Entire Gator Starting Five Honored By SEC
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 | Men's Basketball
All five of the University of Florida men's basketball starters were honored on Wednesday, as the Southeastern Conference announced its All-Conference selections and award winners, as voted on by the league coaches.
Joakim Noah earned First Team All-SEC honors, while Taurean Green and Al Horford were selected to the Second Team. Corey Brewer was selected Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Tyrus Thomas of LSU and Lee Humphrey was honored as the SEC's Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Glenn Davis of LSU was selected the SEC Player of the Year, while LSU head coach John Brady earned Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Tigers to the regular season SEC title.
Florida was the only school to have each of its five starters all recognized.
Noah's inclusion on the First Team marked the seventh straight year the Gators had at least one player make First Team honors. The sophomore forward leads the Gators in scoring at 14.1 points per game and has blocked a team-high 63 shots.
Green is second on the Gators in scoring at 13.6 points per game and leads the squad with 5.0 assists per game, while Horford leads the Gators in rebounding at 7.4 boards per game and has blocked 59 shots.
Brewer leads UF in steals with 49 and has helped a UF defense that is fourth in the SEC in points per game allowed and third in opponent's field goal percentage. He is the first Gator to earn the award.
Humphrey earned the Scholar Athlete of the Year award a week after being named Second Team Academic All-American. Humphrey has a 3.74 grade point average in Applied Physiology and on the court leads the Gators in three-point accuracy, knocking down 46.1 percent from beyond the arc.
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown
Jermareo Davidson, Alabama F 6-10 220 Jr. Atlanta, Ga.
Ronald Steele, Alabama# G 6-3 185 So. Birmingham, Ala.
Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas# G 6-7 217 Jr. Fayetteville, Ark.
Joakim Noah, Florida F/C 6-11 227 So. New York, N.Y.
Glen Davis, LSU# F 6-9 310 So. Baton Rouge, La.
Darrel Mitchell, LSU G 5-11 178 Sr. St. Martinville, La.
Chris Lofton, Tennessee# G 6-2 197 So. Maysville, Ky.
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt G/F 6-6 190 So. Kenner, La.
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown
Jonathon Modica, Arkansas G/F 6-5 208 Sr. Smackover, Ark.
Taurean Green, Florida G 6-0 177 So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Al Horford, Florida F 6-8 235 So. Puerto Plata, Dom. Republic
Rajon Rondo, Kentucky G 6-1 155 So. Louisville, Ky.
Tyrus Thomas, LSU F 6-9 215 Fr. Baton Rouge, La.
Charles Rhodes, Miss. State F 6-8 240 So. Jackson, Miss.
Tarence Kinsey, S. Carolina G 6-6 190 Sr. Tampa, Fla.
C.J. Watson, Tennessee G 6-2 176 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev.
SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown
Alonzo Gee, Alabama F 6-6 215 Palm Beach, Fla.
Richard Hendrix, Alabama# F 6-8 265 Athens, Ala.
Quantez Robertson, Auburn G 6-3 190 Cincinnati, Ohio
Rasheem Barrett, Auburn G 6-5 220 Atlanta, Ga.
Mike Mercer, Georgia G 6-4 185 Snellville, Ga.
Tasmin Mitchell, LSU# F 6-7 230 Denham Springs, La.
Tyrus Thomas, LSU# F 6-9 215 Baton Rouge, La.
Jamont Gordon, Miss. State# G/F 6-4 225 Nashville, Tenn.
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
John Brady, LSU
SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Glen Davis, LSU
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Lee Humphrey, Florida
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Tyrus Thomas, LSU
SEC SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Eric Ferguson, Arkansas
Co-SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Corey Brewer, Florida and Tyrus Thomas, LSU
#-Unanimous Selection; Ties are not broken
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