Mizzou’s Mark Mitchell earns preseason All-SEC honors

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

With Mizzou basketball set to get underway in the coming days, the team is already making headlines across the SEC.

Senior Mark Mitchell was named to the Preseason All-Conference Second-Team. Along with the forward's individual recognition, the Tigers were picked to finish seventh in the preliminary standings predictions by the league media.

Mitchell earned All-SEC honors from the coaches and media at the end of last season, after leading the team in points (13.9), while finishing second in rebounds (4.7) and third in assists (1.9).

As a team, Mizzou's seventh-place prediction is the highest in the past eight years. Florida is projected to win the conference, followed by Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Arkansas and Auburn were ranked just above the Tigers at fifth and sixth.

You can find the rest of the conference rankings and predictions below.

First Team All-SEC

• Alex Condon - Florida
• Josh Hubbard - Mississippi State
• Otega Oweh - Kentucky
• Tahaad Pettiford - Auburn
• Labaron Philon Jr. - Alabama

Second Team All-SEC

• Nate Ament - Tennessee
• Boogie Fland - Florida
• Ja'kobi Gillespie - Tennessee
• Thomas Haugh - Florida
• Mark Mitchell - Mizzou

Third Team All-SEC

• Malik Dia - Ole Miss
• Aden Holloway - Alabama
• Karter Knox - Arkansas
• Jaland Lowe - Kentucky
• D.J. Wagner - Arkansas

Predicted Final Standings

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