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Birmingham, Ala. (October 30, 2025) – The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 21st annual men’s basketball coaches’ preseason All-SEC teams Thursday, tipping off the 2025-26 season.

Kentucky’s Otega Oweh was the coaches’ choice for SEC Preseason Player of the Year. Joining Oweh on the preseason first team is Alabama’s Labaron Philon Jr., Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford, Florida’s Alex Condon, and Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard.

Entering the season, KenPom.com has the SEC rated as the No. 1 conference in the nation. Last year, the SEC’s +22.09 KenPom rating was the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 record in 1997.

Thirteen SEC teams are ranked in KenPom.com’s Top 50 and all 16 rank in the Top 90.

The Associated Press Preseason Top 25 featured six SEC teams ranked: Florida 3^rd, Kentucky 9^th, Arkansas 14^th, Alabama 15^th, Tennessee 18^th, and Auburn 20^th.

The 2025-26 campaign begins Monday, November 3, with league play set to begin January 3. The 2026 SEC Tournament will be March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

A list of the 2026 SEC Men’s Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC teams follows:

First Team

Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama

Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn

Alex Condon, Florida

Otega Oweh, Kentucky

Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State

Second Team

Boogie Fland, Florida

Malik Dia, Ole Miss

Mark Mitchell, Missouri

Nate Ament, Tennessee

Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee

Third Team

Aden Holloway, Alabama

Darius Acuff Jr, Arkansas

Karter Knox, Arkansas

D.J. Wagner, Arkansas

Thomas Haugh, Florida

Preseason Player of the Year

Otega Oweh, Kentucky