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AP All-America Team: Luka Garza receives first-team honors, 3 total B1G players get honors
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Three B1G basketball players have been named to the Associated Press All-America Teams. The AP released the selections on Friday afternoon from the 2019-20 season.
Iowa center Luka Garza was the lone B1G player to receive first-team honors, following an outstanding season with the Hawkeyes. Garza averaged 23.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game. He finished the season with 15 double-doubles while leading the Hawkeyes to a 20-11 record on the year.
Michigan State guard Cassius Winston was a second-team All-American after helping the Spartans claim a share of the B1G title for a third-straight season. Winston averaged 18.6 points, 5.9 assists and 2.5 rebounds per contest. He also shot nearly 45 percent from the floor.
Maryland’s Jalen Smith received third-team honors after finishing the year with a double-double average. Smith was a catalyst in the Terrapins winning a share of the B1G regular season title, averaging 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. He totaled 21 double-doubles on the year.
Below is the AP’s complete list of All-America teams:
First Team
- Payton Pritchard, Oregon
- Markus Howard, Marquette
- Myles Powell, Seton Hall
- Obi Toppin, Dayton
- Luka Garza, Iowa
Second Team
- Devon Dotson, Kansas
- Cassius Winston, Michigan State
- Malachi Flynn, San Diego State
- Vernon Carey, Duke
- Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Third Team
- Tre Jones, Duke
- Jared Butler, Baylor
- Jordan Nwora, Louisville
- Jalen Smith, Maryland
- Filip Petrusev, Gonzaga
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB