University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Champagnie Garners Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America Accolades
3/16/2021 3:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh sophomore forward Justin Champagnie received Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America recognition Tuesday. He is the first Panther to garner AP All-America attention since Ashton Gibbs and Brad Wanamaker were honorable mention selections following the 2010-11 season.
Champagnie, a first team All-ACC selection and runner-up for conference player of the year, finished the season as the lone major conference player averaging a double-double. The Brooklyn native delivered 18.0 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, while posting an ACC-best 14 double-double, including eight games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
He scored in double figures in all 20 games played and had a pair of 20/20 games for the Panthers. Champagnie returned from a knee injury in mid-January to post a pair of signature games. He had 24 points and 16 rebounds in a home win over Syracuse Jan. 16 before posting 31 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in a home win over Duke. He was 12-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-7 from the foul line, against the Blue Devils.
Champagnie posted consecutive 20/20 games at Northwestern and against Gardner-Webb to join Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) and Caleb Swanigan (Purdue) as the only major conference players in the past 25 seasons with back-to-back 20/20 games. With 20 points and 20 rebounds, while playing all 40 minutes in a 71-70 win at Northwestern, Champagnie joined Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons as the only major conference players in the past 25 years to accomplish that feat.
2020-21 AP All-America Teams
First Team
Luka Garza (Iowa), Jared Butler (Baylor), Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois), Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State), Corey Kispert (Gonzaga)
Second Team
Drew Timme (Gonzaga), Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga), Evan Mobley (USC), Hunter Dickinson (Michigan), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois)
Third Team
Davion Mitchell (Baylor), Quentin Grimes (Kansas), Herb Jones (Alabama), Cameron Krutwig (Loyola-Chicago), Chris Duarte (Oregon)
Honorable Mention (alphabetical order)
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts; Joel Ayayi, Gonzaga; Alex Barcello, BYU; Scottie Barnes, Florida State; Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky; James Bouknight, Connecticut; Justin Champagnie, Pitt; Derek Culver, West Virginia; Antoine Davis, Detroit; Kendrick Davis, SMU; David Duke, Providence; Collin Gillespie, Villanova; Raiquan Gray, Florida State; Sam Hauser, Virginia; Jay Huff, Virginia; Nah'Shon Hyland, Virginia Commonwealth; Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana; Andrew Jones, Texas; Carlik Jones, Louisville; EJ Liddell, Ohio State; Isaiah Livers, Michigan; Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall; Jaquori McLaughlin, UC Santa Barbara; Tre Mann, Florida; Remy Martin, Arizona State; Miles McBride, West Virginia; Mac McClung, Texas Tech; Matt Mitchell, San Diego State; Moses Moody, Arkansas; Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt; Neemias Queta, Utah State; Austin Reaves, Oklahoma; Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova; Jaden Shackelford, Alabama; Terry Taylor, Austin Peay; MaCio Teague, Baylor; Cameron Thomas, LSU; Franz Wagner, Michigan; Trevion Williams, Purdue; McKinley Wright IV, Colorado; Moses Wright, Georgia Tech; Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton.
Champagnie, a first team All-ACC selection and runner-up for conference player of the year, finished the season as the lone major conference player averaging a double-double. The Brooklyn native delivered 18.0 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, while posting an ACC-best 14 double-double, including eight games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
He scored in double figures in all 20 games played and had a pair of 20/20 games for the Panthers. Champagnie returned from a knee injury in mid-January to post a pair of signature games. He had 24 points and 16 rebounds in a home win over Syracuse Jan. 16 before posting 31 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in a home win over Duke. He was 12-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-7 from the foul line, against the Blue Devils.
Champagnie posted consecutive 20/20 games at Northwestern and against Gardner-Webb to join Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) and Caleb Swanigan (Purdue) as the only major conference players in the past 25 seasons with back-to-back 20/20 games. With 20 points and 20 rebounds, while playing all 40 minutes in a 71-70 win at Northwestern, Champagnie joined Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons as the only major conference players in the past 25 years to accomplish that feat.
2020-21 AP All-America Teams
First Team
Luka Garza (Iowa), Jared Butler (Baylor), Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois), Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State), Corey Kispert (Gonzaga)
Second Team
Drew Timme (Gonzaga), Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga), Evan Mobley (USC), Hunter Dickinson (Michigan), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois)
Third Team
Davion Mitchell (Baylor), Quentin Grimes (Kansas), Herb Jones (Alabama), Cameron Krutwig (Loyola-Chicago), Chris Duarte (Oregon)
Honorable Mention (alphabetical order)
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts; Joel Ayayi, Gonzaga; Alex Barcello, BYU; Scottie Barnes, Florida State; Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky; James Bouknight, Connecticut; Justin Champagnie, Pitt; Derek Culver, West Virginia; Antoine Davis, Detroit; Kendrick Davis, SMU; David Duke, Providence; Collin Gillespie, Villanova; Raiquan Gray, Florida State; Sam Hauser, Virginia; Jay Huff, Virginia; Nah'Shon Hyland, Virginia Commonwealth; Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana; Andrew Jones, Texas; Carlik Jones, Louisville; EJ Liddell, Ohio State; Isaiah Livers, Michigan; Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall; Jaquori McLaughlin, UC Santa Barbara; Tre Mann, Florida; Remy Martin, Arizona State; Miles McBride, West Virginia; Mac McClung, Texas Tech; Matt Mitchell, San Diego State; Moses Moody, Arkansas; Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt; Neemias Queta, Utah State; Austin Reaves, Oklahoma; Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova; Jaden Shackelford, Alabama; Terry Taylor, Austin Peay; MaCio Teague, Baylor; Cameron Thomas, LSU; Franz Wagner, Michigan; Trevion Williams, Purdue; McKinley Wright IV, Colorado; Moses Wright, Georgia Tech; Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton.
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