Arkansas, entering Year 1 under coach Eric Musselman, was picked to finish 11th in the Southeastern Conference this season in a media poll released Tuesday at SEC Media Days in Birmingham, Ala.
The Razorbacks have exceeded their preseason projections in each of the last six seasons.
Sophomore shooting guard Isaiah Joe, Arkansas' leading returning scorer (13.9), was also a preseason second team All-SEC selection. In his first season with the Razorbacks, Joe set a single-season program record with 113 3-pointers made and led the conference in 3-point percentage.
First Team All-SEC
Kerry Blackshear – Florida
Anthony Edwards – Georgia
Ashton Hagans – Kentucky
Breein Tyree – Ole Miss
Reggie Perry – Mississippi State
Second Team All-SEC
Kira Lewis Jr. – Alabama
Isaiah Joe – Arkansas
Andrew Nembhard – Florida
Tyrese Maxey – Kentucky
EJ Montgomery – Kentucky
Skylar Mays – LSU
Lamonté Turner – Tennessee
SEC Player of the Year
Kerry Blackshear – Florida
Preseason SEC Media Poll
1 Kentucky
2 Florida
3 LSU
4 Auburn
5 Tennessee
6 Alabama
7 Mississippi State
8 Ole Miss
9 Georgia
10 South Carolina
11 Arkansas
12 Texas A&M
13 Missouri
14 Vanderbilt