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The SEC announced their end of the year superlatives this morning, and the Tennessee Volunteers were shut out of the first two All-SEC teams. They did make appearances on the All-Freshman and All-Defensive squads, however.
Keon Johnson and Jaden Springer, two five-star prospects from last year’s class, each made the All-Freshman team. The talented duo got off to a slow start after COVID took much of their preseason activities from them, but eventually found their groove in SEC play. Springer led the team, averaging 12 points per game for the year. Johnson ended third on the team in scoring, putting up just over ten points per contest.
Both Johnson and Springer are expected to head to the NBA this offseason.
Yves Pons, the 2019-20 SEC Defensive Player of the Year, was named to the SEC’s All-Defensive team. Alabama’s Herb Jones was named this year’s Defensive Player of the Year. Pons blocked 1.6 shots per game in his final season at Tennessee, taking a slight step back from his production as a junior.
Take a look at the full list of all-conference teams and awards below.
First Team All-SEC
Herbert Jones, Alabama
John Petty Jr., Alabama
Moses Moody, Arkansas
Tre Mann, Florida
Cameron Thomas, LSU
Devontae Shuler, Ole Miss
Dru Smith, Missouri
Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Jaden Shackelford, Alabama
Colin Castleton, Florida
Sahvir Wheeler, Georgia
Javonte Smart, LSU
Trendon Watford, LSU
D.J. Stewart Jr., Mississippi State
Jeremiah Tilmon, Missouri
AJ Lawson, South Carolina
All-Freshman Team
Joshua Primo, Alabama
Moses Moody, Arkansas
Sharife Cooper, Auburn
KD Johnson, Georgia
Isaiah Jackson, Kentucky
Cameron Thomas, LSU
Keon Johnson, Tennessee
Jaden Springer, Tennessee
All-Defensive Team
Herbert Jones, Alabama
Isaiah Jackson, Kentucky
Abdul Ado, Mississippi State
Dru Smith, Missouri
Yves Pons, Tennessee
Coach of the Year: Nate Oats, Alabama
Player of the Year: Herbert Jones, Alabama
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Dylan Disu, Vanderbilt
Freshman of the Year: Moses Moody, Arkansas
Sixth-Man of the Year: JD Notae, Arkansas
Defensive Player of the Year: Herbert Jones, Alabama