University of Utah Athletics

SAN FRANCISCO – Utah junior David Collette, along with sophomores Parker Van Dyke and Jake Connor, were each named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team, the league office announced on Tuesday. Collette and Van Dyke were both named second team selections, while Connor earned honorable mention.
 
Collette, who has a 3.37 GPA in Economics, averaged 13.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in his first season with the Utes. He posted double-digit scoring efforts in 18 of 19 games played, and ranked second on the team with 19 blocked shots.
 
Van Dyke, who has a 3.42 GPA in pre-business, started in 11 of Utah's 30 games this season. He tallied a 4.8 points per game average, dished out 39 assists and totaled 16 steals. He also ranked second on the team with 30 made three-pointers.
 
Connor, who has a 3.05 GPA in Health, Society and Policy, played in 14 games this season, while shooting 47 percent from the field and 35 percent from the three-point arc. He totaled 10 assists, eight steals and averaged 3.4 points per game.
 
Utah ranked second among Pac-12 schools with a total of two players on either the first or second teams. Oregon State led the way with a total of four selections.
 
PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC
FIRST TEAM
Josh Hawkinson, Washington State
Daine Muller, Oregon State
Dorian Pickens, Stanford
Gligorije Rakocevic, Oregon State
Stephen Thompson Jr., Oregon State
 
SECOND TEAM
Casey Benson, Oregon
David Collette, UTAH
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State
Parker Van Dyke, UTAH
Thomas Welsh, UCLA
 
Honorable Mention: Marcus Allen (STAN, Sr.), Jake Connor (UTAH, R-So.), Matt Dahlen (OSU, Jr.),
Stephen Domingo (CAL, Sr.), Dylan Ennis (ORE, Gr.), Drew Eubanks (OSU, So.), Chimezie Metu (USC,
So.), Roger Moute a Bidias (CAL, Sr.), Charlie Noebel (ORE, Sr.), Tanner Sanders (OSU, So.), Sam Singer
(CAL, Sr.), Cameron Walker (STAN, So.), Derrick White (COLO, R-Sr.)