Wagner Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 Team
2/9/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 9, 2017
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan men's basketball sophomore forward Moritz Wagner was named today (Thursday, Feb. 9) as a CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 first team member. He is the first Wolverine to receive the honor since Zack Novak earned his third straight award in 2012.
Wagner was joined on the District 5 team by Sherron Dorsey-Walker (Oakland), Matt O'Leary (IUPUI), Alec Peters (Valparaiso) and Caleb Swanigan (Purdue).
Wagner, who is interested in pursuing a sport management degree, has started all 24 games this season and is averaging 11.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Shooting 59.1 percent from the field, he has produced 16 double-figure scoring games including a career-best 23 points against Nebraska (Jan. 14).
Wagner is one of 42 Division I players honored as first team selections. All honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be selected later this month. Novak was the last Wolverine to earn Academic All-America honors in 2012 (third team).
To qualify, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his current institution.
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