Vanderbilt’s Shan Foster was named to the first team by a unanimous selection by the league’s coaches Wednesday after being named to the first team by the media last week. Foster, who averaged 15.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, was joined on the first team by Richard Hendrix of Alabama, Patrick Beverley of Arkansas, Ramel Bradley of Kentucky, Tasmin Mitchell of LSU, Jamont Gordon and Charles Rhodes of Mississippi State, and Chris Lofton of Tennessee. Hendrix, Mitchell, Gordon, and Lofton joined Foster as unanimous selections.
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 2008 SEC Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows.
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Pos Ht Wt Cl
Richard Hendrix, Alabama# F 6-8 265 JR
Patrick Beverley, Arkansas G 6-1 180 SO
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky G 6-2 199 SR
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU# F 6-7 230 JR
Jamont Gordon, Miss. State# G/F 6-4 230 JR
Charles Rhodes, Miss. State F/C 6-8 245 SR
Chris Lofton, Tennessee# G 6-2 200 SR
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt# G/F 6-6 205 SR
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC Pos Ht Wt Cl
Alonzo Gee, Alabama F 6-6 215 JR
Steven Hill, Arkansas F/C 7-0 245 SR
Charles Thomas, Arkansas F 6-8 231 SR
Sonny Weems, Arkansas F 6-6 203 SR
Marreese Speights, FloridaF/C 6-10 250 SO
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia G 6-1 210 SR
Joe Crawford, Kentucky G 6-5 221 SR
Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss C 6-8 262 SR
JaJuan Smith, Tennessee G 6-2 195 SR
Tyler Smith, Tennessee F 6-7 215 SO
#-Unanimous Selection; Ties are not broken