Alabama sophomore Kira Lewis was selected as a preseason first-team all-conference honoree by a vote of the league's 14 head coaches, as the Southeastern Conference unveiled the 2019-20 Coaches Preseason All-Conference first and second teams on Monday afternoon.

Lewis is coming off a rookie campaign that saw him lead the Crimson Tide in nearly every offensive category including scoring (13.5 ppg), assists (2.9 apg), field goals made (157) and attempted (363) and free throw percentage (.783), among others. As a result, the Huntsville, Ala., native earned a spot on the league's all-freshman team.

In the team's lone preseason action against Georgia Tech, Lewis tallied 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the 93-65 win.

“Kira’s pretty good,” head coach Nate Oats said. “Now, if you add some toughness on the defensive end to all pass, dribble and shoot, that’s ideal to have. We had some pretty tough point guards at Buffalo on the defensive end. Kira’s as skilled as any kid I’ve coached offensively. I’m just trying to get him to be better defensively. He’s coming. He’s working at it. He’s young. He just turned 18, so he’s still a young kid.”

In addition to being named to the Coaches All-SEC First Team, Lewis was selected to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team as voted on by a panel of SEC and national media members, which was unveiled on Oct. 15 during SEC Media Days.

The coaches' preseason All-SEC first and second teams consist of a minimum of eight players on each squad, voted on by the SEC basketball head coaches.

A list of the 2019-20 SEC Men’s Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows:

First Team All-SEC

Kira Lewis – Alabama

Kerry Blackshear – Florida

Andrew Nembhard – Florida

Anthony Edwards – Georgia

Ashton Hagans – Kentucky

Skylar Mays – LSU

Breein Tyree – Ole Miss

Reggie Perry – Mississippi State

A.J. Lawson – South Carolina

Second Team All-SEC

Isaiah Joe – Arkansas

Austin Wiley – Auburn

Tyrese Maxey – Kentucky

EJ Montgomery – Kentucky

Javonte Smart – LSU

Devontae Shuler – Ole Miss

Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. – Missouri

Jordan Bowden – Tennessee

Lamonté Turner – Tennessee

Savion Flagg – Texas A&M

Aaron Nesmith – Vanderbilt

Alabama will host Penn in its season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Coleman Coliseum.

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