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No. 19/19 Men’s Basketball’s Mark and Johnson named to coaches’ preseason All-SEC teams
10.31.2024 | Men's Basketball
Graduate G Tramon Mark and freshman G Tre Johnson earn recognition on preseason third team by league coaches.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — University of Texas graduate guard Tramon Mark and freshman guard Tre Johnson were each named to the men's basketball coaches' preseason All-SEC teams for the upcoming 2024-25 season, the Southeastern Conference office announced Thursday. Mark and Johnson were both tabbed to the five-person Third Team by league coaches.
Mark was previously named to the preseason All-SEC Third Team by league media members. He has played in 107 career games (69 starts) during the previous four years at Arkansas (2023-24) and Houston (2020-23). Mark has recorded career totals of 1,200 points (11.2 ppg) and 424 rebounds (4.0 rpg) in 2,881 minutes (26.9 mpg) and converted 42.4-percent (406-957) from the floor and 79.6-percent (289-363) from the free throw line.
Last year at Arkansas, Mark played in 31 games (28 starts) and led the team in scoring (16.2 ppg), steals (36) and minutes (32.5 mpg) and ranked in a tie for second in assists (57) and third in rebounding (4.3 rpg). He converted 48.0-percent (168-350) from the floor, including a 36.4-percent (36-99) mark from three-point range, and 80.4-percent (131-163) from the free throw line last season. Mark reached double figures in scoring in 25 of 31 games, including ten 20-point performances and a pair of 30-point efforts. He earned his undergraduate degree from Arkansas in Summer 2024 and is pursuing postgraduate study at Texas.
Johnson was previously named one of 20 players on the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award and one of 50 players on the preseason watch list for the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy. He was the No. 5-ranked player nationally in the class of 2024 by 247 Sports Composite, ESPN and Rivals. Johnson was a 2024 McDonald's All-American, becoming the 23rd player in UT program history to participate in the prestigious all-star game. A 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boys' High School All-America second-team selection, he scored 2,563 points during his four-year prep career.
During his senior season at Link Academy (Branson, Mo.), Johnson claimed 2024 MaxPreps state of Missouri Player of the Year accolades while leading Link Academy to the semifinals of the Chipotle Nationals. He averaged 15.5 points, 3.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 40-percent from three-point range and 90.5-percent from the free throw line as a senior. Johnson played at Lake Highlands High School (Dallas, Texas) during his freshman through junior seasons. He was tabbed the National Junior of the Year by MaxPreps and Mr. Basketball in the state of Texas in 2023, when he averaged 21.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while leading Lake Highlands to a 34-3 record and the UIL Class 6A state championship. Johnson converted 53-percent from the floor, including a 42-percent mark from three-point range, and 91-percent from the free throw line in his junior year. Lake Highlands claimed its first state championship in boys' basketball since 1968.
No. 19/19 Texas opens the 2024-25 season with a neutral-site contest against Ohio State on Monday, Nov. 4 as part of the Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas Opening Night event. Tip is slated for approximately 9 p.m. Central (7 p.m. Pacific) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the game will be televised nationally by TNT and truTV and streamed by Max. The Longhorns will play their home opener against Houston Christian presented by Truist on Friday, Nov. 8. Tipoff for the home opener is set for 7 p.m. Central in Moody Center, and the contest will be streamed by SEC Network+.
2024-25 Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason All-SEC Teams
Preseason Player of the Year: Mark Sears, Alabama
Preseason All-SEC First Team
Mark Sears (Alabama), Johni Broome (Auburn), Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida), Zakai Zeigler (Tennessee), Wade Taylor IV (Texas A&M)
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Grant Nelson (Alabama), Jonas Aidoo (Arkansas), Johnell Davis (Arkansas), Matthew Murrell (Ole Miss), Josh Hubbard (Mississippi State)
Preseason All-SEC Third Team
Chad Baker-Mazara (Auburn), Jaxson Robinson (Kentucky), Collin Murray-Boyles (South Carolina), Tre Johnson (TEXAS), Tramon Mark (TEXAS)
