Oscar Tshiebwe became an NCAA Consensus First-Team All-America selection on Thursday when he added his fourth major honor as a first-team pick by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Oscar Tshiebwe Named Consensus All-America First Team
Oscar Tshiebwe Earns First-Team All-America by Associated Press
Oscar Tshiebwe earned his second NCAA-recognized All-America honor on Tuesday when he was named to the Associated Press first team.
Tyler Ulis and Jamal Murray tabbed All-Americans by USA Today
Tyler Ulis and Jamal Murray have been recognized for their stellar regular seasons with All-America honors from USA Today Sports.
Willie Cauley-Stein named Kentucky’s 25th consensus First Team All-American
Willie Cauley-Stein became Kentucky’s 25th consensus First Team All-American on Monday after the AP and NABC each selected him as a first-teamer.
All-american Frank Ramsey calls UK the foundation for his life
Frank Ramsey pulled in a single championship title for UK. He beat that by six with the Boston Celtics in the NBA. While Ramsey’s amazing career with the Celtics may seem to overshadow his years at UK to fans outside Kentucky, he said his time in college prepared him for life. Ramsey, who currently lives…
Anthony Davis leads John R. Wooden Award All-American team
Kentucky’s Anthony Davis, Kansas’ Thomas Robinson and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger — all playing in this weekend’s Final Four — are on the John R. Wooden Award All-American Team, which was announced Monday. Joining them are Isaiah Cannan of Murray State, Jae Crowder of Marquette, Marcus Denmon of Missouri, Draymond Green of Michigan State, Kevin…
Anthony Davis named first team AP All-American
Joining Anthony Davis on the first team were Thomas Robinson of Kansas, Jared Sullinger of Ohio State, the first repeat All-America in three years, Draymond Green of Michigan State and Doug McDermott of Creighton. Davis received 63 first-team votes while Green, the lone senior on the team, got 53. Sullinger had 30, one more than…
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist earn coaches’ All-America honors
Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2012 Coaches’ Division I All-America teams as announced by the organization on Tuesday. Davis, a 6-foot-10, 222-pound freshman forward from Chicago, Ill., was a first team selection. He leads the country in blocks (166 and 4.6 per game)…
Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist named 2011-2012 USBWA All-Americans
Ten standout players representing seven conferences have been selected to the 2011-12 U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Team. The first team consists of five forwards, as the USBWA selects the nation’s top five players regardless of position. Ohio State sophomore Jared Sullinger, last season’s winner of the Wayman Tisdale Award as the National Freshman of…
A tribute to Kentucky legend Alex Groza
Alex John Groza was born October 7, 1926. He died January 21, 1995. He is Martins Ferry, Ohio, where he twice made all-state and scored a state-record 628 points as a senior in 1944. He was honorary captain of the All-Ohio high school team and had hoped to play for Ohio State University, where his…