Oct. 31, 2007
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference unveiled its fourth annual men’s basketball coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams on Wednesday. The Commodores host their first and only exhibition match on Monday, November 6, against Tusculum at 8 p.m., and begin their regular season with a home game against Austin Peay Saturday, November 10, at 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt’s Shan Foster was named to the first team by a unanimous selection of 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.
First Team ALL-SEC Pos Ht Wt
Richard Hendrix, Alabama# F 6-8 265
Patrick Beverley, Arkansas G 6-1 180
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky G 6-2 199
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU# F 6-7 230
Jamont Gordon, Miss. State# G/F 6-4 230
Charles Rhodes, Miss. State F/C 6-8 245
Chris Lofton, Tennessee# G 6-2 200
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt# G/F 6-6 205
Second Team ALL-SEC Pos Ht Wt
Alonzo Gee, Alabama F 6-6 215
Steven Hill, Arkansas F/C 7-0 245
Charles Thomas, Arkansas F 6-8 231
Sonny Weems, Arkansas F 6-6 203
Marreese Speights, Florida F/C 6-10 250
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia G 6-1 210
Joe Crawford, Kentucky G 6-5 221
Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss C 6-8 262
JaJuan Smith, Tennessee G 6-2 195
Tyler Smith, Tennessee F 6-7 215
#-Unanimous Selection; Ties are not broken
