Indiana University Athletics
Killingsworth Named Honorable Mention All-American
3/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 27, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Senior forward Marco Killingsworth earned honorable mention All-America honors, the Associated Press announced on March 27. Killingsworth led the Hoosiers to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and a 19-12 overall record. He also topped the Hoosiers in scoring at 17.1 points per game and rebounding at 7.8 per contest.
Killingsworth earned second team all-conference accolades from the Big Ten media and was a third team choice by the league's coaches following the conference season. The Montgomery, Ala., native was named to the Wooden Award Midseason All-America team as one of the top 30 finalists for the annual honor. He also garnered National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) first team All-District laurels. During the Big Ten regular season, Killingsworth became the 17th player in Big Ten history and fifth in school history to be named Big Ten Player of the Week on three occasions in a single season as he earned the honor on Nov. 21, Dec. 5 and Jan. 23.
The 6-8, 268-pounder ranked among the Big Ten leaders in scoring (seventh), rebounding (fifth) and field goal percentage (eighth). Killingsworth's nine double-doubles were the most by a Hoosier since Jeff Newton had 11 during the 2002-03 season.
The AP first team All-American list consisted of Adam Morrison (Gonzaga), J.J. Redick (Duke), Randy Foye (Villanova), Shelden Williams (Duke) and Brandon Roy (Washington). The lone Big Ten player selected to the first three teams was Illinois guard Dee Brown, who was a second team honoree. Michigan State's Maurice Ager and Paul Davis along with Terrance Dials of Ohio State and Jeff Horner of Iowa, joined Killingsworth on the honorable mention list.
