Terrence Jones was selected by the media as Preseason SEC Player of the Year. (Chet White, UK Athletics)
Based on the votes of select local and national media members, Kentucky has been tabbed as the preseason favorite in the SEC, while sophomore forward Terrence Jones was chosen as Player of the Year. UK garnered 18 of 23 first place votes while second-place Vanderbilt received two and third-place Florida had one.Jones was the lone Wildcat to be picked as a First Team performer by the media, but senior guard Darius Miller, sophomore guard Doron Lamb and freshman forward Anthony Davis were named to the Second Team.Below are the complete order finish and all individual honorees as picked by the media:Preseason Media Poll PtsKentucky (18) — 282Vanderbilt (4) — 265Florida (1) — 235Alabama — 219Mississippi State — 191Arkansas — 154Ole Miss — 119Georgia — 108LSU — 91Auburn — 80Tennessee — 71South Carolina — 57*First-Place Votes in ParenthesesFirst Team All-SECJaMychal Green, Alabama – F, 6-8, 228, Sr., Montgomery, Ala.Terrence Jones, Kentucky – F, 6-9, 252, So., Portland, Ore. Dee Bost, Mississippi State – G, 6-2, 176, Sr. , Concord, N.C.John Jenkins, Vanderbilt – G, 6-4, 220, Jr., Hendersonville, Tenn.Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt – G/F, 6-7, 225, Sr., Norrkoping, Sweden Second Team All-SECAnthony Davis, Kentucky – F, 6-10, 220, Fr., Chicago, Ill.Doron Lamb, Kentucky – G, 6-4, 210, So., Queens, N.Y.Darius Miller, Kentucky – G, 6-8, 235, Sr., Maysville, Ky.Kenny Boynton, Florida – G, 6-2, 189, Jr., Pompano Beach, Fla. Erving Walker, Florida – G, 5-8, 177, Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y. Festus Ezeli, Vanderbilt – C, 6-11, 255, Sr., Benin City, NigeriaSEC Player of the Year: Terrence Jones, Kentucky