Kassius Robertson earned All-SEC First-Team recognition and Jontay Porter was named Co-Sixth Man of the Year, along with an SEC All-Freshman Team honor, as the Southeastern Conference office announced 2018 postseason awards, voted on by the league’s 14 head coaches.
Robertson ranks fifth in SEC games in scoring at 17.5 points per game and he finished the regular season ranking second in the SEC for both three-point field goal percentage (.444) and three-pointers made per game (3.3) in league play. The transfer from Canisius averaged a conference-leading 38.2 minutes per game, two minutes per game more than the league’s next closest player.
Porter averages 11.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 blocks per game during conference play.
First Team All-SEC
Jaylen Barford, Arkansas
Chris Chiozza, Florida
Yante Maten, Georgia
Kevin Knox, Kentucky
Kassius Robertson, Missouri
Chris Silva, South Carolina
Grant Williams, Tennessee
Tyler Davis, Texas A&M
Second Team All-SEC
Collin Sexton, Alabama
Daryl Macon, Arkansas
Bryce Brown, Auburn
Jared Harper, Auburn
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky
Quinndary Weatherspoon, Miss. State
Admiral Schofield, Tennessee
Jeff Roberson, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman Team
Collin Sexton, Alabama
Daniel Gafford, Arkansas
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky
Kevin Knox, Kentucky
Tremont Waters, LSU
Nick Weatherspoon, Miss. State
Jontay Porter, Missouri
TJ Starks, Texas A&M
All-Defensive Team
Donta Hall, Alabama
Anfernee McLemore, Auburn
Chris Chiozza, Florida
Chris Silva, South Carolina
Robert Williams, Texas A&M
Coach of the Year:Â Rick Barnes, Tennessee
Player of the Year:Â Grant Williams, Tennessee
Scholar-Athlete of the Year:Â Juwan Parker, Georgia
Co-Freshman of the Year:Â Collin Sexton, Alabama & Kevin Knox, Kentucky
Co-Sixth-Man of the Year: Jontay Porter, Missouri & Lamonté Turner, Tennessee
Co-Defensive Player of the Year:Â Chris Silva, South Carolina & Robert Williams, Texas A&M
