The LSU men’s basketball team was tabbed to finish fifth in the Southeastern Conference Western Division, according to a media panel vote Tuesday one day before SEC media days.
Voters also placed LSU junior Tasmin Mitchell on the All-SEC second team.
Following is the predicted division rankings and first and second-team All-SEC selections.
Western Division Arkansas (18) 168 Miss. State (10) 148 Alabama (1) 111 Auburn (1) 94 LSU 63 Ole Miss 46
Eastern Division Tennessee* (30) 180 Kentucky 142 Florida 103 Vanderbilt 98 Georgia 69 South Carolina 38
SEC Champion: Tennessee (28); Mississippi State (2)
FIRST TEAM ALL-SECRichard Hendrix, Alabama FPatrick Beverley, Arkansas G Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State G/F Chris Lofton, Tennessee* G Shan Foster, Vanderbilt G/F
SECOND TEAM ALL-SECSteven Hill, Arkansas C Charles Rhodes, Mississippi State F/C Tasmin Mitchell, LSU F Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss C Tyler Smith, Tennessee F