Dosunmu and Cockburn Awards | NABC Story

Illinois junior Ayo Dosunmu has been selected a Division I First-Team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), while sophomore Kofi Cockburn has been selected a second-team NABC All-American. 

Dosunmu is just the third Illini ever to earn first-team All-America honors from the NABC, and first since Bill Erickson in 1949.

2021 marks the first year the Fighting Illini have multiple NABC All-Americans since 2005, when Dee Brown, Luther Head and Deron Williams were all voted to the second team.

NABC DIV. I ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Jared Butler, Baylor
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Luka Garza, Iowa
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga

NABC DIV. I ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Evan Mobley, USC
Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
Drew Timme, Gonzaga

Ayo Dosunmu 2020-21 Highlights

• USA Today National Player of the Year
• Only NCAA player over the last 11 seasons to average at least 20 points, six rebounds and five assists
• Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist (3)
• NABC First-Team All-American
• USBWA First-Team All-American
• Associated Press First-Team All-American
• 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
• Second in 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
• NABC Second-Team All-American
• USBWA Second-Team All-American
• Associated Press 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 NABC All-Americans
First Team
Ayo Dosunmu, 2021
Bill Erickson, 1949
Andy Phillip, 1947

Second Team
Kofi Cockburn, 2021
Dee Brown, 2006
Dee Brown, 2005
Luther Head, 2005
Deron Williams, 2005
Frank Williams, 2001
George BonSalle, 1957
Rod Fletcher, 1952

Third Team
Brian Cook, 2003
Kendall Gill, 1990
Ken Norman, 1987
Skip Thoren, 1965
Paul Judson, 1956
Bill Ridley, 1956