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By
Shawn Siegel
njhoopsnet@aol.com
February 20th, 2005
College
Basketball:
What If? All-American Team
What if the college
athletes were required to play four years of college ball before jumping
for the NBA? The talent level in college basketball would be at an
all-time high. But who would be the 2005 All-Americans and Players
of the Year. CHN has an idea..
What
If? Player of the Year
DaJuan Wagner - Memphis
25 ppg, 6 apg, 3 rpg, 3 spg
Wagner teamed with junior PF
Amare Stoudamire to lead Memphis to an unblievable 28-2 regular season
record, and a consistent spot atop the AP & Coaches Polls. Wagner
led the CUSA in scoring and steals, finishing 2nd to Louisville's
electric Lebron James in assists. The Tigers lone losses came on
the road at Louisville, and a tough home loss to Syracuse in which
Carmelo Anthony exploded for 38 points. This is Wagner's 2nd
season in a row on the All-American 1st team, after making the 3rd team
in his sophomore season. NBA scouts predict that Wagner will
certainly be chosen in the top 5 picks, most likely 2nd behind DePaul's
Eddy Curry.
CHN's
What If? All-American Team
|
PG |
SG |
SF |
PF |
C |
|
Lebron James
So, Louisville
23 ppg, 8 apg |
DaJuan Wagner
Memphis
25 ppg, 6 apg |
Carmelo Anthony
Jr, Syracuse
26 ppg, 9 rpg |
Amare Stoudamire Jr,
Memphis
19 ppg, 12 rpg |
Emeka Okafor
Connecticut
19 ppg, 11 rpg |
What
If? All-American Second Team
|
PG |
SG |
SF |
PF |
C |
|
TJ Ford
Texas
18 ppg, 8 apg |
Ben Gordon Connecticut
20 ppg, 5 apg |
Rick Rickert
Minnesota
21 ppg, 8 rpg |
Kwame Brown Florida
23 ppg, 9 rpg |
Eddy Curry
DePaul
22 ppg, 10 rpg |
What
If? All-American Third Team
|
PG |
SG |
SF |
PF |
C |
|
Chris Paul
So, Wake Forest
15 ppg, 6 apg |
JJ Redick
Jr, Duke
18 ppg, 3 apg |
Kirk Snyder
Nevada
22 ppg, 7 rpg |
Wayne Simien
Kansas
17 ppg, 11 rpg |
Tyson Chandler UCLA
20 ppg, 11 rpg |
What If?
Honorable All-Mention
PG: Ray Felton (Jr, North
Carolina), Devin Harris (Wisconsin), Chris Thomas (Notre Dame), Mo
Williams (Alabama)
SG: Lenny Cooke (Jr, St
John's), Julius Hodge (North Carolina State), Salim Stoudamire
(Arizona), Francisco Garcia (Jr, Louisville)
SF: Josh Childress (Stanford),
Luol Deng (So, Duke), Andre Iguodala (Jr, Arizona), Rashad McCants (Jr,
North Carolina)
PF: Chris Bosh (Jr, Georgia
Tech), Kris Humphries (So, Minnesota), Ronny Turiaf (Gonzaga), Hakim
Warrick (Syracuse)
C: Andrew Bogut (So, Utah),
David Harrison (Colorado), Dwight Howard (Fr, Georgia), Shelden Williams
(Jr, Duke)
What
If? ACC Player of the Year
- Chris Bosh (Georgia Tech)
What
If? Big East Player of the Year -
Emeka Okafor
(Connecticut)
What
If? Big Ten Player of the Year
- Rick Rickert (Minnesota)
What
If? Big Twelve Player of the Year
- TJ Ford (Texas)
What
If? Conference USA Player of the Year -
Dajuan Wagner (Memphis)
What
If? Pac-10 Player of the Year
- Tyson Chandler (UCLA)
What
If? SEC Player of the Year
- Kwame Brown (Florida)
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