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Rick Barnes Named SEC Coach of the Year, Grant Williams Player of the Year

The SEC announced its postseason basketball awards on Tuesday, and Tennessee was incredibly well-repressented.

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+ COY : Rick Barnes
+ POY : Grant Williams
+ All-SEC : Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield
+ 6th Man : Lamonté Turner pic.twitter.com/NX4d0mFziJ— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 6, 2018

Rick Barnes was named the SEC Coach of the Year after leading Tennessee — picked by the media to finish 13th in the conference — to a share of an SEC championship.

Grant Williams was named SEC Player of the Year after averaging 15.