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Niang, Uthoff earn NABC All-America Honors

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March 28th, 2016 by admin

The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their All-America Honorees on Monday and Iowa State Senior Georges Niang and Iowa Senior Jarrod Uthoff were both honored.  Niang was named to the Second Team after being a Third Team selection his Junior season.  Niang finished his senior season averaging 20.5 points per game and also averaged a career-high 6.2 rebounds and shot 54.6 percent from the floor, 39.2 percent from 3-point range and 80.7 percent from the free-throw line.  Niang scored in double figures in all 35 games, posting 17 games with 20 or more points and four games with 30 or more.

Niang was also named to NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament team. He averaged 28.7 points and shot 54.1% on FGs & 47.1% on threes in 3 games.

Uthoff was named a Third Team selection after ranking second in the Big Ten in scoring (18.9), first in blocked shots (2.6), and tied for 13th in rebounding (6.3). The forward ranks 19th in Iowa career scoring (1,298) and fourth in blocked shots (177). Uthoff scored in double figures in all but one game this season, including netting 20 points or more a team-best 16 times.

NABC All-America First Team
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Brice Johnson, North Carolina
Ben Simmons, LSU
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State

NABC All-America Second Team
Kris Dunn, Providence
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Jakob Poeltl, Utah
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky

NABC All-America Third Team
Grayson Allen, Duke
Kay Felder, Oakland
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Josh Hart, Villanova
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa