The 7’4” big man put together a season for the ages.
With the NCAA men’s basketball tournament officially tipping off on Tuesday, the greatest postseason event in sports gets underway. But before the action started, it was time to hand out some top individual honors in the form of the Associated Press All-America teams.
Purdue big man Zach Edey headlined the first-team selections after posting a dominant regular season. The 7’4” center averaged 22.3 points and 12.8 rebounds per game, winning Big Ten Player of the Year and guiding the Boilermakers to the conference’s regular-season and tournament championships.
Joining Edey on the first team was fellow Big Ten standout Trayce Jackson-Davis of Indiana, who also averaged a double-double with 20.8 points and 10.9 rebounds per game to go along with 4.1 assists and 2.7 blocks per game, leading the Hoosiers in all four categories.
Of the 15 players selected to the AP’s three All-America teams, 14 will be playing in the NCAA tournament. Check out the full list of honorees below.
AP All-America first team
- Zach Edey, center, Purdue
- Trayce Jackson-Davis, forward, Indiana
- Brandon Miller, forward, Alabama
- Marcus Sasser, guard, Houston
- Jalen Wilson, forward, Kansas
AP All-America second team
- Jaime Jaquez Jr., guard, UCLA
- Jalen Pickett, guard, Penn State
- Drew Timme, forward, Gonzaga
- Oscar Tshiebwe, forward, Kentucky
- Azuolas Tubelis, forward, Arizona
AP All-America third team
- Armando Bacot, forward, North Carolina
- Keyontae Johnson, forward, Kansas State
- Tyler Kolek, guard, Marquette
- Kris Murray, forward, Iowa
- Markquis Nowell, guard, Kansas State
