South Carolina Basketball: GG Jackson makes postseason list

South Carolina basketball’s Gregory “GG” Jackson was named to the All-SEC All-Freshman Team. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports /

In what has been a disappointing 2022-2023 basketball season, the South Carolina basketball team was almost completely left off of the postseason award lists. Announced by the SEC office on Monday, just one Gamecock was honored through the coaches’ voting. This was not entirely unexpected as the team finished the regular season at 11-21.

The Ole Miss Rebels, who finished below the Gamecocks in the final SEC standings, were completely left off of the postseason awards list, and the last-place LSU Tigers had one inclusion on the list. The Georgia Bulldogs, who South Carolina basketball just defeated on Senior Day, were the only other team left off completely by the coaches.

For the Gamecocks, star freshman Gregory “GG” Jackson was included on the All-SEC All-Freshman Team. Jackson had an up-and-down freshman campaign relative to expectations, but the talented combo forward still will likely be taken in the top-20 of this summer’s NBA Draft if he elects to turn pro. He averaged over 15 points per game and 6 rebounds but struggled with shooting efficiency (often dictated by shot selection) and his on-ball defense.

Joining Jackson on the All-SEC All-Freshman Team are:

Brandon Miller, Alabama

Jaden Bradley, Alabama

Noah Clowney, Alabama

Anthony Black, Arkansas

Riley Kugle, Florida

Chris Livingston, Kentucky

Cason Wallace, Kentucky

Julian Phillips, Tennessee

The rest of the SEC Coaches’ Awards:

Co-Coach of the Year

Buzz Williams, Texas A&M

Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt

Player of the Year

Brandon Miller, Alabama

Freshman of the Year

Brandon Miller, Alabama

Defensive Player of the Year

Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Kobe Brown, Missouri

Co-Sixth Man of the Year

Jahvon Quinerly, Alabama

Antonio Reeves, Kentucky

First-Team All-SEC

Brandon Miller, Alabama

Colin Castleton, Florida

Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky

Tolu Smith, Mississippi State

Kobe Brown, Missouri

Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee

Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M

Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt

Second-Team All-SEC

Mark Sears, Alabama

Anthony Black, Arkansas

Ricky Council IV, Arkansas

Johni Broome, Auburn

Wendell Greene Jr., Auburn

KJ Williams, LSU

Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee

Tyrece Radford, Texas A&M

All-Defense All-SEC

Charles Bediako, Alabama

Davonte Davis, Arkansas

Colin Castleton, Florida

Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee

Liam Robbins, Vanderbilt

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