Alabama’s Grant Nelson, Mark Sears Named Preseason All-SEC
10/17/2023 4:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Crimson Tide picked to finish fifth in SEC race by local and national media
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama men's basketball duo Grant Nelson and Mark Sears were announced as Southeastern Conference Preseason All-SEC selections, the league office announced Tuesday. Nelson was named First Team All-SEC while Sears was a Second Team All-SEC honoree. In addition, the Crimson Tide was picked to finish fifth in the league as voted on by a select panel of both SEC and national media members.
Texas A&M senior guard Wade Taylor IV was the choice of the media for SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Nelson is joined on the first team by Arkansas' Trevon Brazile, Auburn's Johni Broome, Kentucky's Justin Edewards, Mississippi State's Tolu Smith, Tennessee's Santiago Vescovi and Texas A&M's Taylor IV. Along with Sears, the second team is made up of Arkansas' Davonte Davis, Florida's Riley Kugel, Kentuky's Antonio Reeves and Tennessee's Zakai Zeigler.
First Team All-SEC
Grant Nelson – Alabama
Trevon Brazile – Arkansas
Johni Broome – Auburn
Justin Edwards – Kentucky
Tolu Smith – Mississippi State
Santiago Vescovi – Tennessee
Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M
Second Team All-SEC
Mark Sears – Alabama
Davonte Davis – Arkansas
Riley Kugel – Florida
Antonio Reeves – Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee
SEC Player of the Year
Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M
Predicted Order Of Finish
1. Tennessee
2. Texas A&M
3. Arkansas
4. Kentucky
5. Alabama
6. Auburn
7. Mississippi State
8. Florida
9. Missouri
10. Ole Miss
11. Vanderbilt
12. Georgia
13. LSU
14. South Carolina
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