ST. LOUIS – Duke guard/forward Brandon Ingram continued to add to his postseason haul on Wednesday when he was one of five first-year stars named to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Freshman All-America Team.
Ingram, who was named Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week for Jan. 4-10, is the third USBWA Freshman All-American in Duke history, alongside Jabari Parker (2014) and Jahlil Okafor (2015). The USBWA instituted its Freshman All-America Team in 2013.
A second-team All-ACC selection and the 2016 ACC Freshman of the Year, Ingram is averaging 16.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.