Varnado tabbed first-team All-SEC by league coaches
MSU Media Relations
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STARKVILLE , Miss. – Mississippi State junior forward Jarvis Varnado received first-team All-SEC honors on Monday, as voted on by the league coaches.
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Thirty-two different players received votes for the teams, and LSU and Tennessee led all schools with three selections each. Kentucky 's Patrick Patterson and Vanderbilt's A.J. Ogilvy were the only unanimous first-team selections.
The coaches preseason All-SEC first and second teams consist of a minimum of eight players on each squad. No ties were broken and no predicted order of finish was made.
Two weeks ago, the 6-foot-9, 210-pound Varnado was named second-team All-SEC by the media.
Last year as a sophomore, Varnado averaged 7.9 points and 7.8 rebounds and led the country with 157 blocked shots en route to being named the national defensive player of the year by both Rivals.com and CollegeInsider.com.
The Bulldogs, who opened exhibition play this past Saturday with an 88-59 victory against Montevallo, conclude preseason action at 2 p.m. Saturday against Oklahoma City at Humphrey Coliseum. The season opener is slated for Nov. 15 against Centenary at home.