Mizzou's Pressey, Bowers honored by SEC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Junior guard Phil Pressey and senior forward Laurence Bowers were named to the All-Southeastern Conference team by league coaches Tuesday.

Pressey, named to the first team, leads the SEC in assists with 7.1 per game (No. 7 nationally) and is averaging 11.9 points a game.

Bowers earned second-team accolades after averaging 14.8 points and 6.3 rebounds a game. He leads the SEC in field goal percentage (55.8 percent).

Georgia's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was named SEC player of the year. Florida's Billy Donovan is SEC coach of the year and Kentucky's Nerlens Noel the top freshman and defensive player.

Caldwell-Pope is the SEC's No. 2 scorer at 18.0 points a game. He's one of only 10 Division I players to score in double figures in every game.

Laurence Bowers

Donovan led the Gators to the regular season SEC title for a fourth time.

Noel blocked 106 shots in 24 games before sustaining a season-ending knee injury on Feb. 12. He averaged 10.5 points and 9.5 rebounds.

Kentucky teammate Kyle Wiltjer is Sixth Man of the Year while Florida's Patric Young earned Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. A complete list of winners is on page 2B.