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Coby White Named Second-Team NBA All-Rookie

NEW YORK – The Chicago Bulls' Coby White, a former University of North Carolina guard who helped lead the Tar Heels to an NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed in 2019, has earned a spot on the 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, the NBA announced on Tuesday.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, the 2019-20 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, was unanimously selected to the First Team. As the lone unanimous selection, Morant received NBA All-Rookie First Team votes on all 100 ballots from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

Joining Morant (200 points) on the 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie First Team are Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn (197 points; 98 First Team votes), Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (189 points; 92 First Team votes), New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (176 points; 87 First Team votes) and Golden State Warriors forward Eric Paschall (116 points; 28 First Team votes).