Kodi Augustus finally seems to have his attitude, work ethic and game in shape. If it would have happened sooner, Mississippi State might be a lock for the NCAA tournament.
Standing in a drab corridor outside his team's locker room at the Georgia Dome, Gary Williams was asked if he could ever remember a season like this in the Atlantic Coast Conference...
Lane Kiffin feels like he's waited forever to see what his Tennessee Volunteers can do on the field -- instead of being known for what he's saying off of it.
First-year LSU coach Trent Johnson has been named the Southeastern Conference's coach of the year, while the Tigers' top scorer, Marcus Thornton, is the league's player of the year.
North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson is the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year after guiding the top-ranked Tar Heels to the league's regular-season championship.