FAYETTEVILLE -- The SEC Tournament opens today in Nashville, Tenn., with a first-four matchup of league bottom feeders Vanderbilt, Georgia, Missouri and Texas A&M -- none of whom won more than six league games -- but the spiciest action is on the other end of the bracket.
No. 1 seed LSU celebrated the school's first SEC regular-season championship since 2009 with Saturday's 80-59 clubbing of Vanderbilt at the Maravich Assembly Center. But the Tigers' celebration featured a classic bayou melodrama, including the booing of Athletic Director Joe Alleva, and the absence of Coach Will Wade and standout freshmen Javonte Smart and Naz Reid.