SEC names Brandon Miller, Antonio Reeves among 2023 award winners

The SEC announced its award winners for the 2022-23 men’s basketball season Monday with Alabama star freshman Brandon Miller leading the charge with two awards, which were voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Miller was named SEC Player of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year by the league’s award winners. He led the conference in scoring at 19.6 points per game while shooting 45.3% from the field and 40.5% from beyond the arc. Miller is also fifth in the conference in rebounding at 8.0 per game.

His Crimson Tide teammate Jahvon Quinerly was named co-Sixth Man of the Year alongside Antontio Reeves of Kentucky.

Texas A&M’s Buzz Williams and Vanderbilt’s Jerry Stackhouse were named the league’s co-Coach of the Year.

Missouri’s Kobe Brown won Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Vanderbilt’s Liam Robbins was Defensive Player of the Year.

Players from eight different schools made the All-SEC first team, which is headlined by Miller and last year’s Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe.

SEC Award Winners

Player of the Year: Alabama forward Brandon Miller

Freshman of the Year: Alabama forward Brandon Miller

Co-Sixth Man of the Year: Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly and Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Missouri guard/forward Kobe Brown

Co-Coach of the Year: Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams and Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse

2023 All-SEC First Team

Alabama forward Brandon Miller

Florida center Colin Castleton

Kentucky center Oscar Tshiebwe

Missouri guard/forward Kobe Brown

Mississippi State forward Tolu Smith

Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi

Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV

Vanderbilt center Liam Robbins

2023 All-SEC Defensive Team

Alabama center Charles Bediako

Arkansas guard Davonte Davis

Florida center Colin Castleton

Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler

Vanderbilt center Liam Robbins

2023 All-SEC Freshman Team

Alabama guard Jaden Bradley

Alabama forward Noah Clowney

Alabama forward Brandon Miller

Arkansas guard Anthony Black

Florida guard Riley Kugel

Kentucky forward Chris Livingston

Kentucky guard Cason Wallace

South Carolina forward GG Jackson

Tennessee forward Julian Phillips