Kentucky's Wall earns top award
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Kentucky freshman John Wall was named Southeastern Conference player of the year by league coaches.
The 6-4 guard lived up to his billing, helping lead Kentucky to a 29-win season and the SEC championship, averaging 16.8 points and a league-best 6.2 assists per game. He is just the second freshman to be named SEC player of the year, joining LSU's Chris Jackson (1989).
Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings was picked as coach of the year. It's the second SEC coach of the year honor for Stallings, who led the Commodores to a 12-4 mark in league play and a 23-7 overall record.
John Wall
Freshman of the year honors went to the Wildcats' DeMarcus Cousins, who was one of just two players to average a double-double in league play with 15.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
He was among five unanimous All-Freshman team members.
Mississippi State's shotblocking center Jarvis Varnado was voted the top defensive player for the third straight year.
Varnado became the NCAA's all-time blocked shots leader this season with 542.
His 148 blocks this season rank second nationally and are the fifth-highest single-season total in SEC history.
Vanderbilt's John Jenkins was the league's top sixth man. Jenkins made 46.7 percent (64 of 137) of his 3-pointers and averaged 10.5 points per game.
Florida's Ray Shipman was named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
First Team All-SEC
Trey Thompkins, Georgia
DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
John Wall, Kentucky
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Devan Downey, South Carolina
Wayne Chism, Tennessee
Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Mikhail Torrance, Alabama
Courtney Fortson, Arkansas
Erving Walker, Florida
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU
Chris Warren, Mississippi
Dee Bost, Mississippi State
A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt
Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt
SEC All-Freshman Team
Tony Mitchell, Alabama
Marshawn Powell
Kenny Boynton, Florida
Eric Bledsoe, Kentucky
DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky
John Wall, Kentucky
Reginald Buckner, Mississippi
John Jenkins, Vanderbilt
SEC All-Defensive Team
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Devan Downey, South Carolina
Sam Muldrow, South Carolina
Jeffery Taylor, Vanderbilt
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