Missouri’s Phil Pressey was chosen first-team all-Southeastern Conference by the league’s coaches on Tuesday.
University of Missouri
Missouri’s Phil Pressey chosen first-team all-SEC by coaches
March 12
The Kansas City Star
Pressey, a junior guard, was joined on the all-SEC team by teammate Laurence Bowers, a senior forward who made the second team. Pressey was also chosen first-team all-SEC by The Star.
Alabama’s Trevor Releford, a Kansas City native who played at Bishop Miege, also made the eight-member all-SEC first team and was chosen to the all-defensive team. Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein, who played at Olathe Northwest, was chosen to the all-freshman team.
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players and ties were not broken.
Florida’s Billy Donovan and Georgia’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were chosen SEC coach and player of the year by the coaches. They also won the same awards from The Star.
• COACH OF THE YEAR: Billy Donovan, Florida
• PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
• SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Patric Young, Florida
• FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
• SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR: Kyle Wiltjer, Kentucky
• DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
FIRST TEAM
| Player | School | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
| Trevor Releford | Alabama | G | 6-1 | 195 | Jr. |
| Erik Murphy | Florida | F/C | 6-10 | 238 | Sr. |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Georgia | G | 6-5 | 205 | So. |
| Nerlens Noel | Kentucky | F | 6-10 | 228 | Fr. |
| Johnny O’Bryant III | LSU | F | 6-9 | 256 | So. |
| Phil Pressey | Missouri | G | 5-11 | 175 | Jr. |
| Jordan McRae | Tennessee | G | 6-5 | 178 | Jr. |
| Elston Turner | Texas A&M | G | 6-5 | 209 | Sr. |
SECOND TEAM
| Player | School | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
| Marshawn Powell | Arkansas | F | 6-7 | 240 | Jr. |
| BJ Young | Arkansas | G | 6-3 | 180 | So. |
| Kenny Boynton | Florida | G | 6-2 | 190 | Sr. |
| Mike Rosario | Florida | G | 6-3 | 183 | Sr. |
| Patric Young | Florida | C | 6-9 | 249 | Jr. |
| Marshall Henderson | Mississippi | G | 6-2 | 175 | Jr. |
| Murphy Holloway | Mississippi | F | 6-7 | 240 | Sr. |
| Laurence Bowers | Missouri | F | 6-8 | 227 | Sr. |
| Jarnell Stokes | Tennessee | F | 6-8 | 270 | So. |
• ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: Michael Frazier II, Florida; Charles Mann, Georgia; Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky; Archie Goodwin, Kentucky; Nerlens Noel, Kentucky; Alex Poythress, Kentucky; Craig Sword, Mississippi State; Gavin Ware, Mississippi State; Michael Carrera, South Carolina.
• ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM: Trevor Releford, Alabama; Scottie Wilbekin, Florida; Patric Young, Florida; Nerlens Noel, Kentucky; Anthony Hickey, LSU; Reginald Buckner, Mississippi.
