SEC News: 2023 basketball awards announced, latest AP Poll

With the 2023 SEC Tournament only one day away from tipping off in Nashville, here are a few of the biggest headlines from across the conference that you need to know from Monday, featuring 2023 basketball awards being announced, the latest AP Poll, and more.

5 SEC teams ranked in latest college basketball AP Poll

There were five teams from the conference ranked in the latest college basketball AP Poll released Monday, which was led by regular season conference champion Alabama at No. 4. The other four teams were as follows: Tennessee (17), Texas A&M (18), Kentucky (23), and Missouri (25).

NFL reinstates Jacksonville Jaguars WR Calvin Ridley

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the NFL has reinstated Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley. A former 2018 first round pick out of Alabama, Ridley had been previously suspended for the 2022 NFL season, and was traded to Jacksonville from the Atlanta Falcons back on November 1.

2022-23 SEC basketball awards announced

The 2022-23 SEC basketball awards and All-SEC teams were announced Monday, which can be found below:

Individual Awards:

• Player of the Year – Brandon Miller, Alabama
• Co-Coach of the Year – Buzz Williams, Texas A&M & Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt
• Freshman of the Year – Brandon Miller, Alabama
• Defensive Player of the Year – Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt
• Co-Sixth Man of the Year – Jahvon Quinerly, Alabama & Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
• Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Kobe Brown, Missouri

First Team All-SEC

• Brandon Miller, Alabama
• Colin Castleton, Florida
• Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
• Tolu Smith, Mississippi State
• Kobe Brown, Missouri
• Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee
• Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
• Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC

• Mark Sears, Alabama
• Anthony Black, Arkansas
• Ricky Council IV, Arkansas
• Johni Broome, Auburn
• Wendell Green Jr., Auburn
• KJ Williams, LSU
• Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
• Tyrece Radford, Texas A&M

All-Defensive Team

• Charles Bediako, Alabama
• Davonte Davis, Arkansas
• Colin Castleton, Florida
• Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
• Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt

All-Freshman Team

• Jaden Bradley, Alabama
• Noah Clowney, Alabama
• Brandon Miller, Alabama
• Anthony Black, Arkansas
• Riley Kugel, Florida
• Chris Livingston, Kentucky
• Cason Wallace, Kentucky
• GG Jackson, South Carolina
• Julian Phillips, Tennessee

9 SEC teams ranked in latest college baseball Top 25

The latest college baseball Top 25 rankings from D1Baseball.com were released Monday, with nine SEC teams currently ranked. Those teams, and rankings, were as follows: LSU (1), Tennessee (3), Ole Miss (4), Florida (6), Vanderbilt (7), Arkansas (8), Texas A&M (15), Alabama (18), and South Carolina (20).