University of Tennessee Athletics
LOFTON UNANIMOUS SELECTION TO PRESEASON ALL-SEC TEAM
October 23, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Oct. 23, 2006
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Junior guard Chris Lofton was a unanimous selection to the third annual men's basketball coaches preseason All-SEC team announced by the Southeastern Conference. Lofton was one of four unanimous selections to tip off another great season of SEC men's basketball.
A Wooden Award finalist last season, the second team All-America led the Tennessee Volunteers with 17.2 points per game while rewriting UT's single-season record books with his 3-point shooting. His 207 career 3-pointers rank fifth all-time at UT and he enters the season needing just 73 points to become the 39th member of Tennessee's 1,000-point club.
Florida led all schools with four selections. Alabama's Ronald Steele, Florida's Joakim Noah, LSU's Glen Davis and Lofton were 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 complete list of the 2007 SEC Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows.
| Player, School | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown |
| FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC | |||||
| Jermareo Davidson, Alabama | F | 6-10 | 230 | Sr. | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Ronald Steele, Alabama# | G | 6-3 | 185 | Jr. | Birmingham, Ala. |
| Corey Brewer, Florida | F | 6-9 | 185 | Jr. | Portland, Tenn. |
| Al Horford, Florida | F/C | 6-10 | 245 | Jr. | Puerto Plata, Dom. Republic |
| Joakim Noah, Florida# | F/C | 6-11 | 227 | Jr. | New York, N.Y. |
| Glen Davis, LSU# | F | 6-9 | 295 | Jr. | Baton Rouge, La. |
| Chris Lofton, Tennessee# | G | 6-2 | 197 | Jr. | Maysville, Ky. |
| Shan Foster, Vanderbilt | G/F | 6-6 | 200 | Jr. | Kenner, La. |
| SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC | |||||
| Richard Hendrix, Alabama | F | 6-8 | 265 | So. | Athens, Ala. |
| Darian Townes, Arkansas | F | 6-10 | 254 | Jr. | Alexandria, Va. |
| Taurean Green, Florida | G | 6-0 | 177 | Jr. | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. |
| Mike Mercer, Georgia | G | 6-4 | 185 | So. | Snellville, Ga. |
| Randolph Morris, Kentucky | C | 6-11 | 259 | Jr. | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Tasmin Mitchell, LSU | F | 6-7 | 224 | So. | Denham Springs, La. |
| Jamont Gordon, Miss. State | G/F | 6-4 | 225 | So. | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Charles Rhodes, Miss. State | F/C | 6-8 | 240 | Jr. | Jackson, Miss. |
| Tre' Kelley, South Carolina | G | 6-0 | 188 | Sr. | Washington, D.C. |
#-Unanimous Selection; Ties are not broken
