COLUMBIA, MO. – Mizzou sophomore forward Jontay Porter (Columbia, Mo.) was selected Preseason Second Team All-SEC by a panel of SEC and national media members, it was announced by the league office on Wednesday.

Porter returns to the Tigers after a stellar freshman campaign that ended with SEC Co-Sixth Man of the Year recognition and SEC All-Freshman Team honors. He averaged 9.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, appearing in all 33 contests and earning seven starts a season ago.

Porter elevated his play during league action, averaging 11.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game during conference play. In Mizzou’s final 12 games, Porter reached double figures nine times and posted 13.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per outing to help the Tigers clinch an NCAA Tournament berth down the stretch.

The 6-foot-11 forward led Mizzou in both rebounding and blocked shots as a freshman, while draining 40 triples and shooting 43.7 percent from the floor. Porter’s 55 blocked shots in 2017-18 were the third-most by a Mizzou freshman in program history.

Mizzou was picked to finish ninth in the SEC media preseason poll. The Tigers open the 2018-19 campaign on Nov. 6 vs. Central Arkansas. Tipoff at Mizzou Arena is set for 7 p.m. CT. Tickets are available for the upcoming season at MUTigers.com/MBBTix.

Preseason Media Poll
1. Kentucky
2. Tennessee
3. Auburn
4. Mississippi State
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. Alabama
8. Vanderbilt
9. Missouri
10. Arkansas
11. South Carolina
12. Texas A&M
13. Georgia
14. Ole Miss

First Team All-SEC
Daniel Gafford – Arkansas
Reid Travis – Kentucky
Tremont Waters – LSU
Chris Silva – South Carolina
Grant Williams – Tennessee

Second Team All-SEC
Bryce Brown – Auburn
Jared Harper – Auburn
Jalen Hudson – Florida
PJ Washington – Kentucky
Quinndary Weatherspoon – Mississippi State
Jontay Porter – Missouri
Admiral Schofield – Tennessee

SEC Player of the Year
Grant Williams – Tennessee

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