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SEC Basketball: Preseason rankings for 2018-19

By Brian Rauf

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 22: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats speaks to PJ Washington #25 in the first half against the Kansas State Wildcats during the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at Philips Arena on March 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 22: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats speaks to PJ Washington #25 in the first half against the Kansas State Wildcats during the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regional at Philips Arena on March 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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DES MOINES, IA – MARCH 19: Head coach Tom Crean of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates defeating Kentucky Wildcats 73 to 67 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on March 19, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
DES MOINES, IA – MARCH 19: Head coach Tom Crean of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates defeating Kentucky Wildcats 73 to 67 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on March 19, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

13. Georgia Bulldogs

Another coach tasked with rebuilding a program, Crean is taking over a Georgia program that has very little talent on the roster. Cornerstone Yante Maten (19.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg) is gone and he was the only player who averaged double-figures last year.

Crean has a history of turning around programs – he did just that at both Marquette and Indiana – and is making most of his impact on the recruiting trail.

Four-star freshmen Amanze Ngumezi and Ignas Sargiunas will be expected to make major contributions right away and the Bulldogs are in the mix for several highly-rated prospects in both the 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes.

However, right now, it’s going to be a struggle for Georgia to get wins. I think Crean will make enough of a difference to keep UGA out of last place in the conference, but it won’t be pretty.

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