aubiefifty 16,740 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 USA TODAY Sports Network 2022 All-SEC Basketball Team awards, including Coach and Player of the Year 2-3 minutes The Auburn Tigers won the SEC regular-season championship and enter the SEC Tournament in Tampa as the top seed. Auburn also held the No. 1 spot in the national rankings for a portion of the 2021-22 season. So it stands to reason that the Tigers would be well represented on the All-SEC Basketball Team, as chosen by the experts who cover the league for the USA TODAY Sports Network. Auburn's Bruce Pearl was voted Coach of the Year, freshman Jabari Smith was chosen Newcomer of the Year and shot-blocking forward Walker Kessler was selected Defensive Player of the Year, with both Smith and Kessler voted first-team All-SEC. Pearl coached the Tigers to a 15-3 league record. The Tigers are 27-4 heading into the postseason. Smith averages 17.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Kessler leads the nation in blocked shots at 4.5 per game. Kentucky's rebounding machine, Oscar Tshiebwe, unanimously voted the league's Player of the Year. The junior forward averages 17.3 points and 15.3 rebounds per game, tops in the nation on the boards. Here is a look at the complete All-SEC team with individual award-winners. Women's honors:USA TODAY Sports Network 2022 All-SEC Women's Basketball Team awards, including Coach and Player of the Year Getting stuffed:What's it like to get swatted by Auburn basketball’s Walker Kessler? Let me tell you | Durando Holding court:'Intimidation factor': Why Auburn basketball's smallest arena in SEC is toughest place to win Player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe, forward, Kentucky Coach of the year Bruce Pearl, Auburn Newcomer of the year Jabari Smith, forward, Auburn Defensive player of the year Walker Kessler, forward, Auburn First team Walker Kessler, forward, Auburn JD Notae, guard, Arkansas* Scotty Pippen Jr., guard, Vanderbilt Jabari Smith, forward, Auburn Oscar Tshiebwe, forward, Kentucky* *Unanimous selection Second team Colin Castleton, forward, Florida Kennedy Chandler, guard, Tennessee Tari Eason, forward, LSU Iverson Molinar, guard, Mississippi State Jaden Shackelford, guard, Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,074 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 These lists make much more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,074 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Congrats to coach and the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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