HomeSportsCollege SportsAuburn AthleticsUnique Thompson named First-Team All-SECUnique Thompson named First-Team All-SECTue, March 3, 2020 by RadioAlabama Sports Digital Team Mar 1, 2020; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers forward Unique Thompson (20) during the game against Tennessee at Auburn Arena. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood/AU AthleticsGREENVILLE, S.C.– Auburn junior forward Unique Thompson has been named to the All-SEC First Team in a vote of the league’s women’s basketball coaches, the conference office announced Tuesday.Thompson, a 6-3 junior from Theodore, Ala., has consistently been at the top of the conference leaderboards in multiple categories this year. Heading into the SEC Tournament, she ranks sixth in the league in scoring (16.2 ppg) and second in rebounding (11.4 rpg). She is also fourth in the SEC in field goal percentage (57.4%), eighth in steals (1.7/game) and 10th in free-throw shooting (72.1%).She has also been among the nation’s leaders in several categories. Thompson has led the nation for most of the year in double-doubles; she currently ranks second nationally with 21 on the season. In the Tigers’ game at Missouri on Feb. 27, she racked up her 41st career double-double to become Auburn’s all-time double-doubles leader, breaking DeWanna Bonner’s 10-year-old school record.Thompson is the 34th All-SEC First Team selection for Auburn dating back to 1981 and the first since Tyrese Tanner in 2014. She was a Freshman All-SEC selection in 2018.In addition, redshirt sophomore Kiaye’ White was named to the SEC Community Service Team, which was announced last week. White has spent time volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House and “Our House” along with working with a church youth group. She also worked with the Lee County Humane Society and has volunteered time reading to students at local elementary schools as part of World Read Aloud Day.The Tigers open postseason play Wednesday in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Greenville, S.C. Auburn will face Vanderbilt at 10 a.m. CT; the game will be televised on SEC Network and can be heard locally on WTGZ 93.9 FM.First Team All-SECAlexis Tolefree, ArkansasUnique Thompson, AuburnRhyne Howard, KentuckyAliyah Boston, South CarolinaTyasha Harris, South CarolinaRennia Davis, TennesseeChennedy Carter, Texas A&MN’dea Jones, Texas A&MSecond Team All-SECJasmine Walker, AlabamaChelsea Dungee, ArkansasAyana Mitchell, LSUKhayla Pointer, LSUJessika Carter, Mississippi StateJordan Danberry, Mississippi StateRickea Jackson, Mississippi StateMikiah Herbert Harrigan, South CarolinaAll-Freshman TeamLavender Briggs, FloridaRickea Jackson, Mississippi StateAijha Blackwell, MissouriHayley Frank, MissouriAliyah Boston, South CarolinaZia Cooke, South CarolinaJordan Horston, TennesseeKoi Love, VanderbiltAll-Defensive TeamQue Morrison, GeorgiaRhyne Howard, KentuckyFaustine Aifuwa, LSUJordan Danberry, Mississippi StateAliyah Boston, South CarolinaJordyn Cambridge, VanderbiltPlayer of the Year – Rhyne Howard, KentuckyFreshman of the Year – Aliyah Boston, South CarolinaDefensive Player of the Year – Aliyah Boston, South Carolina6th Woman of the Year – Chasity Patterson, KentuckyScholar-Athlete of the Year – Jordan Lewis, AlabamaCoach of the Year – Dawn Staley, South CarolinaSHARE NOWShare This Page