Sword, Newman Tabbed All-SEC By League Coaches
November 12, 2015 | Men's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Preseason accolades continue to pour in for Mississippi State, as guards Craig Sword and Malik Newman were tabbed second-team All-SEC on Thursday by the league coaches.
For Sword, a senior from Montgomery, Ala., who led the Bulldogs in scoring a year ago (11.3 points), it's the third time he's been recognized.
His first year at MSU, he was tabbed to the SEC All-Freshman team before being named second-team All-SEC this past March.
“It's always nice to be recognized,” said the 6-foot-3 Sword, who became the 34th player in school history last season to reach 1,000-career points. “The credit goes to my teammates and coaches. They put me in position to have success.”
Newman, a freshman from Jackson, Miss., was voted second-team All-SEC in October by the Associated Press after a stellar high school career at Callaway that ended with four state championships and McDonald's All-American honors.
“It's such an honor,” he said. “There's a lot of great names on that list, and I look forward to competing against them this year. It's going to be a lot of fun.”
The Bulldogs, under the direction of first-year coach Ben Howland, open the 2015-16 campaign at 8 p.m. Friday against Eastern Washington in a game that will be televised on the SEC Network.
First Team All-SEC
Dorian Finney-Smith – Florida, F, 6-8, 220, Sr., Portsmouth, Va.
Kenny Gaines – Georgia, G, 6-3, 205, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.
Charles Mann – Georgia, G, 6-5, 215, Sr., Alpharetta, Ga.
Skal Labissiere – Kentucky, F, 6-11, 225, Fr., Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Tyler Ulis – Kentucky, G, 5-9, 160, So., Chicago
Ben Simmons – LSU, F, 6-10, 225, Fr., Melbourne, Australia,
Stefan Moody – Ole Miss, G, 5-10, 179, Sr., Kissimmee, Fla.
Danuel House – Texas A&M, G, 6-7, 212, Sr., Fresno, Texas,
Damian Jones – Vanderbilt, C, 7-0, 245, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.
Second Team All-SEC
Jamal Murray – Kentucky, G, 6-4, 207, Fr., Kitchener, Ontario
Alex Poythress – Kentucky, F, 6-8, 230, Sr., Clarksville, Tenn.
Tim Quarterman – LSU, G, 6-6, 190, Jr., Savannah, Ga.
Malik Newman – Mississippi State, G, 6-3, 178, Fr., Jackson, Miss.
Craig Sword – Mississippi State, G, 6-3, 196, Sr., Montgomery, Ala.
Sindarius Thornwell – South Carolina, G, 6-5, 215, Jr., Lancaster, S.C.
Alex Caruso – Texas A&M, G, 6-5, 186, Sr., College Station, Texas
Riley LaChance – Vanderbilt, G, 6-2, 182, So., Brookfield, Wis.
