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Senior, Tennessee Junior, Georgia Junior, Tennessee Sophomore, Arkansas Junior, Florida Player of Year ... Joe Johnson, Arkansas At 6-foot-9, Johnson is a foward with guard-like moves. The only question may be his health after offseason ankle surgery. When he's 100 percent, nobody can touch him in the league: 16.0 ppg., 5.7 rpg. and 46.4 percent shooting as a freshman. Introducing ... Gerald Wallace, F, Alabama This 6-foot-7 dynamo is the complete player with a total game. It would be shocking if he stays at Alabama for more than two years. The NBA nearly had him out of high school. Best backcourt ... Florida: Teddy Dupay and Brett Nelson. Dupay is a hard-nosed, tough little kid who can handle and shoot the ball. Nelson may be one of the flashiest players Florida has seen for some time. He's very quick with the ball and also a good shooter. Both of these guys possess the combined talents to be able to play the point and the shooting guard. Best frontcourt ... Tennessee: Why? Because of the Vols' experience. Yarbrough, Isiah Victor, Ron Slay, Marcus Haslip ... all four of these guys are solid inside players. Tennessee is coming in as the best team in the league, and it's mainly because of the Vols' frontcourt. Team on way up ... South Carolina: Coming off a mediocre year, head coach Eddie Fogler had a great recruiting year. There are several freshmen who will have an impact and 6-9 Rolando Howell should step right into the starting frontline. The Gamecocks had some tough losses last year, but appear more poised this year with the talent they have coming in Team on way down ... Auburn: We're hesitant in picking the Tigers, here. But after great back-to-back years, they have a lot of question marks this year. It's unclear how all of their new players will mesh with the few returning veterans. Don't expect the lull to last long with only one senior on the roster and plenty of talent coming in. Tournament tough ... NCAA: Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida. NIT: Mississippi State, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi. | ALSO SEE Coach's son endures love-hate relationship with Kentucky fans Forde: Tubby's tenure at Kentucky may be shorter than expected Bilas Breakdown: Tennessee Bilas Breakdown: Kentucky Bilas Breakdown: Florida Bilas Breakdown: Arkansas Bilas Breakdown: Alabama ESPN.com Preseason Top 25 AUDIO/VIDEO   Dick Vitale and his ESPN panel of experts discuss the SEC.RealVideo: 28.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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