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South Carolina basketball: Devin Carter earns All-Freshman nod

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Devin Carter (Photo by Chris Gillespie)

For the third time in four years South Carolina will have a member of its team on the SEC’s All-Freshman team.

Gamecock guard Devin Carter earned All-Freshman honors it was announced Tuesday, joining AJ Lawson (2019) and Jermaine Couisanrd (2020) as the most recent Gamecocks to do it. Michael Carrera (2013) and Sindarius Thornwell (2014) also earned all-freshman team nods.

Carter had a standout first season in Columbia, averaging nine points and 3.8 boards while becoming a key piece to South Carolina’s team. He averaged 1.9 assists and almost a steal per game while shooting 41.5 percent from the field.

He’s also joined on the list by Alabama’s Charles Dediako and JD Davidson, Jabari Smith from Auburn, TyTy Washington at Kentucky, Brandon Murray at LSU and Tennessee’s Kennedy Chandler and Zakai Zeigler.

The Gamecocks (18-12, 9-9 SEC) finished tied for fifth in the SEC this year and will play Mississippi State at 6 p.m. Thursday in the first round of the league tournament.

2022 SEC Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards:

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

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