SEC Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Media Poll & It's Not Pretty For LSU

A select panel of both SEC and national media members revealed their preseason media poll this week and are picking LSU Basketball to finish towards the bottom of the league this year at No. 13.

LSU finished dead last in the SEC last season with a 14-19 overall record in Matt McMahon's first year in Baton Rouge. McMahon overhauled the roster in the offseason with many transfers that will hopefully help turn things around.

2023-2024 SEC Men's Basketball Preseason Media Poll
ORDER OF FINISH - SCHOOL
1. Tennessee
2. Texas A&M
3. Arkansas
4. Kentucky
5. Alabama
6. Auburn
7. Mississippi State
8. Florida
9. Missouri
10 Ole Miss
11. Vanderbilt
12. Georgia
13. LSU
14. South Carolina


SEC Player of the Year
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
G | Jr. | 6-0 | 175 | Dallas, Texas


Preseason All-SEC First-Team
Grant Nelson, Alabama
F | Sr. | 6-11 | 230 | Devils Lake, N.D.

Trevon Brazile, Arkansas
F | So. | 6-10 | 220 | Springfield, Mo.

Johni Broome, Auburn
F | Jr. | 6-10 | 240 | Plant City, Fla.

Justin Edwards, Kentucky
G | Fr. | 6-8 | 203 |Philadelphia, Pa.

Tolu Smith, Mississippi State
F | Gr. | 6-11 | 245 | Bay St. Louis, Miss.

Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee
G | 5th Yr. | 6-3 | 192 | Montevideo, Uruguay

Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
G | Jr. | 6-0 | 175 | Dallas, Texas


Preseason All-SEC Second-Team
Mark Sears, Alabama
G | Sr. | 6-1 | 185 | Muscle Shoals, Ala.

Davonte Davis, Arkansas
G | Sr. | 6-4 | 185 | Jacksonville, Ark.

Riley Kugel, Florida
G | So. | 6-5 | 207 | Orlando, Fla.

Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
G | 5th Yr. | 6-5 | 205 | Chicago, Ill.

Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
G | Jr. | 5-9 | 171 | Long Island, N.Y.