IOWA CITY, Iowa — The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) announced its first-team All-America team on Monday, which included University of Iowa junior Luka Garza.

Garza becomes the first Hawkeye in program history to be voted to the first team since 1957, the first year that the USBWA recognized All-Americans. Former Hawkeye Jarrod Uthoff was a second team honoree by the USBWA in 2016.

The USBWA is one of four outlets used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams (AP, National Association of Basketball Coaches, USBWA, and Sporting News). Garza was named to the first-team All-America squad by Sporting News and Associated Press in recent weeks with the NABC expected to make their announcement later this week. Garza looks to join former Hawkeyes Murray Wier (1948) and Charles Darling (1952) as consensus first team All-Americans.

Five major news outlets have already named Garza as its national player of the year: Sporting News, Basketball Times, Stadium, Bleacher Report, and ESPN. Garza is the first Iowa men’s basketball player to earn national player of the year distinction. Additionally, Garza has been named first team All-America by every major news outlet.

2020 USBWA All-America Teams

First Team
Udoka Azubuike, C, Kansas, Sr.
Luka Garza, C, Iowa, Jr.
Markus Howard, G, Marquette, Sr.
Myles Powell, G, Seton Hall, Sr.
Obi Tobbin, F, Dayton, So.

Second Team
Vernon Carey Jr., C, Duke, Fr.
Devon Dotson, G, Kansas, So.
Malachi Flynn, G, San Diego State, Jr.
Payton Pritchard, G, Oregon, Sr.
Cassius Winston, G, Michigan State, Sr.

Third Team
Jared Butler, G, Baylor, So.
Tre Jones, G, Duke, So.
Jordan Nwora, F, Louisville, jr.
Filip Petrusev, F, Gonzaga, So.
Jalen Smith, F, Maryland, So.