Arizona forward Tobe Awaka has added a major academic honor to his résumé, being named to the second team on the annual list of Academic All-Americans.
The honor, awarded by the Collegiate Sports Communicators, marks the first Academic All-American selection of Awaka’s career, according to a news release from University of Arizona Athletics.
Awaka played a key role in Arizona’s deep postseason run, the news release said, helping lead the Wildcats to their first Final Four appearance since 2001. Coming off the bench in 36 of 39 games, he nearly averaged a double-double with 9.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game…