Courtesy of Mike Cawood
FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback guard Darius Acuff Jr. added to his trophy case on Tuesday as he was voted SEC Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and first team All-SEC by the Associated Press.
Acuff was the only unanimous first team All-SEC pick, and he received 12 of the 15 votes for Player of the Year.
The Detroit native is just the third person to win SEC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and media, joining Anthony Davis (2012) and Brandon Miller (2023). He joins Mason Jones (2020), Bobby Portis (2015) and Corliss Williamson (1994 and 1995).
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC – AP
u-Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Labaron Philon, Alabama
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC – AP
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee
Dailyn Swain, Texas
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Alex Condon, Florida
“OF THE YEAR” HONORS- AP
Player of the year — Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Coach of the year — Todd Golden, Florida.
Freshman of the year — Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Newcomer of the year — Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee.
u-Unanimous selection
POSTSEASON HONORS
• SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)
• SEC Player of the Year (AP)
• SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
• SEC Freshman of the Year (AP)
• SEC Player of the Year (CollegeHoopsToday)
• SEC Player of the Year (HoopsHD)
• SEC Player of the Year (USA TODAY Sports Network)
• SEC Newcomer of the Year (USA TODAY Sports Network)
• SEC Rookie of the Year (HoopsHD)
• John R. Wooden Award Finalist
• Bob Cousy Award Finalist
• 1st Tm All-American (CollegeHoopsToday)
• 1st Tm All-American (Field of 68)
• 1st Tm All-American (Bleacher Report)
• 1st Team All-SEC (Coaches)
• 1st Team All-SEC (AP)
• 1st Team All-SEC (CollegeHoopsToday)
• 1st Team All-SEC (USA TODAY Sports Network)
WEEKLY NATIONAL HONORS
• Naismith National Player of the Week (1/5)
• AP National Player of the Week (2/24)
• USBWA co-National Player of the Week (2/24)
• Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week (12/5)
• Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week (1/5)
• Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week (2/16)
• NCAA March Madness National Freshman of the Week (1/5)
• CBS Sports National Freshman of the Week (1/6)
• CBS Sports National Freshman of the Week (2/24)
SEC WEEKLY HONORS
• Freshman of the Week (12/8)
• Freshman of the Week (12/15)
• Freshman of the Week (12/22)
• Freshman of the Week (1/5)
• Freshman of the Week (1/12)
• Freshman of the Week (1/26)
• Freshman of the Week (2/16)
• Player of the Week (2/23)
