Liv McGill Shines Bright: Gators Freshman Earns SEC All-Freshman Honors

Liv McGill Shines Bright: Gators Freshman Earns SEC All-Freshman Honors
March 4, 2025

March 4, 2025

Freshman Liv McGill was recognized by the league, earning SEC All-Freshmen honors ahead of the 2025 SEC Tournament.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference revealed its 2025 women’s basketball postseason awards on Tuesday morning, with Florida’s Liv McGill earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team.


McGill received the recognition after an impressive debut season in which she led all freshmen nationally in both assists per game and total assists. Across 30 appearances, she tallied 151 assists, averaging five per contest. She also ranked among the top five freshman scorers in the country, finishing with 486 total points in her first collegiate campaign.


The guard averaged 16.2 points per game, reaching double figures in 27 of 30 outings (90%). She recorded 11 games with 20 or more points, including a career-best 28 points at Florida State on Nov. 22, 2024.


McGill’s impact was immediate, as she led the Gators in multiple statistical categories during her freshman year: total points (486), points per game (16.2), field goals made (183), assists (151), steals (57), and minutes played (30:32).


2024 SEC Women’s Basketball Postseason Awards

First Team All-SEC

Georgia Amoore – Kentucky

Madison Booker – Texas

Aneesah Morrow – LSU

Raegan Beers – Oklahoma

Sarah Ashlee Barker – Alabama

Flau’Jae Johnson – LSU

Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt

Mikaylah Williams – LSU

Joyce Edwards – South Carolina


Second Team All-SEC

Talaysia Cooper – Tennessee

Clara Strack – Kentucky

Madison Scott – Ole Miss

MiLaysia Fulwiley – South Carolina

Jerkaila Jordan – Mississippi State

DeYona Gaston – Auburn

Te-Hina Paopao – South Carolina

Payton Verhulst – Oklahoma


All-Freshman Team

Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt

Joyce Edwards – South Carolina

Liv McGill – Florida

Sira Thienou – Ole Miss

Yuting Deng – Auburn

Jordan Lee – Texas

Trinity Turner – Georgia

Mia Woolfolk – Georgia


All-Defensive Team

Rori Harmon – Texas

Clara Strack – Kentucky

Talaysia Cooper – Tennessee

Sania Feagin – South Carolina

Raven Johnson – South Carolina

Aneesah Morrow – LSU


Individual Honors

Scholar-Athlete of the Year  – Grace Slaughter – Missouri

Player of the Year – Madison Booker – Texas

Freshman of the Year  – Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt

Newcomer of the Year – Georgia Amoore – Kentucky

Defensive Player of the Year  – Clara Strack – Kentucky

Sixth-Woman of the Year – MiLaysia Fulwiley – South Carolina

Coach of the Year – Vic Schaefer – Texas


Selections for the All-SEC teams, All-Freshman, All-Defensive, and individual awards were made by the league’s 16 head coaches.


Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players, and ties were not broken.

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