Baylor’s Teague and Butler Named NCAA March Madness All-Americans

[Kaye, David]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 11, 2021

Baylor’s Teague and Butler Named NCAA March Madness All-Americans
Three Baylor guards have earned All-America honors this season
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – Baylor guards MaCio Teague and Jared Butler have been named to NCAA March Madness All-America teams, as announced Thursday on NCAA.com.



Butler was named to the March Madness All-America First Team, while Teague earned All-America Third-Team honors. Combined with Davion Mitchell earning Sporting News All-America Third-Team recognition on Monday, this marks the first time Baylor has had three All-Americans in the same season.



A Reserve, La., native, Butler is the second player in program history to earn All-America First Team recognition, joining Hubert Kirkpatrick, who was named to the Helms Foundation All-America First Team in 1938.



Butler leads the Big 12 in steals (2.1/game), 3-point percentage (.444), and 3-pointers made (2.73/game). He ranks second in the conference in assists (5.0/game), third in scoring (17.1/game), third in field goal percentage (.493) and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.76). Butler’s 3-point percentage (.444) ranks sixth nationally, while he’s 25th nationally in steals (2.1/game) and 49th in assists (5.0/game).



Teague ranks second on the team and sixth in the Big 12 with in scoring (15.8/game), which increased to 16.1 points per game in Big 12 play. He’s shooting 40% from 3-point range and averaging 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 31.2 minutes per game. Teague ranks fifth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.481) and 12th with in 3-pointers made (2.0/game).



BU finished the regular season ranked No. 2 nationally with a 21-1 record and a 13-1 mark in conference play. The Bears won more games than any other team in the league despite having four games canceled, while TCU with two cancellations was the only other program to not play at least 17 league games.



No. 1 seed Baylor returns to action at 1:30 p.m. CT Thursday on ESPN in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals against No. 9 seed Kansas State. The winner of that game will then face the winner of No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State at 5:30 p.m. CT Friday.


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2021 NCAA MARCH MADNESS ALL-AMERICANS
FIRST TEAM
Jared Butler, Baylor
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Luka Garza, Iowa
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga

SECOND TEAM
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Evan Mobley, USC
Moses Moody, Arkansas
Drew Timme, Gonzaga

THIRD TEAM
James Booknight, UConn
Miles McBride, West Virginia
Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
MaCio Teague, Baylor
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech

BAYLOR ALL-AMERICANS (All Publications*)
Hubert Kirkpatrick, 1938
Earl “Pete” Creasey, 1939
Jack Robinson, 1946
Jack Robinson, 1948
William Chatmon, 1971
Vinnie Johnson, 1978
Vinnie Johnson, 1979
Terry Teagle, 1980
Terry Teagle, 1981
Terry Teagle, 1982
Micheal Williams, 1987
Darryl Middleton, 1988
Micheal Williams, 1988
Curtis Jerrells, 2008
Ekpe Udoh, 2010
Tweety Carter, 2010
LaceDarius Dunn, 2010
Pierre Jackson, 2012
Perry Jones III, 2012
Rico Gathers, 2015
Johnathan Motley, 2017
Jared Butler, 2020
Jared Butler, 2021
Davion Mitchell, 2021
MaCio Teague, 2021
* - includes Associated Press, Basketball Times, Converse Yearbook, Helms Foundation, NBC Sports, Newspaper Enterprise, Sporting News, UPI, USA Today, NCAA March Madness and Yahoo!

2020-21 BAYLOR MBB HONORS
Jared Butler
Wooden Award Finalist (1 of 15)
Naismith Trophy Semifinalist (1 of 10)
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Finalist (1 of 5)
All-America First Team (Sporting News; NCAA March Madness)
Big 12 Player of the Year (The Athletic)
All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 15)
Lute Olson Award Midseason Watch List
NCAA National Player of the Week (Jan. 25)
Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Jan. 25)
USBWA National Player of the Week (Jan. 26)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 25)

Scott Drew
Big 12 Coach of the Year
Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)

Davion Mitchell
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)
All-America Third Team (Sporting News)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
All-Big 12 First Team
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (unanimous)
Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (1 of 30)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 1)

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team

MaCio Teague
Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Finalist (1 of 5)
All-America Third Team (NCAA March Madness)
All-Big 12 Third Team
NCAA National Player of the Week (March 8)
Big 12 Player of the Week (March 8)

Mark Vital
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (The Athletic)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (unanimous)
Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List



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