TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona junior point guard
James Akinjo added to his postseason awards haul after being named to the District 19 Second Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Tuesday.
It's the 14th time in the last 15 years that Arizona has had at least one representative on either the first or second team. Last year,
Zeke Nnaji was named to the first team. Over the last 15 years, the Wildcats have had a total of 23 recipients.
In his first season of action at Arizona, Akinjo became the first Wildcats since T.J. McConnell in 2015 to lead the Pac-12 in assists in league play with 117. In league games, he ranked seventh in scoring (15.9), fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (43.9), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.39), and fifth in 3-point field goals made per game (2.15). He scored in double figures 15 times in conference play and reached 20 points or more in seven times. He closed the season averaging 21.0 points per game over the last five games despite playing the most minutes per game of any player in the conference (35.56).
The complete list of Arizona's NABC All-District honorees dating back to the 1951-52 season is below:
| 1951-52 |
Roger Johnson |
| 1952-53 |
Bill Kemmeries (hm) |
| 1953-54 |
Hadie Redd |
| 1954-55 |
Hadie Redd |
| 1959-60 |
Ernie McCray (3rd) |
| 1961-62 |
Joe Skaisgir (3rd) |
| 1963-64 |
Albert Johnson (3rd) |
|
Warren Rustand (3rd) |
| 1964-65 |
Warren Rustand |
|
Albert Johnson (2nd) |
| 1965-66 |
Ted Pickett (3rd) |
|
Bob Spahn (3rd) |
| 1967-68 |
Bill Davis (2nd) |
| 1968-69 |
Mickey Foster |
|
Tom Lee (3rd) |
| 1970-71 |
Bill Warner (2nd) |
| 1971-72 |
Jim Huckestein |
| 1972-73 |
Coniel Norman |
|
Eric Money (2nd) |
| 1973-74 |
Coniel Norman |
|
Eric Money (2nd) |
| 1974-75 |
Al Fleming |
|
Bob Elliott |
| 1975-76 |
Al Fleming |
|
Bob Elliott |
| 1976-77 |
Bob Elliott |
|
Herman Harris |
|
Phil Taylor (3rd) |
| 1977-78 |
Phil Taylor (3rd) |
| 1978-79 |
Joe Nehls |
|
Larry Demic (2nd) |
|
Russell Brown (2nd) |
| 1979-80 |
Joe Nehls (2nd) |
| 1980-81 |
Ron Davis (2nd) |
| 1981-82 |
Frank Smith (2nd) |
| 1984-85 |
Pete Williams |
|
Eddie Smith (2nd) |
| 1985-86 |
Steve Kerr (2nd) |
|
|
| NABC All-District 15 |
| 1986-87 |
Sean Elliott |
| 1987-88 |
Sean Elliott |
|
Steve Kerr (2nd) |
| 1988-89 |
Sean Elliott |
|
Anthony Cook |
|
Lute Olson (COY) |
| 1989-90 |
Jud Buechler (2nd) |
| 1990-91 |
Brian Williams (2nd) |
|
Chris Mills (2nd) |
| 1991-92 |
Chris Mills |
|
Sean Rooks (2nd) |
| 1992-93 |
Chris Mills |
|
Damon Stoudamire (2nd) |
|
Lute Olson (COY) |
| 1993-94 |
Khalid Reeves |
|
Damon Stoudamire |
| 1994-95 |
Damon Stoudamire |
|
Ray Owes (2nd) |
| 1995-96 |
Ben Davis (2nd) |
|
Reggie Geary (2nd) |
|
Miles Simon (2nd) |
| 1996-97 |
Michael Dickerson |
| 1997-98 |
Mike Bibby |
|
Michael Dickerson |
|
Miles Simon |
| 1998-99 |
Jason Terry |
|
A.J. Bramlett (2nd) |
| 1999-2000 |
Michael Wright |
|
Loren Woods (2nd) |
|
Jason Gardner (2nd) |
| 2000-01 |
Gilbert Arenas |
|
Loren Woods (2nd) |
|
Michael Wright (2nd) |
| 2001-02 |
Jason Gardner (1st) |
|
Luke Walton (1st) |
| 2002-03 |
Jason Gardner (1st) |
|
Luke Walton (1st) |
| 2003-04 |
Hassan Adams (1st) |
|
Channing Frye (1st) |
|
Andre Iguodala (2nd) |
|
Salim Stoudamire (2nd) |
| 2004-05 |
Salim Stoudamire (1st) |
|
Channing Frye (1st) |
|
Hassan Adams (2nd) |
| 2006-07 |
Marcus Williams |
|
Ivan Radenovic |
|
Chase Budinger |
| 2007-08 |
Jerryd Bayless (1st) |
|
Chase Budinger (2nd) |
| 2008-09 |
Jordan Hill (1st) |
|
Chase Budinger (2nd) |
| 2009-10 |
Nic Wise (1st) |
|
Derrick Williams (2nd) |
| 2010-11 |
Derrick Williams (1st) |
| 2011-12 |
Solomon Hill (1st) |
|
|
| NABC All-District 20 |
| 2012-13 |
Solomon Hill (1st) |
|
Mark Lyons (1st) |
| 2013-14 |
Aaron Gordon (2nd) |
|
Nick Johnson (1st) |
| 2014-15 |
Stanley Johnson (1st) |
|
T.J. McConnell (1st) |
| 2015-16 |
Ryan Anderson (1st) |
| 2016-17 |
Lauri Markkanen (1st) |
| 2017-18 |
Deandre Ayton (1st) |
|
Allonzo Trier (2nd) |
| 2019-20 |
Zeke Nnaji (1st) |
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|
| NABC All-District 19 |
| 2020-21 |
James Akinjo (2nd) |