Florida Gators basketball voted second in media poll

Story written by Spencer Reed:

SEC Basketball Media Day is officially underway on SEC Network from Nashville.

A panel of SEC and national media members were selected to vote on a wide variety of different honors, from the team favorited to win the SEC, SEC player of the year and so on.

Here is a breakdown of what the members of the panel decided on.

Preseason Favorite to win the SEC: Kentucky

For the 13^th time since the 1998-1999 season, the Wildcats have been chosen to win the SEC Championship. Behind another solid recruiting class assembled by Coach Jim Calipari, along with eight former 5-star recruits, one can understand why they were chosen as the favorite.

Player of the Year: Yante Maten, Michael Porter, Jr., and Robert Williams

Voting resulted in a three-way tie between Georgia senior Yante Maten, Missouri freshman Michael Porter, Jr. and Texas A&M sophomore Robert Williams.

Florida guard Kevaughn Allen also received Player of the Year votes, along with Alabama’s Collin Sexton, Kentucky’s Hamidou Diallo and Mississippi State’s Quinndary Weatherspoon.

All-SEC First Team:

Guards: Kevaughn Allen (UF), Hamidou Diallo (UK)

Forwards: Yante Maten (UGA), Michael Porter, Jr. (MU) and Robert Williams (A&M)

All-SEC Second Team:

Guards: Collin Sexton (UA), Quinndary Weatherspoon (MSU), Matthew Davis (A&M), Deandre Burnett (Mississippi)

Forwards: Kevin Knox (UK), Terence Davis (Mississippi), Tyler Davis (A&M)

Preseason Media Poll:

1. Kentucky
   2.            Florida
   3.            Texas A&M
   4.            Alabama
   5.            Missouri
   6.            Arkansas
   7.            Vanderbilt
   8.            Georgia
   9.            Auburn
   10.          Ole Miss
   11.          South Carolina
   12.          Mississippi State
   13.          Tennessee
   14.          LSU