All for Tennessee
Fansided

Tennessee Basketball: Vols Robert Hubbs and Grant Williams Earn All-SEC Honors

By Caleb Calhoun

Feb 22, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Robert Hubbs III (3) dunks the ball against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 22, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Robert Hubbs III (3) dunks the ball against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit

Tennessee basketball senior guard Robert Hubbs III and freshman forward Grant Williams earned Southeastern Conference honors. They both made All-SEC teams.

With a 16-15 record to close out the regular season and only a hope and a prayer to get to the NCAA Tournament, two Tennessee basketball players at least earned some postseason recognition for the 2016-2017 season.

A day before the SEC Tournament was set to begin, senior guard Robert Hubbs III made Second-Team All-SEC while freshman forward Grant Williams made the SEC All-Freshman team.

These were the coaches’ awards.

See the full list of SEC Postseason Awards on SEC Sports Online by clicking here. 

More from Vols Basketball

Hubbs, who played for three coaches in four years at Tennessee, finally began to thrive this year with his second year in Rick Barnes’s system. Despite battling injuries down the stretch of the season, the 6’5″ 207-pound wing player still managed to average 14 points a game along with four and a half rebounds.

A wing player who could post up and fade away, he spent the majority of the year as Tennessee basketball’s go-to guy.

Although he never really lived up to his five-star potential, Hubbs earned more respect than he had in the past with his toughness his senior season.

And speaking of toughness, Williams also earned his spot as an All-Freshman SEC player.

A three-star coming out of high school, Williams managed to take Admiral Schofield’s spot as the Vols’ starting forward.

He finished the year averaging nearly 13 points a game and right at six rebounds. Meanwhile, he earned a major reputation as a hustle player.

With nearly two blocks and one steal on average per game, Tennessee basketball fans loved everything about Williams. He also showed a decent ability to stretch the floor, shooting 37 percent from three.

And racking up double-doubles in three of his final four regular season games helps his case.

He has a bright future to sell Tennessee basketball fans.

Home/Vols Basketball