Three Tennessee basketball players were honored by the Southeastern Conference coaches Tuesday.
Junior guard Santiago Vescovi was named first-team All-SEC, while freshman guard Kennedy Chandler received second-team honors. Guard Zakai Zeigler was named to the SEC’s All-Defensive Team.
Chandler and Zeigler were also named to the league’s all-freshman team.
Vescovi has made a total of 87 3-point shots this season and leads the conference in 3-point shooting percentage (.445). He made 57 shots from long range in league play.
In SEC play, Vescovi averaged 14.3 points per game.
Chandler averaged 13.8 points, 4.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game in 17 SEC contests this season. He set a UT freshman record with 64 steals.
Zeigler is only the fourth Vol ever to be named to the league’s all-defensive team. He is the first UT player to be selected to the team as a freshman.
Other Tennessee players to be named to the all-defensive team include Jajuan Smith (2008), Josh Richardson (2014-15) and Yves Pons (2020-21).
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