Tyler Zeller Named Academic All-America Of The Year

Posted Feb 23, 2012
UNC senior forward Tyler Zeller and University of Delaware junior forward Elena Delle Donne are the 2012 Capital One Academic All-Americas of the Year for men's and women's basketball, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Zeller, a business administration major with a 3.62 grade point average, becomes the first Tar Heel to earn first-team Academic All-America honors in two seasons. (Tar Heel Blue)

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