The SEC announced its men's basketball player and freshman of the week as usual on Monday.
COLUMBIA, SC - FEBRUARY 22: Brandon Miller listens to Head Coach Nate Oats of the Alabama Crimson Tide during a time out during a basketball game against the South Carolina Gamecocks on February 22, 2023 at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC. announced its men's basketball player and freshman of the weekRemarkably, neither award went to the ballyhooed NBA prospect who piled up 65 points and 14 rebounds in a pair of victories.
Why didn’t Miller win either award? One possibility is that the SEC merely wanted to spread the love. Miller has already captured league freshman of the week honors six times this season. Only a week ago the league awarded freshman of the week honors to Kentucky’s Chris Livingston even though Miller produced a slightly better statistical output.
Alabama coaches and administrators have proceeded as if there’s nothing to see here and as if the school’s best player did nothing wrong transporting a gun to a friend who had been partying until the late hours of the night. Coach Nate Oats has started Miller every game since the Jan. 15 shooting and said last week that Miller is “not in any trouble.”
As for the SEC, it has not stepped in to punish Miller, nor has it issued any comment about his behavior. The league has instead stood by silently and allowed Alabama to handle the situation how it sees fit.
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