The Tigers have a new-look roster heading into the 2022-23 basketball season, the first under coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag]. They’ve certainly reloaded the depleted depth with a number of transfers and incoming freshmen recruits, but one enters the year with especially high expectations.
[autotag]KJ Williams[/autotag], a fifth-year transfer from Murray State who followed Matt McMahon to Baton Rouge, was named a member of the Preseason All-SEC Second Team, according to the league coaches. Williams is the reigning Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year and was a two-time First Team All-OVC selection with the Racers.
He joins LSU expected to be one of the top players in the league. Last season, he averaged 18 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game. He notched 27 career double-doubles during his four years at Murray State.
The Tigers begin the 2022-23 campaign and McMahon era on Wednesday night when they host Kansas City in the season opener.
Here’s the full preseason First and Second Team All-SEC selections.
First Team Preseason All-SEC
Jahvon Quinerly – Alabama
Nick Smith Jr. – Arkansas
Colin Castleton – Florida
Oscar Tshiebwe – Kentucky
Sahvir Wheeler – Kentucky
Tolu Smith – Mississippi State
Kobe Brown – Missouri
Santiago Vescovi – Tennessee
Zakai Zeigler – TennesseeSecond Team Preseason All-SEC
Brandon Miller – Alabama
Wendell Green Jr. – Auburn
K.D. Johnson – Auburn
Kario Oquendo – Georgia
KJ Williams – LSU
Matthew Murrell – Ole Miss
Josiah-Jordan James – Tennessee
Henry Coleman III – Texas A&M
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