Terrence Jones was selected by the media as Preseason SEC Player of the Year. (Chet White, UK Athletics)
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 Pts
Kentucky (18) -- 282
Vanderbilt (4) -- 265
Florida (1) -- 235
Alabama -- 219
Mississippi State -- 191
Arkansas -- 154
Ole Miss -- 119
Georgia -- 108
LSU -- 91
Auburn -- 80
Tennessee -- 71
South Carolina -- 57
*First-Place Votes in Parentheses
First Team All-SEC
JaMychal 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-SEC
Anthony 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, Nigeria
SEC Player of the Year: Terrence Jones, Kentucky
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