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Florida freshman guard Nick Calathes added a major honor to a season filled with superlatives on Tuesday, as he was named the Southeastern Conference’s co-Freshman of the Year by the league coaches, sharing the award with Patrick Patterson of Kentucky.
In addition, Calathes was selected Second Team All-SEC, the lone Gator to appear on either of the two All-SEC squads. He also earned a spot on the SEC’s ll-Freshman Team along with teammates Chandler Parsons and Jai Lucas.
Calathes becomes Florida’s first SEC Freshman of the Year since Anthony Roberson took home the award in 2003.
Calathes leads the Gators in scoring at 15.9 points per game, while his 6.1 assists per contest lead the SEC. He has 189 assists and is two shy of breaking the UF single-season record for assists, 190 by Ronnie Montgomery back in 1987-88. His total of 6.1 assists per game would also be a UF record if it held up, breaking the 25-year-old mark of 5.9 per contest.
He is trying to become just the third freshman ever to lead the SEC in assists.
Lucas has started all 31 games for the Gators and is averaging 8.8 points per game and hitting 44.0 percent from 3-point range, while Parsons has played a critical role for the Gators off the bench and is averaging 7.9 points and hitting 45.7 percent from the floor.
Shan Foster of Vanderbilt was named SEC Player of the Year, while Bruce Pearl of Tennessee and Billy Gillespie of Kentucky shared SEC Coach of the Year honors. Other award winners included J.P. Prince of Tennessee winning SEC Sixth Man of the Year, Jarvis Varnado of Mississippi State taking SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and Dave Bliss winning SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
SEC Postseason Awards
(*-Ties; #-Unanimous)
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Richard Hendrix, Alabama*
Sonny Weems, Arkansas
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky
Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State#
Charles Rhodes, Mississippi State
Devan Downey, South Carolina
Chris Lofton, Tennessee*
Tyler Smith, Tennessee
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt#
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Nick Calathes, Florida
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia
Joe Crawford, Kentucky
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
Marcus Thornton, LSU
Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss
JaJuan Smith, Tennessee
A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt
SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Nick Calathes, Florida#
Jai Lucas, Florida#
Chandler Parsons, Florida*
Jeremy Price, Georgia
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky#
Anthony Randolph, LSU#
Trevor Gaskins, Ole Miss*
Chris Warren, Ole Miss#
Mike Holmes, South Carolina*
A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt#
SEC ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Steven Hill, Arkansas*
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia*
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky*
Garrett Temple, LSU
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State#
JaJuan Smith, Tennessee
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
Billy Gillispie, Kentucky*
Bruce Pearl, Tennessee*
SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Dave Bliss, Georgia
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Nick Calathes, Florida*
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky*
SEC SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
J.P. Prince, Tennessee
SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
http://gatorsports.com/article/20080311/BREAKING/818205884
Great job Nick!
In addition, Calathes was selected Second Team All-SEC, the lone Gator to appear on either of the two All-SEC squads. He also earned a spot on the SEC’s ll-Freshman Team along with teammates Chandler Parsons and Jai Lucas.
Calathes becomes Florida’s first SEC Freshman of the Year since Anthony Roberson took home the award in 2003.
Calathes leads the Gators in scoring at 15.9 points per game, while his 6.1 assists per contest lead the SEC. He has 189 assists and is two shy of breaking the UF single-season record for assists, 190 by Ronnie Montgomery back in 1987-88. His total of 6.1 assists per game would also be a UF record if it held up, breaking the 25-year-old mark of 5.9 per contest.
He is trying to become just the third freshman ever to lead the SEC in assists.
Lucas has started all 31 games for the Gators and is averaging 8.8 points per game and hitting 44.0 percent from 3-point range, while Parsons has played a critical role for the Gators off the bench and is averaging 7.9 points and hitting 45.7 percent from the floor.
Shan Foster of Vanderbilt was named SEC Player of the Year, while Bruce Pearl of Tennessee and Billy Gillespie of Kentucky shared SEC Coach of the Year honors. Other award winners included J.P. Prince of Tennessee winning SEC Sixth Man of the Year, Jarvis Varnado of Mississippi State taking SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and Dave Bliss winning SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
SEC Postseason Awards
(*-Ties; #-Unanimous)
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Richard Hendrix, Alabama*
Sonny Weems, Arkansas
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky
Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State#
Charles Rhodes, Mississippi State
Devan Downey, South Carolina
Chris Lofton, Tennessee*
Tyler Smith, Tennessee
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt#
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Nick Calathes, Florida
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia
Joe Crawford, Kentucky
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
Marcus Thornton, LSU
Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss
JaJuan Smith, Tennessee
A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt
SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Nick Calathes, Florida#
Jai Lucas, Florida#
Chandler Parsons, Florida*
Jeremy Price, Georgia
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky#
Anthony Randolph, LSU#
Trevor Gaskins, Ole Miss*
Chris Warren, Ole Miss#
Mike Holmes, South Carolina*
A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt#
SEC ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Steven Hill, Arkansas*
Sundiata Gaines, Georgia*
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky*
Garrett Temple, LSU
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State#
JaJuan Smith, Tennessee
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
Billy Gillispie, Kentucky*
Bruce Pearl, Tennessee*
SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Dave Bliss, Georgia
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Nick Calathes, Florida*
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky*
SEC SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
J.P. Prince, Tennessee
SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
http://gatorsports.com/article/20080311/BREAKING/818205884
Great job Nick!
