11. SEC Big East Invitational

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The Buzz -- Now that start times for the third annual SEC/BIG EAST Invitational (to be held Dec. 9-10 in New York City and Tampa, Fla.) have been announced, the countdown to tipoff can officially begin. The two-night men’s college basketball event—which begins with a doubleheader Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Madison Square Garden in New York City—features six teams that reached the postseason in 2008-09 (with Connecticut, Mississippi State and Syracuse playing in the NCAA Tournament). Who could forget the Orange making it to the Sweet Sixteen, and the Huskies advancing to the Final Four? Florida and Kentucky, too, had banner years—playing in the National Invitation Tournament.