MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. — Alabama men's basketball guard Jahvon Quinerly and forward Brandon Miler were both named Preseason Second Team All-SEC by the media, the conference announced on Wednesday morning.
Quinerly, a senior out of Hackensack, N.J., finished the 2021-22 season second on the team in points with 457 and averaged 13.8 points per game. He also record 137 assists, 98 rebounds and 22 steals.
In the Crimson Tide's first and final game of the NCAA Tournament against Notre Dame, Quinerly suffered a torn ACL that required surgery. Due to recovery, Quinerly will be unavailable to start the season with the team but is projected to be able to return early during SEC play.
Miller is a 6-foot-9 true freshman that is expected to make an immediate impact at Alabama. He was a consensus five-star prospect and was selected as a 2021 McDonald's All-American. Miller is one of the highest-rated players to ever sign with the Crimson Tide, rated as the No. 3 small forward in the 2022 class and the No. 11 overall player by 247Sports.
In Alabama's scrimmage with TCU last weekend, Miller recorded a team-leading 33 points as well as finished second on the team in rebounds with nine.
In addition to the Preseason All-SEC selections being announced, the conference also announced the media's predicted order of finish. According to the poll, the Crimson Tide is predicted to finish fifth in the conference.
The Kentucky Wildcats are predicted to win the conference, followed by Arkansas at second and Tennessee in third. Auburn is predicted to finish fifth, followed by Alabama in fifth.
Here is the full predicted order of finish, along with the full slate of Preseason All-SEC selections:
2022-23 SEC Preseason Media Poll
Predicted order of finish:
1. Kentucky
2. Arkansas
3. Tennessee
4. Auburn
5. Alabama
6. Texas A&M
7. Florida
8. LSU
9. Ole Miss
10. Mississippi State
11. Missouri
12. Vanderbilt
13. Georgia
14. South Carolina
All-SEC Selections
SEC Player of the Year
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
F Sr. 6-9 260 Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Preseason All-SEC First-Team
Nick Smith Jr., Arkansas
G Fr. 6-5 185 Jacksonville, Ark.
Colin Castleton , Florida
F 5th 6-11 250 Deland, Fla.
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
F Sr. 6-9 260 Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sahvir Wheeler, Kentucky
G Sr. 5-9 180 Houston, Texas
Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee
G Sr. 6-3 192 Montevideo, Uruguay
Preseason All-SEC Second-Team
Brandon Miller, Alabama
F Fr. 6-9 200 Antioch, Tenn.
Jahvon Quinerly, Alabama
G Sr. 6-1 175 Hackensack, N.J.
KJ Williams LSU
F 5th 6-10 250 Cleveland, Miss.
Josiah-Jordan James, Tennessee
G Sr. 6-6 224 Charleston, S.C.
Zakai Zeigler Tennessee
G So. 5-9 171 Long Island, N.Y.
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