Purdue big man Zach Edey is an unanimous AP first-team All-American for the second straight season. See who joined him on this year's first team.
For the second straight year, Purdue's Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for The Associated Press men's college basketball All-America team.Tennessee's Dalton Knecht and North Carolina's RJ Davis joined Edey in a clear top trio. Knecht was a first-team pick on 56 ballots, Davis on 55 and both appeared among the top 10 players on every ballot.Edey leads the country in scoring at 24.4 points and ranks third in rebounding .
“His journey is one that you kind of read about, like fairy-tale type deals,” Vols associate head coach Justin Gainey said. “Just to see him get to this point and achieve what he's achieved, it's amazing. But it goes to his hard work, his work ethic, his mindset, his confidence and belief in himself.”
“RJ has been our closer, and in it's a huge luxury to know you can put the ball in our guard's hands and he'll either make the right shot or make the right play,” big man Armando Bacot said of Davis during the ACC Tournament. Alabama’s Mark Sears joined Kolek in the backcourt of that second quintet, which boasts an imposing front line with Dayton's DaRon Holmes II ,San Diego State's Jaedon LeDee led the third-team selections, joined by Auburn's Johni Broome, Pac-12 player of the year Caleb Love of Arizona and Creighton's Baylor Scheierman.
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