Kentucky guard Ramel Bradley made the coaches’ all-Southeastern Conference pre-season first team, the league announced on Wednesday.
Teammate Joe Crawford made the second team.
Arkansas led all schools with four selections to one of the two teams.
Alabama’s Richard Hendrix, LSU’s Tasmin Mitchell, Mississippi State’s Jamont Gordon, Tennessee’s Chris Lofton and Vanderbilt’s Shan Foster were 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 2008 SEC Men’s Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows.
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC      Pos   Ht   Wt   Cl   Hometown
Richard Hendrix, Alabama#Â Â Â FÂ Â Â 6-8Â Â Â 265Â Â Â JRÂ Â Â Athens,
Ala.
Patrick Beverley, Arkansas   G   6-1   180   SO   Chicago,
Ill.
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky   –   6-2   199   SR   New York, N.Y.
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU#Â Â Â Â Â Â FÂ Â Â 6-7Â Â Â 230Â Â Â JRÂ Â Â Denham
Springs, La.
Jamont Gordon, Miss. State#Â Â Â G/FÂ Â Â 6-4Â Â Â 230Â Â Â JR
Nashville, Tenn.
Charles Rhodes, Miss. State   F/C   6-8   245   SR   Jackson,
Miss.
Chris Lofton, Tennessee#Â Â Â GÂ Â Â 6-2Â Â Â 200Â Â Â SR
Maysville, Ky.
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt#Â Â Â G/FÂ Â Â 6-6Â Â Â 205Â Â Â SRÂ Â Â Kenner,
La.
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC   Pos   Ht   Wt   Cl   Hometown
Alonzo Gee, Alabama      F   6-6   215   JR   Riviera
Beach, Fla.
Steven Hill, Arkansas      F/C   7-0   245   SR   Branson,
Mo.
Charles Thomas, Arkansas   F   6-8   231   SR   Jackson,
Miss.
Sonny Weems, Arkansas   F   6-6   203   SR   West Memphis,
Ark.
Marreese Speights, Florida   F/C   6-10   250   SO   St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia   G   6-1   210   SR   Jamaica,
N.Y.
Joe Crawford, Kentucky      –   6-5   221   SR   Detroit,
Mich.
Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss   C   6-8   262   SR   Chicago, Ill.
JaJuan Smith, Tennessee   G   6-2   195   SR   Cleveland, Tenn.
Tyler Smith, Tennessee      F   6-7   215   SO   Pulaski,
Tenn.
#-Unanimous Selection; Ties are not broken
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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