UK picked first, Tennessee second in SEC Preseason Basketball poll

Kentucky is the pick of the Southeastern Conference media to win the league this season. The Wildcats are followed by Tennessee, Auburn, Mississippi State and Florida in the top five, with Vanderbilt picked eighth.

Kentucky’s Reid Travis and Tennessee’s Grant Williams were named First Team Preseason All SEC with the Wildcats PJ Washington and UT’s Admiral Schofield selected to the Second Team Preseason All SEC.

Tennessee’s Grant Williams was named SEC Preseason Player of the Year. Kentucky’s Reid Travis, PJ Washington and Keldon Johnson received at least one vote for Player of the Year honors.

Kentucky has its Blue-White game Sunday night at Rupp Arena, with coverage beginning at 6 on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.