11 Part One

May 12th, 2011 10:07 AM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink ║ Schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Tags: Bob Knight, Charles Elliott, Shawn Elliott, Tubby Smith

1. Florida’s basketball team won’t be making an international trip this summer as expected.

2. Coming off a 6-7 season, many ESPN’ers think Georgia has a good shot at bouncing back big.

3. Former Georgia and Kentucky basketball coach Tubby Smith says he’s free of prostate cancer after surgery. Best wishes to the ex-SEC coach.

4. The UK men’s basketball team posted a 3.14 GPA for the spring semester. (Take that, Bob Knight.)

5. This writer says Kentucky had a better NBA outcome than Vandy — UK lost two players to the draft, Vandy none — and that Tennessee basketball is likely doomed until 2015.

6. The father of South Carolina O-line coach Shawn Elliott is trying to recover from injuries sustained when a car left the road and crashed into him while he was gardening. Our best to Charles Elliott.

7. Former Tennessee point guard Melvin Goins has ended his attempt to play football for the Vols.

8. Derek Dooley believes continuity and stability — for the first time since 2008 — will help his team.

9. Vanderbilt forward Darshawn McClellan — who redshirted last year and graduates tomorrow — will play as a senior at Louisiana-Lafayette.

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