Robert Williams named SEC Defensive Player of the Year

In an overwhelmingly “meh” Texas A&M Basketball season, we had one outstanding bright spot.

Robert Williams capped a spectacular freshman season by cleaning up at today’s SEC post-season award announcement.

Here’s the final tally:

• SEC Defensive Player of the Year
• SEC All-Freshman Team
• SEC All-Defensive Team
• Second Team All-SEC

Williams was certainly worthy of the accolades, averaging 12 points, 56% shooting, 8 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks (2nd in the SEC and 19th in the nation) per game. Tyler Davis made an appearance in the awards as well, garnering Second Team All-SEC honors.

Full awards results are listed below

First Team All-SEC

• KeVaughn Allen, Florida
• J.J. Frazier, Georgia
• Yante Maten, Georgia
• De'Aaron Fox, Kentucky
• Malik Monk, Kentucky
• Sebastian Saiz, Ole Miss
• Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina
• Luke Kornet, Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC

• Moses Kingsley, Arkansas
• Kasey Hill, Florida
• Bam Adebayo, Kentucky
• Antonio Blakeney, LSU
• Quinndary Weatherspoon, Miss State
• Robert Hubbs III, Tennessee
• Tyler Davis, Texas A&M
• Robert Williams, Texas A&M

All-Freshman Team

• Braxton Key, Alabama
• Mustapha Heron, Auburn
• Bam Adebayo, Kentucky
• De'Aaron Fox, Kentucky
• Malik Monk, Kentucky
• Lamar Peters, Mississippi St.
• Grant Williams, Tennessee
• Robert Williams, Texas A&M

All-Defensive Team

• Moses Kingsley, Arkansas
• Kasey Hill, Florida
• Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina
• Robert Williams, Texas A&M
• Luke Kornet, Vanderbilt

Coach of the Year: Mike White, Florida

Player of the Year: Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Luke Kornet, Vanderbilt

Freshman of the Year: Malik Monk, Kentucky

Sixth-Man of the Year: Canyon Barry, Florida

Defensive Player of the Year: Robert Williams, Texas A&M