SAN FRANCISCO – Utah's
Jayce Johnson and
Parker Van Dyke were each named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team, the league office announced today. Johnson was named a second-team selection, while Van Dyke was named honorable mention.
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Johnson, who has a cumulated 3.53 GPA in psychology, started 24 of the 28 games he has played in this season. He averages 7.0 points and a team-best 7.5 rebounds per game, while also having posted a .586 field goal shooting percentage and 29 blocked shots. This marks Johnson's second consecutive all-academic selection.
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Van Dyke, who has a 3.20 GPA in economics, started 17 games for the Utes this season, while posting a career-best 8.6 scoring average and totaling 1.4 rebounds, 52 assists, 27 steals and knocking down 72 three-pointers. This is Van Dyke's third all-academic selection of his career (2017, 2018, 2019).
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Oregon State led the way with five total selections and Stanford followed with four overall selections. Colorado had three honorees and Utah followed with its pair of selections.
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To be eligible for selection to the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor.
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