The Cats are doing the media circuit at today’s SEC Tipoff. SEC and national media members have picked Kentucky to win the SEC Championship in 2016. See the full press release below and check out some photos from this morning’s #SECTipoff16 activities.
Squad’s arrived at #SECTipOff16. 💪 pic.twitter.com/P1NkfELYcX
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) October 21, 2015
The guys getting a touch up before a day in front of the cameras. Photo shoots & interviews galore. #SECTipOff16 pic.twitter.com/1nGzcYiotn — Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) October 21, 2015
.@UKCoachCalipari drawing up some plays with @SethOnHoops. #SECTipOff15 pic.twitter.com/ejteKKsJxd
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) October 21, 2015
A photo shoot here. An interview there. Couple of popular guys. pic.twitter.com/zxkbqN25Cx — Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) October 21, 2015
The @KentuckyMBB guys Tyler Ulis and Marcus Lee discuss being preseason No. 1. #Kentucky #SECTipoff15 https://t.co/CCfXGAniNg
— ESPNUpstate (@ESPNUpstate) October 21, 2015
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Kentucky was predicted to win the 2016 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members.
The Wildcats are the overall preseason favorite for the 11th time since the 1998-99 season.
LSU freshman Ben Simmons was the choice of the media for SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. Simmons becomes just the second freshman chosen as preseason player of the year by the media, joining Kentucky’s Julius Randle in 2013-14. Florida’s Dorrian Finney-Smith, Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis, Texas A&M’s Danuel House and Vanderbilt’s Damian Jones also received votes in the Player of the Year voting.
House, Jones, Simmons and Ulis were each All-SEC First Team selections along with Kentucky’s Skal Labissiere and Ole Miss’s Stefan Moody.
Points were compiled on a 14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Each media member also voted for a five-player All-SEC Team. Ties were not broken.
The 2015-16 campaign begins November 13, with conference play set to begin January 2. The 2016 SEC Tournament will be March 9-13 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
