VOLS F Grant Williams named first team All-American by Sporting News

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Grant Williams, PF, Tennessee, Jr.
Key stats: 19.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 56.9 FG pct, 3.3 apg, 1.4 bpg
Defining game: 43 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks in overtime win at Vanderbilt
Overview: The SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore, Williams returned for his third season as a far more complete player. His scoring average is up more than 25 percent, his rebounding is up 27 percent and his field goal accuracy is up 96 percentage points. How is it possible that a player who ranked as the best in a major conference last season ranks with the most improved players in the game? Williams hit an early February funk when he averaged just 13 points in a five-game stretch, but he closed like the superstar he has become.

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First Team

RJ Barrett, SG, Duke, Fr.
Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga, PF, Jr.
Grant Williams, PF, Tennessee, Jr.
Zion Williamson, PF, Duke, Fr.
Cassius Winston, PG, Michigan State, Jr.

Second Team

Jarrett Culver, SG, Texas Tech, So.
Ethan Happ, C, Wisconsin, Sr.
Markus Howard, PG, Marquette, Jr.
Dedric Lawson, PF, Kansas, Jr.
Ja Morant, PG, Murray State, So.

Third Team

Brandon Clarke, C, Gonzaga, Jr.
Carsen Edwards, SG, Purdue, Jr.
Kyle Guy, SG, Virginia, Jr.
De'Andre Hunter, SF, Virginia, So.
PJ Washington, PF, Kentucky, So.