Wiggins Named NABC All-America Second Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins was named to the 2014 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America Second Team, the NABC announced Tuesday.
 
Wiggins set the Kansas freshman single-season scoring record with 597 points, surpassing the 589 points by Ben McLemore set in 2012-13. The Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, guard, Wiggins had 11 games of 20 or more points during the 2013-14 season, including a KU freshman record 41 at West Virginia (3/8). Wiggins led Kansas in steals with 41 and tied for the team high in three-pointers made with 43. His 5.9 rebound average was third-best on the team and his 34 blocked shots were second-most for the Jayhawks.
 
Besides his 597 points, other Kansas freshman season records Wiggins set include: scoring average (17.1), field goals attempted (422), free throws made (176) and free throws attempted (227).
 
Historically, Wiggins’ selection to the NABC All-America team marks the 34th time a Jayhawk has been named to the NABC All-America Team (list below). Since 2007, Kansas has had at least one player named to one of the three NABC All-America teams every year. In 2012-13 McLemore was named second team and Jeff Withey third team All-America by the NABC.
 
Kansas went 25-10 in 2013-14 and won its 10th-straight, 14th Big 12 and NCAA-leading 57th conference regular-season title with a 14-4 league record.
 
For a complete list of the 2014 NABC All-America teams, go to: http://www.nabc.org/awards/all_america/division_I/2014_NABC_Coaches-_Division_I_All-America_team_release.pdf.
 
Wiggins Awards (2013-14)
•        NABC All-America Second Team
•        USBWA All-America Freshman Team
•        Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
•        NABC All-District 8 First Team
•        USBWA All-America Second Team
•        SI.com All-America Second Team
•        USBWA All-District VI
•        Sporting News All-America Second Team
•        Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (3.9.14)
•        Big 12 Freshman of the Year (Big 12, AP)
•        All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous selection, Big 12, AP)
•        Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
•        Wooden Award Final Ballot (1 of 15)
•        Wayman Tisdale Award Finalist by USBWA (1 of 6)
•        Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist List by USBWA (1 of 15)
•        Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year Candidate (1 of 30)
•        Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week (1.28.14)
•        Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (1.27.14)
•        Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (11.18.13)
 
Kansas NABC All-Americans
Year – Name (team)
1951-Clyde Lovellette (1)
1952-Clyde Lovellette (1)
1957-Wilt Chamberlain (1)
1958-Wilt Chamberlain (1)
1961-Wayne Hightower (3)
1966-Walt Wesley (2)
1967-Walt Wesley (1)
1968-Jo Jo White (2)
1969-Jo Jo White (2)
1971-Dave Robisch (3)
1986-Danny Manning (2)
1987-Danny Manning (1)
1988-Danny Manning (1)
1990-Mark Randall (3)
1996-Jacque Vaughn (2)
1997-Raef LaFrentz (1), Jacque Vaughn (2)
1998-Raef LaFrentz (1), Paul Pierce (1)
2002-Drew Gooden (1), Kirk Hinrich (3)
2003-Nick Collison (1), Kirk Hinrich (3)
2005-Wayne Simien (1)
2007-Julian Wright (3)
2008-Brandon Rush (3)
2009-Sherron Collins (2)
2010-Sherron Collins (1), Cole Aldrich (2)
2011-Marcus Morris (2)
2012-Thomas Robinson (1)
2013-Ben McLemore (2), Jeff Withey (3)
2014-Andrew Wiggins (2)
 
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