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Skylar Mays of LSU Leads 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team
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Skylar Mays
AUSTIN, Texas – Louisiana State University senior guard
Skylar Mays headlines the 2019-20 Academic All-America® Division I men’s basketball teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Monday.
Mays has been named the 2019-20 Academic All-America® of the Year for NCAA Division I men’s basketball.
Mays, a kinesiology major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earns Academic All-America® of the Year honors after being named to the Academic All-America® First Team in 2018-19 and earning second team honors in 2017-18. He boasts a 3.93 GPA and was named to the All-SEC Second Team last season. He was also named the 2019 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year. This season, Mays is a top-10 finalist for the Jerry West Award as of one the nation’s top shooting guard. He leads the Tigers scoring 16.6 points per game and is second on the team in assists, averaging 3.0 per game. Mays is the only player in LSU history to accumulate 1,500 points, 400 rebounds, 300 assists, and 200 steals.
Three of the 15 members of the Academic All-America® Division I Men’s Basketball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA, all of which are graduate students. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.93, with the entire men’s team holding a collective average GPA of 3.78
Four others join Mays as repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division I men’s basketball teams from 2018-19 –
Amidou Bamba (Charlotte),
Brooks DeBisschop (Northern Arizona University),
James Foye (Dartmouth College), and
Matt Pile (University of Nebraska Omaha).
2019-20 Academic All-America® Men's Basketball Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Brooks DeBisschop (3) |
Northern Arizona University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Finance |
| Christian Lutete |
UMass Lowell |
Gr. |
3.79/4.00 |
Economics (UG) / Peace & Conflict Studies (G) |
| Skylar Mays (1)(#) |
Louisiana State University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Kinesiology / Human Movement |
| Mason Peatling |
Eastern Washington University |
Gr. |
3.89/4.00 |
Finance (UG) / Business Administration (G) |
| Matt Pile (3) |
University of Nebraska Omaha |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Chemistry |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Jimmy Boeheim |
Cornell University |
Jr. |
3.76 |
Applied Economics & Management |
| Djordje Dimitrijevic |
Mercer University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Computer Science |
| James Foye (2) |
Dartmouth College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Economics |
| Sam Merrill |
Utah State University |
Sr. |
3.39 |
Business Administration |
| Jordan Nwora |
University of Louisville |
Jr. |
3.4 |
Exercise Science |
| Xavier Tillman |
Michigan State University |
Jr. |
3.63 |
Communication |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Amidou Bamba (3) |
Charlotte |
Gr. |
3.98/4.00 |
MBA |
| Trent Forrest |
Florida State University |
Gr. |
3.43 |
Sport Management (UG) / Sport Management (G) |
| TJ Haws |
Brigham Young University |
Sr. |
3.46 |
Finance |
| Davide Moretti |
Texas Tech University |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Human Science |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Skylar Mays, Louisiana State University
(1) – 2018-19 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2018-19 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2018-19 3rd team Academic All-America®
($) – 2017-18 2nd team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Brian Alden, University of Louisville | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brian.alden@louisville.edu | (502) 852-3088