Kris Murray voted consensus All-America
March 28th, 2023 by admin
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Iowa Hawkeyes forward Kris Murray (24) during a photo shoot at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA on Monday, September 13, 2021. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball junior Kris Murray is a consensus third team All-American, as a result of being voted to the third team on three of the four outlets used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams.
Murray was voted third team All-America by Sporting News, United States Basketball Writers Association, and the Associated Press.
Iowa has had a consensus All-American four of the last eight seasons, including four straight years. Jarrod Uthoff was a consensus second-team All-America in 2016; Luka Garza earned first-team distinction in 2020 and 2021, while Keegan Murray was recognized on the first team in 2022.
The 6-foot-8 forward was also a Naismith, Wooden and Lute Olson Award semifinalist, and is a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year.
Murray averaged a team-best 20.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per outing this season. He was the only Division I player to average 20+ points, 7+ rebounds, one block, and have made 65+ 3-pointers this season.
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native scored 30+ points four times this season, 25+ points nine times, and 20+ points 15 times.
Murray and the Hawkeyes finished the 2022-23 season 19-14 overall and tied for fifth place in the Big Ten standings with an 11-9 league record.