The SEC released its regular season awards on Tuesday and the Tigers were well represented for their performances in 2021-22.
Forward Tari Eason was a first-team All SEC winner as well as the conference’s Sixth Man of the Year, Darius Days earned second-team All SEC honors while Brandon Murray was named to the team All Freshman.
Eason established himself early in the season as one of the best sixth men in the nation, coming off the bench and averaging 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds with 2.0 steals per game. The sophomore transfer was one of the real gems found in the transfer portal and rocketed into the first round of this year’s NBA draft due to his defensive instincts and unique skills at the position. attacker.
It’s also the first time Days has earned an All SEC honor, making the Tigers second team the senior forward with an average of 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds while showing real improvement defensively and his ball handling skills. Days has been one of the leaders of this team for the past two seasons,
It also doesn’t appear to be the only award Brandon Murray wins in his LSU career, being named to the Freshman team after averaging 10.9 points and more than one steal per game, being one of the most fiercest of the team. Murray is one of those talents who could be an All SEC player in the next two seasons for the Tigers and his impact on the field is the difference between purple and gold.
Here’s an overview of all the SEC men’s basketball season 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 Shackleford, Alabama
Colin Castleton, Florida
TyTy Washington Jr., Kentucky
Sahvir Wheeler, Kentucky
Darius Days, LSU
Kobe Brown, Mo.
Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
Quenton Jackson, Texas A&M
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
