Coaches Tab Dwayne Curtis Preseason All-SEC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. For the second time in as many weeks Ole Miss center Dwayne Curtis was named a preseason All-Southeastern Conference second team selection, this time in a vote by the league coaches released Wednesday by the conference office.

The senior from Chicago received the same honor by a panel of SEC and national media prior to last week’s SEC Media Days.

Curtis 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.

Arkansas led all schools with four selections. Alabama’s Richard Hendrix, LSU’s Tasmin Mitchell, Mississippi State’s Jamont Gordon, Tennessee’s Chris Lofton and Vanderbilt’s Shan Foster were unanimous first team selections.

The Rebels play Delta State in an exhibition game Friday at 7 p.m. 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.

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Richard Hendrix, Alabama#	F	6-8	265	JR	Athens, Ala.
Patrick Beverley, Arkansas	G	6-1	180	SO	Chicago, Ill.
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky	--	6-2	199	SR	New York, N.Y.
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU#	F	6-7	230	JR	Denham Springs, La.
Jamont Gordon, Miss. State#	G/F	6-4	230	JR	Nashville, Tenn.
Charles Rhodes, Miss. State	F/C	6-8	245	SR	Jackson, Miss.
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
Alonzo Gee, Alabama	F	6-6	215	JR	Riviera Beach, Fla.
Steven Hill, Arkansas	F/C	7-0	245	SR	Branson, Mo.
Charles Thomas, Arkansas	F	6-8	231	SR	Jackson, Miss.
Sonny Weems, Arkansas	F	6-6	203	SR	West Memphis, Ark.
Marreese Speights, Florida	F/C	6-10	250	SO	St. Petersburg, Fla.
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia	G	6-1	210	SR	Jamaica, N.Y.
Joe Crawford, Kentucky	--	6-5	221	SR	Detroit, Mich.
*Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss*	C	*6-8*	*262*	SR	*Chicago, Ill.*
JaJuan Smith, Tennessee	G	6-2	195	SR	Cleveland, Tenn.
Tyler Smith, Tennessee	F	6-7	215	SO	Pulaski, Tenn.

#-Unanimous Selection; Ties are not broken

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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