University of North Carolina senior forward Tyler Zeller and University of Delaware junior forward Elena Delle Donne are the 2012 Capital One Academic All-Americas of the Year for men’s and women’s basketball, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Zeller, a business administration major with a 3.62 grade point average, becomes the first Tar Heel to earn first-team Academic All-America honors in two seasons. Averaging 15.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots, he has led the seventh-ranked Tar Heels to a 24-4 overall record and 11-2 mark in ACC play.