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Nigel Williams-Goss named first-team All-America by Sports Illustrated

Gonzaga’s Nigel Williams-Goss holds a piece of the net aloft after the Zags defeated Saint Mary’s in the WCC title game Tuesday. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Gonzaga junior guard Nigel Williams-Goss was named first-team All-America by Sports Illustrated.

Williams-Goss earlier this week was a second-team All-America selection by three national outlets.

Williams-Goss is joined on the first team by UCLA’s Lonzo Ball, Villanova’s Josh Hart, Kansas’ Frank Mason III and Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan.

Williams-Goss, the WCC Player of the Year, leads Gonzaga in scoring (16.9 points per game) assists (4.8) and steals (1.8).

He averaged 22.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5 assists to lead Gonzaga to the WCC tournament title in Las Vegas. Williams-Goss was voted the tournament’s most outstanding player.

Washington’s Markelle Fultz, Duke’s Luke Kennard, Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ, North Carolina’s Justin Jackson and Baylor’s Johnathan Motley were on SI’s second team.