BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference announced its 2006 women's basketball postseason awards Tuesday, highlighted by LSU's Seimone Augustus being named Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and Tennessee's Candace Parker being named Freshman of the Year. First-team and second-team All-SEC honorees, All-Freshman team, along with Player, Coach and Freshman, Defensive Player, 6th Woman and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were chosen by the league's 12 coaches.
Augutus, along with teammate Sylvia Fowles and Georgia duo Tasha Humphrey and Sherill Baker were unanimous first-team members. Rounding out the first-team were Parker, Armintie Price of Ole Miss, Dalila Eshe of Florida, Tennessee's Shanna Zolman and Vanderbilt's Dee Davis.
Baker was also named Defensive Player of the Year, while Vanderbilt's Liz Sherwood was named 6th Woman of the Year.
Florida's Sarah Lowe was named the SEC Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Kentucky's Mickie DeMoss, in her third season as head coach of the Wildcats was named SEC Coach of the Year. This season UK finished the regular season with a 20-7 overall record and the fourth seed of the tournament after going 9-5 in conference play.
The 2006 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament begins Thursday, March 2 and runs through Sunday, March 5 in North Little Rock, Ark. SEC's regional sports network (FSN South, FSN Southwest and FSN Florida) will televise all games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday while ESPN2 will broadcast the championship game at 6 p.m. ET.
The complete 2006 SEC Women's Basketball Postseason Awards follow.
First Team All-SEC
Dalila Eshe, Florida
*Sherill Baker, Georgia
*Tasha Humphrey, Georgia
*Seimone Augustus, LSU
*Sylvia Fowles, LSU
Armintie Price, Ole Miss
Candace Parker, Tennessee
Shanna Zolman, Tennessee
Dee Davis, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Navonda Moore, Alabama
Marita Payne, Auburn
Sha Brooks, Florida
Cori Chambers, Georgia
Samantha Mahoney, Kentucky
Scolanda Hoston, LSU
Melanie Johnson, South Carolina
Alexis Hornbuckle, Tennessee
Caroline Williams, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman Team
DeWanna Bonner, Auburn
KeKe Carrier, Auburn
Sha Brooks, Florida
Marshae Dotson, Florida
Carly Ormerod, Kentucky
Robin Porter, Mississippi State
Demetress Adams, South Caroloina
Candace Parker, Tennessee
Coach of the Year
Mickie DeMoss, Kentucky
Player of the Year
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Freshman of the Year
Candace Parker, Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Year
Sherill Baker, Georgia
6th Woman of the Year
Liz Sherwood, Vanderbilt
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sara Lowe, Florida
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