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2008-09 All-American Projection: Post-Decision Update

Shawn Siegel — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:27:17 -0700

A few days after the 2008 NCAA Championship game, I made an early projection of the 08-09 All-Americans to go along with Top 50 and All-Freshman projections. Now that players have officially entered or withdrawn from the Draft, we have a much better sense of how next year's landscape will look: First Team G - Brandon Jennings - Arizona G - Stephen Curry - Davidson F - Kyle Singler - Duke** F - Luke Harangody - Notre Dame F - Tyler Hansbrough - North Carolina ** Originally, I had slated DJ Augustin into the All-American team. He's been replaced by Singler, who could be a major breakout candidate despite Duke's balanced attack. Second Team G - James Harden - Arizona State G - Darren Collison - UCLA** G - Tyrese Rice - Boston College F - Chase Budinger - Arizona** F - Jon Brockman - Washington ** I thought Collison would go pro, but he returns to form a solid backcourt with Jrue Holiday (though perhaps Holiday will end up stealing Collison's thunder..). Budinger always seems to disappoint, but now that he's back in school, its hard to imagine he wont score 20 ppg next year. Third Team G - AJ Price - UCONN G - Nick Calathes - Florida** G - Demar Derozan - USC** F - Blake Griffin - Oklahoma F - Patrick Patterson - Kentucky ** Trent Plaisted was an original Third Team member, but is now hoping to be a 2nd round pick in next week's Draft. Tyreke Evans was originally in Derozan's place, but the return of Antonio Anderson, Robert Dozier, etc to the Tigers make Evans less likely to put up huge numbers. Fourth Team G - Ty Lawson - UNC** G - Eric Maynor - VCU F - Tyler Smith - Tennessee** F - Terrence Williams - Louisville** C - AJ Ogilvy - Vanderbilt ** Williams was originally on the 2nd Team, but the return of Collison and Lawson knock him down a peg. Smith's return was huge for Tennessee, and he could end up as high as the First Team. Lawson's return was somewhat of a surprise, and he gets slotted into the Third team. Next in Line: Jrue Holiday - UCLA Dominic James - Marquette Hasheem Thabeet - UCONN BJ Mullens - Ohio State Tyreke Evans - Memphis Samardo Samuels - Louisville Looks like a lot of big men get squeezed into the "Next in Line" group. All-American voters are swayed by numbers, and forwards like Brockman and Patterson have a chance to light up the scoreboard in ways that a Thabeet never could.

2008 AP All-American Team

Press Release — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:01:14 -0700

Associated Press All-American Team

FIRST TEAM
G: DJ Augustin (Texas)
G: Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis)
F: Michael Beasley (Kansas State)
F: Tyler Hansbrough (UNC)
C: Kevin Love (UCLA)

SECOND TEAM
G: Stephen Curry (Davidson)
G: Shan Foster (Vanderbilt)
F: Luke Harangody (Notre Dame)
F: DJ White (Memphis)
C: Roy Hibbert (Georgetown)

THIRD TEAM
G: Darren Collison (UCLA)
G: Chris Lofton (Tennessee)
G: Eric Gordon (Indiana)
G: Derrick Rose (Memphis)
C: Brook Lopez (Stanford)

2008 CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-Freshman Team

CHN — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:56:03 -0700

Awards Week continues on CHN..

CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major Player of the Year: Patrick Mills (Saint Mary’s)

CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-Freshman Team

G: Patrick Mills (Saint Mary’s)

G: Marquis Weddle (UT-Martin)

G: Devin Gibson (Texas-San Antonio)

F: Tyrone Shelley (Pepperdine)

F: Matt Howard (Butler)

CollegeHoops.net Second Team Mid-Major All-Freshman

G: Vinnie McGhee (Sacramento State)

G: Darion Anderson (NIU)

G: Josh White (North Texas)

F: Omar Carter (Charleston Southern)

F: Malcolm Thomas (Pepperdine)

CollegeHoops.net Honorable Mention Mid-Major all-Freshman: Alvin Abreu (UNH), Nate Blank (Gardner Webb), Kenneth Faried (Morehead State), Rahmon Fletcher (UWGB), Jay Gavin (Marist), John Holland (Boston U), Rob Jones (San Diego), Mark Payne (UC Davis), Deonte Roberts (Milwaukee), Gerald Robinson Jr. (Tennessee State), Brian Rudolph (Loyola), Cameron Wells (The Citadel)

The CollegeHoops.net All-American teams are voted on by staff writers.

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2008 CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-Americans

CHN — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:12:32 -0700

CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major Player of the Year: Stephen Curry (Davidson)

CollegeHoops.net First Team Mid-Major All-American
G: Stephen Curry (Davidson)
G: Mike Green (Butler)
G: Courtney Lee (WKU)
F AZ Reid (High Point)
F: Jason Thompson (Rider)

CollegeHoops.net Second Team Mid-Major All-American
G: Lester Hudson (UT- Martin)
G: Patty Mills (Saint Mary’s)
G: George Hill (IUPUI)
F: Reggie Williams (VMI)
F: Gyno Pomare (San Diego)

CollegeHoops.net Third Team Mid-Major All-American
G: Al Fisher (Kent State)
G: Bo McCalebb (New Orleans)
F: Charron Fisher (Niagara)
F: Kyle Hines (UNCG)
F: Ryan Wittman (Cornell)

CollegeHoops.net FourthTeam Mid-Major All-American
G: Alex Harris (UCSB)
G: AJ Graves (Butler)
G: Demetric Bennett (South Alabama)
F: Tim Pollitz (Miami)
F: Thomas Sanders (Gardner Webb)

Mid-Major Honorable Mention:
Josh Alexander (Stephen F Austin), Marqus Blakely (Vermont), John Bryant (Santa Clara), J’Nathan Bullock (Cleveland State), Scott Cutley (Fullerton), Jeremiah Dominguez (Portland State), Justin Hare (Belmont), Brandon Johnson (San Diego), Dior Lowhorn (San Francisco), Jason Richards (Davidson), Jonathan Rodriguez (Campbell), Greg Sprink (Navy)

The CollegeHoops.net All-American teams are voted on by staff writers. Up tomorrow are our All-Rookie teams.

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2008 CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-Americans

CHN — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:24:19 -0700

CollegeHoops.net High Major Player of the Year: Gary Forbes (UMASS)

CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-American
G: Drew Lavender (Xavier)
G: Robert Vaden (UAB)
F: Gary Forbes (UMass)
F: Reggie Larry (Boise State)
F: Trent Plaisted (BYU)

CollegeHoops.net Second Team High-Major All-American
G: Eric Maynor (VCU)
G: Adam Emmenecker (Drake)
G: Jaycee Carroll (Utah State)
F: Will Thomas (George Mason )
F: Will Daniels (Rhode Island)

CollegeHoops.net Third Team High-Major All-American
G: Jeremy Pargo (Gonzaga)
G: Rob McKiver (Houston)
G: Dionte Christmas (Temple)
F: J.R. Giddens (New Mexico)
F: Pat Calathes (St. Joseph's)

CollegeHoops.net Fourth Team High-Major All-American
G: Brian Robers (Dayton)
G: Josh Young (Drake)
G: Stefon Jackson (UTEP)
G: Lee Cummard (BYU)
F: Josh Duncan (Xavier)

CollegeHoops.net High-Major Honorable Mention:
Wink Adams (UNLV), Antoine Agudio (Hofstra), Matt Bouldin (Gonzaga), Bryant Dunston (Fordham), Osiris Eldridge (Illinois State), Randal Falker (Southern Illinois), Leemire Goldwire (Charlotte), Justin Hawkins (New Mexico State), Marcelus Kemp (Nevada) Jermaine Taylor (Central Florida), Jeremy Wise (Southern Miss)

The CollegeHoops.net All-American teams are voted on by staff writers. Up tomorrow are the Mid-Major All-American teams.

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2008 CollegeHoops.net All-American Team

CHN — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:23:06 -0700

CollegeHoops.net Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough (UNC)

CollegeHoops.net First-Team All-American
G: D.J. Augustin (Texas)
G: Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis)
F: Michael Beasley (Kansas State)
F: Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
C: Kevin Love (UCLA)

CollegeHoops.net Second-Team All-American
G: Derrick Rose (Memphis)
G: Shan Foster (Vanderbilt)
F: D.J. White (Indiana)
F: Luke Harangody (Notre Dame)
C: Brook Lopez (Stanford)

CollegeHoops.net Third-Team All-American
G: Darren Collison (UCLA)
G: Eric Gordon (Indiana)
G: OJ Mayo (USC)
G: Brandon Rush (Kansas)
F: Ryan Anderson (California)

CollegeHoops.net Fourth-Team All-American
G: Jerryd Bayless (Arizona)
G: AJ Price (UCONN)
G: Stephen Curry (Davidson)
F: Gary Forbes (UMASS)
C: Roy Hibbert (Georgetown)

Honorable Mention:
Jamont Gordon (Mississippi State), Mike Green (Butler), James Harden (Arizona State), Ty Lawson (UNC), Chris Lofton (Tennessee), Drew Neitzel (Michigan State), DeMarcus Nelson (Duke), Tyrese Rice (Boston College), Sean Singletary (Virginia), Tyler Smith (Tennessee), Kyle Weaver (Washington State)

The CollegeHoops.net All-American teams are voted on by staff writers. Up next are our High-Major & High-Major All-American teams.

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Wooden Award: Midseason Top 30

Press Release — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:06:09 -0800

Wooden Award Midseason Top 30

D.J.	Augustin	So.	6-0	Texas
Michael	Beasley	Fr.	6-10	Kansas State
Jon	Brockman	Jr.	6-7	Washington
Chase	Budinger	So.	6-7	Arizona
Mario	Chalmers	Jr.	6-1	Kansas
Stephen	Curry	So.	6-1	Davidson
Chris	Douglas-Roberts	Jr.	6-7	Memphis
Wayne	Ellington	So.	6-4	North Carolina
Shan	Foster	Sr.	6-6	Vanderbilt
Eric	Gordon	Fr.	6-4	Indiana
Jamont	Gordon	Jr.	6-4	Mississippi St
Malik	Hairston	Sr.	6-6	Oregon
Tyler	Hansbrough	Jr.	6-9	North Carolina
Luke	Harangody	So.	6-8	Notre Dame
James	Harden	Fr.	6-5	Arizona State
Roy	Hibbert	Sr.	7-2	Georgetown
Chris	Lofton	Sr.	6-2	Tennessee
Kevin	Love	Fr.	6-10	UCLA
Derrick	Low	Sr.	6-2	Washington St
O.J.	Mayo	Fr.	6-5	USC
Raymar	Morgan	So.	6-7	Michigan State
Demarcus	Nelson	Sr.	6-4	Duke
Tyrese	Rice	Jr.	6-1	Boston College
Brian	Roberts	Sr.	6-2	Dayton
Derrick	Rose	Fr.	6-3	Memphis
Brandon	Rush	Jr.	6-6	Kansas
Sean	Singletary	Sr.	6-0	Virginia
Jason	Thompson	Sr.	6-11	Rider
D.J.	White	Sr.	6-9	Indiana
Sam	Young	Jr.	6-6	F	Pittsburgh

*Players not selected are still eligible for the final award.

Mid-Season All-America Teams

Jon Teitel — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:43:50 -0800

Although the college basketball season is only a couple of months old, the start of the new year is a great time to reflect on which stars shined the brightest in 2007. Many of the names below are familiar to even a casual fan, while a few of the names are only known to the sport's most passionate followers. There may not be an Oden or Durant among the group, but there could be a couple of lottery picks in the years ahead, and several who will make an NBA roster. I present to you the best of 2007 (by position):

HIGH-MAJOR

TEAM GP FG% 3PM 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
PG D.J. Augustin Texas 12 49.4 2 42.9 80.3 2.7 6.3 1.8 0 20.1
SG Eric Gordon Indiana 10 50.4 2.9 45.3 84.4 3.2 2.5 1.7 0.8 23.5
SF Shan Foster Vanderbilt 11 54.6 4.1 54.9 74.3 5.3 1.5 1.5 0.5 20.5
PF Michael Beasley Kansas St. 11 57.1 1 40.7 69 14 1.5 1.2 2 26.3
C Kevin Love UCLA 12 59 0.3 33.3 76.6 10.2 2.1 0.4 0.5 16.7

THOUGHTS: 3 freshmen, 1 sophomore, and 1 senior, with no love for the ACC or the Big East. Lawyers from the offices of Hansbrough, Hibbert, and Mayo will be filing their motions any day now.
BEST OF THE GROUP: Michael Beasley: Gordon will help lead his team farther in March, but Beasley is the only player in the country in the top-10 in both scoring and rebounding.

MID-MAJOR
TEAM GP FG% 3PM 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
PG Jeremy Wise Southern Miss 12 44.4 1.5 31.6 82.4 3.2 4.7 1.1 0.6 19.5
SG Antoine Agudio Hofstra 8 44.9 4 47.8 75 4.1 2.2 0.9 0 26.8
SF Gary Forbes Massachusetts 11 46.9 1.7 36.5 77.5 7.5 3.5 1.2 0.7 20.5
PF Dior Lowhorn San Francisco 12 49.2 0.4 27.8 66.7 7.2 1.1 0.6 0.8 20.9
C Trent Plaisted BYU 12 59.1 0 0 57.6 9.8 2.2 0.2 1.2 17.4

THOUGHTS: 2 sophomores, 1 junior, and 2 seniors: even when you get outside the BCS conferences, there is plenty of evidence that upperclassmen no longer rule the courts by themselves.
BEST OF THE GROUP: Gary Forbes: Agudio is one of the top scorers in the country, but Forbes does a little of everything for a team that is 10-2.

LOW-MAJOR

TEAM GP FG% 3PM 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
PG Ben Woodside N Dakota St 11 49.4 2.5 44.4 81.9 2.3 5.5 1.4 0 23
SG Lester Hudson Tenn-Martin 12 47.5 3.9 40.2 80.4 7.8 3.7 3.8 0.4 26.7
SF Charron Fisher Niagara 9 39.5 2.8 36.2 76.3 9.6 0.8 1.4 0.7 27.3
PF Jason Thompson Rider 12 53.4 0.2 27.3 54.2 11.2 2.8 1.2 3.1 19.8
C Jermaine Griffin TX Arlington 10 67.4 0 0 51.2 9.8 0.8 0.3 1.2 15

THOUGHTS: 2 juniors and 3 seniors: Griffin's team is 9-2, while Fisher's team is 8-3, so keep an eye out for both of them in March.
BEST OF THE GROUP: Lester Hudson: Thompson's size and all-around game give him better potential as a pro, but Hudson might end up leading the country in scoring AND steals in his first year at the Division 1 level.

2007-08 Wooden Award Finalists

Press Release — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:17:35 -0700

All-America Team - Top 50 Candidates (Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.)

Jeff Adrien 6-7 F Jr. Connecticut
Ryan Anderson 6-10 F So. California
D.J. Augustin 6-10 G So. Texas
Patrick Beverley 6-1 G So. Arkansas
Jon Brockman 6-7 F Jr. Washington
Chase Budinger 6-7 F So. Arizona
Jaycee Carroll 6-2 G Sr. Utah State
Mario Chalmers 6-1 G Jr. Kansas
Darren Collison 6-1 G Jr. UCLA
Brandon Costner 6-9 F So. NC State
Stephen Curry 6-0 G So. Davidson
Eric Devendorf 6-4 G Jr. Syracuse
Chris Douglas-Roberts 6-6 G Jr. Memphis
Randal Falker 6-7 F Sr. Southern Illinois
Shan Foster 6-6 G/F Sr. Vanderbilt
Taj Gibson 6-9 F So USC
James Gist 6-8 F Sr. Maryland
Jamont Gordon 6-4 G/F Jr. Mississippi State
Kentrell Gransberry 6-9 C Sr. So. Florida
A.J. Graves 6-1 G Sr. Butler
Malik Hairston 6-6 G Jr Oregon
Tyler Hansbrough* 6-9 F Jr. North Carolina
Richard Hendrix 6-8 F Jr. Alabama
Roy Hibbert 7-2 C Sr. Georgetown
Dominic James 5-11 G Jr. Marquette
Joseph Jones 6-9 F/C Sr. Texas A&M
Marcelus Kemp 6-5 G Sr. Nevada
Ty Lawson 5-11 G So. North Carolina
Courtney Lee 6-5 G/F Sr. Western Kentucky
Chris Lofton 6-2 G Sr. Tennessee
Derrick Low 6-2 G Sr. Washington State
Aleks Maric 6-11 C Sr. Nebraska
Eric Maynor 6-2 G Jr. VCU
Bo McCalebb 6-0 G Sr. New Orleans
Drew Neitzel 6-0 G Sr. Michigan State
DeMarcus Nelson 6-4 G Sr. Duke
Jeremy Pargo 6-2 G Jr. Gonzaga
Jeff Pendergraph 6-9 F Jr. Arizona State
Scottie Reynolds 6-2 G So. Villanova
Tyrese Rice 6-1 G Jr. Boston College
Brandon Rush* 6-6 G Jr. Kansas
Josh Shipp 6-5 F Jr. UCLA
Sean Singletary 6-0 G Sr. Virginia
Jason Thompson 6-11 F Sr. Rider
Johnathan Wallace 6-1 G Sr. Georgetown
Kyle Weaver 6-6 G Sr. Washington State
D.J. White 6-9 F Sr. Indiana
Reggie Williams 6-5 F Sr. VMI
Terrence Williams 6-6 F Jr. Louisville
Martin Zeno 6-5 G Sr. Texas Tech

CHN Preseason High-Major All-America Team

CHN — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:06:48 -0700

FIRST TEAM

Eric Maynor, G, Jr, VCU
Marcelus Kemp, G, Sr, Nevada
Jaycee Carroll, G, Sr, Utah State
Josh Heytvelt, F, Jr, Gonzaga
Randal Falker, C, Sr, Southern Illinois

SECOND TEAM

Justin Hawkins, G, Sr, New Mexico State
Dionte Christmas, G, Jr, Temple
Bryant Dunston, F, Jr, Fordham
Ahmad Nivins, F, Jr, St Joseph's
Luke Nevill, C, Jr, Utah

THIRD TEAM

Drew Lavender, G, Sr, Xavier
Jeremy Pargo, G, Jr, Gonzaga
Brandon Ewing, G, Jr, Wyoming
Robert Vaden, F, Jr, UAB
Trent Plaisted, F, Jr, BYU

HONORABLE MENTION
Kieron Achara, F, Sr, Duquesne
Wink Adams, G, Jr, UNLV
Antoine Agudio, G, Sr, Hofstra
Stanley Burrell, G, Sr, Xavier

Eric Coleman, F, Sr, Northern Iowa
Jeremy Crouch, G, Sr, Bradley
Will Daniels, F, Sr, Rhode Island
Frank Elegar, C, Sr, Drexel

JR Giddens, G, Sr, New Mexico
Stefon Jackson, G, Jr, UTEP
Tommie Liddell, G, Jr, St Louis
Rob McKiver, G, Sr, Houston
Brian Roberts, G, Sr, Dayton
Daniel Ruffin, G, Sr, Bradley

The CHN High-Major All-America team is composed of the following conferences: Atlantic 10, Colonial, Conference USA (minus Memphis), MVC, MWC, WAC, WCC (only Gonzaga).

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