Wildcats Earn AP All-American, NABC All-District Accolades

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona sophomore Bennedict Mathurin was named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press on Tuesday, his third such all-American honor this season. Additionally, three Wildcats and head coach Tommy Lloyd were part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) all-district honors that were released.
 
Lloyd was named the District 19 Coach of the Year while Mathurin and Tubelis were part of the first team and Christian Koloko was named to the second team.
 
Associated Press All-American Teams
 
First Team
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Keegan Murray, Iowa
 
Second Team
Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona
Jabari Smith, Auburn
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Jaden Ivey, Purdue
Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga
 
Third Team
Paolo Banchero, Duke
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Walker Kessler, Auburn
James Akinjo, Baylor
JD Notae, Arkansas
 
NABC All-District Teams
 
District 19
First Team
Johnny Juzang - UCLA
Bennedict Mathurin - Arizona
Isaiah Mobley - USC
Will Richardson - Oregon
Azuolas Tubelis - Arizona
 
Second Team
Terrell Brown Jr. - Washington
Tyger Campbell - UCLA
Jaime Jaquez Jr. - UCLA
Christian Koloko - Arizona
Jabari Walker - Colorado
 
Coach of the Year: Tommy Lloyd - Arizona