March 9, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Along with his First-Team All-SEC honor announced today, senior guard Devan Downey has also been named to the USBWA All-District (III) squad, a Sporting News Fourth-Team All-American and a Yahoo! Sports Honorable Mention All-American.

The USBWA honor is the second-straight for Downey. The entire Sporting News Fourth-Team All-American squad was compiled of guards, as Jerome Randle (Cal), Malcolm Delaney (Va.Tech), Matt Bouldin (Gonzaga) and Tweety Carter (Baylor) joined Downey on the team.

Downey and the Gamecocks will face Alabama in the opening round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The contest will tip at 1 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.