SOUTHEASTERN C O N F E R E N C E
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2009 CONTACT: Craig Pinkerton, Director
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2010 SEC Men’s Basketball Preseason Awards Announced BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference unveiled its sixth annual men’s basketball coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams Monday, tipping off another great season of SEC men’s basketball. Twenty-seven different players received votes for the teams and Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee led all schools with two selections each. Six of the eight first team selections were unanimous picks. South Carolina’s Devan Downey, LSU’s Tasmin Mitchell, Kentucky’s Patrick Patterson, Tennessee’s Tyler Smith, Mississippi State’s Jarvis Varnado and Ole Miss’ Terrico White were each unanimous picks. 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 2010 SEC Men’s Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows. FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Devan Downey, South Carolina# Tasmin Mitchell, LSU# A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt Patrick Patterson, Kentucky# Tyler Smith, Tennessee# Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State# Michael Washington, Arkansas Terrico White, Ole Miss#
Pos G F C F G/F F F G
Ht 5-9 6-7 6-11 6-9 6-7 6-9 6-9 6-5
Wt 175 235 250 235 215 230 239 211
Cl Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So.
Hometown Chester, S.C. Denham Springs, La. Sydney, Australia Huntington, W.Va. Pulaski, Tenn. Brownsville, Tenn. McGehee, Ark. Memphis, Tenn.
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC Dominique Archie, South Carolina Wayne Chism, Tennessee JaMychal Green, Alabama DeWayne Reed, Auburn Trey Thompkins, Georgia Alex Tyus, Florida John Wall, Kentucky Chris Warren, Ole Miss
Pos F F/C F G F F G G
Ht 6-7 6-9 6-9 6-1 6-10 6-8 6-4 5-10
Wt 200 246 220 175 247 220 195 165
Cl Sr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr.
Hometown Augusta, Ga. Jackson, Tenn. Montgomery, Ala. Houston, Texas Lithonia, Ga. St. Louis, Mo. Raleigh, N.C. Orlando, Fla.
#-Unanimous Selection Ties are not broken
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