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2016 SEC Men's Basketball awards announced

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference unveiled its men's basketball coaches' postseason awards Tuesday to cap off another exciting season of SEC basketball.

Texas A&M's Billy Kennedy earned SEC Coach of the Year honors while Kentucky sophomore Tyler Ulis was selected the SEC Player of the Year by the league's coaches. Ulis was also named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Alabama's Retin Obasohan earned SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, LSU's Ben Simmons was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Year and South Carolina's Duane Notice was voted SEC Sixth Man of the Year.

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