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MBB's Wiltjer, Sabonis AP All-America Honorable Mention

March 29, 2016

SPOKANE, Wash. - Senior Kyle Wiltjer and forward Domantas Sabonis were named to the Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention list, the AP announced on Tuesday.

Wiltjer, who was named an AP Third Team All-American last season, Sabonis helped lead Gonzaga to its seventh Sweet 16, WCC regular season and tournament titles and a 28-8 overall record.

Wiltjer led the team with 20.4 point per game and his 736 total points this season is the fourth-highest single-season point total in Gonzaga history. He also led the team with 90 three-pointers, tied for sixth all-time at Gonzaga, and was second on the team in rebounding at 6.3 per game. In two years at Gonzaga, he scored 1,374 points, which ranks in the schools top 20 all-time. Wiltjer also earned All-WCC First Team and NABC All-District First Team honors.

Sabonis, who also earned All-WCC First Team and NABC All-District First Team honors, ranks second on the team at 17.6 points per game and leads the WCC with 11.8 rebounds per game (No. 6 nationally) and 23 double-doubles (No. 5 nationally). He's second in the league with a .611 field goal percentage. Sabonis has scored in double figures 32 times and had 20-plus in 12 of those contests. His 426 rebounds on the season ranks as the highest single-season total at Gonzaga in the Division I era (1958-present) and the third-highest ever.

In addition, Sabonis was also named a CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honoree as well as a CoSIDA Academic All-District first-teamer and a WCC All-Academic first-teamer.

According to the Associated Press, voting was done before the NCAA Tournament.

AP ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

First Team

Denzel Valentine, Michigan State
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
Brice Johnson, North Carolina
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia

Second Team

Jakob Poeltl, Utah
Ben Simmons, LSU
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Kris Dunn, Providence
Georges Niang, Iowa State

Third Team

Grayson Allen, Duke
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa
Kay Felder, Oakland
Jamal Murray, Kentucky

Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order)

Ryan Anderson, Arizona; Anthony "Cat" Barber, N.C. State; DeAndre' Bembry, Saint Joseph's; Ben Bentil, Providence; Trevon Bluiett, Xavier; Joel Bolomboy, Weber State; Evan Bradds, Belmont; Dillon Brooks, Oregon; Cane Broome, Sacred Heart; John Brown, High Point; Antonio Campbell, Ohio; Kyle Collinsworth, BYU; Stephen Croone, Furman; James Daniel III, Howard; Juan'ya Green, Hofstra; Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern; Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech; A.J. Hammons, Purdue; Marvelle Harris, Fresno State; Josh Hart, Villanova; Danuel House, Texas A&M; Brandon Ingram, Duke; Stefan Jankovic, Hawaii; Tim Kempton, Lehigh; Max Landis, IPFW; Shawn Long, Louisiana-Lafayette; Dallas Moore, North Florida; Nic Moore, SMU; Gary Payton II, Oregon State; Alec Peters, Valparaiso; Justin Robinson, Monmouth (N.J.); Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga; Justin Sears, Yale; Pascal Siakam, New Mexico State; Melo Trimble, Maryland; Fred VanVleet, Wichita State; Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin; Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall; Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga.

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Players Mentioned

Domantas Sabonis

#11 Domantas Sabonis

Forward
6' 10"
Freshman
Kyle Wiltjer

#33 Kyle Wiltjer

Forward
6' 10"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Domantas Sabonis

#11 Domantas Sabonis

6' 10"
Freshman
Forward
Kyle Wiltjer

#33 Kyle Wiltjer

6' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Forward