LSU Basketball Picked To Finish Last In The SEC

The LSU Men's Basketball team was picked to finish last by a select panel of both SEC and national media members this week.

Kentucky was predicted to win the 2017 SEC Championship.

LSU did not have any players named to the preseason All-SEC First or Second team.

Voting for SEC player of the year resulted in a three-way tie between Georgia forward Yante Maten, Texas A&M forward Robert Williams and Missouri forward Michael Porter. Per SECSports.com:

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Player of the Year (tie):
Yante Maten - Georgia
Michael Porter, Jr. - Missouri
Robert Williams - Texas A&M

Preseason All-SEC:
KeVaughn Allen - Florida, G, 6-2, 193, Jr., Little Rock, Ark.
Yante Maten - Georgia, F, 6-8, 243, Sr., Pontiac, Mich.
Hamidou Diallo - Kentucky, G, 6-5, 198, R-Fr., Queens, N.Y.
Michael Porter, Jr. - Missouri, F, 6-10, 215, Fr., Columbia, Mo.
Robert Williams - Texas A&M, F, 6-10, 241, So., Oil City, La.

Second Team All-SEC:
Collin Sexton - Alabama, G, 6-3, 190, Fr., Mableton, Ga.
Kevin Knox - Kentucky, F, 6-9, 215, Fr., Tampa, Fla.
Terence Davis - Ole Miss, G, 6-4, 201, Jr., Southaven, Miss.
Deandre Burnett - Ole Miss, G, 6-2, 192, Sr., Miami Gardens, Fla.
Quinndary Weatherspoon - Mississippi St., G, 6-4, 205, Jr., Canton, Miss.
Tyler Davis - Texas A&M, C, 6-10, 266, Jr., Plano, Texas
Matthew Fisher-Davis - Vanderbilt, G/F, 6-5, 186, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.

Preseason Media Poll:
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Missouri
6. Arkansas
7. Vanderbilt
8. Georgia
9. Auburn
10. Ole Miss
11. South Carolina
12. Mississippi State
13. Tennessee
14. LSU

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