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Two Wildcats selected preseason All-SEC by coaches

Nerlens Noel - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

Nerlens Noel – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

In a vote by Southeastern Conference head coaches, Nerlens Noel and Alex Poythress were named to the preseason All-SEC teams as announced by the league office on Friday.

Noel was voted to the first team, while Poythress was named to the second team.

Noel averaged 16.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in UK’s two-game exhibition schedule while Poythress averaged 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting .545 from the field.

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