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CHATTANOOGA (UTC) -- After being shut out of the Southern Conference postseason honors a year ago, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball team had two players garner recognition in 2013.

Freshman phenom Gee McGhee is UTC's first member of the SoCon All-Freshman team since 2003 after an impressive debut season, and junior forward Zaccheus Mason was a third-team All-SoCon media selection after finishing in the top ten in the league in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots.

Gee averages 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game for the Mocs. Those numbers elevate to 14.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in league contests. He made a strong push for Freshman of the Year honors posting 17.0 points and 5.2 boards per game in the month of February, but the award went to Samford star Tim Williams.

McGhee has already set school freshman records for steals (43), three-pointers made (37), free throws made in a game (13) and season (119), free throws attempted in a game (19) and season (195), minutes (904) and tying seven other for steals in a game with four.

Mason's third-team selection is the first all-SoCon mention for the Mocs since Keegan Bell and Omar Wattad made the second team in 2010-11.

Mason averaged 14.7 points and 7.6 boards per contest, which ranks seventh and fourth, respectively, in the conference. Those numbers were raised to 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in SoCon games.

League coaches selected Davidson's Bob McKillop as the SoCon Coach of the Year and his star senior Jake Cohen as Player of the Year.

Cohen also took the top individual honor in voting by league media, but Elon's Matt Matheny was named the top coach by the press.

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE HONORS - COACHES

All-Conference Team
Nathan Healy, Appalachian State
Andrew Lawrence, College of Charleston
Mike Groselle, The Citadel
De'Mon Brooks, Davidson
Jake Cohen, Davidson
Jack Isenbarger, Elon
Lucas Troutman, Elon
Trevis Simpson, UNCG
Raijon Kelly, Samford
Trey Sumler, Western Carolina

All-Freshman Team
Gee McGhee, Chattanooga
Matt Van Scyoc, The Citadel
Clide Geffrard Jr., Samford
Tim Williams, Samford
Spencer Collins, Wofford

Player of the Year
Jake Cohen, Sr., F, Davidson

Defensive Player of the Year
Nathan Healy, Sr., F, Appalachian State

Freshman of the Year
Tim Williams, F, Samford

Coach of the Year
Bob McKillop, Davidson

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE HONORS - MEDIA

All-Conference First Team
De'Mon Brooks, Davidson
Jake Cohen, Davidson
Lucas Troutman, Elon
Trevis Simpson, UNCG
Trey Sumler, Western Carolina

All-Conference Second Team
Nathan Healy, Appalachian State
Mike Groselle, The Citadel
Andrew Lawrence, College of Charleston
Raijon Kelly, Samford
Karl Cochran, Wofford

All-Conference Third Team
Z. Mason, Chattanooga
Nik Cochran, Davidson
Jack Isenbarger, Elon
Eric Ferguson, Georgia Southern
Tim Williams, Samford

All-Freshman Team
Gee McGhee, Chattanooga
Matt Van Scyoc, The Citadel
Clide Geffrard Jr., Samford
Tim Williams, Samford
Spencer Collins, Wofford

Malcolm U. Pitt Player of the Year
Jake Cohen, Sr., F, Davidson

Freshman of the Year
Tim Williams, F, Samford

Anton Foy Coach of the Year
Matt Matheny, Elon