KU’s Ochai Agbaji honored by USBWA, making him a consensus first-team All-American
Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji is a consensus first-team All-American.
The 6-foot-5 senior guard from Kansas City on Thursday was chosen first-team All-America by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Having earned first-team mention by the USBWA, NABC, Associated Press and The Sporting News, Agbaji will be a consensus All-America first teamer, as those groups make up the consensus All-America teams recognized by the NCAA.
Agbaji is KU’s 31st consensus All-America first-team selection and the first since Devonte’ Graham in 2018.
Others on the USBWA All-America first team: Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Keegan Murray (Iowa) and Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky).
Agbaji is the 18th USBWA All-America first team selection from KU. Wilt Chamberlain was the first (1957 and 1958); Udoka Azubuike is the most recent (2020).
Agbaji is a Naismith player of the year semifinalist and is on the Wooden Award ballot. He was recognized as the Big 12 player of the year and most outstanding player of the Big 12 Tournament.
He’s averaging 19.7 points per game for KU, which will open the NCAA Tournament against Texas Southern at 8:57 p.m. Thursday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The contest will be televised on truTV.
This story was originally published March 17, 2022 at 10:49 AM.
