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Three Tennessee players selected for All-SEC teams

Santiago Vescovi was selected to the First Team. Kennedy Chandler and Zakai Zeigler received honors too.
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Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi (25) dribbles during an NCAA college basketball game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee men’s basketball had three players selected to All-SEC teams on Tuesday.

Santiago Vescovi was the headliner, as he was named to the All-SEC First team.

Kennedy Chandler was named to the Second Team and the All-Freshman team. Zakai Zeigler was named to the All-Freshman team and the All-Defensive team.

Zeigler is the first Vol freshman to be named to the All-Defensive team according to Tennessee  Stats and Info.

In SEC play Vescovi averaged 14.3 points per game and led the league in three-point shooting percentage at 44.5 percent.

Chandler averaged 13.8 points in SEC games. He also averaged 4.3 assists per game 2.2 steals per game, the latter led the SEC.

Zeigler averaged 10.1 points per game and averaged 2.2 steals per game in conference play.

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