Alabama's Grant Nelson, Mark Sears on coaches preseason All-SEC team
The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 19th annual men’s basketball coaches’ preseason All-SEC first and second teams Thursday, and Alabama had two second-team selections.
Senior forward Grant Nelson and senior guard Mark Sears both landed on the All-SEC second team, and the Crimson Tide was one of five schools with multiple players recognized, joining Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas A&M. In all, 36 different players received votes for the coaches’ teams, but as seen below, only 16 players made the two preseason teams.
Per the SEC, the coaches’ preseason All-SEC first and second teams consist of a minimum of eight players on each squad, voted on by the SEC basketball coaches. No ties were broken.
Sears returns as the Tide’s second-leading scorer from last year’s team that won the SEC regular-season and tournament titles. However, the veteran guard has been sidelined in both preseason games due to a groin injury. Nelson joined the Alabama program this offseason from North Dakota State, where he earned first-team All-Summit honors in 2023.
The 2023-24 basketball season tips off on Monday, Nov. 6, and Alabama will get things started with a home game against Morehead State. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network+).
2024 SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Teams
FIRST TEAM
Trevon Brazile – Arkansas
Johni Broome – Auburn
Riley Kugel – Florida
Antonio Reeves – Kentucky
Tolu Smith – Mississippi State
Santiago Vescovi – Tennessee
Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee
Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M
SECOND TEAM
Grant Nelson – Alabama
Mark Sears – Alabama
Davonte Davis – Arkansas
Justin Edwards – Kentucky
Matthew Murrell – Ole Miss
Josiah-Jordan James – Tennessee
Tyrece Radford – Texas A&M
Tyrin Lawrence – Vanderbilt
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