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Vanderbilt's Luke Kornet wins trio of SEC awards

Adam Sparks

USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee

Vanderbilt forward Luke Kornet was named to the All-SEC first team on Tuesday.

Vanderbilt senior Luke Kornet picked up three All-SEC basketball awards, and two Tennessee players made the list released Tuesday.

Kornet, a 7-foot-1 center, was named All-SEC first team, all-defensive team and SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He is the first Vanderbilt men's basketball player to earn the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year award, which was started in 2004.

Kornet has a 3.71 cumulative grade-point average and is majoring in engineering, computer science and mathematics. On the court, Kornet is averaging 13.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game this season. He is one block shy of Vanderbilt's career record of 204, held by Festus Ezeli.

Tennessee senior guard Robert Hubbs III was voted All-SEC second team, and forward Grant Williams was named all-freshman.

South Carolina’s Sindarius Thornwell was named SEC Player of the Year. Florida’s Mike White was Coach of the Year. Kentucky’s Malik Monk was Freshman of the Year. Florida’s Canyon Barry was tabbed Sixth Man of the Year. And Texas A&M’s Robert Williams was voted Defensive Player of the Year.

The SEC’s 14 head coaches voted on the awards. They were announced on the eve of the SEC Basketball Tournament, which begins Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena.

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ALL-SEC BASKETBALL AWARDS

Voted on by 14 head coaches

First Team
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
Moses Kingsley, Arkansas
Kasey Hill, Florida
Bam Adebayo, Kentucky
Antonio Blakeney, LSU
Quinndary Weatherspoon, Mississippi St.
Robert Hubbs III, Tennessee
Tyler Davis, Texas A&M
Robert Williams, Texas A&M

All-Freshman
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