NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Southeastern Conference unveiled its men’s basketball postseason awards Monday as selected by the league’s head coaches.
Florida’s Todd Golden was named SEC Coach of the Year and Arkansas’ Darius Acuff Jr. was selected as both the SEC Player of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year.
Florida’s Ruben Chinyelu earned SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and SEC Defensive Player of the Year; Texas’ Dailyn Swain was voted SEC Newcomer of the Year and Florida’s Urban Klavzar 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.
2025-26 SEC Men’s Basketball Awards
First Team
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt
Second Team
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
Mark Mitchell, Missouri
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Dailyn Swain, Texas
Third Team
Rashaun Agee, Texas A&M
Alex Condon, Florida
Keyshawn Hall, Auburn
Aden Holloway, Alabama
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
All-Defensive Team
Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
Somto Cyril, Georgia
Felix Okpara, Tennessee
Billy Richmond III, Arkansas
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman Team
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Amari Allen, Alabama
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Malachi Moreno, Kentucky
Meleek Thomas, Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Todd Golden, Florida
Player of the Year: Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
Newcomer of the Year: Dailyn Swain, Texas
Freshman of the Year: Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Sixth-Man of the Year: Urban Klavzar, Florida
Defensive Player of the Year: Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
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