BATON ROUGE — LSU men’s basketball forwards Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey were both named to the AP All-SEC First Team, it was announced on Monday.
The pair were named to the SEC Coaches’ First Team prior to last week’s SEC Tournament.
Sunday, LSU (22-10, 11-7 SEC) earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2009. The Tigers will face NC State at 8:20 p.m. CT on Thursday in the second round in Pittsburgh.
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The 2015 Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference men’s basketball team announced Monday, with name, school, position, height and class (u-unanimous choice to first team; t-tied for final spot on first team):
FIRST TEAM
u-Bobby Portis, Arkansas, F, 6-11, So.
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky, C, 7-0, Jr.
Stefan Moody, Mississippi, G, 5-10, Jr.
Josh Richardson, Tennessee, G, 6-6, Sr.
t-Jarell Martin, LSU, F, 6-10, So.
t-Jordan Mickey, LSU, F, 6-8, So.
t-Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky, F, 6-11, Fr.
SECOND TEAM
KT Harrell, Auburn, G, 6-4, Sr.
Danuel House, Texas A&M, G, 6-7, Jr.
Damian Jones, Vanderbilt, C, 6-10, So.
Aaron Harrison, Kentucky, G, 6-6, So.
Michael Qualls, Arkansas, G, 6-6, Jr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Devin Booker, Kentucky, G, 6-6, Fr.; Alex Caruso, Texas A&M, G, 6-5, Jr.; Levi Randolph, Alabama, G, 6-5, Sr.; Marcus Thornton, Georgia, F, 6-8, Sr.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Bobby Portis, Arkansas
COACH OF THE YEAR – John Calipari, Kentucky
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR – Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky