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Five-minute draft guide: Major SEC influence on 2020 class

Sure, the Southeastern Conference may be recognized more for football than basketball, but the league has produced its fair share of successful hoops pros in recent years, led by Kentucky’s vast contingent of 26 players who appeared in an official game during the NBA’s 2019-20 regular season. Meanwhile, SEC and Gulf Coast region schools such as LSU (five players in ’19-20, including New Orleans guard Josh Gray), Alabama (three players) Mississippi State (three) and Ole Miss (one, Toronto’s Terence Davis) continue to supply the NBA with contributors.

If the consensus proves to be correct, the 2020 NBA Draft on Nov.