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1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

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Record: 233-143, .620 W-L% (2nd of 30) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 11.48 (3rd of 30) ▪ SOS: 6.96 (5th of 30)

Regular Season Champion: Kentucky (East) and Mississippi (West)
Tournament Champion: Kentucky

NCAA Tournament: 5 (Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina)

Standings

Conference Overall PTS/G SRS
Rk East W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Kentucky* RTFN 14 2 .875 35 4 .897 80.1 67.0 22.9 9.8
2 South Carolina*  11 5 .688 23 8 .742 71.3 67.6 12.5 8.8
3 Tennessee*  9 7 .563 20 9 .690 75.9 70.6 11.2 5.9
4 Georgia  7 9 .438 20 15 .571 75.8 71.7 13.1 9.0
5 Vanderbilt  7 9 .438 20 13 .606 74.8 70.2 11.7 7.0
6 Florida  6 10 .375 14 15 .483 76.1 73.6 9.0 6.4
Rk West W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Mississippi* R 12 4 .750 22 7 .759 79.7 69.6 17.2 7.1
2 Arkansas*  11 5 .688 24 9 .727 83.0 72.7 16.2 5.8
3 Auburn  7 9 .438 16 14 .533 68.9 67.4 7.4 5.9
4 Alabama  6 10 .375 15 16 .484 69.6 68.4 7.7 6.5
5 Mississippi State  4 12 .250 15 15 .500 71.2 68.6 7.7 5.1
6 Louisiana State  2 14 .125 9 18 .333 60.8 65.9 1.1 6.2

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/23 12/30 1/6 1/13 1/20 1/27 2/3 2/10 2/17 2/24 3/3 Final
Kentucky 8 9 8 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 5
Mississippi 23 21 17 14 21 18 16 16 14 11 13 12 17 18 15 13 10 13
South Carolina 7 6 5 5 5 6 10 11 16 14 14 13 13 15 13 14 15 14
Arkansas       18 15 13 12 23 22 22 18 15 14 12 16 12 16 17
Georgia 19 25 22 21 23 20                        

NCAA Tournament

First Round
Arkansas won (74-65) versus Nebraska (West Regional)
Kentucky won (82-67) versus South Carolina State (South Regional)
Mississippi lost (70-69) versus Valparaiso (Midwest Regional)
South Carolina lost (62-61) versus Richmond (East Regional)
Tennessee lost (82-81) versus Illinois State (West Regional)

Second Round
Arkansas lost (75-69) versus Utah (West Regional)
Kentucky won (88-61) versus Saint Louis (South Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Kentucky won (94-68) versus UCLA (South Regional)

Regional Final
Kentucky won (86-84) versus Duke (South Regional)

National Semifinal
Kentucky won (86-85) versus Stanford

National Final
Kentucky won (78-69) versus Utah

Conference Leaders

Minimum Stat Requirements ▪ Stats include all games played
Games
1. Nazr Mohammed-KY 39
  Heshimu Evans-KY 39
  Wayne Turner-KY 39
  Scott Padgett-KY 39
  Saul Smith-KY 39
6. Jeffrey Sheppard-KY 38
  Cameron Mills-KY 38
  Jamaal Magloire-KY 38
9. Allen Edwards-KY 37
10. Derrick Dukes-GA 35
  Michael Chadwick-GA 35
  Phenizze Ransom-GA 35
  Jumaine Jones-GA 35
  G.G. Smith-GA 35
Field Goals
1. Horatio Webster-MSST 202
2. Drew Maddux-VAND 197
3. Nazr Mohammed-KY 190
4. Jumaine Jones-GA 188
5. Jeffrey Sheppard-KY 186
6. Ansu Sesay-MS 181
  Austin Bates-VAND 181
8. Brian Williams-AL 163
9. Pat Bradley-AR 161
  Scott Padgett-KY 161
Field Goal Attempts
1. Brian Williams-AL 454
2. Drew Maddux-VAND 432
3. Horatio Webster-MSST 424
4. Pat Bradley-AR 421
5. Jeffrey Sheppard-KY 419
6. Jumaine Jones-GA 415
7. Ansu Sesay-MS 397
8. B.J. Mckie-SC 365
  Brandon Wharton-TN 365
10. Doc Robinson-AUB 358
Field Goal Percentage
1. Tyrone Washington-MSST .531
2. Austin Bates-VAND .510
3. Horatio Webster-MSST .476
4. Drew Maddux-VAND .456
5. Ansu Sesay-MS .456
6. Jumaine Jones-GA .453
7. B.J. Mckie-SC .438
8. Pat Bradley-AR .382
9. Brian Williams-AL .359
3-Point Field Goals
1. Pat Bradley-AR 93
2. Brian Williams-AL 85
3. G.G. Smith-GA 81
4. Drew Maddux-VAND 79
5. Jeffrey Sheppard-KY 71
6. Tarik Wallace-AR 69
7. Brandon Wharton-TN 63
8. Kenyan Weaks-FL 61
9. Greg Stolt-FL 60
  Joezon Darby-MS 60
3-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Brian Williams-AL 248
2. Pat Bradley-AR 242
3. Drew Maddux-VAND 223
4. Tarik Wallace-AR 202
5. Jeffrey Sheppard-KY 189
6. G.G. Smith-GA 186
7. Joezon Darby-MS 176
8. Scott Pohlman-AUB 162
9. Derrick Dukes-GA 156
  Keith Carter-MS 156
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Pat Bradley-AR .384
2. Brian Williams-AL .343
Free Throws
1. B.J. Mckie-SC 205
2. Ansu Sesay-MS 157
3. G.G. Smith-GA 108
4. C.J. Black-TN 103
5. Horatio Webster-MSST 100
6. Bryant Smith-AUB 99
7. Jumaine Jones-GA 95
8. Austin Bates-VAND 94
9. Brandon Wharton-TN 92
10. Tony Harris-TN 90
Free Throw Attempts
1. B.J. Mckie-SC 262
2. Ansu Sesay-MS 216
3. Nick Davis-AR 161
4. Bryant Smith-AUB 149
5. Horatio Webster-MSST 146
6. G.G. Smith-GA 139
  C.J. Black-TN 139
  Austin Bates-VAND 139
9. Nazr Mohammed-KY 135
10. Tyrone Washington-MSST 131
Free Throw Percentage
1. Brian Williams-AL .815
2. Billy DiSpaltro-VAND .813
3. Jumaine Jones-GA .785
4. Demetrius Alexander-AL .784
5. B.J. Mckie-SC .782
6. G.G. Smith-GA .777
7. Keith Carter-MS .766
8. C.J. Black-TN .741
9. Kareem Reid-AR .740
10. Maurice Carter-LAST .739
Total Rebounds
1. Nick Davis-AR 322
2. Jumaine Jones-GA 299
3. Nazr Mohammed-KY 282
4. Tyrone Washington-MSST 269
5. Demetrius Alexander-AL 256
6. Scott Padgett-KY 255
7. Jeremy Hays-AL 226
8. Ansu Sesay-MS 221
9. Heshimu Evans-KY 210
10. Mamadou N'Diaye-AUB 208
Assists
1. Wayne Turner-KY 173
2. Kareem Reid-AR 166
  Detrick White-MSST 166
4. Atiba Prater-VAND 152
5. G.G. Smith-GA 148
6. Melvin Watson-SC 141
7. Drew Maddux-VAND 134
  Jason Williams-FL 134
9. Doc Robinson-AUB 131
10. Eddie Shannon-FL 123
Steals
1. Drew Maddux-VAND 68
2. Bryant Smith-AUB 67
3. Atiba Prater-VAND 64
4. Wayne Turner-KY 62
5. Kareem Reid-AR 61
6. Melvin Watson-SC 55
7. James Strong-VAND 53
  Eddie Shannon-FL 53
  Jason Williams-FL 53
10. Tarik Wallace-AR 51
  Ray Harrison-GA 51
Blocks
1. Nick Davis-AR 80
2. Nazr Mohammed-KY 75
3. C.J. Black-TN 73
  Mamadou N'Diaye-AUB 73
5. Jamaal Magloire-KY 66
6. Tyrone Washington-MSST 61
7. Jeremy Hays-AL 56
8. Ryan Stack-SC 55
9. Johnnie Rogers-MS 48
10. Randy Hughes-AUB 42
Points
1. B.J. Mckie-SC 584
2. Drew Maddux-VAND 553
3. Ansu Sesay-MS 540
4. Jeffrey Sheppard-KY 521
5. Jumaine Jones-GA 515
6. Horatio Webster-MSST 511
7. Brian Williams-AL 499
8. Pat Bradley-AR 489
9. G.G. Smith-GA 471
10. Nazr Mohammed-KY 468
Points Per Game
1. B.J. Mckie-SC 18.8
2. Ansu Sesay-MS 18.6
3. Horatio Webster-MSST 17.0
4. Drew Maddux-VAND 16.8
5. Brian Williams-AL 16.1
6. Pat Bradley-AR 15.3
7. Brandon Wharton-TN 15.2
8. Keith Carter-MS 14.8
9. Jumaine Jones-GA 14.7
10. Maurice Carter-LAST 14.4
Total Rebounds Per Game
1. Nick Davis-AR 9.8
2. Tyrone Washington-MSST 9.3
3. Jumaine Jones-GA 8.5
4. Demetrius Alexander-AL 8.3
5. Ansu Sesay-MS 7.6
6. Jeremy Hays-AL 7.3
7. Nazr Mohammed-KY 7.2
8. Mamadou N'Diaye-AUB 6.9
9. C.J. Black-TN 6.8
10. Bryant Smith-AUB 6.6
Assists Per Game
1. Detrick White-MSST 5.5
2. Kareem Reid-AR 5.2
3. Atiba Prater-VAND 5.1
4. Melvin Watson-SC 4.7
5. Wayne Turner-KY 4.4
6. Doc Robinson-AUB 4.4
7. Eddie Shannon-FL 4.2
8. G.G. Smith-GA 4.2
9. Tony Harris-TN 4.2
10. Drew Maddux-VAND 4.1
Steals Per Game
1. Bryant Smith-AUB 2.4
2. Atiba Prater-VAND 2.1
3. Drew Maddux-VAND 2.1
4. Kareem Reid-AR 1.9
5. Melvin Watson-SC 1.8
6. Eddie Shannon-FL 1.8
7. Jason Smith-MS 1.7
8. Tarik Wallace-AR 1.6
9. Detrick White-MSST 1.6
10. James Strong-VAND 1.6
Blocks Per Game
1. C.J. Black-TN 2.5
2. Mamadou N'Diaye-AUB 2.4
3. Nick Davis-AR 2.4
4. Tyrone Washington-MSST 2.1
5. Nazr Mohammed-KY 1.9
6. Randy Hughes-AUB 1.8
7. Jeremy Hays-AL 1.8
8. Ryan Stack-SC 1.8
9. Jamaal Magloire-KY 1.7
10. Johnnie Rogers-MS 1.7
Effective Field Goal Percentage
1. Drew Maddux-VAND .547
2. Tyrone Washington-MSST .531
3. B.J. Mckie-SC .519
4. Austin Bates-VAND .510
5. Jumaine Jones-GA .506
6. Pat Bradley-AR .493
7. Horatio Webster-MSST .485
8. Ansu Sesay-MS .482
9. Brian Williams-AL .453
True Shooting Percentage
1. Kenyan Weaks-FL .652
2. Keith Carter-MS .621
3. Nazr Mohammed-KY .612
4. G.G. Smith-GA .609
5. Leron Williams-SC .603
6. Greg Stolt-FL .600
7. Billy DiSpaltro-VAND .600
8. B.J. Mckie-SC .597
9. C.J. Black-TN .591
10. Scott Padgett-KY .581
Offensive Win Shares
1. B.J. Mckie-SC 3.9
2. G.G. Smith-GA 3.2
3. Nazr Mohammed-KY 3.1
4. Drew Maddux-VAND 3.1
5. Keith Carter-MS 3.0
6. Kenyan Weaks-FL 2.6
7. Scott Padgett-KY 2.5
8. Jeffrey Sheppard-KY 2.4
9. Ansu Sesay-MS 2.2
10. C.J. Black-TN 2.2
Defensive Win Shares
1. Nick Davis-AR 4.6
2. Nazr Mohammed-KY 3.5
3. Tyrone Washington-MSST 3.3
4. Ansu Sesay-MS 2.9
5. Jeremy Hays-AL 2.8
6. C.J. Black-TN 2.8
7. Scott Padgett-KY 2.7
8. Demetrius Alexander-AL 2.7
9. Mamadou N'Diaye-AUB 2.6
10. Derek Hood-AR 2.5
Win Shares
1. Nazr Mohammed-KY 6.5
2. Nick Davis-AR 5.4
3. Keith Carter-MS 5.3
4. Scott Padgett-KY 5.2
5. Ansu Sesay-MS 5.1
6. B.J. Mckie-SC 5.1
7. Tyrone Washington-MSST 5.0
8. C.J. Black-TN 5.0
9. G.G. Smith-GA 4.7
10. Jumaine Jones-GA 4.4