Mason is an All-American

Kansas senior guard only unanimous choice for first team.

Frank Mason III was a last-minute recruit for Kansas. He turned into the Jayhawks’ latest All-American.

The senior guard was the only unanimous selection to the 2016-17 AP All-America team Tuesday, receiving all first-team votes from the same 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly AP Top 25.

“I love the kid and I think he knows how I feel about him, but I’ve never been more proud — not that he’s won a postseason award — but he’s done everything that he’s supposed to do,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “He’s been a great teammate, he’s been tough as nails, he’s worked his butt off, he’s loved by everyone in the academic departments, graduated, and to see him reap these benefits after putting in so much time is an unbelievable honor.”

The rest of the All-America team includes guards Josh Hart of Villanova and Lonzo Ball of UCLA, plus forwards Caleb Swanigan of Purdue and Justin Jackson of North Carolina. Votes were based on the regular season and conference tournaments.

Mason averaged 20.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists while shooting 48.7 percent from 3-point range.

Hart, a senior who was the key to Villanova’s 2016 national championship, averaged 18.9 points and 6.5 rebounds. He received 62 first-team votes.

The sophomore Swanigan led the nation with 26 double-doubles.

Ball, who has already declared for the NBA draft, took the country by storm as a freshman. He averaged 14.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists while putting UCLA back on the national map in a hurry. He received 54 first-team votes.

Jackson, who received 24 first-team votes, helped lead the Tar Heels to a second straight Final Four. The junior averaged 18.1 points and 4.6 rebounds.

Nigel Williams-Goss of Gonzaga led the second team and was joined by fellow juniors Dillon Brooks of Oregon and Johnathan Motley of Baylor, sophomore Luke Kennard of Duke and freshman Malik Monk of Kentucky.

Giles bound for NBA: Duke forward Harry Giles is entering the NBA draft following a freshman season that was slowed due to knee surgery. Giles announced his decision Tuesday, and team spokesman Cory Walton says he plans to hire an agent. That means Giles won’t have the option to return for his sophomore year.

FSU women fall short: Florida State’s bid to become the first women’s team from Florida to reach the Final Four came up short late Monday night when the Seminoles fell to South Carolina 71-64 in Stockton, Calif.

Kaela Davis scored 23 points and A’ja Wilson added 16 to lead the topseeded Gamecocks (31-4) over the third-seeded Seminoles (28-7).

Trailing for most of the game, FSU’s Leticia Romero cut the South Carolina lead to 65-60 on a driving jumper with 3:51 left. Then Brittany Brown’s steal and layup at 3:25 made it 65-62, but the Seminoles wouldn’t get closer.

Romero had 16 points, six assists and six rebounds but shot just 6 for 23 from the field. As a team, the Seminoles shot just 36.6 percent (26 for 71).