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The University of Utah Athletics
Kuzma Named to All-Pac-12 First Team
3/6/2017 1:59 PM | Men's Basketball
Junior also named Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
SAN FRANCISCO – Utah's Kyle Kuzma was named to the 2017 All-Pac-12 First Team, the league office announced on Monday.
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In a vote by all 12 conference coaches, Kuzma was one of 10 players named to the first team. The Flint, Mich., native was also tabbed a Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention selection.
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Kuzma led the Utes and ranked fourth among all Pac-12 players with 16.9 points per game, while also averaging a team-best 9.2 rebounds per game. He was fifth in the league with 2.8 offensive boards, while his 6.5 defensive rebounds ranked fourth overall.
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Kuzma notched 19 rebounds in Utah's win over Northwest Nazarene in the season-opener and is tied for the second-most rebounds in a single game among all Pac-12 players this season. Only Cal's Ivan Rabb (20) had rebounds more in a game this season.
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Kuzma was a double-double machine for the Utes this season, collecting a total of 15 double-doubles on the year, which ranks tied for third-most among Utah players over the past 13 years.
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Kuzma, who earned both all-conference and all-defensive team honors for the first time in his career, becomes the third Ute in the past four seasons to earn All-Pac-12 First Team honors. Delon Wright was a first team selection in both 2014 and 2015, while Jakob Poeltl was named a first team selection last season.
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Utah (20-10, 11-7 Pac-12) earned the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 Championship Tournament, which runs March 8-11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The Utes have a first-round bye and will face the winner of No. 5 California/No. 12 Oregon State on Thursday, March 9. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. PST and the game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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In a vote by all 12 conference coaches, Kuzma was one of 10 players named to the first team. The Flint, Mich., native was also tabbed a Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention selection.
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Kuzma led the Utes and ranked fourth among all Pac-12 players with 16.9 points per game, while also averaging a team-best 9.2 rebounds per game. He was fifth in the league with 2.8 offensive boards, while his 6.5 defensive rebounds ranked fourth overall.
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Kuzma notched 19 rebounds in Utah's win over Northwest Nazarene in the season-opener and is tied for the second-most rebounds in a single game among all Pac-12 players this season. Only Cal's Ivan Rabb (20) had rebounds more in a game this season.
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Kuzma was a double-double machine for the Utes this season, collecting a total of 15 double-doubles on the year, which ranks tied for third-most among Utah players over the past 13 years.
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Kuzma, who earned both all-conference and all-defensive team honors for the first time in his career, becomes the third Ute in the past four seasons to earn All-Pac-12 First Team honors. Delon Wright was a first team selection in both 2014 and 2015, while Jakob Poeltl was named a first team selection last season.
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Utah (20-10, 11-7 Pac-12) earned the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 Championship Tournament, which runs March 8-11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The Utes have a first-round bye and will face the winner of No. 5 California/No. 12 Oregon State on Thursday, March 9. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. PST and the game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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