Every year we name our annual All-Area team, the five best players REGARDLESS OF POSITION. Then we update the list at mid-season and at the end of the year. This year a few games had been played before we compiled the list so it's technically not a "pre-season" list, but it's close enough:

(Names in alphabetical order)
Chane Behanan, UofL
Anthony Davis, UK
Terrence Jones, UK
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, UK
Cody Zeller, IU

Other contenders who just missed out included UK's Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb, UofL's Peyton Siva and Murray State's Isaiah Canaan.

Do you have objections to the list? Did we leave someone out? Make your case in the comments section below.