Andy Katz names the 5 most important basketball players in the SEC heading into 2019-20 season
By Adam Spencer
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The 2019-20 college basketball season is still a few months away, but it’s never too early to start forecasting how things will go this year.
On Sunday, college basketball insider Andy Katz wrote about the SEC, naming the five players who he thinks will be the most important during the upcoming season.
As you can see below, he has Kentucky PG Ashton Hagans in the No. 1 spot, followed by three other guards and a big man:
Top 5 most important SEC players, according to @TheAndyKatz!
1. Ashton Hagans
2. Andrew Nembhard
3. Anthony Edwards
4. Skylar Mays
5. Austin Wiley? https://t.co/bbHFbfUT1g pic.twitter.com/ATih8ZXy71
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) June 16, 2019
All of those guys will figure in important roles for their teams, so it’ll be interesting to see who improves in a big way and who doesn’t.
They’ll be closely scrutinized all year long, so rising to the pressure of the SEC will be key for these players and their teams.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
