Stirtz Earns AP All-America Distinction

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named to The Associated Press All-America team, it was announced Tuesday by the AP.  He is an honorable mention selection.

The Liberty, Missouri, native has also been tabbed as a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the league media and a second-team honoree by the coaches.  He was also an NABC All-Central District selection and a second-team All-Big Ten honoree by The Associated Press. 

Stirtz currently ranks third in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 20 points to go along with 4.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals.  He has a .492/.376/.845 shooting clip with 18 20-point and three 30-point contests.

In 33 games, Stirtz has scored 661 points, which are the seventh-most in a single season in program history.  He is two points from passing Andre Woolridge for sixth place and 15 points from moving past Roy Marble into the top five.

Stirtz, who reached double figures in 31 of the team’s 33 games, was also an AP honorable mention selection last season at Drake.

Stirtz is the first Hawkeye to garner All-America distinction since the 2022-23 season when Kris Murray was a consensus third-team All-American.

No. 9 seed Iowa will square off against No. 8 seed Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Tampa, Fla.  The game will tipoff at 5:50 p.m. (CT) and it will be televised on TNT.