Dwayne Curtis Tabbed Preseason All-SEC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Ole Miss center Dwayne Curtis has been named a preseason All-Southeastern Conference second team selection in a vote by a panel of SEC and national media members, the league office announced Tuesday.

The senior from Chicago averaged 12.2 points and 8.3 rebounds for last year’s SEC Western Division champions. At 6-foot-8 and 262 pounds, Curtis has been the Rebels’ top rebounder in each of his two years in Oxford. In his sophomore year he put up team highs of 13.6 points and 7.6 boards per game in garnering All-SEC honorable mention status from the Associated Press.

Tennessee was tabbed to win the league title, receiving 28 of 30 votes. Mississippi State garnered the other two votes. The Volunteers were also picked to win the East, while the Arkansas Razorbacks were projected to finish atop the West standings.

Ole Miss was picked to finish sixth in the SEC West by the panel. Last year the Rebels were also a preseason last-place pick by the media before streaking to the top of the final West standings and advancing to the second round of the NIT.

The Rebels will play a Nov. 2 exhibition game at 7 p.m. against Delta State before kicking off the regular season in Oxford with a Nov. 10 date with Mississippi Valley State. Tip-off for the season opener is slated for 2 p.m.

Preseason Media Poll

(First-Place Votes in Parentheses; *-unanimous selection)

SEC Champion: Tennessee (28); Mississippi State (2)

		2006-07 Results
Team	Poll	SEC	Overall
Eastern Division
Tennessee* (30)	180	10-6	24-11
Kentucky	142	9-7	22-12
Florida	103	13-3	35-5
Vanderbilt	98	10-6	22-12
Georgia	69	8-8	19-14
South Carolina	38	4-12	14-16
Western Division
Arkansas (18)	168	7-9	21-14
Miss. State (10)	148	8-8	21-14
Alabama (1)	111	7-9	20-12
Auburn (1)	94	7-9	17-15
LSU	63	5-11	17-15
*Ole Miss*	46	*8-8*	*21-13*

Player, School	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Richard Hendrix, Alabama	F	6-8	265	So.	Athens, Ala.
Patrick Beverley, Arkansas	G	6-1	180	So.	Chicago, Ill.
Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State	G/F	6-4	230	Jr.	Nashville, Tenn.
Chris Lofton, Tennessee*	G	6-2	200	Sr.	Maysville, Ky.
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt	G/F	6-6	205	Sr.	Kenner, La.
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Steven Hill, Arkansas	C	7-0	245	Sr.	Bronson, Mo.
Charles Rhodes, Mississippi State	F/C	6-8	245	Sr.	Jackson, Miss.
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU	F	6-7	230	Jr.	Denham Springs, La.
*Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss*	C	*6-8*	*262*	*Sr.*	*Chicago, Ill.*
Tyler Smith, Tennessee	F	6-7	215	So.	Pulaski, Tenn.

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