Trevon Brazile named as first-team All-SEC, one of best 50 players in the nation

Brazile has not even played 10 games yet for Arkansas, but he has turned heads in the nine he has.

Trevon Brazile did not even play in double-digit games last year for Arkansas, but his impact was such that the rest of the sport thinks he’s one of the best players in the land.

Such distinction was borne out Monday when Brazile, Arkansas’ 6-foot-10 forward, named as one of 50 players on the watch list for the Naismith Trophy and one of 20 players up for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year.

For good measure, Brazile was also named first-team All-SEC by the league’s media and coaches.

In nine games last year, Brazile, in his first season after transferring from Missouri, averaged 11.8 points and 6.0 rebounds a game while also shooting 38% from 3-point range. A knee injury ended his season in December and has kept him somewhat limited in the preseason.

Brazile is expected to go Monday in Arkansas’ regular-season opener against Alcorn State with a tip time scheduled for 7 p.m.