The awards and accolades keep rolling in for Iowa Hawkeyes basketball star Keegan Murray, but this one has to feel especially good.
Murray was named first-team All-America by The Associated Press on Tuesday, earning his place on a list that is widely regarded as the gold standard for the nation’s top college players.
Murray, who ranks fourth in the nation in scoring at 23.6 points per game, recently was named Most Outstanding Player of the Big Ten tournament. Murray also leads the Hawkeyes with 8.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game. The Hawkeyes won four games in four days in Indianapolis and captured the tournament championship with an upset win over Purdue on Sunday.
Murray recently was named first-team All-Big Ten and received All-America nods from two media outlets. He was a six-time winner of the Big Ten’s Player of the Week honor this season. Additionally, ESPN ranks Murray as the best player in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Iowa is a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes open play Thursday at 2:10 p.m. CDT against No. 12 seed Richmond in Buffalo, New York.
Two other Big Ten players were named to the All-America first team by the AP: Illinois center Kofi Cockburn and Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis. Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji and Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe round out the first team.
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