University of Tennessee Athletics
Richardson Garners Preseason All-SEC Honors
November 13, 2014 | Men's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 11th annual men's basketball coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams Thursday, tipping off another great season of SEC men's basketball. Tennessee senior Josh Richardson has been named to the preseason All-SEC second team.
Richardson is Tennessee's top returning scorer from 2013-14, when he averaged 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a junior. In UT's four NCAA Tournament games, he led the Vols in field-goal percentage (.617) and assists (3.0 apg) while ranking second in scoring (19.3 ppg).
Eleven different schools are represented on the two teams with Kentucky having five selections while Florida and LSU each had two selections. In all, 29 different players received votes for the coaches' teams.
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.
All 14 SEC teams officially tip-off the 2014-15 campaign this weekend, beginning with 11 teams hitting the court Friday night. Conference play is set to begin on Jan. 6 and the 2015 SEC Tournament will be March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
A list of the 2015 SEC Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows:
First Team All-SEC
Dorian Finney-Smith - Florida, F, 6-8, 218, Jr., Portsmouth, Va.
Michael Frazier II - Florida, G, 6-4, 194, Jr., Tampa, Fla.
Aaron Harrison - Kentucky, G, 6-6, 212, So., Richmond, Texas
Andrew Harrison - Kentucky, G, 6-6, 210, So., Richmond, Texas
Damian Jones - Vanderbilt, C, 6-10, 240, So., Baton Rouge, La.
Charles Mann - Georgia, G, 6-5, 215, Jr., Alpharetta, Ga.
Jordan Mickey - LSU, F, 6-8, 235, So., Dallas, Texas
Bobby Portis - Arkansas, F, 6-11, 242, So., Little Rock, Ark.
Jarvis Summers - Ole Miss, G, 6-3, 186, Sr., Jackson, Miss.
Second Team All-SEC
Alex Caruso - A&M, G, 6-5, 184, Jr., College Station, Texas
Willie Cauley-Stein - Kentucky, F, 7-0, 240, Jr., Olathe, Kan.
KT Harrell - Auburn, G, 6-4, 212, Sr., Montgomery, Ala.
Jarell Martin - LSU, F, 6-10, 236, So., Baton Rouge, La.
Alex Poythress - Kentucky, F, 6-8, 238, Jr., Clarksville, Tenn.
Josh Richardson - TENNESSEE, G, 6-6, 200, Sr., Edmond, Okla.
Sindarius Thornwell - South Carolina, G, 6-5, 215, So., Lancaster, S.C.
Karl-Anthony Towns - Kentucky, F, 6-11, 250, Fr., Piscataway, N.J.
