Luka Garza of Iowa is The Associated Press men’s college basketball player of the year. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound senior received 50 of 63 votes from a national media panel.
The Associated Press has released its men's All-America team and it is dominated by Gonzaga and Baylor. Both teams were atop the rankings most of the season.
The game of the weekend in the Big Ten, and nation, pits No. 3 Iowa against top-ranked Gonzaga of the West Coast Conference. Iowa’s Luka Garza will go against Drew Timme is the matchup.
Obi Toppin of Dayton won the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s outstanding college basketball player also earned positional awards from the Basketball Hall of Fame.