Coaches Preseason All-SEC Teams announced ahead of 2024-25 campaign

The 2024-25 college basketball season is just around the corner and the picks for the Coaches Preseason All-SEC teams are in.

Alabama guard Mark Sears leads the way as the preseason Player of the Year, one year after averaging 21.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. He’s not the only player on the list that can light it up, though.

Florida‘s Walter Clayton Jr. (17.6 points per game), Texas A&M‘s Wade Taylor IV (19.1 points per game), Tennessee‘s Zakai Zeigler (11.8 points, 6.1 assists per game) and Auburn‘s Johni Broome (16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds per game) rounded out the first-team selections.

Entering the season, KenPom.com has the SEC rated as the No. 1 conference in the nation. Twelve SEC teams are ranked in KenPom.com’s Top 50 and all 16 rank in the Top 100. The Associated Press Preseason Top 25 featured a nation-leading nine teams ranked: Alabama 2nd, Auburn 11th, Tennessee 12th, Texas A&M 13th, Arkansas 16th, Texas 19th, Florida 21st, Kentucky 23rd, and Ole Miss 24th.

So it promises to be an excellent year for SEC basketball.

The 2024-25 season is slated to begin on Nov. 4, with conference action picking up on Jan. 4.

You can view the complete picks for the preseason All-SEC teams below.

2024-25 Preseason All-SEC Teams

First Team
Mark Sears – Alabama
Johni Broome – Auburn
Walter Clayton Jr. – Florida
Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee
Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M

Second Team
Grant Nelson – Alabama
Jonas Aidoo – Arkansas
Johnell Davis – Arkansas
Matthew Murrell – Ole Miss
Josh Hubbard – Mississippi State

Third Team
Chad Baker-Mazara – Auburn
Jaxson Robinson – Kentucky
Collin Murray-Boyles – South Carolina
Tre Johnson – Texas
Tramon Mark – Texas

Preseason Player of the Year
Mark Sears – Alabama