BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Former Texas A&M Basketball player David Britton was named to the 2020 class of Allstate Southeastern Conference Basketball Legends, the league office announced Thursday.
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The group will be honored at the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament on March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. This marks the 22nd year of the SEC Basketball Legends program.
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Britton was the team's co-captain during the magical 1979-80 season in which the Aggies won the Southwest Conference with a 14-2 record and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen after defeating Bradley and North Carolina in the first and second rounds, respectively. Britton was one of three teammates named All-Southwest Conference after averaging 12 points per game, while recording 100 rebounds, 100 assists, and a .462 shooting percentage.
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Britton was a two-year letterman under legendary head coach Shelby Metcalf after transferring from Potomac State Junior College in Keyser, West Virginia. In 1978-79, Britton averaged 10.2 points, while recording 124 assists, 109 rebounds and a .432 shooting percentage in 33 games for the Aggies.
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Following his career in Aggieland, he was drafted in the third round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
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For more information on Texas A&M men's basketball, follow @aggiembk on Twitter.
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2020 Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends
ALABAMA – Jerry Harper, 1953-56
ARKANSAS – Derek Hood, 1996-99
AUBURN – Layton Johns, 1960-63
FLORIDA – Chris Richard, 2003-07
GEORGIA – Rod Cole, 1987-91
KENTUCKY – Vernon Hatton, 1956-58
LSU – Collis Temple III, 1999-2003
OLE MISS – Eric Laird, 1982-85
MISSISSIPPI STATE – Jerry Jenkins, 1973-75
MISSOURI – Steve Stipanovich, 1979-83
SOUTH CAROLINA – Tre' Kelley, 2003-07
TENNESSEE – Lang Wiseman, 1989-93
TEXAS A&M – David Britton, 1978-1980
VANDERBILT – Butch Feher, 1973-76
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The group will be honored at the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament on March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. This marks the 22nd year of the SEC Basketball Legends program.
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Britton was the team's co-captain during the magical 1979-80 season in which the Aggies won the Southwest Conference with a 14-2 record and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen after defeating Bradley and North Carolina in the first and second rounds, respectively. Britton was one of three teammates named All-Southwest Conference after averaging 12 points per game, while recording 100 rebounds, 100 assists, and a .462 shooting percentage.
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Britton was a two-year letterman under legendary head coach Shelby Metcalf after transferring from Potomac State Junior College in Keyser, West Virginia. In 1978-79, Britton averaged 10.2 points, while recording 124 assists, 109 rebounds and a .432 shooting percentage in 33 games for the Aggies.
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Following his career in Aggieland, he was drafted in the third round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
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For more information on Texas A&M men's basketball, follow @aggiembk on Twitter.
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2020 Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends
ALABAMA – Jerry Harper, 1953-56
ARKANSAS – Derek Hood, 1996-99
AUBURN – Layton Johns, 1960-63
FLORIDA – Chris Richard, 2003-07
GEORGIA – Rod Cole, 1987-91
KENTUCKY – Vernon Hatton, 1956-58
LSU – Collis Temple III, 1999-2003
OLE MISS – Eric Laird, 1982-85
MISSISSIPPI STATE – Jerry Jenkins, 1973-75
MISSOURI – Steve Stipanovich, 1979-83
SOUTH CAROLINA – Tre' Kelley, 2003-07
TENNESSEE – Lang Wiseman, 1989-93
TEXAS A&M – David Britton, 1978-1980
VANDERBILT – Butch Feher, 1973-76
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