Dosunmu and Cockburn Awards | USBWA Story

Illinois junior Ayo Dosunmu earned first-team U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-America honors, while sophomore Kofi Cockburn earned second-team USBWA All-America accolades. Dosunmu also has been named one of three finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, awarded by the USBWA to the College Player of the Year.

Dosunmu and Cockburn are the first Illini to achieve USBWA All-America status since Dee Brown in 2006.

2021 marks the first year the Fighting Illini have multiple USBWA All-Americans since 2005, with Dee Brown (first team) and Luther Head (second team) recognized.

FIRST TEAM
Jared Butler, Baylor
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
**Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
**Luka Garza, Iowa
**Corey Kispert, Gonzaga

** Oscar Robertson Trophy finalists

SECOND TEAM
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Evan Mobley, USC
Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
Drew Timme, Gonzaga

Ayo Dosunmu 2020-21 Highlights

• Only NCAA player over the last 11 seasons to average at least 20 points, six rebounds and five assists
• Associated Press First-Team All-American
• USBWA First-Team All-American
• Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist (3)
• Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team
• USBWA District V Player of the Year and All-District Team
• Unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten
• NABC First-Team All-District 7
• Sporting News unanimous First-Team All-American
• Sports Illustrated unanimous First-Team All-American
• Wooden Award National Ballot (15)
• Naismith Trophy Semifinalist (10)
• Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Finalist (5)
• Averaging the most assists, points and rebounds of any Cousy Award Finalist
• Joins Michigan State's Magic Johnson as only two players in Big Ten history with multiple triple-doubles in league play
• Has scored in double figures in 41 straight games, the longest active streak in the nation
• 18th in the NCAA in scoring (20.7 ppg), the highest average by an Illini in the last 30 seasons
• Leads the Big Ten in assists (5.3 apg) and ranks 12th in the B1G in rebounding (6.3 rpg)
• No. 3 in kenpom.com National Player of the Year standings

Kofi Cockburn 2020-21 Highlights

• Only player in the NCAA averaging at least 15 points and 9 rebounds on 65% shooting
• Associated Press Second-Team All-American
• USBWA Second-Team All-American
• Sporting News Second-Team All-American
• Sports Illustrated Third-Team All-American
• Wooden Award National Ballot (15)
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Finalist (5)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• First-Team All-Big Ten
• USBWA All-District V Team
• NABC Second-Team All-District 7
• Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (30)
• Second nationally with 16 double-doubles
• Fourth in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 65.5% (199-304)
• Leads nation with 71 dunks
• No. 6 in kenpom.com National Player of the Year standings
• Fifth in Big Ten in scoring (17.6 ppg)
• Leads B1G and ranks 24th in NCAA in rebounding (9.6 rpg)

Illinois USBWA All-Americans
First Team
Ayo Dosunmu, 2021
Dee Brown, 2005

Second Team
Kofi Cockburn, 2021
Dee Brown, 2006
Luther Head, 2005
Ken Norman, 1987