Quinndary Weatherspoon was tabbed first-team All-SEC on Thursday by the league coaches.
November 10, 2016 | Men's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Collegiate honors keep rolling in for sophomore Quinndary Weatherspoon, who was named first-team All-SEC by the league coaches.
In early October, he was named second-team All-SEC by the media. During his freshman campaign at MSU, he was tabbed to the SEC All-Freshman team and was named SEC Freshman of the week twice.
"I know there are a lot of expectations on me and getting honors like this is what keep me motivated," Weatherspoon said. "Right now I'm focused on the season and my team even though it is great to be recognized."
Mississippi State is set to open the season Friday Nov. 11 with a home game against Norfolk State at 7 p.m.
A list of the 2017 SEC Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows:
First-Team All-SEC
Moses Kingsley – Arkansas, F, 6-10, 230, Sr., Abuja, Nigeria
J.J. Frazier – Georgia, G, 5-10, 155, Sr., Glennville, Ga.
Yante Maten – Georgia, F, 6-8, 240, Jr., Pontiac, Mich.
Edrice "Bam" Adebayo – Kentucky, F, 6-10, 260, Fr., Little Washington, N.C.
De'Aaron Fox – Kentucky, G, 6-3, 187, Fr., Houston, Texas
Quinndary Weatherspoon – Mississippi State, G, 6-4, 202, So., Canton, Miss.
Sindarius Thornwell – South Carolina, G, 6-5, 211, Sr., Lancaster, S.C.
Tyler Davis – Texas A&M, C, 6-10, 270, So., Plano, Texas
Second-Team All-SEC
Dusty Hannahs – Arkansas, G, 6-3, 210, R-Sr., Little Rock, Ark.
KeVaughn Allen – Florida, G, 6-2, 183, So., Little Rock, Ark.
John Egbunu – Florida, C, 6-11, 255, R-Jr., Bauchi, Nigeria
Isaiah Briscoe – Kentucky, G, 6-3, 210, So., Newark, N.J.
Malik Monk – Kentucky, G, 6-3, 200, Fr., Lepanto, Ark.
Antonio Blakeney – LSU, G, 6-4, 190, So., Sarasota, Fla.
Sebastian Saiz – Ole Miss, F, 6-9, 240, Sr., Madrid, Spain
Matthew Fisher-Davis – Vanderbilt, G/F, 6-5, 185, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.
Luke Kornet – Vanderbilt, F, 7-1, 250, Sr., Lantana, Texas
In early October, he was named second-team All-SEC by the media. During his freshman campaign at MSU, he was tabbed to the SEC All-Freshman team and was named SEC Freshman of the week twice.
"I know there are a lot of expectations on me and getting honors like this is what keep me motivated," Weatherspoon said. "Right now I'm focused on the season and my team even though it is great to be recognized."
Mississippi State is set to open the season Friday Nov. 11 with a home game against Norfolk State at 7 p.m.
A list of the 2017 SEC Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason All-SEC team follows:
First-Team All-SEC
Moses Kingsley – Arkansas, F, 6-10, 230, Sr., Abuja, Nigeria
J.J. Frazier – Georgia, G, 5-10, 155, Sr., Glennville, Ga.
Yante Maten – Georgia, F, 6-8, 240, Jr., Pontiac, Mich.
Edrice "Bam" Adebayo – Kentucky, F, 6-10, 260, Fr., Little Washington, N.C.
De'Aaron Fox – Kentucky, G, 6-3, 187, Fr., Houston, Texas
Quinndary Weatherspoon – Mississippi State, G, 6-4, 202, So., Canton, Miss.
Sindarius Thornwell – South Carolina, G, 6-5, 211, Sr., Lancaster, S.C.
Tyler Davis – Texas A&M, C, 6-10, 270, So., Plano, Texas
Second-Team All-SEC
Dusty Hannahs – Arkansas, G, 6-3, 210, R-Sr., Little Rock, Ark.
KeVaughn Allen – Florida, G, 6-2, 183, So., Little Rock, Ark.
John Egbunu – Florida, C, 6-11, 255, R-Jr., Bauchi, Nigeria
Isaiah Briscoe – Kentucky, G, 6-3, 210, So., Newark, N.J.
Malik Monk – Kentucky, G, 6-3, 200, Fr., Lepanto, Ark.
Antonio Blakeney – LSU, G, 6-4, 190, So., Sarasota, Fla.
Sebastian Saiz – Ole Miss, F, 6-9, 240, Sr., Madrid, Spain
Matthew Fisher-Davis – Vanderbilt, G/F, 6-5, 185, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.
Luke Kornet – Vanderbilt, F, 7-1, 250, Sr., Lantana, Texas
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