Mississippi State’s D.J. Stewart and Abdul Ado each picked up honors from the Southeastern Conference, the league announced Tuesday.
Stewart was named second-team All-SEC, while Ado was selected as part of the all-defensive team.
On the year, Stewart averaged 16.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per night while playing 35.1 minutes per contest. Ado chipped in 53 blocks and 6.3 rebounds per game.
Alabama’s Herb Jones was the conference’s player of the year in addition to earning defensive player of the year honors, while Nate Oats was named coach of the year after leading the Crimson Tide to an SEC regular season championship.
Arkansas guard Moses Moody was selected freshman of the year and his teammate JD Notae earned sixth-man of the year honors.
Mississippi State is back in action against Kentucky in the first round of the SEC tournament 11 a.m. Thursday in Nashville.
Hodge is the former sports editor for The Dispatch.
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