SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga's
Chet Holmgren and
Drew Timme were named Second Team Associated Press All-American the outlet announced Tuesday.
Timme led the AP second team for the second straight year and was joined by his freshman teammate Holmgren. Jaden Ivey of Purdue, Jabari Smith of Auburn and Benedict Mathurin of Arizona rounded out the second team.
Holmgren tied the West Coast Conference record averaging 3.7 blocks per league game, matching Hondre Brewer's mark in 2002. Holmgren is fourth in the nation with 104 blocks and fourth averaging 3.59 blocks per game. His 104 blocked shots are the third-most in a single season in WCC history. Former GU player Brandon Clarke owns the record at 117. Holmgren ranks sixth for most blocks in a career in program history. The Minneapolis native has more blocks (104) than missed shots from the field (98) so far this season. Holmgren leads the conference grabbing 9.6 rebounds per game, which is 22nd in the country. He is eighth in the nation pulling down 7.93 defensive boards per outing. Holmgren is ninth in the WCC averaging 14.2 points per game. He is ninth in the country shooting 61 percent from the field, which leads the WCC. The freshman is fourth in the nation making 73.4 percent inside-the-arc. Holmgren was named the WCC Newcomer and Defensive Player of the Year and is a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award.
Timme, a Preseason All-American and the 2022 West Coast Conference Player of the Year was named First Team All-Conference the last two seasons, after being named All-Freshman in 2019-20. He is second in the West Coast Conference averaging 17.5 points per game, and first scoring 18.5 points per WCC outing. The junior is third in the conference shooting 58.8 percent from the field, which ranks 14th in the nation. He is 10th in the WCC grabbing 6.3 rebounds per game, and seventh blocking 0.86 shots per game. Timme won the Karl Malone Award last season and is a finalist for this season's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. He boasts a record of 86-6 (.935) in his Gonzaga appearances, going 43-2 (.956) in conference play.
Associated Press All-America First Team
Keegan Murray, Iowa
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
Associated Press All-America Second Team
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga
Jaden Ivey, Purdue
Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona
Jabari Smith Jr., Auburn
Associated Press All-America Third Team
Paolo Banchero, Duke
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
Walker Kessler, Auburn
James Akinjo, Baylor
JD Notae, Arkansas
Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention
David Roddy, Colorado State
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Johnny Juzang, UCLA
Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
Tari Eason, LSU
Zach Edey, Purdue
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers
