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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 1, 2022) — The Southeastern Conference announced its 2022 women’s basketball postseason awards Tuesday.
South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston was named Player of the Year as well as Defensive Player of the Year. This is Boston’s third straight Defensive Player of the Year award. She was also named Freshman of the Year in 2020.
Arkansas’ Samara Spencer was named Freshmen of the Year with the 6th Woman of the Year award going to Ole Miss’ Angel Baker. Georgia’s Mikayla Coombs was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
South Carolina’s Dawn Staley was named Coach of the Year. This is Staley’s fifth SEC Coach of the Year honor.
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 2022 SEC Women’s Basketball Postseason Awards follow.
First Team All-SEC
Kiara Smith, Florida
Jenna Staiti, Georgia
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Khayla Pointer, LSU
Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Destanni Henderson, South Carolina
Jordan Horston, Tennessee
Second Team All-SEC
Brittany Davis, Alabama
Amber Ramirez, Arkansas
Aicha Coulibaly, Auburn
Que Morrison, Georgia
Alexis Morris, LSU
Anastasia Hayes, Mississippi State
Aijha Blackwell, Missouri
Hayley Frank, Missouri
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Tamari Key, Tennessee
All-Freshman
Samara Spencer, Arkansas
Jersey Wolfenbarger, Arkansas
Alberte Rimdal, Florida
Jada Walker, Kentucky
Denae Carter, Mississippi State
Sara Puckett, Tennessee
Sacha Washington, Vanderbilt
Iyana Moore, Vanderbilt
All-Defensive
Kiara Smith, Florida
Que Morrison, Georgia
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Tamari Key, Tennessee
Jordyn Cambridge, Vanderbilt
Player of the Year – Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Freshman of the Year – Samara Spencer, Arkansas
Defensive Player of the Year – Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
6th Woman of the Year – Angel Baker, Ole Miss
Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Mikayla Coombs, Georgia
Coach of the Year – Dawn Staley, South Carolina
