Junior Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who decided to forego potential selection in the NBA Draft to return to Gainesville for another season, is taking home some preseason accolades.
Johnson was named to the watch list for the Julius Erving Award last week, given annually to the nation’s top small forward, and he’s now been voted the Preseason SEC Player of the Year. He also was selected to the Preseason All-SEC First Team.
He led the Gators in scoring in 2019-20, averaging 14 points per game. He also led the team in steals with 38. He finished that season as a Coaches First Team and AP Second Team All-SEC selection.
Just the beginning, let’s work @Keyontae 😤 #GoGators
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— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) November 12, 2020
In addition to Johnson’s honors, Florida was picked by the media to finish fourth in the conference this season behind No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Kentucky and No. 3 LSU.
Here are the full projected standings for the 2020-21 season.
| 1. Tennessee |
| 2. Kentucky |
| 3. LSU |
| 4. Florida |
| 5. Alabama |
| 6. Arkansas |
| 7. Auburn |
| 8. South Carolina |
| 9. Ole Miss |
| 10. Missouri |
| 11. Texas A&M |
| 12. Mississippi State |
| 13. Georgia |
| 14. Vanderbilt |
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