Alabama’s Brandon Miller Wins SEC Player Of Year Despite Connection To Murder Case

Brandon Miller simply acquired prime honors in his convention — regardless of his connection to a homicide case — with the Alabama Crimson Tide star being named Player of the Year.

The Southeastern Conference unveiled the winners of the lads’s basketball postseason awards on Monday … that are chosen by the 14 head coaches.

The Tide ahead — who leads the SEC this season with 19.6 factors per recreation — acquired two of the awards: Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year … weeks after Miller’s identify was talked about in a murder case.

As we previously reported, regulation enforcement testified that Miller was the one who introduced his former teammate, Darius Miles, the gun that killed 23-year-old Jamea Harris. The mom of 1 was gunned down on Jan. 15 in Tuscaloosa.

Miles’ pal, Michael Davis, is the alleged shooter.

Both Miles and Davis are dealing with capital homicide prices … however Miller is not in any hassle with the regulation or his college.

This, in fact, has upset some faculty hoops followers … who recently chanted “lock him up” on the Bama-South Carolina recreation final month.

The sufferer’s mother and father are additionally furious the college continued to let him play regardless of the allegations.

“He took a brief pause and it didn’t stop. It’s like, OK, slap on the wrist and go play ball,” Harris’ mom, DeCarla Cotton, instructed USA Today.

“They’re worried about his career, but what about this 5-year-old boy (Harris’ son, Kaine). He’s the true victim in all this. He won’t have a mother anymore to influence his growing up and who he’s going to be.”