AP All-SEC Awards: Player of the Year, first-team selections and more revealed
By Ethan Stone
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The SEC regular season is over, and the AP has revealed its latest slate of All-SEC Awards.
Right off the bat, Arkansas guard Darius Acuff is the winner of both the SEC Player of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year, each unsurprising selections. Acuff is one of the best players in college basketball and the latest in a long line of excellent John Calipari guards. He’s averaging 22.2 points and 6.4 assists per game and only getting better as the season wears on.
Florida’s Todd Golden took home SEC Coach of the Year honors. Again, nothing too surprising here. The Gators are the best team in the SEC despite losing most of their backcourt rotation from last season, including Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin, Denzel Aberdeen and Will Richard. Xaivian Lee and Boogie Fland have each steadily improved with each passing week, and Florida looks primed to defend its national title in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
Now, let’s get to the first and second team selections for the SEC. Here’s a look at the first-team picks:
- Guard — Darius Acuff, Arkansas
- Guard — Labaron Philon, Alabama
- Guard — Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt
- Forward — Thomas Haugh, Florida
- Center — Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
And here’s a look at the second-team selections:
- Guard — Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
- Guard — Ja’Kobi Gillepsie, Tennessee
- Swingman — Dailyn Swain, Texas
- Forward — Nate Ament, Tennessee
- Forward — Alex Condon, Florida
The SEC Tournament is right around the corner. Here’s a look at the latest odds to cut down the nets, via Kalshi:
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
