Oct. 24, 2011
The Commodore men’s basketball team was picked to finish second in the SEC preseason media poll by SEC media members, while John Jenkins, Jeffery Taylor, and Festus Ezeli were named to the All-SEC preseason team.
Vanderbilt received 265 overall points and four first-place votes in the media poll, second only to Kentucky, who grabbed 18 first-place votes and 282 points. Florida was picked third in the poll.
Jenkins and Taylor were named to the All-SEC preseason first team, while Ezeli was named to the second team.
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
To read the complete release from the SEC, click here.
