SEC announces 2020 Women's Basketball Awards



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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference announced its 2020 women's basketball postseason awards Tuesday.

Kentucky's Rhyne Howard was named Player of the Year after being named Freshman of the Year last season.

South Carolina's Aliyah Boston was named Freshman of the Year as well as Defensive Player of the Year. The 6th Woman of the Year award went to Kentucky's Chasity Patterson while Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors went to the Alabama's Jordan Lewis.

South Carolina's Dawn Staley was named Coach of the Year for the fourth time.

First-team and second-team All-SEC honorees, All-Freshman team, All-Defensive team, along with Player, Coach and Freshman, Defensive Player, 6th Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were chosen by the league's 14 coaches.

The complete 2020 SEC Women's Basketball Postseason Awards follow.

First Team All-SEC

Alexis Tolefree, Arkansas

Unique Thompson, Auburn

Rhyne Howard, Kentucky

Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

Tyasha Harris, South Carolina

Rennia Davis, Tennessee

Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M

N'dea Jones, Texas A&M

Second Team All-SEC

Jasmine Walker, Alabama

Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas

Ayana Mitchell, LSU

Khayla Pointer, LSU

Jessika Carter, Mississippi State

Jordan Danberry, Mississippi State

Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, South Carolina

All-Freshman

Lavender Briggs, Florida

Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State

Aijha Blackwell, Missouri

Hayley Frank, Missouri

Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

Zia Cooke, South Carolina

Jordan Horston, Tennessee

Koi Love, Vanderbilt

All-Defensive

Que Morrison, Georgia

Rhyne Howard, Kentucky

Faustine Aifuwa, LSU

Jordan Danberry, Mississippi State

Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

Jordyn Cambridge, Vanderbilt

Player of the Year - Rhyne Howard, Kentucky

Freshman of the Year - Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

Defensive Player of the Year - Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

6th Woman of the Year - Chasity Patterson, Kentucky

Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Jordan Lewis, Alabama

Coach of the Year - Dawn Staley, South Carolina