| SEC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year | |
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding first-year male basketball player in the Southeastern Conference |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1998-present |
| Currently held by | Reed Sheppard, Kentucky (Freshman) Dalton Knecht, Tennessee (Newcomer) |
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an umbrella name for two awards given to the most outstanding basketball player in his first year at a Southeastern Conference school. One award, voted on and presented by SEC coaches, is currently called Freshman of the Year, and is open only to freshmen (i.e., those who are in their first season of college play, which is usually but not always their first year of college). The other award, presented by the Associated Press, is called Newcomer of the Year, and is open to any player in his first season at an SEC school, including those who transferred to SEC schools. (The coaches' award was not always restricted to freshmen, but now is.)