Mirkovic named preseason AP All-American
- Story byThe News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
- Mirkovic named preseason AP All-American
Oct. 21—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois forward David Mirkovic was named an Associated Press preseason All-American on Wednesday. The 6-foot-9 sophomore appeared on 24 of 58 ballots, joining Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr., Florida forward Thomas Haugh, Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner and Arizona center Motiejus Krivas in earning the preseason honor.
Mirkovic averaged 13.3 points, eight rebounds and 2.6 assists last season to help Illinois reach the Final Four. The Niksic, Montenegro, native is currently sidelined after offseason foot surgery, but has returned to some contact in practice for the third-ranked Illini.
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Zero of the five preseason All-American selections were unanimous. Fears appeared on the most ballots, garnering 57 of 58 votes. Haugh was second with 56, then Tanner with 43 and Krivas 17.
Flory Bidunga, Louisville, 13; Braylon Mullins, UConn, 11; John Blackwell, Duke, 10; Robert Wright III, BYU, 8; JT Toppin, Texas Tech, 8; Silas Demary, UConn, 7; Tyran Stokes, Kansas, 6; Milan Momcilovic, Kentucky, 5; Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 4; Rueben Chinyelu, Florida, 4; Juke Harris, Tennessee, 3; Jordan Smith, Arkansas, 3; Elliot Cadeau, Michigan, 3; Patrick Ngongba II, Duke, 2; Alex Condon, Florida, 2; Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska, 1; Ivan Kharchenkov, Arizona, 1; Malik Reneau, Miami, 1; Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Duke, 1.
