Newcomer Impact Rankings: Which freshmen, transfers will determine team fortunes?
Several college basketball programs' fortunes will rise or fall on the play of new faces in 2020-21. Here are the players most under the microscope.
2021 ScheduleAll times ET
@ BAY
Regular Season
2021 Schedule
2nd in SEC
Top-five senior Smith commits to Auburn, Pearl
Auburn has landed top-five senior Jabari Smith, the school's highest-ranked recruit since at least 2007.
SEC coaches react to protests (2:29)
SEC players defy gravity with these explosive dunks (2:28)
Courtside: Greenberg and Dakich discuss who's had the best offseason in college basketball
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast by discussing who’s had the best offseason between Michigan State, Baylor and Villanova. They also look at Florida, Auburn and Purdue’s offseason and talk about the transfer culture in college basketball. Later, the guys discuss the possibility of a bubble for college athletes, if they’d draft LaMelo Ball, why Seth isn’t solid on Anthony Edwards and Lou Williams’ adventure outside the NBA bubble.
Top prospect Kuminga picks G League over NCAA
Top-five prospect Jonathan Kuminga announced Wednesday that he is bypassing college and joining the G League professional pathway program. Texas Tech, Auburn, Duke and Kentucky were in the mix for his commitment.
Barkley airs it out on The Paul Finebaum Show (3:10)
Courtside: Charles Barkley talks Kobe berating him, NIL, Mark Emmert
Charles Barkley chats with Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich (12:29) about losing weight when he got to the NBA, the TV personality he has a problem with, the time Kobe berated him via text message (24:56), calling Shaq Flat Stanley, why he thinks college sports could be ruined (35:38), why NIL is going to create resentment in locker rooms, what he wishes Mark Emmert would understand (51:44), why he thinks the NBA shouldn't try to restart and only drinking on the weekends during the pandemic.
TikTok Madness: Madi Prewett shows her dad some moves (0:42)
Prewett details personalities of Tigers' Pearl, Barkley (0:55)
Ranking the 25 best college basketball coaching hires of the past 25 years
Which active college coaches were memorable hires? From Roy to Coach Cal to Penny, we look at the best since 1995.
Pearl has hilarious theory in relation to comfort foods (2:14)
Answering the big college basketball questions after Jalen Green's decision
No. 1 2020 recruit Jalen Green is spurning Memphis and Auburn for the G League. Are there broader implications for the college game?
Top moments of 2019-20 SEC men's basketball season (2:38)
Top-50 recruit Thor picks Auburn over OK State
Top-50 recruit J.T. Thor announced his commitment to Auburn on Sunday, choosing the Tigers over Oklahoma State.
The best dunks from college hoops this season (2:00)
Auburn freshman Okoro to declare for NBA draft
Auburn freshman Isaac Okoro will declare his eligibility for the NBA draft, Tigers coach Bruce Pearl told reporters on Friday.
Picking the all-time NCAA bracket from the past 25 years
We created a bracket of the top four teams on each seed line (64 teams total) since 1994 and looked at which of this year's teams could have threatened to join them.
2019-20 SEC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15-3 | - | 25-6 |
| Auburn | 12-6 | 3 | 25-6 |
| LSU | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
| Mississippi State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Florida | 11-7 | 4 | 19-12 |
| South Carolina | 10-8 | 5 | 18-13 |
| Texas A&M | 10-8 | 5 | 16-14 |
| Tennessee | 9-9 | 6 | 17-14 |
| Alabama | 8-10 | 7 | 16-15 |
| Arkansas | 7-11 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Missouri | 7-11 | 8 | 15-16 |
| Ole Miss | 6-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Georgia | 5-13 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
Find Tickets
- Buy Tigers tickets with VividSeats
- Other Games
Team Stats
Points Per Game78.032nd
Rebounds Per Game40.819th
Assists Per Game12.8Tied-239th
Points Allowed70.4
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith | PF | Committed | 96 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 12-8 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 8 |