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Denmon named 2nd team All-American by Sporting News, and finalist for Wooden Award

March 6, 2012 By Bill Pollock

Marcus Denmon. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Missouri senior Marcus Denmon has been named a second team All-American by Sporting News. Denmon ranks second in the Big 12, averaging 18 points per game, tied for fifth in shooting percentage at 46.8% and third at the free throw line hitting 88%.

The first team consisted of SN’s National Player of the Year Anthony Davis (Kentucky), and also includes Draymond Green (Michigan State), Isaiah Canaan (Murray State), Thomas Robinson (Kansas) and Jared Sullinger (Ohio State).

Denmon was honored on the second team along with Marquette’s Jae Crowder, Creighton’s Doug McDermott, Kentucky’s Michael Kidd-Gichrist and North Carolina’s Tyler Zeller.

Denmon is also one of 15 finalists for the John Wooden Award. 

Name
 
Ht.
Yr.
Pos.
University
Conference
Isaiah
Canaan
6-0
Jr.
G
Murray State
Ohio Valley
Jae
Crowder
6-6
Sr.
F
Marquette
Big East
Anthony
Davis
6-10
Fr.
F
Kentucky
SEC
Marcus
Denmon
6-3
Sr.
G
Missouri
Big 12
Draymond
Green
6-7
Sr.
F
Michigan State
Big Ten
Kevin
Jones
6-8
Sr.
F
West Virginia
Big East
Kris
Joseph
6-7
Sr.
F
Syracuse
Big East
Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist
6-7
Fr.
F
Kentucky
SEC
Damian
Lillard
6-3
Jr.
G
Weber State
Big Sky
Scott
Machado
6-1
Sr.
G
Iona
MAAC
Doug
McDermott
6-7
So.
F
Creighton
Missouri Valley
Austin
Rivers
6-4
Fr.
G
Duke
ACC
Thomas
Robinson
6-10
Jr.
F
Kansas
Big 12
Jared
Sullinger*
6-9
So.
F
Ohio State
Big Ten
Tyler
Zeller
7-0
Sr.
F
North Carolina
ACC

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