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 Sunday, January 30
Top 10 freshmen in the SEC
 
ESPN.com

 It's tough to beat Florida's Billy Donovan when it comes to recruiting. But there's more to this game that putting the best talent on the floor and expecting to win.

Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a foundation of great young talent. Donovan knows that, and will go to the ends of the earth (well, New Hampshire, South Dakota and West Virginia, to name a few) to seek that talent.

Some coaches prefer to look in their own backyard. Alabama's Mark Gottfried did just that in filling the Crimson Tide's roster -- Erwin Dudley, Rod Grizzard and Terrance Meade were in-state recruits, and that threesome leads the Tide in most statistical categories.

Arkansas kept Joe Johnson home, LSU found a starter in Torris Bright out of Slidell, La., Chuck Eidson has helped South Carolina bounce back from a disappointing season and Tennessee convinced Ron Slay to come home after he spent time at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia.

Is it the home cooking? Or is it just that the SEC might be the most balanced league top to bottom in college basketball and there isn't really a bad place to play?

We'll take the main dish of competitive balance, but side orders of gumbo and hush puppies just to be sure.

Statistics through Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Player School Comment
Keith Bogans Kentucky Team's No. 3 scorer at 9.1 ppg
Torris Bright LSU 10.0 ppg, 4.7 apg as a starter
Erwin Dudley Alabama Hauls down team-leading 8.4 rpg
Chuck Eidson South Carolina Leads SEC with 3.2 spg
Rod Grizzard Alabama 11.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Donnell Harvey Florida 11.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 57.5% FG
Jon Higgins Tennessee 18 starts, third on team in mpg
Joe Johnson Arkansas Team-leading 15.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg
Terrance Meade Alabama Shooting a team-leading 45.3% on 3s
Ron Slay Tennessee Bang off the bench: 8.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg

 



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