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College basketball: 5 B1G players named to Sporting News All-America teams
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Five B1G players have been named to the Sporting News All-America teams following the 2020-21 college basketball season. The publication released its selections on Tuesday morning.
Two landed first-team honors, two more were named to the second-team and one earned a spot on the third-team. Here’s a look at the selections for the Sporting News All-America teams (B1G players in bold):
FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
- Luka Garza, Iowa
- Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
- Jared Butler, Baylor
- Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
- Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
- Drew Timme, Gonzaga
- Evan Mobley, USC
- Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
- Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
- Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICA
- Quentin Grimes, Houston
- Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
- Herbert Jones, Alabama
- Davion Mitchell, Baylor
- Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova
Also on Tuesday, Sporting News revealed its selections for Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Two of those awards went to the B1G, as well.
Iowa’s Luka Garza was named the Sporting News Player of the Year while Michigan’s Juwan Howard receiving Sporting News Coach of the Year honors. Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham was the Freshman of the Year.
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