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Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller is receiving All-American honors after a controversial freshman season that saw the 6-foot-9 NBA prospect linked to a fatal shooting near the Tuscaloosa campus on January 15.
Miller was named to the AP's First Team on Tuesday, joining Purdue's Zach Edey, Houston's Marcus Sasser, Kansas' Jalen Wilson, and Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis.
Although Miller has not been charged in the case, Tuscaloosa police linked him to the shooting death of Jamea Harris, a 23-year-old mother who was killed near the University of Alabama campus in the early hours of January 15.
Crimson Tide forward Darius Miles and another man, Michael Lynn Davis, have been arrested and indicted on capital murder charges in her death. Miles has since been kicked off the team.
Miller allegedly brought a gun to Miles that night that was later used by Davis in the fatal shooting, according to police testimony.
Despite the controversy, Miller has continued playing for the Crimson Tide, scoring 23 points in Alabama's 82-63 win over Texas A&M in Sunday's SEC title game. As a result, the Crimson Tide earned a No. 1 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament
Jamea Harris (left), a 23-year-old mother, was shot to death near the University of Alabama campus on January 14. Crimson Tide forward Darius Miles (right) and another man, Michael Lynn Davis, have been arrested and indicted on capital murder charges in her death. Miles has since been kicked off the team
Alabama's Miller was named to the AP's First Team on Tuesday, joining Purdue's Zach Edey, Houston's Marcus Sasser, Kansas ' Jalen Wilson, and Indiana 's Trayce Jackson-Davis
Tuscaloosa chief deputy D.A. Paula Whitley declined to tell AL.com last month why Miller wasn't charged, saying: 'That's not a question I can answer. There's nothing we could charge him with.'
Miller reacted to the shooting publicly for the first time on March 8.
'This whole situation is just really heart-breaking, but respectfully that's all I'm going to be able to say on that,' said Miller, who has been criticized for his response to the allegations.
Before a recent tip-off, Miller was seen being frisked by a teammate during pre-game introductions in an apparent reference to the shooting.
Despite the controversy, Miller has continued playing for the Crimson Tide, scoring 23 points in Alabama's 82-63 win over Texas A&M in Sunday's SEC title game. As a result, the Crimson Tide earned a No. 1 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
Miller was a McDonald's All-American who became an immediate star on the way to being named the Southeastern Conference player of the year. He's averaging 19.6 points and 8.3 rebounds for the tournament's top-overall seed.
The 7-foot-4, 305-pound Zach Edey (left) appeared on all 58 ballots as a first-team selection from AP Top 25 voters as the lone unanimous pick in results released Tuesday.Marcus Sasser (right), a 6-2 senior, was a starter on the Cougars' Final Four team two years ago and is the star of another title threat this year. He's averaging 17.1 points as the program's first first-team selection since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984 during the 'Phi Slama Jama' era
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