Illinois' Jamaican-born center Kofi Cockburn (21) looks to shoot as Michigan's Jon Teske (15) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, December 11, 2019, in Champaign, Illinois.

Jamaican college basketball star Cockburn named first-team AP All-American

Kofi Cockburn, the powerful Jamaican forward for the Illinois Fighting Illini, has been voted a first-team Associated Press All-American, among the most prestigious honours in US college basketball.

The 7-foot Cockburn is averaging 21 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game in his junior season and is expected to be a NBA draft lottery pick this year.

He will feature in the NCAA tournament as the fourth-seeded Fighting Illini play Chattanooga on Friday.

Cockburn, who hails from Kingston, was last year voted to the AP All-American second-team.

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