Boynton, Walker, Shipman take home SEC honors

Florida Gators freshman guard Kenny Boynton, sophomore point guard Erving Walker and sophomore guard/forward Ray Shipman each took home separate 2009-10 Southeastern Conference season honors on Tuesday.

Boynton, named to the SEC All-Freshman team, averaged 13.3 points in conference play. Walker, earning second-team All-SEC honors, averaged 14.1 points in league action. Shipman was given recognition as the SEC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year due to his excellent work in the classroom.

The Kentucky Wildcats raked in honors with John Wall being named Player of the Year and DeMarcus Cousins listed as Freshman of the Year. Three Wildcats (Wall, Cousins and Patrick Patterson) were placed on the All-SEC first team. Also on the first team are Trey Thompkins (Georgia), Jarvis Varnado (Mississippi State), Devan Downey (South Carolina), Wayne Chism (Tennessee) and Jermaine Beal (Vanderbilt).

Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings won Coach of the Year honors, and Varnado was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year.