Dosunmu and Cockburn Awards

Illini stars Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn have been selected to the 2021 John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's All-American Team, while Dosunmu also has been named a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Friday on ESPNU.

The Wooden Award All-American Team is comprised of 10 student-athletes who were the top vote-getters from March 15-22 balloting in the quest to earn college basketball's most prestigious honor.

Illinois joins Gonzaga as the only schools with multiple players on the 2021 Wooden Award All-American Team.

This season marks the first time the Fighting Illini have had two Wooden Award All-Americans since 2005, when Dee Brown and Deron Williams were both chosen. 

Dosunmu and Cockburn bring Illinois' total to seven Wooden Award All-Americans in program history since the honor began in 1977.

The 45th annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award to the men's and women's most outstanding college basketball player will take place on ESPN SportsCenter on April 6. 

WOODEN AWARD ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Jared Butler, Baylor
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Luka Garza, Iowa
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
Evan Mobley, USC
Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
Drew Timme, Gonzaga

WOODEN AWARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Jared Butler, Baylor
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Luka Garza, Iowa
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga

Ayo Dosunmu 2020-21 Highlights

• USA Today National Player of the Year
• Wooden Award Finalist
• Naismith Trophy Finalist
• Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist
• Bob Cousy Award Finalist
• Wooden Award All-American Team
• Associated Press First-Team All-American, the first-ever Illini voted to first team by AP 
• NABC First-Team All-American
• USBWA First-Team All-American
• Sporting News unanimous First-Team All-American
• Sports Illustrated unanimous First-Team All-American
• USA Today First-Team All-American
• Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team
• USBWA District V Player of the Year and First-Team All-District V
• Unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten
• NABC First-Team All-District 7
• Only player in the NCAA over the last 11 seasons to average at least 20 points, six rebounds and five assists
• Joined Michigan State's Magic Johnson as the only two players in Big Ten history with multiple triple-doubles in league play
• Concluded junior season with scoring average of 20.1 points, the highest by an Illini in the last 30 seasons
• 22nd in the NCAA in scoring (20.1 ppg)
• Second in the Big Ten in assists (5.2 apg)
• 13th in the B1G in rebounding (6.3 rpg)
• Ranks 12th on Illinois career scoring list with 1,504 points

Kofi Cockburn 2020-21 Highlights

• Wooden Award All-American Team
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Finalist
• NABC Second-Team All-American
• USBWA Second-Team All-American
• Associated Press Second-Team All-American
• Sporting News Second-Team All-American
• USA Today Second-Team All-American
• Sports Illustrated Third-Team All-American
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• First-Team All-Big Ten
• USBWA All-District V Team
• NABC Second-Team All-District 7
• Only player in the NCAA to average at least 15 points and 9 rebounds while shooting 65%
• Third nationally with 16 double-doubles
• Fourth in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 65.4% (214-327)
• Led the nation with 78 dunks
• Fifth in Big Ten in scoring (17.7 ppg)
• First in B1G and 25th in NCAA in rebounding (9.5 rpg)
• 28 career double-doubles (fourth in NCAA over last two seasons)

Illinois Wooden Award All-Americans
Kofi Cockburn & Ayo Dosunmu, 2021
Dee Brown, 2006
Dee Brown & Deron Williams, 2005
Frank Williams, 2001
Ken Norman, 1987

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