BOSTON – Little Rock junior forward Ruot Monyyong has been named a 2020 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American, announced by CollegeInsider.com.
Monyyong becomes the second Trojan to earn All-America honors in the past week, joining teammate Markquis Nowell, who was tabbed a Lou Henson All-American on March 26.
With the All-America honors for Monyyong, he becomes the 10th All-American in program history, joining Larry Drake (1973), Vaughn Williams (1982), Jimmy Lampley (1982), Donald Newman (1984), Michael Clarke (1985), Derek Fisher (1996), Muntrelle Dobbins (1997), Solomon Bozeman (2011) and Nowell.
Monyyong made an immediate impact for the Trojans, being named the Sun Belt Conference's Defensive Player of the Year as well as the league's Newcomer of the Year.