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SEC Men's Basketball Preseason Awards Announced

Posted: November 3, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference unveiled its fifth annual men's basketball coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams Monday, tipping off another great season of SEC men's basketball.

Thirty-two different players received votes for the teams and LSU and Tennessee led all schools with three selections each. Kentucky's Patrick Patterson and Vanderbilt's A.J. Ogilvy were the only unanimous first team selections.

The coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams consist of a minimum of eight players on each squad, voted on by the SEC Head Men's Basketball Coaches. No ties were broken and no predicted order of finish was made.

A list of the 2009 SEC Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows.


Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Nick Calathes, Florida G/F 6-6 194 So. Casselberry, Fla.
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky# -- 6-9 235 So. Huntington, W.Va.
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU F 6-7 240 Jr. Denham Springs, La.
Marcus Thornton, LSU G 6-4 205 Sr. Baton Rouge, La.
Chris Warren, Ole Miss G 5-10 160 So. Orlando, Fla.
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State F/C 6-9 210 Jr. Brownsville, Tenn.
Devan Downey, South Carolina G 5-9 175 Jr. Chester, S.C.
Tyler Smith, Tennessee F 6-7 215 Jr. Pulaski, Tenn.
A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt# C 6-11 250 So. Sydney, Australia
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Alonzo Gee, Alabama G 6-6 219 Sr. Palm Beach, Fla.
Ronald Steele, Alabama G 6-1 191 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
Michael Washington, Arkansas F/C 6-9 239 Jr. McGehee, Ark.
Korvotney Barber, Auburn F 6-7 225 Sr. Manchester, Ga.
Terrance Woodbury, Georgia G/F 6-7 221 Sr. Virginia Beach, Va.
Chris Johnson, LSU C 6-11 210 Sr. Montross, Va.
Jodie Meeks, Kentucky -- 6-4 208 Jr. Norcross, Ga.
Dominque Archie, South Carolina F 6-7 200 Jr. Augusta, Ga.
Wayne Chism, Tennessee F 6-9 242 Jr. Jackson, Tenn.
J.P. Prince, Tennessee G 6-7 205 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.

#-Unanimous Selection
Ties are not broken



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