SEC Basketball: One breakout candidate for each team during 2023-24 season

By Matt Melton | Oct 20, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - JANUARY 11: Rylan Griffen #3 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to the bench during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena on January 11, 2023 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Crimson Tide defeated the Razorbacks 84-69. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

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Missouri Tigers forward Aidan Shaw (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

LSU Tigers – F Daimion Collins

One of SEC basketball’s biggest preseason breakout candidates comes at LSU in Collins, who will take the court with the Tigers this season after transferring from Kentucky. The former five-star prospect has started 2-of-52 games across the last two seasons at Kentucky, averaging a combined 2.4 PPG and 2 RPG on 51.1% shooting from the field.

Mississippi State Bulldogs – F KeShawn Murphy

Entering what is his third season in Starkville, Murphy is the pick for Mississippi State. The redshirt sophomore appeared in a total of 19 games off the Bulldogs bench last season, averaging 3.3 PPG and 1.7 RPG.

Missouri Tigers – F Aidan Shaw

For what is an experienced 2023-24 Missouri team, the pick for the Tigers goes to Shaw, who enters his sophomore season in Columbia. The former four-star prospect started 2-of-32 games a year ago for the Tigers, averaging 2.7 PPG and 1.7 RPG on 56.3% shooting from the field.

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