Alex Condon (left) and Walter Clayton Jr. both earned recognition from media voters in the preseason poll.
Clayton, Condon Named Preseason All-SEC
Monday, October 14, 2024 | Men's Basketball
Florida senior guard Walter Clayton Jr. and sophomore forward/center Alex Condon earned preseason All-Southeastern Conference honors in the league's media vote, the SEC announced on Monday. Clayton earned first-team recognition while Condon garnered third-team.
Clayton returns for his senior season after garnering second-team All-SEC honors while leading the Gators with 17.6 points per game last season. His 633 points scored in 2023-24 marked the fifth-highest in a single season in program history.
Condon earned SEC All-Freshman honors last season, averaging 7.7 points and 6.4 rebounds off the bench. His rebounding average and his 45 blocked shots led all SEC freshmen in 2023-24. Condon made his first career start in the Gators' NCAA Tournament game vs. Colorado, becoming the first player in team history whose first start came in the NCAA Tournament.
As a team, the Gators were predicted to finish sixth in the league. UF finished sixth in 2023-24 with an 11-7 SEC record, then made a run to the SEC Tournament championship game for the first time in 10 years. Earlier today, Florida also received a No. 21 national ranking in the preseason AP Top 25.
UF's season tips off on Nov. 4 in Jacksonville, where the Gators will face South Florida at 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network.
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First Team All-SEC
Mark Sears – Alabama
Johni Broome – Auburn
Walter Clayton Jr. – Florida
Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee
Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M
Second Team All-SEC
Grant Nelson – Alabama
Jonas Aidoo – Arkansas
Johnell Davis – Arkansas
Matthew Murrell – Ole Miss
Josh Hubbard – Mississippi State
Third Team All-SEC
Chad Baker-Mazara – Auburn
Alex Condon – Florida
Jaxson Robinson – Kentucky
Collin Murray-Boyles – South Carolina
Tramon Mark – Texas
SEC Player of the Year
Mark Sears – Alabama
Predicted Order of Finish
1. Alabama
2. Auburn
3. Tennessee
4. Arkansas
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida
7. Texas
8. Kentucky
9. Ole Miss
10. Mississippi State
11. South Carolina
12. Georgia
13. Missouri
14. LSU
15. Oklahoma
16. Vanderbilt
Clayton returns for his senior season after garnering second-team All-SEC honors while leading the Gators with 17.6 points per game last season. His 633 points scored in 2023-24 marked the fifth-highest in a single season in program history.
Condon earned SEC All-Freshman honors last season, averaging 7.7 points and 6.4 rebounds off the bench. His rebounding average and his 45 blocked shots led all SEC freshmen in 2023-24. Condon made his first career start in the Gators' NCAA Tournament game vs. Colorado, becoming the first player in team history whose first start came in the NCAA Tournament.
As a team, the Gators were predicted to finish sixth in the league. UF finished sixth in 2023-24 with an 11-7 SEC record, then made a run to the SEC Tournament championship game for the first time in 10 years. Earlier today, Florida also received a No. 21 national ranking in the preseason AP Top 25.
UF's season tips off on Nov. 4 in Jacksonville, where the Gators will face South Florida at 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network.
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First Team All-SEC
Mark Sears – Alabama
Johni Broome – Auburn
Walter Clayton Jr. – Florida
Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee
Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M
Second Team All-SEC
Grant Nelson – Alabama
Jonas Aidoo – Arkansas
Johnell Davis – Arkansas
Matthew Murrell – Ole Miss
Josh Hubbard – Mississippi State
Third Team All-SEC
Chad Baker-Mazara – Auburn
Alex Condon – Florida
Jaxson Robinson – Kentucky
Collin Murray-Boyles – South Carolina
Tramon Mark – Texas
SEC Player of the Year
Mark Sears – Alabama
Predicted Order of Finish
1. Alabama
2. Auburn
3. Tennessee
4. Arkansas
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida
7. Texas
8. Kentucky
9. Ole Miss
10. Mississippi State
11. South Carolina
12. Georgia
13. Missouri
14. LSU
15. Oklahoma
16. Vanderbilt
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