SEC HOOPS: Pearl, Auburn lead All-SEC selections
Auburn’s Bruce Pearl was named Coach of the Year in the SEC for 2021-22 (Auburn Media Relations)
STAFF REPORT
The Auburn Tigers dominated the 2021-22 Southeastern Conference the men’s basketball coaches’ postseason awards, which were unveiled on Tuesday.
Auburn’s Bruce Pearl earned SEC Coach of the Year honors while Jabari Smith was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Year, Walker Kessler was named Defensive Player of the Year.
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe was selected the SEC Player of the Year by the league’s coaches. Vanderbilt’s Jordan Wright earned SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year; and LSU’s Tari Eason was voted SEC Sixth Man of the Year.
Alabama did not have a selection on the first team but Jaden Shackelford was selected on the second team and Charles Bediako and JD Davison were named A-Freshmen. Keon Ellis was named to the All-Defensive team.
First-team and second-team All-SEC honorees, All-Freshman team, All-Defensive team, along with Player, Coach and Freshman, Defensive, Sixth-Man and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were chosen by the league’s 14 coaches. Ties were not broken.
A complete list of the 2022 SEC Men’s Basketball postseason awards follows:
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