Kansas junior forward Thomas Robinson was a unanimous selection to the Associated Press All-America First Team, while senior guard Tyshawn Taylor picked up third team honors it was announced Monday.

Robinson is the first unanimous selection since Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin in 2009. The 6-10 Robinson is averaging 17.7 points and 11.8 rebounds this season and he was a first-team pick by all 65 members of the national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. He was the lone unanimous selection in 2011-12. Robinson is Kansas’ first AP First Team All-American since Wayne Simien in 2005.

Joining Robinson on the first team were Jared Sullinger of Ohio State, the first repeat All-American in three years; freshman Anthony Davis of Kentucky; Draymond Green of Michigan State and Doug McDermott of Creighton.

Taylor, a Hoboken, N.J. native, led Kansas in conference games with an 18.6 scoring average. A two-time Big 12 Player of the Week this season, Taylor’s 16.7 points per game overall in 2011-12 rank sixth in the league. Taylor fared well against the eight ranked foes Kansas faced in 2011-12 averaging 19.1 points, 4.9 assists and shooting 48.0 from the field, 50.0 percent from three-point range. He also had six of his 13 games with 20-points against ranked competition this season. Taylor ranks among the top six in the Big 12 in scoring (16.7 ppg), field goal percentage (48.2) percent and assists (4.7 apg).

Robinson and Taylor turn their attention to Ohio State for a Saturday evening matchup in the National Semifinals. The Jayhawks, who have appeared in each of the last three Final Fours hosted by the city of New Orleans, defeated the Buckeyes 78-67 in Lawrence on Dec. 10.

— KU Sports Information —