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Two Kentucky Freshman are Named Sporting News Preseason All Americans

Kentucky freshman Jamal Murray and Skal Labisssiere were named as Preseason All Americans by The Sporting News.

Here is the release from UK:

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Despite the calendar displaying a mid-September day, the 2015-16 college basketball season is rapidly approaching. The Sporting News released its preseason All-America teams and two Kentucky freshmen were among the players honored on Monday. Skal Labissiere was named an early-season favorite for second team honors, while classmate Jamal Murray was tabbed to the third team.

Labissiere is a consensus five-star recruit from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He is regarded as the No.