Sullinger Named 2012 Sporting News All-American – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/6/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 6, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Ohio State sophomore forward Jared Sullinger has been named a 2012 First Team All-American by the Sporting News, the publication announced today.
Sullinger was the magazine’s 2011 Freshman of the Year and a member of its First Team All-America squad a season ago as well.
Ohio State claimed a share of the 2012 Big Ten Regular Season Championship with its win at No. 5 Michigan State Sunday. The Buckeyes (25-6) are the No. 3 seed in the 2012 Big Ten Tournament and will play either No. 6-seed Purdue or No. 11-seed Nebraska at about 9 p.m. Friday in Indianapolis.
2012 Sporting News All-American Teams
First team All-Americans
Bill Self, Kansas University– Coach of the Year
F Anthony Davis, 6-10, Fr., Kentucky– Player of the Year
G Isaiah Canaan, 6-0, Jr., Murray State
C Jared Sullinger, 6-9, Soph., Ohio State
F Thomas Robinson, 6-10, Jr., Kansas
F Draymond Green, 6-7, Sr., Michigan State
Second team All-Americans
G Marcus Denmon, 6-3, Sr., Missouri
F Jae Crowder, 6-6, Sr., Marquette
F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, 6-7, Fr., Kentucky
F Doug McDermott, 6-7, Soph., Creighton
C Tyler Zeller, 7-0, Sr., North Carolina
Third team All-Americans
G John Jenkins, 6-4, Jr., Vanderbilt
G Tyshawn Taylor, 6-3, Sr., Kansas
F Harrison Barnes, 6-8, Soph., North Carolina
F Kevin Jones, 6-8, Sr., West Virginia
F Mike Scott, 6-8, Sr., Virginia
Noting Sullinger in 2012
? Has started 65 of 66 career games played, including 28 this season … Averaging team-high 16.9 points, 9.3 rebounds
? Has 31 career double-doubles, including 13 this year, the last at Michigan State with 14 points and 10 rebounds …Career total is 10th all-time
? Became 48th OSU player to reach 1,000 career points at Wisconsin (2/4/12), doing so in 58 games – the fifth-fastest of any Buckeye … Now has 1,125 career points (37th all-time at Ohio State)
? Has scored in double-digits in 60 of 64 career contests and all but three this season … Scored 20+ points 19 times (nine this season)
? Named Big Ten Player of the Week March 5 after averaging 18.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists to lead Ohio State to road wins over Northwestern and No. 5/5 Michigan State and a share of the Big Ten Championship … seventh career POW honor and third this season
? Sat out two games vs. Texas-Pan American (12/3/11) and Kansas (12/10/11) with back spasms, but returned vs. USC-Upstate (12/14/10), coming off the bench
CAREER HONORS
? 2012 Sporting News First Team All-American
? 2012 First Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
? 2011-12 Naismith Award Finalist
? 2011-12 Wooden Award Midseason Top 25
? 2012 Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List
? 2011-12 Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 9, Feb. 6, March 5)
? 2011-12 Preseason National Player of the Year (CBSSports.com, USBWA)
? 2011-12 Preseason All-American (Associated Press, Sporting News, CBSSports.com, Blue Ribbon, Basketball Times, USBWA, ESPN.com)
? 2011-12 Preseason All-Big Ten
? 2011 Naismith Award Finalist
? 2011 Wooden Award Finalist
? 2011 Sporting News First Team All-American/Freshman of the Year
? 2011 USBWA First Team All-America
? 2011 Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year
? 2011 Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player
? 2011 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
? 2011 NABC District 7 First Team
? 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
? 2010-11 Big Ten Freshman of the Week
(Nov. 15, Nov. 22, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Dec. 20, Dec. 27, Jan. 3,
Jan. 10, Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb. 7)
? 2010-11 Big Ten Player of the Week
(Nov. 22, Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Jan. 24)
