Gonzaga places trio on Wooden All-American Team, Illinois puts two

Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert, Jalen Suggs and Drew Timme have been named to the 2021 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Friday.

Gonzaga becomes the first school in the Award’s history to have three players named to the ten-man Wooden Award All American Team. Kispert was named a finalist for the 2021 John R. Wooden Award Men’s Player of the Year.

Illinois placed two on the list in Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn, and Dosunmu is also a finalist, along with Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham, Baylor’s Jared Butler and Iowa’s Luka Garza.

The ten-player team also includes Hunter Dickinson (Michigan) and Evan Mobley (USC).

The 45ᵗʰ annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award to the men’s and women’s most outstanding college basketball player will take place on SportsCenter on ESPN on April 6.

Wooden Award 2020-21 Men’s All-American Team

Name	School	Conference	Height	Class	Position
Jared Butler*	Baylor	Big 12	6-3	Jr.	G
Kofi Cockburn	Illinois	Big Ten	7-0	Soph	C
Cade Cunningham*	Oklahoma State	Big 12	6-8	Fr.	G
Hunter Dickinson	Michigan	Big Ten	7-1	Fr.	C
Ayo Dosunmu*	Illinois	Big Ten	6-5	Jr.	G
Luka Garza*	Iowa	Big Ten	6-11	Sr.	C
Corey Kispert*	Gonzaga	WCC	6-7	Sr.	F
Evan Mobley	USC	Pac-12	7-0	Fr.	F
Jalen Suggs	Gonzaga	WCC	6-4	Fr.	G
Drew Timme	Gonzaga	WCC	6-10	Soph	F

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