Coaches name Grant Williams a First-Team All-American

Tennessee's Grant Williams has been named a 2019 First-Team All-American by the The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 

It's not his first All-American list this year. He was also First-Team All-American by Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).

Williams, a junior, is averaging 18.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals per game. He is also shooting 57 percent from the field and an impressive 82 percent from the charity stripe.

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He's leading the 31-5 Vols through the NCAA tournament, whose next game is against Purdue on Thursday in the Sweet 16. Tennessee battled Colgate in the first round then defeated Iowa in overtime in the tourney so far.

The Charlotte native already boasts a long list of postseason honors. He has been named SEC Player of the Year and a first-team All-SEC performer—both for the second straight season. He was also named to the SEC Community Service Team, SEC All-Tournament Team and the USBWA District IV Player of the Year.

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Williams was the first player to win SEC Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons since 1995-96. 

He's also in the running for several other player of the year honors, being tabbed to the Men's National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award, a Citizen Naismith Trophy finalist, an Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist and a Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year finalist.

The junior forward is joined by Duke's freshman duo of Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett along with Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura and Murray State's Ja Morant. Kentucky's PJ Washington was the only other SEC player to be selected, earning a spot on the third team.

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2019 NABC COACHES' DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA TEAMS 

FIRST TEAM

• RJ Barrett, Duke, 6-7, 202, Freshman, Forward, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga, 6-8, 230, Junior, Forward, Toyama, Japan
• Ja Morant, Murray State, 6-3, 175, Sophomore, Guard, Dalzell, S.C.
• Grant Williams, Tennessee, 6-7, 236, Junior, Forward, Charlotte, N.C.
• Zion Williamson, Duke, 6-7, 285, Freshman, Forward, Spartanburg, S.C.

SECOND TEAM

• Carsen Edwards, Purdue, 6-1, 200, Junior, Guard, Atascocita, Texas
• Ethan Happ, Wisconsin, 6-10, 237, Senior, Forward, Milan, Ill.
• Markus Howard, Marquette, 5-11, 175, Junior, Guard, Chandler, Ariz.
• De'Andre Hunter, Virginia, 6-7, 225, Sophomore, Guard, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Cassius Winston, Michigan State, 6-1, 185, Junior, Guard, Detroit, Mich.

THIRD TEAM

• Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech, 6-6, 195, Sophomore, Guard, Lubbock, Texas
• Mike Daum, South Dakota State, 6-9, 235, Senior, Forward, Kimball, Neb.
• Kyle Guy, Virginia, 6-2, 175, Junior, Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Dedric Lawson, Kansas, 6-9, 235, Junior, Forward, Memphis, Tenn.
• PJ Washington, Kentucky, 6-8, 228, Sophomore, Forward, Dallas, Texas