Kansas University's Jeff Carey has been named to the 2001 men's basketball academic All-Big 12 Team, conference officials announced on Wednesday.
Carey is a three-time member of the all-academic first team. The Camdenton, Mo., junior is seeking a degree in business administration.
Kansas coach Roy Williams makes a point to Jeff Carey.
KU's Nick Collison earned second-team all-academic honors. The 6-9 sophomore from Iowa Falls, Iowa is majoring in communication studies.
First-team members consisted of those who maintained a 3.2 or better grade-point average in the fall, while second-team members were those who have a 3.0 to 3.19 GPA.
First team members were Carey, Paul Shirley, Iowa State; Ivan Sulic, Kansas State; Donnie Wallace, Kansas State; Brian Grawer, Missouri; Nate Fleming, Oklahoma State; Fredrik Jonzen, Oklahoma State; Yair Harari, Texas; Chris McColpin, Texas; Ronald Hobbs, Texas Tech and Johnny Phillips, Texas Tech. Fleming was killed in a plane crash in January that claimed the lives of 10 members of the Oklahoma State basketball program.
Second team members were Collison, Tajudeen Soyoye, Missouri; Craig Wortmann, Nebraska; Jason Keep, Oklahoma State.
All-Big 12 Academic Team
First Team
(3.2 grade point or higher)
Paul Shirley, Iowa State, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Meriden.
Jeff Carey, Kansas, Jr., Business Administration, Camdenton, Mo.
Ivan Sulic, Kansas State, Jr., Business, Split, Croatia
Donnie Wallace, Kansas State, Soph., Undeclared, Goddard
Brian Grawer, Missouri, Sr., Secondary Education, St. Louis, Mo.
Nate Fleming, Oklahoma State, Soph., Edmond, Okla.
Fredrik Jn, Oklahoma State, Jr., International Business, Uppsala, Sweden
Yair Harari, Texas, Sr., Finance, Houston, Texas
Chris McColpin, Texas, Sr., Accounting, Lake Dallas, Texas
Ronald Hobbs, Texas Tech, Soph., Undeclared, Fort Worth, Texas
Johnny Phillips, Texas Tech, Sr., Institutional Management, Fort Worth, Texas
Second Team
(3.0 to 3.19 grade point)
Nick Collison, Kansas, Soph., Communications, Iowa Falls, Iowa
Tajudeen Soyoye, Missouri, Sr., Biology, Lagos, Nigeria
Craig Wortmann, Nebraska, Sr., Finance, Hartington, Neb.
Jason Keep, Oklahoma State, Jr., University Studies, Moscow, Idaho
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