SEC Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish and All-SEC Teams

NORMAN — The Oklahoma men's basketball team was selected 12th in the SEC preseason predicted order of finish as voted upon by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. The Sooners, coming off a 21-win season that included a trip to the title game of the College Basketball Crown, open the season Monday, Nov. 2, against East Texas A&M at Lloyd Noble Center.

Florida was selected to repeat as SEC Champion with Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama rounding out the top five. The SEC continues to be the top conference in college basketball entering the 2026-27 season with eight teams listed in the latest ESPN Way-to-Early Top 25 Rankings.

Florida's Thomas Haugh was picked by the voting panel as SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was joined on the Preseason All-SEC first team by teammate Rueben Chinyelu, Tennessee's Juke Harris, Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner and Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard. Florida's Alex Condon, Alabama's Amari Allen, Kentucky's Milan Momcilovic, Arkansas' Jordan Smith Jr. and Texas' Matas Vokietaitis made up the second team, while Arkansas' Billy Richmond, Texas A&M's PJ Haggerty, Kentucky's Malachi Moreno, Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford and Texas' David Punch were named to the third team.

Oklahoma returns two starters from a year ago in Xzayvier Brown and Derrion Reid. Brown averaged 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in 2025-26 to establish himself as one of the top guards in the loaded SEC. Reid scored in double figures 27 times last season while averaging 11.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

2026-27 TICKET INFORMATION
Oklahoma men's basketball season tickets are on sale now, starting at just $199. OU fans can also customize their Lloyd Noble Center experience with flexible five-game and three-game mini-plans. For more information, contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 405-325-2424 or by email at outickets@ou.edu, or visit www.SoonerSports.com/Tickets.

SEC Preseason Predicted Order of Finish

Florida
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Missouri
Texas A&M
Auburn
Georgia
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
LSU
Mississippi State
South Carolina

SEC Preseason Player of the Year
Thomas Haugh – Florida

Preseason First Team All-SEC
Rueben Chinyelu – Florida
Juke Harris – Tennessee
Thomas Haugh – Florida
Josh Hubbard – Mississippi State
Tyler Tanner – Vanderbilt

Preseason Second Team All-SEC
Amari Allen – Alabama
Alex Condon – Florida
Milan Momcilovic – Kentucky
Jordan Smith Jr. – Arkansas
Matas Vokietaitis – Texas

Preseason Third Team All-SEC
PJ Haggerty – Texas A&M
Malachi Moreno – Kentucky
Tahaad Pettiford – Auburn
David Punch – Texas
Billy Richmond III – Arkansas