The SEC basketball preseason poll was released by the league office on Monday. Alabama was picked by the media to win the league. The Crimson Tide had two players named to preseason All-SEC teams, led by guard Mark Sears, who was picked as the preseason player of the year in the conference and a member of the first team. Sears was joined by teammate Grant Nelson, who was named to the second team. This is the highest Alabama has been picked in the SEC preseason poll since the 2021-22 season, when the Crimson Tide was picked second. Alabama is fresh off an incredible NCAA Tournament run, where t…