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SEC Coaches Give Malik Dia Preseason All-SEC Honors
10/30/2025 | Men's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference released their preseason all-conference honors as voted on by the coaches on Thursday, selecting Ole Miss forward Malik Dia to the All-SEC Second Team.
The senior from Murfreesboro, Tenn. is the leading returner for the Rebels this season, after pacing the team in rebounds and finishing third in scoring a year ago. Starting all 36 games for Ole Miss in 2024-25, Dia averaged 10.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game to help lead the team to 24 victories and a run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
He hit double figures in the scoring column in eight of the final 10 games a season ago, including a 19-point and eight-rebound performance in the SEC Tournament win over Arkansas and 18 points and eight boards in their NCAA Tournament win over three-seed Iowa State.
Joining Dia on the preseason all-conference second team is Boogie Fland of Florida, Mark Mitchell of Missouri, Nate Ament of Tennessee, and Ja'Kobi Gillespie of Tennessee. The coaches chose Kentucky guard Otega Oweh as the preseason Player of the Year.
This year's team kicks off the 2025-26 campaign at home in Oxford on Monday, November 3 when they host Southeastern Louisiana at 7 p.m.
For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
First Team
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
Alex Condon, Florida
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
Second Team
Boogie Fland, Florida
Malik Dia, Ole Miss
Mark Mitchell, Missouri
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee
Third Team
Aden Holloway, Alabama
Darius Acuff Jr, Arkansas
Karter Knox, Arkansas
D.J. Wagner, Arkansas
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Preseason Player of the Year
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
The senior from Murfreesboro, Tenn. is the leading returner for the Rebels this season, after pacing the team in rebounds and finishing third in scoring a year ago. Starting all 36 games for Ole Miss in 2024-25, Dia averaged 10.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game to help lead the team to 24 victories and a run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
He hit double figures in the scoring column in eight of the final 10 games a season ago, including a 19-point and eight-rebound performance in the SEC Tournament win over Arkansas and 18 points and eight boards in their NCAA Tournament win over three-seed Iowa State.
Joining Dia on the preseason all-conference second team is Boogie Fland of Florida, Mark Mitchell of Missouri, Nate Ament of Tennessee, and Ja'Kobi Gillespie of Tennessee. The coaches chose Kentucky guard Otega Oweh as the preseason Player of the Year.
This year's team kicks off the 2025-26 campaign at home in Oxford on Monday, November 3 when they host Southeastern Louisiana at 7 p.m.
For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
First Team
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
Alex Condon, Florida
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
Second Team
Boogie Fland, Florida
Malik Dia, Ole Miss
Mark Mitchell, Missouri
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee
Third Team
Aden Holloway, Alabama
Darius Acuff Jr, Arkansas
Karter Knox, Arkansas
D.J. Wagner, Arkansas
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Preseason Player of the Year
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
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