Kansas guard Tyrel Reed has been named as one of five members of the Capital One Academic All-America First Team, it was announced.  He is the ninth men's basketball student-athlete from the Big 12 to be recognized.

A Pre-Physical Therapy and Exercise Science major with a 3.65 GPA, Reed is the third-leading scorer for second-ranked Kansas. While averaging 10.0 points, he earned All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention honors. He has helped the Big 12 champion Jayhawks post a 32-2 record and earn the top seed in the Southwest Region.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.

Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation with college sports with the sponsorship of the 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (now the Capital One Bowl) and ESPN's Capital One Bowl Week. In 2010, Capital One launched the Capital One Cup, a prestigious new program rewarding NCAA Division I athletics programs for their cumulative on-field performance across multiple men's and women's sports. In addition, Capital One sponsors the ABC College Football Halftime Report, Capital One All-America Mascot Team, all 88 NCAA Championships including the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, and numerous other collegiate athletics programs.

2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America

FIRST TEAM
Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame   
Devon Beitzel, Northern Colorado   '
Matt Howard, Butler
TYREL REED, KANSAS
Tyler Zeller, North Carolina