Jamal Shead of the University of Houston and Zach Edey of Purdue have been highlighted in the recent AP men's college basketball All-America team announcements. Shead, alongside L.J. Cryer, aims to secure UH's first NCAA title, reflecting their evolution from childhood rivals to teammates. Edey has been named a unanimous selection for the All-America first team for the second consecutive year, a testament to his outstanding performance. The first team also includes Dalton Knecht of Tennessee, RJ Davis of North Carolina, and Tristen Newton of Connecticut. This marks the first time since Elvin Hayes in 1967-68 that UH has had first-team AP All-America selections in consecutive years, following Marcus Sasser's recognition the previous year. Houston's coach, Kelvin Sampson, praised Shead's commitment to putting winning above personal statistics, describing him as a winner.
NCAA Men's AP First-Team All-Americans ‼️ ▪️ Purdue C Zach Edey ▪️ North Carolina G R.J. Davis ▪️ Tennessee G Dalton Knecht ▪️ UCONN G Tristen Newton ▪️ Houston G Jamal Shead https://t.co/muKkJIHfnA
🚨 AP First-Team All-America 🏀 Zach Edey 🏀 Dalton Knecht 🏀 Jamal Shead 🏀 RJ Davis 🏀 Tristen Newton https://t.co/WAZXEKSdI9
Zach Edey repeats as unanimous selection on AP men's All-America 1st team. https://t.co/pKVoYBG8uM https://t.co/wTuO96HmRS
AP All-America Team Zach Edey Dalton Knecht Jamal Shead RJ Davis Triston Newton
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson on Jamal Shead being AP first-team All-American, which follows same honor for Marcus Sasser: "They are willing to put winning above statistics." He adds: "Jamal is a winner."
Purdue's Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for the AP men's college basketball All-America team for the second straight year. See the full roster. https://t.co/qogq4VavwJ
First-Team AP All-Americans: Zach Edey, Purdue (unanimous) Dalton Knecht, Tennessee R.J. Davis, North Carolina Jamal Shead, Houston Tristen Newton, Connecticut
Purdue's Zach Edey is a unanimous AP All-American; Vols' Dalton Knecht, UNC's RJ Davis, Houston’s Jamal Shead, UConn's Tristen Newton on 1st team. See all three teams: https://t.co/5zBKjbdOND https://t.co/OhMA75IEFJ
BREAKING: Jamal Shead selected to the men’s college basketball All-America first team by the Associated Press on Tuesday. First time @UHCougarMBK has first-team AP All-America selections in consecutive years since Elvin Hayes in 1967-68.
Jamal Shead and L.J. Cryer were childhood rivals. Now, the duo aim to bring UH its first NCAA title. https://t.co/8x7maTYNZE @UHCougarMBK @Thejshead @LjCryer