Craig Pinkerton

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

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

8️⃣9️⃣ former #SECMBB players have been named to @NBA opening night rosters!

MORE than any other conference. 😤

DATABASE 📊: https://t.co/dAsSWitjz2

#SECintheNBA x #ItJustMeansMore

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

The @SEC is the most represented conference in the opening AP poll 👀

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

Announcing the 2024 #SECMBB Schedule!

🗓️ https://t.co/6MOJr1ueMx

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

First annual @theACC/@SEC Challenge matchups announced! 👀

🤝 https://t.co/9hjtLePOgL

#SECMBB | #SECWBB

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

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

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

@PeterBurnsESPN Maybe your best call ever

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

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

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied for the most in the nation (Big Ten).

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

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.

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

It is the second straight season and fifth overall the SEC has received 10 postseason bids.

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

The view from press row as semifinal Saturday is underway at the @SEC Tournament in Nashville

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

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).

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

Statement from @SEC Commissioner @GregSankey on Oklahoma and Texas membership transition:

[SPACE FUTURE 🪐 @SPACEFUTURfx]

SEC is just filled with freak athletes. every night u see spectacular explosions to the rim.

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

Not a joke anymore

[Kyle Tucker @KyleTuckerCBB]

@SEC_Craig We are old enough to remember when this was a running joke!

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

#SECfever

[Kyle Tucker @KyleTuckerCBB]

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)

[Kevin Scarbinsky @KevinScarbinsky]

@ESPNStatsInfo says @AlabamaMBB is the first team since 1965-66 Duke to beat two No. 1 teams before New Years Day.

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

This is crushing. Grant was a first class human being and an amazing reporter.

[Russell Lewis @rdlewis]

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.

[Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig]

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.

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

SEC 🤝 @theACC

🗣️ Announcing the ACC/SEC Challenge for MBB & WBB, beginning in 2023-24‼️

🏀https://t.co/Dw0w3kAWwz