The Florida Gators (21-5, 11-2 SEC) suffered a major setback today, as the team announced that junior center John Egbunu will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. Injury update: John Egbunu suffered a torn ACL (left) …
SEC Basketball Wednesday Predictions: Arkansas/SC and Alabama/Missouri
Embed from Getty Images It was a rare perfect night on the SEC predictions front on Tuesday thanks to the favorites getting the job done. How will Wednesday night’s games unfold? Here are thoughts on the two matchups. Season Prediction Record: …
SEC Basketball Tuesday Predictions: Florida/Auburn, Tennessee/Kentucky and more
Embed from Getty Images Another week, another chance for SEC bubble teams to score meaningful wins. Will the conference wind up with just three teams in the NCAA tournament? Or will a few teams make one last push for an …
SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Gators rise to the top
Embed from Getty Images Last week’s SEC power rankings were among the most confusing yet. This time around? Things are starting to make a little more sense, but there’s still approximately 8,362 ways that you could rank the teams in …
SEC Basketball Saturday Predictions: Unpredictability once again the theme
Embed from Getty Images The first rule of SEC basketball is that one can never fully understand SEC basketball. Keep that in mind as we enter another unpredictable Saturday schedule that’s filled with upset opportunities around the league. If you haven’t …
SEC Basketball Mailbag: Conference perception, Foul madness and more
Embed from Getty Images This week’s SEC basketball mailbag is among the best we’ve ever had. There are outstanding questions on Alabama’s potential to upset Kentucky, end of year award winners, and the continuing decline of basketball officiating. Let’s dive …
Radio Appearance on Talkin’ Ball with Drew DeArmond on ESPN 97.7 in Huntsville
I was a guest on Talkin’ Ball with Drew DeArmond on ESPN 97.7 The Zone in Huntsville on Thursday. Drew and I discussed a variety of SEC basketball topics, including: Alabama’s progress under Avery Johnson Whether or not Mark Fox …
Belmont basketball teams in rare company with OVC winning streaks
Embed from Getty Images Only two Division I college basketball programs currently sport undefeated teams in conference play on both the men’s and women’s side. One is New Mexico State. The other is Belmont. Yes, both Rick Byrd and Cameron …
SEC Basketball Wednesday Predictions: Tennessee/Ole Miss and Texas A&M/Missouri
Embed from Getty Images On Tuesday, Alabama won in quadruple overtime at South Carolina, LSU only lost by seven at Kentucky, and Vanderbilt blew out Arkansas in Fayetteville even without its best player. SEC basketball is all about the drama. …
Vandy shows improved toughness in road win at Arkansas
Embed from Getty Images It appears that I, Blake Lovell, am in complete control of Vanderbilt basketball results. If you don’t believe me, take a quick dive into my predictions for Vandy’s last six games: at Florida: Loss (Result: Win) …