Kris Murray

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa men’s basketball player Kris Murray is a consensus third team All-American as a result of being voted to the third team on three of the four outlets used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams.

Murray was voted third-team All-America by Sporting News, the United States Basketball Writers Association, and The Associated Press.

Iowa has had a consensus All-American five of the last eight seasons, including four straight years. Jarrod Uthoff was a consensus second-team All-America in 2016; Luka Garza earned first-team distinction in 2020 and 2021, while Keegan Murray was recognized on the first team in 2022.

Murray, a 6-foot-8 junior forward, was also a Naismith, Wooden and Lute Olson Award semifinalist, and is a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year.

Murray averaged a team-best 20.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game this season. He was the only Division I player to average 20+ points, 7+ rebounds, one block, and have made 65 3-pointers this season.

The Cedar Rapids native scored at least 30 points four times this season, and 20 points or more 15 times.

Murray and the Hawkeyes finished the 2022-23 season 19-14 overall and tied for fifth place in the Big Ten standings with an 11-9 league record.