Despite a bumpy regular season, the LSU men’s basketball team earned several postseason awards as decided by Southeastern Conference coaches.
LSU junior Johnny O’Bryant III headlines a trio of Tigers who earned honors Tuesday, taking home his second-consecutive First Team All-SEC accolades.
Joining O’Bryant in the postseason accolades is freshman duo Jordan Mickey and Jarell Martin who both earned places on the SEC All-Freshman team.
O’Bryant led LSU in scoring and rebounding this season with a career-best scoring average of 15.6 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game — ninth and fourth in the conference, respectively.
O’Bryant joins players like Bob Pettit (1952, 1953, 1954), Pete Maravich (1968, 1969, 1970) and Shaquille O’Neal (1990, 1991, 1992) as the ninth Tiger to earn First-Team honors in consecutive seasons and the first since Glen Davis (2006, 2007).
Mickey also was named to the All-SEC Defensive Team and Second Team All-SEC.
Mickey leads the conference with 96 blocks during his inaugural season and finished second with a 53.3 percent shooting from the field. Mickey was also fifth in the SEC in average rebounds per game with 7.6.
The last time a pair of LSU players made the All-Freshmen team was 2006 when Tasmin Mitchell and Tyrus Thomas were selected.