Arkansas picked 4th in SEC Media Poll, Aidoo and Davis preseason Second Team All-SEC

Birmingham, Ala. (October 14, 2024) – Alabama was predicted to win the 2025 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members.

Alabama’s Mark Sears was the choice of the media for SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. Auburn’s Johni Broome, Georgia’s Asa Newell, Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler, and Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV also received votes in the Player of the Year voting.

Sears, Broome, Zeigler, and Taylor were each All-SEC First Team selections along with Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. Alabama’s Grant Nelson, Arkansas’ Jonas Aidoo, Arkansas’ Johnell Davis, Ole Miss’ Matthew Murrell, and Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard were second team picks. Auburn’s Chad Baker-Mazara, Florida’s Alex Condon, Kentucky’s Jaxson Robinson, South Carolina’s Collin Murray-Boyles and Texas’ Tramon Mark were selected to the third team.

The 2024-25 campaign begins Monday, November 4, with conference play set to begin Saturday, January 4. The 2025 SEC Tournament will be March 12-16 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

First Team All-SEC

Mark Sears – Alabama

Johni Broome – Auburn

Walter Clayton Jr. – Florida

Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee

Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M

Second Team All-SEC

Grant Nelson – Alabama

Jonas Aidoo – Arkansas

Johnell Davis – Arkansas

Matthew Murrell – Ole Miss

Josh Hubbard – Mississippi State

Third Team All-SEC

Chad Baker-Mazara – Auburn

Alex Condon – Florida

Jaxson Robinson – Kentucky

Collin Murray-Boyles – South Carolina

Tramon Mark – Texas

SEC Player of the Year

Mark Sears – Alabama

Predicted Order Of Finish

1.    Alabama

2.    Auburn

3.    Tennessee

4.    Arkansas

5.    Texas A&M

6.    Florida

7.    Texas

8.    Kentucky

9.    Ole Miss

10.  Mississippi State

11.  South Carolina

12.  Georgia

13.  Missouri

14.  LSU

15.  Oklahoma

16.  Vanderbilt