Arizona’s Motiejus Krivas named to AP Preseason All-American Team

Arizona Wildcats senior center Motiejus Krivas was named to the AP Preseason All-American Team on Thursday.

Krivas enters the season after earning first team All-Big 12 honors and a spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team last year as a junior.

The 7-foot-2 Lithuania native averaged 10.4 points and 8.2 rebounds on 56.9% shooting across 25.4 minutes per game last season, totaling 73 blocks and 28 steals.

Ahead of his senior year, Krivas has already been named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year and a Preseason second team All-American by CBS Sports.

Forward Ivan Kharchenkov was among the 20 other players who received votes for the AP Preseason All-American Team and was the only other Wildcat on the list.

The other four All-Americans were Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears, Florida’s Thomas Huagh, Vanderbilt’s Tyler Tanner and Illinois’ David Mirkovic.

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