Other than being picked to finish 14th in the SEC, MU's program isn't even mentioned in any of the below categories of projections/predictions. We are a complete non-entity at this point. We are building towards hopeful mediocrity, rather than irrelevant failure. We are all hopeful via some unexpected breaks mediocrity is within our grasp, but its unlikely. Actual success is simply wishful thinking.
SEC related picks/predictions:
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/762619437530943489
early SEC basketball power rankings:
1- Kentucky
2- Florida
3- Texas A&M
4- Georgia
5- Ole Miss
6- Arkansas
7- South Carolina
8- Auburn
9- Mississippi State
10- Alabama
11- LSU
12- Vanderbilt
13- Tennessee
14- Missouri
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/762619738925232128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
SEC Preseason Player of the Year: Bam Adebayo, Kentucky.
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/762619673292705792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
SEC Preseason First-Team: De'Aaron Fox (UK), J.J. Frazier (UGA), Kevaughn Allen (UF), Bam Adebayo (UK), Tyler Davis (A&M).
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/762621799599337472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
10 SEC Breakout Guys: L. Kornet (Vandy), D. Robinson (UF), I. Humphries (UK), A. Gilder (A&M), D.J. Hogg (A&M), A. Holman (MSU), B. Sampson (LSU), H. Spencer (Auburn), D. Ogbeide (UGA), C. Silva (SC).
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/762620112105013248
15 Impact SEC Freshmen: D. Fox (UK), B. Adebayo (UK), M. Monk (UK), W. Gabriel (UK), S. Killeya-Jones (UK), M. Heron (Auburn), D. Purifoy (Auburn), J. Harper (Auburn), B. Key (Bama), R. Williams (A&M), J.J. Caldwell (A&M), L. Peters (MSU), M. Kegler (MSU), S. Herard (MSU), E. Wright (MSU).
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/762621514592157696
5 Under-The-Radar SEC Freshmen: S. Keita (SC), T. Carter (MSU), B. Tyree (Ole Miss), S. Mays (LSU), K. Parker (Tennessee).