Today brought another honor for Purdue sophomore forward Caleb Swanigan. Biggie was officially named to the Associated Press All-America team, his second such honor on one of the teams that goes toward “consensus” All-America status. From Purdue’s release:
The culmination to the All-America selections, the Associated Press (AP) selection makes Swanigan a consensus All-American, Purdue’s first since JaJuan Johnson in 2011. The Sporting News, United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and AP are the four organizations used in determining consensus All-Americans.
Swanigan is also a finalist for the Wooden Award, the Naismith Trophy, the Big O Award (Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Award), the Malone Award (nation’s top power forward) and the Pete Newell Big Man of the Year Award.