Pearl, Gillispie share SEC coaching honors

Kentucky’s Billy Gillispie and Tennessee’s Bruce Pearl shared SEC Coach of the Year honors, and Vanderbilt senior guard/forward Shan Foster was selected SEC Player of the Year after a vote by the league’s coaches.

Florida’s Nick Calathes and Kentucky’s Patrick Patterson shared the SEC Freshman of the Year award, and Georgia’s Dave Bliss earned SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors.

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