SEC Basketball: Takeaways from the 2017-18 Tip-Off Event

KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 24: Head coach Andy Kennedy of the Mississippi Rebels reacts as he coaches against the La Salle Explorers during the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Sprint Center on March 24, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

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Pre-Season All Sec Team, Play of the Year and Predicted Final Standings

Southeastern Conference basketball Pre-Season All Sec Team

First Team

KeVaughn Allen – Florida, G, 6-2, 193, Jr

Yante Maten – Georgia, F, 6-8, 243, Sr.

Hamidou Diallo – Kentucky, G, 6-5, 198, R-Fr.

Michael Porter, Jr, – Missouri, F, 6-10, 218, Fr

Robert Williams – Texas A&M, F, 6-10, 241, So.

Second Team All-SEC

Collin Sexton – Alabama, G, 6-3, 190, Fr.

Kevin Knox – Kentucky, F, 6-9, 215, Fr.

Terence Davis – Ole Miss, G, 6-4, 201, Jr.

Deandre Burnett – Ole Miss, G, 6-2, 192, Sr.

Quinndary Weatherspoon – Mississippi St.

Tyler Davis – Texas A&M, C, 6-10, 266, Jr

Matthew Fisher-Davis – Vanderbilt, G/F, 6-5, 186, Sr.

SEC Player of the Year (tie)

Yante Maten – Georgia

Michael Porter, Jr. – Missouri

Robert Williams – Texas A&M

Preseason Media Poll
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Missouri
6. Arkansas
7. Vanderbilt
8. Georgia
9. Auburn
10. Ole Miss
11. South Carolina
12. Mississippi State
13. Tennessee
14. LSU

Next: Kentucky Wildcats 2017-18 season preview

The SEC is going to be talented from top to bottom this season, so get ready for an exciting year of college basketball!

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