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Iowa State University Athletics
02.28.2001 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State senior center Paul Shirley received his fourth academic all-Big 12 honor by earning men's basketball first team Academic All-Big 12 accolades, announced Wednesday by the Big 12 Conference.
Shirley, the only four-time honoree on the list, achieved a 3.6 GPA in mechanical engineering before graduating in December. The Meriden, Kan., native is currently taking graduate classes while pursuing his MBA.
First team members must have a 3.2 cumulative GPA or an equivalent GPA within the last two semesters. Freshmen are not eligible for the award.
Shirley has started every game for ISU in the post this season, leading the team in rebounds with a 6.9 rpg average. He currently averages 10.1 ppg and has the second-most double-doubles on the team with three.
Shirley is also a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, earning a spot on the CoSIDA District VII All-America team that was announced last week.
2000-01 Men's Basketball Academic All-Big 12
First Team
Iowa State-Paul Shirley, Sr., Mechanical Engineering, Meriden, Kan.
Kansas-Jeff Carey, Jr., Business Administration, Camdenton, Mo.
Kansas State-Ivan Sulic, Jr., Business, Split, Croatia
Kansas State-Donnie Wallace, So., Undeclared, Goddard, Kansas
Missouri-Brian Grawer, Sr., Secondary Education, St. Louis, Mo.
Oklahoma State-Nate Fleming, So., Undecided, Edmond, Okla.
Oklahoma State-Fredrik Jonzen, Jr., International Business, Uppsala, Sweden
Texas-Yair Harari, Sr., Finance, Houston, Texas
TexasChris McColpin, Sr., Accounting, Lake Dallas, Texas
Texas Tech-Ronald Hobbs, So., Undeclared, Ft. Worth, Texas
Texas Tech-Johnny Phillips, Sr., Restaurant Management, Fort Worth, Texas
Second Team
Kansas-Nick Collison, So., Communication Studies, Iowa Falls, Iowa
Missouri-Tajudeen Soyoye, Sr., Biological Sciences, Lagos, Nigeria
Nebraska-Craig Wortmann, Sr., Finance, Hartington, Neb.
Oklahoma State-Jason Keep, Jr., University Studies, Moscow, Idaho
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