JARED BUTLER BAYLOR 2021 FULL
While the first team was full of upperclassmen, the second team belonged to college basketball’s youth. So having a group of guys like that, with the coach we have and staff we have, that’s what I want to surround myself with.” “Oklahoma State, last year wasn’t the year that they were proud of,” Cunningham said, “but I know there’s a bunch of guys that wanted to win and were going to do everything that it took to win. The calm freshman forward helped engineer an upset of Baylor in the Big 12 tourney and will lead the fourth-seeded Cowboys into the NCAA Tournament. Joining those veterans - seniors Garza and Kispert, juniors Butler and Dosunmu - is Cunningham, the favorite to be chosen first overall in the NBA draft. The two-time All-Big Ten guard led them to the conference tournament title last weekend and a No. Like the Hawkeyes, the Fighting Illini had never had a first-team pick until Dosunmu came along. “So I just have been really impressed with his relentlessness to continue to improve and to handle anything that comes his way.” The more tape that’s on him, the tougher that gets for him,” Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery said. “He’s the focal point of every defense every time we take the floor. 55 jersey retired at the end of the season. In fact, he’s been so dominant that the school’s career scoring leader will have his No. So is Garza, the brilliant big man from Iowa, who came up two votes of being a unanimous choice last season. “It’s all been because of the work, the time he’s put in, and his growth physically and mentally. He’s a poster child for the term student-athlete, great student, great ambassador for the program, our school and college athletics in general,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. He joined Dan Dickau, Adam Morrison and Kelly Olynyk as first-team All-Americans from Gonzaga. 1 overall seed, along with helping the Bulldogs finish a perfect regular season. Kispert also withdrew from the draft and also led his team to a No. “I wouldn’t be here without my teammates just playing with me and giving me confidence. “These awards are just team awards,” said Butler, who withdrew from the NBA draft to return for his junior year. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament, has had a first-team All-American. It is the first time Baylor, which earned a No. “Thinking about me as a freshman coming to Baylor and not knowing what I’m getting myself into, having no expectations for how well I’m going to be or how good I’m going to be - it means a lot to come full circle,” said Butler, the Big 12 player of the year and a third-team All-American last season. The Bears had Davion Mitchell on the third team and MaCio Teague as an honorable mention. The Bulldogs also landed big man Drew Timme and freshman sensation Jalen Suggs on the second team while Joel Ayayi was an honorable mention pick. Kispert and Butler had plenty of company, though.
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