Multiple Alabama men's basketball players secure all-conference honors
The Alabama men’s basketball team saw several of its players land on either the All-SEC, All-Defense or All-Freshman teams, which were released on Tuesday. Junior guard Jaden Shackelford, the Crimson Tide’s leading scorer, was named second-team All-SEC while Keon Ellis was named to the SEC All-Defense team.
In addition, two first-year players, JD Davison and Charles Bediako, made the All-Freshman team.
Here’s the full list of All-SEC teams as it was announced on Tuesday:
First team
- JD Notae, Arkansas
- Jaylin Williams, Arkansas
- Walker Kessler, Auburn
- Jabari Smith, Auburn
- Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
- Tari Eason, LSU
- Iverson Molinar, Mississippi State
- Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee
- Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt
Second team
- Jaden Shackelford, Alabama
- Colin Castleton, Florida
- TyTy Washington Jr., Kentucky
- Sahvir Wheeler, Kentucky
- Darius Days, LSU
- Kobe Brown, Missouri
- Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
- Quenton Jackson, Texas A&M
All-Freshman team
- Charles Bediako, Alabama
- JD Davison, Alabama
- Jabari Smith, Auburn
- TyTy Washington Jr., Kentucky
- Brandon Murray, LSU
- Devin Carter, South Carolina
- Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
- Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
All-Defensive team
- Keon Ellis, Alabama
- Jaylin Williams, Arkansas
- Walker Kessler, Auburn
- Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
- Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl, Auburn
Player of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jordan Wright, Vanderbilt
Freshman of the Year: Jabari Smith, Auburn
Sixth-Man of the Year: Tari Eason, LSU
Defensive Player of the Year: Walker Kessler, Auburn
This story will be updated.
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