2025 SEC MEN’S BASKETBALL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Birmingham, Ala. (March 10, 2025) – The Southeastern Conference unveiled its men’s basketball post season awards Monday as selected by the league’s head coaches.
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
