Eight enough — SEC sets NBA draft record
It turned out to be a big night for the Southeastern Conference in the NBA draft.
Not only did the SEC boast the top three overall picks, but wound up with eight first-round picks, the most in league history.
The previous SEC high for first-round picks in the NBA draft was six in both 1996 and 1992. The SEC had five five-round picks in 2010, 2000 and 1985.
Here’s a list of first-round draft picks from the SEC in the 2012 draft.
1. — Anthony Davis, center, Kentucky, New Orleans Hornets
2. — Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, forward, Kentucky, Charlotte Bobcats
3. — Bradley Beal, guard, Florida, Washington Wizards
18 — Terrence Jones, forward, Kentucky, Houston Rockets
23 — John Jenkins, guard, Vanderbilt, Atlanta Hawks
27 — Arnett Moultrie, forward, Mississippi State, Miami Heat
29 — Marquis Teague, guard, Kentucky, Chicago Bulls
30 — Festus Ezeli, center, Vanderbilt, Golden State Warriors.
A full SEC draft history can be found here.
The SEC finished fourth in the nation in Conference RPI this past season, behind the Big Ten, Big East and Big 12. Kentucky won the national title in 2012, while Florida reached the Elite Eight for the second straight season.
Kevin Brockway gave up on his dream of becoming a lefty starting pitcher for the New York Mets when he walked four straight batters, then hit one in a middle school game in Suffern, N.Y. Since graduating college in 1993, he’s worked as a sports writer at daily newspapers throughout the state of Florida, beginning with the Key West Citizen. He then moved on to the Northwest Florida Daily News and Naples Daily News before becoming the men’s basketball writer for The Gainesville Sun in 2003. Brockway has won multiple state and national writing awards during his 16-year career. Favorite pastimes include karaoke and watching baseball. Favorite college hoops team growing up was St. John’s.
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by The Morning Mix | CollegeBasketballTalk