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FAYETTEVILLE The Associated Press and the SEC announced their preseason polls for the 2024-25 basketball season Monday and the Razorbacks are 16th in the AP poll and picked to finish fourth by SEC media. The SEC additionally announced its preseason All-SEC teams with Jonas Aidoo and Johnell Davis being tabbed preseason second team All-SEC by the league’s media.
Among the teams on the Razorback schedule in the AP poll are #1 Kansas (charity exhibition), #2 Alabama, #8 Baylor. #11 Auburn. #12 Tennessee, #13 Texas A&M. #19 Texas, #21 Florida, #23 Kentucky and #24 Ole Miss with the following receiving votes Illinois (#26), Michigan (#34), Miami (#38), Mississippi State (#43) and Little Rock (#49).
Aidoo was just the fifth player from Tennessee to be named to the SEC All-Defensive team and was one of two Volunteers to start all 36 games last season. He ranked third in the SEC in blocked shots (1.83 avg. and 66 total), fourth in rebounds per game (7.3), fourth in total rebounds (263) and fourth in offensive rebounds per game (2.78).
Davis was a 2023-24 top 10 finalist for the Jerry West Award as well as a top 20 finalist for the Wooden Award. In the AAC, he ranked among the top 15 in free throw percentage (2nd, 85.7%); scoring (4th, 18.2 avg.); field goal percentage (4th, 48.3%); defensive rebounds (9th, 4.88 avg.); rebounding (11th, 6.3 avg.); steals (12th, 1.44); assists (13th, 100 total) and double-doubles (13th, 3). The previous year, Davis played a key role in Florida Atlantic reaching the Final Four.
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