Kentucky’s Quickley, Louisville’s Nwora earn All-America recognition
Though the games have ended, the accolades keep mounting for Immanuel Quickley. On Friday, the University of Kentucky sophomore guard received honorable mention recognition when The Associated Press named its annual All-America teams.
Quickley made major strides in his second season as a Wildcat. As a freshman, he averaged 5.2 points and 18.5 minutes per game off the bench. This season, Quickley started 20 of 30 games and led UK in scoring at 16.1 points per game, averaging 32.9 minutes. He also averaged 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
Earlier this month, Quickley became the ninth player in program history to be named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year. A three-time SEC Player of the Week, Quickley was also named ESPN’s “Breakout Star” of 2020 and was a Third-Team All-America selection by CBS Sports and Bleacher Report. He scored double figures in each of UK’s final 20 games of the season.
Louisville’s Jordan Nwora was named to the AP All-America Third Team. The junior forward averaged 18.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game this season. He was the only Cardinal to average double-figure scoring.
Dayton star Obi Toppin was the lone unanimous All-American, receiving First Team votes from every member of the 65-person media panel. The 6-foot-9 sophomore is the only player in program history to earn All-America First Team honors after averaging 20.0 points and 7.5 rebounds and leading the third-ranked Flyers to their highest finish in the final AP Top 25 Poll.
AP All-Americans
(x-unanimous selection)
FIRST TEAM
x-Obi Toppin, Dayton
Luka Garza, Iowa
Markus Howard, Marquette
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
Payton Pritchard, Oregon
SECOND TEAM
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Malachi Flynn, San Diego State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Vernon Carey, Duke
THIRD TEAM
Filip Petrusev, Gonzaga
Jordan Nwora, Louisville
Jared Butler, Baylor
Tre Jones, Duke
Jalen Smith, Maryland
Honorable mention: Daniel Oturu, Minnesota; Immanuel Quickley, Kentucky; Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton; Saddiq Bey, Villanova; Mason Jones, Arkansas.
