Kentucky's Otega Oweh Named Second Team All-SEC

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – The Southeastern Conference unveiled its men’s basketball post season awards Monday as selected by the league’s head coaches.

Otega Oweh of Kentucky goes up for a field goal against Auburn in recent action at Rupp Arena. (Photo by Rob Raymond)

Auburn’s Bruce Pearl was named SEC Coach of the Year and Johni Broome was selected the SEC Player of the Year. South Carolina’s Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk earned SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year; Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier was voted SEC Newcomer of the Year, Texas’ Tre Johnson was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Year, Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler was named Defensive Player of the Year and Missouri’s Caleb Grill was voted SEC Sixth Man of the Year.

First, second, and third-team All-SEC honorees, All-Freshman team, All-Defensive team, along with Player, Coach and Freshman, Newcomer, Defensive, Sixth-Man, and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were chosen by the league’s 16 coaches.

2024-25 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards

First Team

Johni Broome, Auburn

Walter Clayton Jr., Florida

Mark Sears, Alabama

Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M

Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee

Second Team

Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State

Tre Johnson, Texas

Chaz Lanier, Tennessee

Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina

Otega Oweh, Kentucky

Third Team

Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn

Alex Condon, Florida

Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt

Mark Mitchell, Missouri

Sean Pedulla, Ole Miss

All-Defensive Team

Denver Jones, Auburn

Jahmai Mashack, Tennessee

Cameron Matthews, Mississippi State

Anthony Robinson II, Missouri

Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee

All-Freshman Team

Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma

Tre Johnson, Texas

Asa Newell, Georgia

Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn

Labaron Philon, Alabama

Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl, Auburn

Player of the Year: Johni Broome, Auburn

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk, South Carolina

Newcomer of the Year: Chaz Lanier, Tennessee

Freshman of the Year: Tre Johnson, Texas

Sixth Man of the Year: Caleb Grill, Missouri

Defensive Player of the Year: Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee