GAINESVILLE, Fla. – 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 last season while leading the Gators with 17.6 points per game. 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<https://floridagators.com/news/2024/10/14/mens-basketball-gators-ranked-21st-in-preseason-ap-top-25.aspx> 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
