Kansas redshirt-junior Jalen Wilson has been named to the Associated Press All-America First Team, the AP announced Tuesday.
The AP and The Sporting News are two of the four outlets that make up the collaboration of the NCAA Consensus All-America teams, and Wilson already has earned a first-team nod by both outlets.
KU’s most recent first team All-American was Ochai Agbaji, who went on to be a consensus first team All-American last season. Wilson is the sixth KU player in the Bill Self era named to the Associated Press All-America first team, joining Agbaji, Devonte’ Graham (2018), Frank Mason III (2017), Thomas Robinson (2012) and Wayne Simien (2005). KU has had a player named AP All-America first, second, third or honorable mention team 20 times in Self’s 20 seasons in charge.
The unanimous Big 12 Player of the Year and all-Big 12 first team selection, Wilson leads the Big 12 in scoring at 20.1 points per game, which is 26th nationally. Wilson had two 30-point performances and 20 games of 20 or more points scored this season, including each of his last five games. The Denton, Texas, forward also leads the Big 12 with 8.4 rebounds per game and 22 double-doubles.
Listed on nearly every national player of the year watch list, Wilson ranks tied for 27th on the Kansas career scoring list, currently at 1,435 points, and his 791 career rebounds are 14th on the KU list. Wilson’s 28 career double-doubles are ninth on the KU all-time list.
Joining Wilson on the 2023 AP All-America First Team is Zach Edey (Purdue), Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana), Marcus Sasser (Houston) and Brandon Miller (Alabama).
Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait had a vote in this year’s AP All-American selection and his ballot is listed below.
First Team:
Zach Edey, Purdue
Jalen Wilson, Kansas
Brandon Miller, Alabama
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Jaime Jacquez Jr., UCLA
Second Team:
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Marcus Sasser, Houston
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Third Team:
Souley Boum, Xavier
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Jalen Pickett, Penn State
Isaiah Wong, Miami, Fla.
Kris Murray, Iowa
Nick Krug
