Incredibly, in the past five NBA Drafts, the Southeastern Conference has had 50 players selected by NBA teams.

During that span, the SEC leads the way with 50 picks followed by the ACC (45), Big Ten (33), Pac-12, (25), Big 12 (14) and Big East (14).

·   SEC Player of the Week – Florida forward Colin Castleton, a 6-foot-11, 250-pound graduate from Deland, Fla., averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds in wins at LSU and against No. 20 Missouri. Against Missouri, Castleton became the first SEC player this century to post 16 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two blocked shots in a conference game. He scored his 1,000th point as a Gator in the win against Missouri. Castleton’s 12 free throws made and 15 free throw attempts at LSU were both career highs, as he led the Gators in scoring with 18 points.

·   SEC Freshman of the Week – Alabama forward Brandon Miller, a 6-foot-9, 200-pound freshman from Antioch, Tenn., averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in wins over No. 15 Arkansas and LSU. He shot 70 percent (14-of-20) from the field, 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from 3-point range, and 88.9 percent (8-of-9) from the free throw line. Miller made seven 3-pointers against LSU, tying his career high.

·   Six teams are receiving mention in the January 16 Associated Press Top 25 highlighted by Alabama (4th), Tennessee (9th), Auburn (16th), and Arkansas (25th). Texas A&M and Missouri are among the teams receiving votes.

·   Two teams rank in the Top 10 of the NCAA’s NET rankings (t-1st nationally), nine are in the Top 60 (t-2nd nationally), and 11 are in the Top 100 (2nd nationally).

·   Six SEC teams are rated among the top 25 defensive teams in the nation according to KenPom: Tennessee 1st, Alabama 6th, Mississippi State 9th, Auburn 11th, Florida 13th, and Arkansas 22nd.

·   Five SEC players were named the USBWA’s Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List: Kobe Brown (MO), Ricky Council IV (AR), Brandon Miller (UA), Oscar Tshiebwe (UK), and KJ Williams (LS).

·   LSU’s KJ Williams needs 11 points to reach the 2,000-career point milestone. He will have then reached both the 2,000-career point and 1,000-career rebound milestones.

·   Alabama’s Brandon Miller leads all freshmen nationally with 20.1 points per game.

·   Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe had 37 points and 24 rebounds against Georgia on Jan. 17. It was the first 30/20 game by an SEC player since South Carolina’s Sindarius Thornwell had 44 points and 21 rebounds against Alabama on Feb. 7, 2017.

·   Four SEC coaches rank among the winningest active Division I coaches in the nation: John Calipari (4th with 779 wins), Rick Barnes (6th with 769 wins), Bruce Pearl (15th with 629 wins) and Kermit Davis (29th with 476 wins).

·   Alabama became the first team since the 1965-66 season to beat two teams ranked No. 1 (North Carolina on Nov. 27 and Houston on Dec. 10) before New Year’s Day.

·   Tennessee has won four straight games against Associated Press Top five opponents.

·   The SEC, ACC, and ESPN announced on Nov. 28 the formation of the SEC/ACC Challenge for men’s and women’s basketball, which will begin as part of the 2023-24 season.

·   The SEC has had 27 NCAA Tournament selections over the last three tournaments.

·   14 of 14 SEC teams have made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven tournaments.

·   The SEC has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 31 of the last 32 tournaments.

·   Nine different SEC teams have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the last five NCAA Tournaments. All 14 SEC members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.

·   The SEC has advanced at least one team to the Elite Eight in nine of the last 12 tournaments.

·   The SEC has advanced a team to the Final Four six of the last 11 tournaments.

SCHEDULE/RESULTS (All times Eastern):

Wednesday, January 18

*#16 Auburn 67, at LSU 49

*at Texas A&M 54, Florida 52

*at Missouri 79, #25 Arkansas 76

Saturday, January 21

*Ole Miss at #25 Arkansas                                           ESPN2                               12:00 pm

*Vanderbilt at Georgia                                                  SECN                                 1:00 pm

*Texas A&M at Kentucky                                              ESPN                                 2:00 pm

*#16 Auburn at South Carolina                                   SECN                                 3:30 pm

*#9 Tennessee at LSU                                                    ESPN                                 4:00 pm

*#4 Alabama at Missouri                                               SECN                                 6:00 pm

*Florida at Mississippi State                                        SECN                                 8:30 pm

Tuesday, January 24

*Missouri at Ole Miss                                                     SECN                                 7:00 pm

*LSU at Arkansas                                                              ESPN2                               7:00 pm

*Kentucky at Vanderbilt                                                SECN                                 9:00 pm

Wednesday, January 25

*South Carolina at Florida                                             ESPN2                               7:00 pm

*Georgia at Tennessee                                                  SECN                                 7:00 pm

*Texas A&M at Auburn                                                 ESPN2                               9:00 pm

*Mississippi State at Alabama                                     SECN                                 9:00 pm

Saturday, January 28

SEC/Big 12 Challenge

        Auburn at West Virginia                                        ESPN                                 12:00 pm

        Alabama at Oklahoma                                            ESPN                                 2:00 pm

        Texas Tech at LSU                                                    ESPNU                              2:00 pm

        Iowa State at Missouri                                           ESPN2                               2:00 pm

        TCU at Mississippi State                                        ESPN2                               4:00 pm

        Arkansas at Baylor                                                   ESPN                                 4:00 pm

        Texas at Tennessee                                                ESPN                                 6:00 pm

        Florida at Kansas State                                           ESPN2                               6:00 pm

        Kansas at Kentucky                                                 ESPN                                 8:00 pm

        Ole Miss at Oklahoma State                                 ESPN2                               8:00 pm

*South Carolina at Georgia                                          SECN                                 6:00 pm

*Vanderbilt at Texas A&M                                           SECN                                 8:30 pm