COLUMBIA, MO. • The Southeastern Conference produced more first-round picks (five) than any conference in last week’s NBA draft, including the No. 1 overall pick for the fourth time since 2007. The SEC was the only conference with multiple teams with multiple first-rounders.
OK, so SEC basketball enjoys another June. Now, what about March?
For the third time in four years the SEC landed just three teams in this year’s NCAA Tournament, a trend that’s drawn nationwide criticism for a conference that continually talks about upgrading its quality of basketball but has yet to deliver.