Alabama's Nelson on 2nd team, Auburn's Baker-Mazara on 3rd team
Updated: Oct. 30, 2024, 4:49 p.m.Alabama guard Mark Sears was named SEC preseason Player of the Year on Wednesday. Alabama’s Mark Sears is the choice for preseason SEC basketball player of the year in voting by league coaches announced Wednesday.
Sears is joined on the preseason All-SEC first-team by Auburn’s Johni Broome, Florida’s Walter Clayton, Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler and Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor. Broome was also a preseason All-America first-team pick. Second-team picks were Alabama’s Grant Nelson, Ole Miss’ Matthew Murrell, Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard and the Arkansas duo of Jonas Aidoo and Johnell Davis. Nelson, a 6-11 senior, averaged 11.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last season after transferring in from North Dakota State.
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