LEXINGTON (AP) — Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel has been honored with several Southeastern Conference awards.
The 6-foot-10 forward was named the SEC’s freshman and defensive player of the year, along with being named to the all-conference first team and all-freshman squad by SEC coaches.
Sophomore forward Kyle Wiltjer (10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds) was voted sixth man of the year.
Noel, who was scheduled to have surgery Tuesday on his injured left knee, blocked 106 shots in 24 games and leads the nation at 4.42 per game. His single-season total ranks second to Anthony Davis (186) in school history; he set a school single-game record with 12 rejections at Mississippi.
Noel (10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds per game) leads four Wildcats on the rookie team that includes Willie Cauley-Stein, Archie Goodwin and Alex Poythress.
Georgia’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is the conference player of the year while Florida’s Billy Donovan is SEC coach of the year. The league released the awards and All-SEC teams on Tuesday.
Caldwell-Pope is the SEC’s No. 2 scorer with 18.0 points a game. He’s one of only 10 Division I players to score in double figures in every game.
Donovan led the Gators to the regular season SEC title for a fourth time.
Florida’s Patric Young earned Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors.
Here’s the complete All-SEC teams:
First Team All-SEC
Trevor Releford, Alabama, G, Jr.
Erik Murphy, Florida, F/C, Sr.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia, G, So.
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky, F, Fr.
Johnny O’Bryant III, LSU, F, So.
Phil Pressey, Missouri, G, Jr.
Jordan McRae, Tennessee, G, Jr.
Elston Turner, Texas A&M, G, Sr.
Second Team All-SEC
Marshawn Powell, Arkansas, F, Jr.
BJ Young, Arkansas, G, So.
Kenny Boynton, Florida, G, Sr.
Mike Rosario, Florida, G, Sr..
Patric Young, Florida, C, Jr.
Marshall Henderson, Mississippi, G, Jr.
Murphy Holloway, Mississippi, F, Sr.
Laurence Bowers, Missouri, F, Sr.
Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee, F, So.
SEC All-Freshman Team
Michael Frazier II, Florida, G, Fr.
Charles Mann, Georgia, G, Fr.
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky, F, Fr.
Archie Goodwin, Kentucky, G, Fr.
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky, F, Fr.
Alex Poythress, Kentucky, F, Fr.
Craig Sword, Mississippi State, G, Fr.
Gavin Ware, Mississippi State, F, Fr.
Michael Carrera, South Carolina, F, Fr.
SEC All-Defensive Team
Trevor Releford, Alabama, G, Jr.
Scottie Wilbekin, Florida, G, Jr.
Patric Young, Florida, C, Jr.
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky, F, Fr.
Anthony Hickey, LSU, G, So.
Reginald Buckner, Mississippi, F, Sr.
Coach of the Year:
Billy Donovan, Florida
Player of the Year:
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
Patric Young, Florida
Freshman of the Year:
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Sixth-Man of the Year:
Kyle Wiltjer, Kentucky
Defensive Player of the Year:
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
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