Arkansas Picked 4th in SEC, Pair of Hogs Earn All-League Honors

Arkansas men’s basketball was picked to finish fourth in the Preseason SEC Media Poll, and a pair of Hogs earned all-league honors. Senior transfers Johnell Davis and Jonas Aidoo were both named to the second-team All-SEC list.

Earlier on Monday, the Razorbacks debuted at No. 16 in the Preseason AP Top 25 Poll, one of nine SEC teams to find themselves in the rankings.

Below is a look at the full SEC projected order of finish and preseason all-conference teams:

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Preseason SEC Media Poll

1.    Alabama

2.    Auburn

3.    Tennessee

4.    Arkansas

5.    Texas A&M

6.    Florida

7.    Texas

8.    Kentucky

9.    Ole Miss

10.  Mississippi State

11.  South Carolina

12.  Georgia

13.  Missouri

14.  LSU

15.  Oklahoma

16.  Vanderbilt

Preseason Media All-SEC Teams

First Team All-SEC

Mark Sears – Alabama

Johni Broome – Auburn

Walter Clayton Jr. – Florida

Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee

Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M

Second Team All-SEC

Grant Nelson – Alabama

Jonas Aidoo – Arkansas

Johnell Davis – Arkansas

Matthew Murrell – Ole Miss

Josh Hubbard – Mississippi State

Third Team All-SEC

Chad Baker-Mazara – Auburn

Alex Condon – Florida

Jaxson Robinson – Kentucky

Collin Murray-Boyles – South Carolina

Tramon Mark – Texas

SEC Player of the Year

Mark Sears – Alabama

Arkansas will host Kansas for a charity exhibition on Oct. 25 in Fayetteville before traveling to Fort Worth (Texas) for a second exhibition tilt with TCU. The Razorbacks will open the 2024-25 regular season and the John Calipari era with Lipscomb on Nov. 6 at Bud Walton Arena.