Alabama basketball nets two on coaches preseason All-SEC teams

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Alabama basketball had two players earn conference recognition Thursday as the SEC unveiled its annual coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams. John Petty Jr. was named to the first team, while fellow senior Herbert Jones earned second-team honors.

The Crimson Tide joined Florida, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina and Tennessee as the only schools with multiple players selected. 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 and no predicted order of finish was made.

Alabama will begin its season on Nov. 25 when it hosts Jacksonville State inside Coleman Coliseum.

Coaches preseason All-SEC teams

First Team All-SEC
John Petty Jr. – Alabama
Keyontae Johnson – Florida
Brandon Boston Jr. – Kentucky
Javonte Smart – LSU
Trendon Watford – LSU
AJ Lawson – South Carolina
John Fulkerson – Tennessee
Yves Pons – Tennessee

Second Team All-SEC
Herbert Jones – Alabama
Desi Sills – Arkansas
Scottie Lewis – Florida
Olivier Sarr – Kentucky
Devontae Shuler – Ole Miss
Dru Smith – Missouri
Jermaine Couisnard – South Carolina
Savion Flagg – Texas A&M
Scotty Pippen, Jr. – Vanderbilt

 

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Alabama basketball had two players earn conference recognition Thursday as the SEC unveiled its annual coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams. John Petty Jr. was named to the first team, while fellow senior Herbert Jones earned second-team honors.

The Crimson Tide joined Florida, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina and Tennessee as the only schools with multiple players selected. 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 and no predicted order of finish was made.

Alabama will begin its season on Nov. 25 when it hosts Jacksonville State inside Coleman Coliseum.

Coaches preseason All-SEC teams

First Team All-SEC
John Petty Jr. – Alabama
Keyontae Johnson – Florida
Brandon Boston Jr. – Kentucky
Javonte Smart – LSU
Trendon Watford – LSU
AJ Lawson – South Carolina
John Fulkerson – Tennessee
Yves Pons – Tennessee

Second Team All-SEC
Herbert Jones – Alabama
Desi Sills – Arkansas
Scottie Lewis – Florida
Olivier Sarr – Kentucky
Devontae Shuler – Ole Miss
Dru Smith – Missouri
Jermaine Couisnard – South Carolina
Savion Flagg – Texas A&M
Scotty Pippen, Jr. – Vanderbilt

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