SEC announces men’s basketball preseason all-conference teams for 2025-26 campaign
By Derek Hryn
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The SEC released its men’s basketball preseason all-conference teams for the 2025-26 season.
Florida, Kentucky, and Alabama all showed out with multiple names on the list — no real surprise given the recruiting wins and returners they’ve stacked.
Florida’s Alex Condon lands on the first team alongside Mississippi State sharpshooter Josh Hubbard, Auburn’s electric Tahaad Pettiford, Alabama’s phenom Labaron Philon Jr., and Kentucky’s Otega Oweh, who also grabbed preseason SEC Player of the Year honors. Oweh’s been hyped all offseason, and this just adds fuel to what’s shaping up to be a big year in Lexington.
The Gators are especially well-represented — with Boogie Fland and Thomas Haugh also making the second team, Todd Golden’s crew has a real shot at being in the thick of the SEC race. Tennessee, meanwhile, gets some love too with Nate Ament and Ja’Kobi Gillespie both earning Second Team nods.
By the time you get to the third team, you’re reminded how deep this league really is. Malik Dia, Aden Holloway, Karter Knox, Jaland Lowe, and D.J. Wagner could all easily make a case for higher honors by March.
Once again, the SEC looks loaded after relentless competition in the conference last season.
