Hill Named SEC Defensive Player of the Year

Hogwired.com: Hill Named SEC Defensive Player of the Year, Beverley Freshman of the Year

Arkansas junior Steven Hill and freshman Patrick Beverley have each earned awards from the Southeastern Conference’s coaches, the league announced on Wednesday.

Beverley, who was named the SEC Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press, [...] has been named the league’s Freshman of the Year by the SEC coaches. Hill, the league leader in blocked shots, has been named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

[...] Hill leads the SEC with 3.0 blocked shots per game while also averaging 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds. In league play, he averaged 7.0 points, was 21st with 5.1 rebounds and first with 3.13 blocked shots.

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