Vanderbilt junior center A.J. Ogilvy was named to the Preseason All-Southeastern Conference 1st Team by the SEC's coaches Monday afternoon.
The 6-foot-11-inch Ogilvy averaged 15.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game in 29 games of action in 2008-09, leading the Commodores in all three categories.
He missed several games due to a nagging heel injury early in the season, but he rebounded to finish the year strong, posting consecutive career-highs in scoring in wins over South Carolina and then-11th-ranked LSU. Ogilvy followed up a 28-point effort against the Gamecocks with a 33-point performance against the Tigers where he also pulled down 10 rebounds.
Ogilvy averaged 17.0 points and 6.7 rebounds his freshman season and was a unanimous selection to the SEC All-Freshman team.
He joins a star-studded group on this year's preseason squad, which includes Kentucky's Patrick Patterson, Mississippi State's Jarvis Varnado and South Carolina's Devan Downey among its eight members.
Click here to read the full list of the 1st and 2nd teams.
