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Molinar Garners All-SEC Accolades
March 08, 2022 | Men's Basketball
by Matt Dunaway, Director/Communications
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Iverson Molinar was named a consensus All-SEC selection by the coaches and media announced Tuesday leading into this week's SEC Tournament.
Molinar secured All-SEC First-Team honors from the coaches and an All-SEC Second-Team nod from the media.
Mississippi State has had at least one All-SEC First-Team pick during three of the last four seasons and at least one player earn All-SEC accolades during each of the last six seasons under Ben Howland.
Molinar is one of three Power 5 players to rack up consecutive seasons of 500-plus points over the last two seasons. The others are Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis and Illinois' Kofi Cockburn. His 553 points is tied for 12th at MSU for a single-season and is 13 points shy of moving into the top 10.
Molinar is one of five players under Howland and one of 28 players to amass over 1,200 career points. His 1,237 points are 25th in program history, and the Panama native recently passed Erick Dampier (1994-95-96) on the all-time list.
Molinar's streak of 31 consecutive games to start the season in double figures is a program record. The previous mark to start a season was held by Jeff Malone (1980-81-82-83) who accomplished the feat in all 29 of his outings in 1982-83. Molinar is one of two Power 5 players to register double figures during every game his team has played in this season.
Molinar has scored or assisted on 37.1 percent of State's points this season. He has spent a majority of the season ranked among the SEC's top 10 in points (17.9 – 3rd), field goal percentage (46.2 – 5th) and assists (3.65 – 11th). He is one of eight Power 5 players to rank inside his conference's top 11 in all three categories.
Molinar has piled up 19 career games of 20-plus points where the Bulldogs have gone 14-5. He piled up 22 of his career-high 30 points during the second half and overtime at No. 12 Kentucky earlier this season. Molinar is one of eight players in program history to score 30-plus points versus Kentucky dating back to 1953-54.
2021-22 SEC Postseason Awards
All-SEC First Team – Coaches
Tari Eason, LSU
Walker Kessler, Auburn
Iverson Molinar, Mississippi State
JD Notae, Arkansas
Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt
Jabari Smith, Auburn
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee
Jaylin Williams, Arkansas
All-SEC Second Team – Coaches
Kobe Brown, Missouri
Colin Castleton, Florida
Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
Darius Days, LSU
Quenton Jackson, Texas A&M
Jaden Shackelford, Alabama
TyTy Washington Jr., Kentucky
Sahvir Wheeler, Kentucky
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Iverson Molinar was named a consensus All-SEC selection by the coaches and media announced Tuesday leading into this week's SEC Tournament.
Molinar secured All-SEC First-Team honors from the coaches and an All-SEC Second-Team nod from the media.
Mississippi State has had at least one All-SEC First-Team pick during three of the last four seasons and at least one player earn All-SEC accolades during each of the last six seasons under Ben Howland.
Molinar is one of three Power 5 players to rack up consecutive seasons of 500-plus points over the last two seasons. The others are Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis and Illinois' Kofi Cockburn. His 553 points is tied for 12th at MSU for a single-season and is 13 points shy of moving into the top 10.
Molinar is one of five players under Howland and one of 28 players to amass over 1,200 career points. His 1,237 points are 25th in program history, and the Panama native recently passed Erick Dampier (1994-95-96) on the all-time list.
Molinar's streak of 31 consecutive games to start the season in double figures is a program record. The previous mark to start a season was held by Jeff Malone (1980-81-82-83) who accomplished the feat in all 29 of his outings in 1982-83. Molinar is one of two Power 5 players to register double figures during every game his team has played in this season.
Molinar has scored or assisted on 37.1 percent of State's points this season. He has spent a majority of the season ranked among the SEC's top 10 in points (17.9 – 3rd), field goal percentage (46.2 – 5th) and assists (3.65 – 11th). He is one of eight Power 5 players to rank inside his conference's top 11 in all three categories.
Molinar has piled up 19 career games of 20-plus points where the Bulldogs have gone 14-5. He piled up 22 of his career-high 30 points during the second half and overtime at No. 12 Kentucky earlier this season. Molinar is one of eight players in program history to score 30-plus points versus Kentucky dating back to 1953-54.
2021-22 SEC Postseason Awards
All-SEC First Team – Coaches
Tari Eason, LSU
Walker Kessler, Auburn
Iverson Molinar, Mississippi State
JD Notae, Arkansas
Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt
Jabari Smith, Auburn
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee
Jaylin Williams, Arkansas
All-SEC Second Team – Coaches
Kobe Brown, Missouri
Colin Castleton, Florida
Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
Darius Days, LSU
Quenton Jackson, Texas A&M
Jaden Shackelford, Alabama
TyTy Washington Jr., Kentucky
Sahvir Wheeler, Kentucky
All-SEC First Team – Media
Walker Kessler, Auburn
JD Notae, Arkansas
Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt
Jabari Smith, Auburn
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
All-SEC Second Team – Media
Colin Castleton, Florida
Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
Tari Eason, LSU
Iverson Molinar, Mississippi State
Jaylin Williams, Arkansas
Walker Kessler, Auburn
JD Notae, Arkansas
Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt
Jabari Smith, Auburn
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
All-SEC Second Team – Media
Colin Castleton, Florida
Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
Tari Eason, LSU
Iverson Molinar, Mississippi State
Jaylin Williams, Arkansas
All-SEC Freshman Team – Coaches
Charles Bediako, Alabama
Devin Carter, South Carolina
Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
JD Davison, Alabama
Brandon Murray, LSU
Jabari Smith, Auburn
TyTy Washington Jr., Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
All-SEC Defensive Team – Coaches
Keon Ellis, Alabama
Walker Kessler, Auburn
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Jaylin Williams, Arkansas
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
SEC Coaches Awards
SEC Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl, Auburn
SEC Player of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
SEC Freshman of the Year: Jabari Smith, Auburn
SEC Sixth-Man of the Year: Tari Eason, LSU
SEC Defensive Player of the Year: Walker Kessler, Auburn
SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jordan Wright, Vanderbilt
SEC Associated Press Awards
SEC Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl, Auburn
SEC Player of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
SEC Newcomer of the Year: Jabari Smith, Auburn
UP NEXT
Mississippi State will take on South Carolina during Thursday's SEC Tournament Second Round action hosted at Amalie Arena, the home of the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Tip time is slated for 5 p.m. CT televised by SEC Network and available online courtesy of the ESPN app and www.ESPN.com/watch.
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