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Oscar Tshiebwe and Sahvir Wheeler voted First Team All-SEC by coaches; Sporting News ranks Cats No. 1 in preseason top 25

The Kentucky Wildcats are going to have two of the best players in the SEC taking the floor for them this season, according to the league’s 14 coaches.

On Wednesday, the All-SEC teams voted on by the SEC’s coaches were released. Oscar Tshiebwe and Sahvir Wheeler were both voted Preseason First-Team All-SEC.

Tshiebwe is coming off one of the best seasons in college basketball history averaging 17.4 points, 15.1 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game

On his way to being named the unanimous National Player of the Year, he recorded a Kentucky single-season record 28 double-doubles.