BTN.com staff, March 30, 2015
Two Big Ten players were named to the 2014-15 AP All-America team, it was announced Monday morning.
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Big Ten Player of the Year Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin) headlines the team as the lone unanimous selection, while Big Ten Freshman of the Year D'Angelo Russell (Ohio State) is one of two freshmen to earn honors.
Kaminsky averaged 18.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.5 blocks, while shooting 55.3 percent; Russell went for 19.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists each night.
Duke's Jahlil Okafor, who received all but one first-team vote, Kentucky's Willie Cauley-Stein and Notre Dame's Jerian Grant round out the team.
The voting was done by the same 65-member media panel that selects the weekly Top 25.
Two #B1G Final Four teams. Two B1G AP All-America first-teamers. Congrats to Frank & D'Angelo! http://t.co/4UC7kIw45A pic.twitter.com/QN0P9wPiDM
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) March 30, 2015
AP 1st team All-Americans
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 30, 2015
Frank Kaminsky
Jahlil Okafor
Jerian Grant
Willie Cauley-Stein
D'Angelo Russell pic.twitter.com/U7VmyQMrjF
