Sharife Cooper named to SEC All-Freshman Team

Auburn point guard Sharife Cooper has been named to the SEC All-Freshman Team despite playing in just 12 games.

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Auburn fans only got to see Sharife Cooper play in 12 games during his freshman season, but he was certainly impressive over that span.

On Tuesday, Cooper was named to the SEC All-Freshman team, the only Tiger player to earn a postseason honor this season.

From Auburn’s press release:

Cooper is the 17th Tiger freshman to be named to the annual team and the third under head coach Bruce Pearl, joining Isaac Okoro (2020) and Mustapha Heron (2017).

In 12 games, the Powder Springs, Ga. native averaged a team-best 20.2 points and 8.1 assists per game in addition to his 4.3 rebounds per tilt.

Cooper scored or assisted on 471 of Auburn’s 996 points (47.2 percent) when he was in the lineup.

Here is the voting for postseason teams along with individual awards.

First Team All-SEC

Herbert Jones, Alabama

John Petty Jr., Alabama

Moses Moody, Arkansas

Tre Mann, Florida

Cameron Thomas, LSU

Devontae Shuler, Ole Miss

Dru Smith, Missouri

Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC

Jaden Shackelford, Alabama

Colin Castleton, Florida

Sahvir Wheeler, Georgia

Javonte Smart, LSU

Trendon Watford, LSU

D.J. Stewart Jr., Mississippi State

Jeremiah Tilmon, Missouri

A.J. Lawson, South Carolina

All-Freshman Team

Joshua Primo, Alabama

Moses Moody, Arkansas

Sharife Cooper, Auburn

KD Johnson, Georgia

Isaiah Jackson, Kentucky

Cameron Thomas, LSU

Keon Johnson, Tennessee

Jaden Springer, Tennessee

All-Defensive Team

Herbert Jones, Alabama

Isaiah Jackson, Kentucky

Abdul Ado, Mississippi State

Dru Smith, Missouri

Yves Pons, Tennessee

Coach of the Year

Nate Oats, Alabama

Player of the Year

Herbert Jones, Alabama

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Dylan Disu, Vanderbilt

Freshman of the Year

Moses Moody, Arkansas

Sixth-Man of the Year

J.D. Notae, Arkansas

Defensive Player of the Year

Herbert Jones, Alabama