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Director of Communications at the Southeastern Conference. Basketball Junkie. Zymurgist

Birmingham, Alabama
Joined March 2009
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Craig Pinkerton retweeted
8️⃣9️⃣ former #SECMBB players have been named to @NBA opening night rosters! MORE than any other conference. 😤 DATABASE 📊: secsports.social/secinthenba #SECintheNBA x #ItJustMeansMore
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The @SEC is the most represented conference in the opening AP poll 👀
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Craig Pinkerton retweeted
Announcing the 2024 #SECMBB Schedule! 🗓️ secsports.social/mbbsched24
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Craig Pinkerton retweeted
First annual @theACC/@SEC Challenge matchups announced! 👀 🤝 secsports.social/acc-sec-23 #SECMBB | #SECWBB
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SEC NBA Draft recap: ⛹️‍♂️ 10 players selected 🥇 6 first rounders 🎟️ 3 lottery picks 🏀 first two college players selected 🎓 Six schools represented (UA, AR, UK, MO, SC, UT) Led all conferences in each category 😎 #ItJustMeansMore
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Craig Pinkerton retweeted
used to the big stage 🤩 When the #NBAPlayoffs tipped off tonight, the @SEC had 5️⃣6️⃣ former players on postseason rosters – more than any other conference in the country. #SECMBB x #ItJustMeansMore
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A record-tying 10 SEC teams received postseason bids. The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied its previous best set in 2018. Additionally, two SEC teams will be competing in the National Invitation Tournament.
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It is the second straight season and fifth overall the SEC has received 10 postseason bids.
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The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied for the most in the nation (Big Ten).
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The view from press row as semifinal Saturday is underway at the @SEC Tournament in Nashville
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Alabama is the fourth different @SEC school to be ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll in the last five seasons (Auburn 2022, Kentucky 2020, and Tennessee 2019).
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Craig Pinkerton retweeted
Statement from @SEC Commissioner @GregSankey on Oklahoma and Texas membership transition:
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Not a joke anymore
Replying to @SEC_Craig
We are old enough to remember when this was a running joke!
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SEC men's basketball: No. 1 in defensive efficiency (Tennessee) No. 1 in scoring defense (Mississippi State) No. 1 in blocked shots (Auburn) No. 1 in steals (Missouri) No. 1 in 3-point % defense (Tennessee)
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Replying to @ESPNInsights
@ESPNStatsInfo says @AlabamaMBB is the first team since 1965-66 Duke to beat two No. 1 teams before New Years Day.
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This is crushing. Grant was a first class human being and an amazing reporter.
NPR can confirm the death of longtime soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl). He died today in Doha, Qatar while covering the Argentina-Netherlands World Cup quarterfinal. Story to come.
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Five SEC men's basketball teams are rated among the top seven defensive teams in the nation according to KenPom: Tennessee 1st, Auburn 4th, Arkansas 5th, Kentucky 6th and Mississippi State 7th.
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Craig Pinkerton retweeted
SEC 🤝 @theACC 🗣️ Announcing the ACC/SEC Challenge for MBB & WBB, beginning in 2023-24‼️ 🏀secsports.social/sec-acc
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