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2010 CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-Americans

CHN — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:47:23 -0500

Being the best player on a Top 15 team is a recipe for earning CollegeHoops.net's Mid-Major Player of the Year honors. Gordon Hayward averaged 15.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, and 1.8 apg in leading Butler to a 28-4 record. He's joined on the Mid-Major First Team by CAA Player of the Year Charles Jenkins, Cornell leader Ryan Wittman, and big men Keith Benson of Oakland and Art Parakouski of Radford.

Butler has three players on the list: Hayward, 2nd teamer Shelvin Mack, and Honorable Mention Matt Howard. Other teams with multiple players include Cornell (Wittman & Jeff Foote), IUPUI (Alex Young & Robert Glenn), Northeastern (Matt Janning & Chaisson Allen) Siena (Ryan Franklin & Ryan Rossiter),

CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major Player of the Year:

Gordon Hayward, Butler, So

CollegeHoops.net First-Team Mid-Major All-America
G Charles Jenkins, Hofstra
G Gordon Hayward, Butler
G/F Ryan Wittman, Cornell
F Keith Benson, Oakland
C Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford

Second-Team Mid-Major All-America

G Shelvin Mack, Butler
G CJ McCollumn, Lehigh
F Kenneth Faired, Morehead St
F Alex Young, IUPUI
C Adnan Hodzic, Lipscomb

Third-Team Mid-Major All-America
G David Kool, Western Michigan
G Damian Lillard, Weber St
F Marqus Blakely, Vermont
F Larry Sanders, VCU
F Alex Franklin, Siena

Fourth-Team Mid-Major All-America

G Gerald Lee, Old Dominion

G Matt Janning, Northeastern

F Tyren Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette
F Charles Garcia, Seattle
F Orlando Johnson, UCSB

Honorable Mention

Chaisson Allen, Northeastern

Noah Dahlman, Wofford
Rahmon Fletcher, UWGB
Jeff Foote, Cornell

Robert Glenn, IUPUI

Andrew Goudelock, Charleston

Joseph Harris, Coastal Carolina
Marquez Haynes, UT-Arlington

John Holland, Boston U

Reggie Holmes, Morgan St

Anthony Johnson, Montana

Matt Howard, Butler

Jeremy Lin, Harvard

Ashton Mitchell, Sam Houston St

Derek Needham, Fairfield

TJ Robinson, LBSU

Ryan Rossiter, Siena
David Schneider, William & Mary

Chris Singletary, Kent St
AJ Slaughter, Western Kentucky
Ben Smith, Jacksonville
Ryan Thompson, Rider

G Dominic Waters, Portland St

2010 CollegeHoops.net College Basketball All-Americans

CHN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:53:10 -0500

Player of the Year Evan Turner and super-freshman John Wall highlight CollegeHoops.net's 2010 All-America teams. Turner averaged 19.5 ppg, 9.4 rpg, and 5.8 apg while helping Ohio St finish tied atop the Big Ten standings. Wall averaged 16.8 ppg and 6.2 apg, helping lead Kentucky to an impressive 29-2 record and an SEC title. They are joined on the First Team by Wall's teammate DeMarcus Cousins, Villanova leader Scottie Reynolds, and Big 12 Player of the Year James Anderson.

Besides Kentucky, other schools to have multiple players selected include Duke (John Scheyer 2nd Team & Kyle Singler 4th) and Kansas (Sherron Collins & Cole Aldrich 3rd Team). Purdue has three players on the Honorable Mention list, while Baylor has two. Returnees from the 2009 list include Turner, Singler, Collins & Aldrich, Luke Harangody, Kalin Lucas, and Patrick Patterson.

CollegeHoops.net Player of the Year:

Evan Turner, Jr, Ohio St

CollegeHoops.net First-Team All-America
G John Wall, Kentucky, Fr

G Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, Sr
G/F James Anderson, Oklahoma St, Jr
G/F Evan Turner, Ohio St, So
C DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky, Fr

CollegeHoops.net Second-Team All-America
G Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, Sr
G Jon Scheyer, Duke, Sr

F Wesley Johnson, Syracuse, Jr
F Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, Sr
C Greg Monroe, Georgetown, So

CollegeHoops.net Third-Team All-America
G Sherron Collins, Kansas, Sr
G Jacob Pullen, Kansas St, Jr
G/F Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia, Sr
F Damion James, Texas, Sr
C Cole Aldrich, Kansas, Jr

CollegeHoops.net Fourth-Team All-America
G Jerome Randle, California, Sr
G Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech, Jr
G Jordan Crawford, Xavier, So
F Darington Hobson, New Mexico, Jr
F Kyle Singler, Duke, Jr

Honorable Mention
Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest
Luke Babitt, Nevada
Trevor Booker, Clemson
Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga
Devan Downey, South Carolina

LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Austin Freeman, Georgetown
Lazar Hayward, Marquette
Darington Hobson, New Mexico
Trevon Hughes, Wisconsin
Robbie Hummel, Purdue
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue
Dominique Jones, South Florida
Kalin Lucas, Michigan St
E'Twaun Moore, Purdue
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
Quincy Pondexter, Washington
Omar Samhan, Saint Mary's
Donald Sloan, Texas A&M
Ekpe Udoh, Baylor

Check back tomorrow for our High-Major & Mid-Major All-America Teams.

Evan Turner vs John Wall: Player of the Year Debate

Jason Brubaker — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:49:57 -0500

Last year, the debate for the 2008-09 Naismith National Player of the Year was effectively ended sometime in mid-January 9 (or maybe even sooner), when it became clear that Oklahoma's Blake Griffin was far and away the best player in the country. He was a double-double machine who became a nightly fixture on “Sportscenter's Top 10” for his rim-rattling dunks, and he led the Sooners to a 30-6 record and the Elite Eight. Although they would fall short of a championship, there was no question that he was the most dominant player in the nation.

This year- things figure to be a little tighter in the voting, as Kentucky's John Wall and Ohio State's Evan Turner seem to have separated themselves from the pack, but not from each other. Both players enter every game knowing they'll be the focal point of the defense, yet they still continue to put up great numbers, and more importantly, lead their team to wins. The Cats and the Buckeyes both figure to hang around in March for a while this season, and both Wall and Turner will be cashing NBA paychecks at this time next year.

But only one of them can take home the Player of the Year award. So who will it be? Let's take a look at the case for each player.

Evan Turner

19.5 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 5.8 apg

54% FG, 29% 3FG, 73% FT

Few players can stuff a stat sheet like Turner, who has 14 double-doubles and two triple-doubles this year while leading the Buckeyes to a 24-7 record and the Big 10 regular season title. Although his 6'7” frame would seem to place him on the wings, Turner is most comfortable running the point for Ohio State, where he uses his height and terrific court vision to set up his teammates. Turner is also a terrific scorer, and his rebounding numbers are absurd for a guy who spends most of his time on the perimeter. Furthermore, his importance to the Buckeyes was underlined when they went just 3-3 in a six-game stretch when Turner was out with two broken vertebra in his back following a nasty fall after a dunk. Turner is, quite simply, a match-up nightmare for most teams, who don't have anyone with the combination of speed and size to check him. His versatility allows Coach Thad Matta a lot of freedom with his lineups, as Turner can guard four positions and take advantage of almost any match-up thrown his way.

Turner also lacks the same quality of teammates as Wall has in Lexington. Wings Jon Diebler and William Buford are solid, but hardly the same caliber of player as Patrick Patterson and DeMarcus Cousins, who take the heat off of Wall. That means Turner isn't afforded the luxury of an off night, and if the Buckeyes want to win, he has to shoulder the load. Teams have been focusing on shutting down Turner all year, and he often sees multiple defenders every game as teams look to wear him down. But despite that pressure, Turner has responded nearly every night, demonstrating that he has leadership abilities and a high basketball IQ in addition to his tremendous physical gifts. Turner has the Buckeyes peaking at the right time, and there's no doubt that he means as much to his team as any player in the country.

John Wall

16.8 ppg, 4 rpg, 6.2 apg

46% FG, 33% 3FG, 78% FT

It's always an interesting conundrum when someone enters the college game accompanied by an enormous amount of hype, and they manage to live up to it. If they don't, they're often labeled a bust or a disappointment. If they do, it's because it's what they were expected to do, and the shock value is often lost. So when we look at what Wall has done this season, there's a lingering thought that “Yeah- this is pretty much what we thought he would do – what's the big deal?” But that being said, the impact Wall has had on Kentucky has been remarkable, especially for a true freshman who is only 19 years old.

Everyone knows about his physical gifts. He's blessed with insane athletic ability, which gives him the ability to not only speed by opposing guards in the open court, but also the hops to finish at the basket over and around bigger players. He has good court vision, is a willing defender, and plays with a flair that sets him apart from his peers. He's also shown, on more than one occasion, that he will make the big play when it's needed. In his first-ever college game, he buried a game-winning jumper against Miami (Oh). A couple weeks later, his clutch free throws sent the Cats into overtime against Stanford, a game they would eventually win. Against Louisville, in one of the most anticipated games of the season, Wall scored six straight points in the second half to spark UK, ignoring the physical play of the upset-minded Cards. He had five points in overtime at Mississippi State to help stave off a potential Bulldogs upset. And four nights later, it was his key lay-up and blocked shot that sealed a tough road win over Vanderbilt as he shrugged off a poor shooting night to step up in crunch time. Wall has shown time and time again that while he be capable of making the highlight-reel play at any time, he also knows how to make the winning play at the right time.

And the award goes to...

While Turner is one of the most well-rounded and versatile players in the college game in quite some time, the nod has to go to Wall for POY. Wall has not only put up remarkable stats, but he's been the difference in every close game the Cats have had, making clutch play after clutch play. While he admittedly has a better supporting cast than Turner, he's also been the one who has stepped up at crunch time, and it's not a stretch to say the Cats could have five or six losses without those clutch plays. Instead, UK will enter the NCAA Tournament as one of the favorites to win it all, and they'll be in that position because of Wall. It would be hard to argue against Turner if he is ultimately selected, but UK's record and Wall's history of game-changing and game-saving plays should give him the edge.

Counter Opinion

Evan Turner leads the National Player of the Year Chase

College Basketball: Preseason All-America Team

CHN — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:50:56 -0500

A pair of Kansas Jayhawks lead the CollegeHoops.net 2009-10 Preseason All-America Teams. Guard Sherron Collins is CHN's Preseason Player of the Year, and is joined on the First Team by big man Cole Aldrich. Luke Harangody, a member of our 2009 All-America Team, is the lone returnee. Three freshmen are on the list in John Wall, Derrick Favors, and Avery Bradley. A handful of players from outside the power conferences are included such as Nevada's Luke Babbitt and Butler's Gordon Hayward. Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Purdue, Texas, and West Virginia have multiple players.

CollegeHoops.net Preseason Player of the Year: Sherron Collins (Kansas)

CollegeHoops.net First Team All-American

Sherron Collins	Kansas	SR	G
Kalin Lucas	Michigan State	JR	G
Evan Turner	Ohio State	JR	G/F
Luke Harangody	Notre Dame	SR	F
Cole Aldrich	Kansas	SR	F

CollegeHoops.net Second Team All-American

John Wall	Kentucky	FR	G
Devan Downey	South Carolina	SR	G
Scottie Reynolds	Villanova	SR	G
Kyle Singler	Duke	JR	F
Patrick Patterson	Kentucky	SO	F

CollegeHoops.net Third Team All-American

Willie Warren	Oklahoma	SO	G
Greivis Vasquez	Maryland	SR	G
Manny Harris	Michigan	JR	G
Tyler Smith	Tennessee	JR	F
Derrick Favors	Georgia Tech	FR	F/C

CollegeHoops.net Fourth Team All-American

Jerome Randle	California	SR	G
James Anderson	Oklahoma State	JR	G
Devin Ebanks	West Virginia	SO	F
Craig Brackins	Iowa State	JR	F
Ed Davis	North Carolina	SO	F

Honorable Mention

Al-Farouq Aminu	Wake Forest	SO	F
Luke Babbitt	Nevada	SO	F
Talor Battle	Penn St	JR	G
Trevor Booker	Clemson	JR	G
Avery Bradley	Texas	FR	G
Da'Sean Butler	West Virginia	SR	F
Denis Clemente	Kansas State	SR	G
Malcolm Delaney	Virginia Tech	JR	G
Jimmer Fredette	BYU	JR	G
Gordon Hayward	Butler	SO	G
Robbie Hummel	Purdue	JR	F
Damion James	Texas	SR	F
JaJuan Johnson	Purdue	JR	C
Jerome Jordan	Tulsa	SR	C
Tasmin Mitchell	LSU	SR	F
Greg Monroe	Georgetown	SO	F
AJ Ogilvy	Vanderbilt	SO	F
Larry Sanders	VCU	JR	F
Jon Scheyer	Duke	SR	G
Isaiah Thomas	Washington	SO	G
Jarvis Varnado	Mississippi St	SR	F
Nic Wise	Arizona	SR	G
Terrico White	Ole Miss	SO	G
Chris Wright	Xavier	JR	F

Other CollegeHoops.net Preseason Awards

- Preseason All-Freshman Team

Editor's Predictions: 2009-10 All-Americans

Shawn Siegel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:17:59 -0400

Back in April, the day after CHN announced its 08-09 All-Americans, I took a stab at projecting the 2009-10 squads. I made a good amount of guesses about who was returning to school.. many of which I was wrong about (see ya later Steph Curry and Jeff Teague, welcome back Patrick Patterson). Now that rosters have settled in and I've recently updated my preseason Top 50, its a good time to update my 2009-10 All-America picks. (Note that this is not CHN's official list, but my own).

2009-10 Player of the Year:

G - Sherron Collins - Sr, Kansas

2009-10 First-Team All-America
G - Sherron Collins - Sr, Kansas
G - Kalin Lucas - Jr, Michigan St
F - Evan Turner - Jr, Ohio St
F - Kyle Singler - Jr, Duke

F - Luke Harangody - Sr, Notre Dame

* originally included Stephen Curry & Jeff Teague. Lucas moves up from 2nd team to replace Curry, while Harangody has returned to school.

2009-10 Second-Team All-America
G - Scottie Reynolds - Sr, Villanova
G - Manny Harris - Jr, Michigan
F - Patrick Patterson - Jr, Kentucky
F - Craig Brackins - Jr, Iowa St
C - Cole Aldrich - Jr, Kansas

* originally included Jonny Flynn & Nick Calathes. Patterson returned to school unexpectedly, while Reynolds & Harris move up from the 3rd team.

2009-10 Third-Team All-America
G - Greivis Vasquez - Sr, Marlyand
G - Talor Battle - Jr, Penn State
F - Tyler Smith - Sr, Tennessee
F - Robbie Hummel - Jr, Purdue
C - Greg Monroe - So, Georgetown
* Smith returned to school unexpectedly. Vasquez moves up from the Fourth Team.

2009-10 Fourth-Team All-America
G - Willie Warren - So, Oklahoma
G - Matt Bouldin - Sr, Gonzaga
G/F - Damion James - Sr, Texas
F - Ed Davis - So, UNC
C - Jarvis Varnado - Sr, Mississippi St

* James returned to school unexpectedly. Warren moves up from Honorable Mention.

2009-10 Honorable Mention
Al-Farouq Aminu - So, Wake Forest

James Anderson - Jr, Oklahoma St
Luke Babbitt - So, Nevada
Trevor Booker - Sr, Clemson
Kenny Boynton - Fr, Florida
Da'Sean Butler - Sr, West Virginia
Devan Downey - Sr, South Carolina

Derrick Favors - Fr, Georgia Tech

Jon Scheyer - Sr, Duke
Sylven Landesberg - So, Virginia
Tasmin Mitchell - Sr, LSU
E'Twaun Moore - Jr, Purdue
AJ Ogilvy - Jr, Villanova
Dexter Pittman - Sr, Texas

Jerome Randle - Sr, California
Larry Sanders - Jr, VCU

Isaiah Thomas - So, Washington

John Wall - Fr, Kentucky
Nic Wise - Sr, Arizona

Chris Wright - Jr, Dayton

* Originally included DeMar DeRozan & Jrue Holiday who went pro. Aminu added to list as he returned to my surprise. A couple changes to the freshmen on the list as well.

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2009 CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-Americans

CHN — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:57:55 -0400

The CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-America teams were voted on by staff members: Jeff Borzello, Jason Brubaker, Dan Daitchman, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Blake Hofstad, Kevin McNeill, Shawn Siegel, Jon Teitel, and Joel Welser

CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major Player of the Year:
Stephen Curry - Jr, G, Davidson

CollegeHoops.net First Team Mid-Major All-America
G - Stephen Curry - Jr, Davidson
G - Eric Maynor - Sr, VCU
G - Ben Woodside - Sr, North Dakota St
G - Lester Hudson - Sr, Tennessee-Martin
F - Matt Howard - So, Butler

CollegeHoops.net Second Team Mid-Major All-America
G - Kenny Hasbrouck - Sr, Siena
G - Gordon Hayward - Fr, Butler
F - J'Nathan Bullock - Sr, Cleveland St
F - Kenneth Faried - So, Morehead St
C - Artsiom Parakhouski - Jr, Radford

CollegeHoops.net Third-Team Mid-Major All-America
G - David Holston - Sr, Chicago St
G - Josh Akognon - Sr, Fullerton
G - DJ Rivera - Jr, Binghamton
F - Drake Reed - Sr, Austin Peay
F - Marqus Blakely - Jr, Vermont

CollegeHoops.net Fourth Team Mid-Major All-America
G - Seth Curry - Fr, Liberty
G - Chavis Holmes - Sr, VMI
F - Kevin Tiggs - Sr, ETSU
F - Ryan Thompson - Jr, Rider
F/C - Matt Kinglsey - Sr, Stephen F Austin

Honorable Mention
Michael Bramos - Miami (OH)
Garrison Carr - American
Jeremy Chappell - Robert Morris
Adnon Hodzic - Lipscomb
Mac Hopson - Idaho
Cedric Jackson - Cleveland State
Matt Janning - Northeastern
Charles Jenkins - Hofstra
Jeremy Lin - Harvard
Tywain McKee - Coppin St
Orlando Mendez-Valdex - Western Kentucky
Alex Renfroe - Belmont
Larry Sanders - VCU
Tremaine Townsend - Northridge
Ryan Wittman - Cornell

Check back tomorrow for CollegeHoops.net's All-Freshman Team.

2009 CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-Americans

CHN — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:36:37 -0400

The CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-America teams were voted on by staff members: Jason Brubaker, Dan Daitchman, Evan Dorey, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Blake Hofstad, Kevin McNeill, Matthew Ryter, Shawn Siegel, Jon Teitel, and Joey Whelan.

High-Major is comprised of the A-10, CUSA, MVC, MWC, WAC, and WCC. The six leagues historically the best after the BCS leagues.

CollegeHoops.net High-Major Player of the Year:

Tyreke Evans - Fr, G, Memphis

CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-American
G - Patrick Mills (So, St. Mary's)
G - Tyreke Evans (Fr, Memphis)
G - Dionte Christmas (Sr, Temple)
F - Ahmad Nivins (Sr ,St. Joseph's)
C - Luke Nevill (Sr, Utah

CollegeHoops.net Second Team High-Major All-American
G - Stefon Jackson (Sr, UTEP)
G - Lee Cummard (Sr, BYU)
F - Jermaine Taylor (Sr, UCF)
F - Gary Wilkinson (Sr, Utah St)
C - John Bryant (Sr, Santa Clara)

CollegeHoops.net Third Team High-Major All-American
G - Matt Bouldin (Jr, Gonzaga)
G - Robert Vaden (Sr, UAB)
F - Derrick Brown (Jr, Xavier)
F - Chris Wright (Jr, Dayton)
F - Josh Heytvelt (Sr, Gonzaga)

CollegeHoops.net Fourth Team High-Major All-American
G - Jeremy Pargo (Sr, Gonzaga)
G - Booker Woodfox (Sr, Creighton)
F - Robert Dozier (Sr, Memphis)
F - Diamon Simpson (Sr, St. Mary's)
F - Kyle Spain (Sr, San Diego St)

Honorable Mention
Luke Babbitt - Nevada
Jimmy Baron - Rhode Island
Aubrey Coleman - Houston
Austin Daye - Gonzaga
Osiris Eldridge - Illinois St
Shy Ely - Evansville
Brandon Ewing - Wyoming
Jimmer Fredette - BYU
Aaron Jackson - Duquesne
Charles Jenkins - Hofstra
Jerome Jordan - Tulsa
Dior Lowhorn - San Francisco
Jared Quayle - Utah St
BJ Raymond - Xavier
Rene Rougeau - UNLV

Check back tomorrow for CollegeHoops.net's All Mid-Major Team.

Early 2009-10 All-American Projections

Shawn Siegel — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:08:36 -0400

Yesterday CHN announced its 2008-09 All-Americans, but it's already time to look forward to next season. I've done my best to predict who will go pro or not and have come up with my early look at the 2009-10 All-America Teams. Disagree with these picks? Post your thoughts in the comments section.

*I also tried the same experiment last year in early April.. check out who I came up with.

2009-10 First-Team All-America
G - Sherron Collins - Sr, Kansas
G - Stephen Curry - Sr, Davidson
G - Jeff Teague - Jr, Wake Forest
F - Evan Turner - Jr, Ohio St
F - Kyle Singler - Jr, Duke

2009-10 Second-Team All-America
G - Jonny Flynn - Jr, Syracuse
G - Kalin Lucas - Jr, Michigan St
G - Nick Calathes - Jr, Florida
F - Craig Brackins - Jr, Iowa St
C - Cole Aldrich - Jr, Kansas

2009-10 Third-Team All-America
G - Scottie Reynolds - Sr, Villanova
G - Talor Battle - Jr, Penn State
G - Manny Harris - Jr, Michigan
F - Robbie Hummel - Jr, Purdue
C - Greg Monroe - So, Georgetown

2009-10 Fourth-Team All-America
G - Greivis Vasquez - Sr, Marlyand
G - Matt Bouldin - Sr, Gonzaga
G/F - Lance Stephenson - (Fr, Kansas?)
F - Ed Davis, So, UNC
C - Jarvis Varnado - Sr, Mississippi St

2009-10 Honorable Mention
James Anderson - Jr, Oklahoma St
Luke Babbitt - So, Nevada
Trevor Booker - Sr, Clemson
Kenny Boynton - Fr, Florida
Da'Sean Butler - Sr, West Virginia
DeMar DeRozan - So, USC
John Henson - Fr, UNC
Jrue Holiday - So, UCLA
Jon Scheyer - Sr, Duke
Sylven Landesberg - So, Virginia
Tasmin Mitchell - Sr, LSU
E'Twaun Moore - Jr, Purdue
AJ Ogilvy - Jr, Villanova
Dexter Pittman - Sr, Texas
Larry Sanders - Jr, VCU
Iaiah Thomas - So, Washington
Willie Warren - So, Oklahoma
Nic Wise - Sr, Arizona

2009 CollegeHoops.net All-Americans

CHN — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:57:36 -0400

The CollegeHoops.net All-America teams are voted on by staff members: Jason Brubaker, Evan Dorey, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Blake Hofstad, Kevin McNeill, Matthew Ryter, Shawn Siegel, Jon Teitel, and Joey Whelan.

CollegeHoops.net Player of the Year:

Blake Griffin (F, So, Oklahoma)

CollegeHoops.net First-Team All-America
G - Ty Lawson (Jr, UNC)
G - James Harden (So, Arizona St)
F - DeJuan Blair (So, Pittsburgh)
F - Blake Griffin (So, Oklahoma)
F - Tyler Hansbrough (Sr, UNC)

CollegeHoops.net Second-Team All-America
G - Stephen Curry (Jr, Davidson)
G - Jodie Meeks (Jr, Kentucky)
F - Terrence Williams (Sr, Louisville)
F - Luke Harangody (Jr, Notre Dame)
C - Hasheem Thabeet (Jr, UCONN)

CollegeHoops.net Third-Team All-America
G - Jonny Flynn (So, Syracuse)
G - Toney Douglas (Sr, Florida St)
G - Jerel McNeal (Sr, Marquette)
F - Sam Young (Sr, Pittsburgh)
F - Jordan Hill (Jr, Arizona)

CollegeHoops.net Fourth-Team All-America
G - AJ Price (Sr, UCONN)
G - Sherron Collins (Jr, Kansas)
G - Eric Maynor (Sr, VCU)
F - Gerald Henderson (Jr, Duke)
C - Cole Aldrich (So, Kansas)

Honorable Mention
Talor Battle - So, Penn St
Craig Brackins - So, Iowa St
Jon Brockman - Sr, Washington
Nick Calathes - So, Florida
DeMarre Carroll - Sr, Missouri
Dionte Christmas - Sr, Temple
Earl Clark - Jr, Louisville

Darren Collison - Sr, UCLA
Dante Cunningham - Sr, Villanova

Wayne Ellington - Jr, UNC
Tyreke Evans - Fr, Memphis
Levance Fields - Sr, Pittsburgh
Manny Harris - So, Michigan
Kalin Lucas - So, Michigan St
Jack McClinton - Sr, Miami
Patrick Mills - So, Saint Mary's
Luke Nevill - Sr, Utah
Patrick Patterson - So, Kentucky
Tyrese Rice - Sr, Boston College
Kyle Singler - So, Duke
Marcus Thornton - Sr, LSU
Evan Turner - So, Ohio St

Check back tomorrow for CollegeHoops.net's All-High Major Team.

AP All-America Team: Griffin Unanimous

Matthew Ryter — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:28:03 -0400

The Story: Blake Griffin, the leading rebounder in the nation, was the only unanimous selection for the All-American team. Griffin received 71 first-team votes. The voters submit the ballots before the NCAA tournament. The Sooners were bounced from the tournament yesterday by North Carolina, led by fellow All-American Tyler Hansbrough. Hansbrough was a unanimous selection last year while also being named the consensus player of the year as a junior. This is the fourth straight season that he has earned All-American honors. Hansbrough was a third-teamer his freshman year and a second-teamer as a sophomore. He is also the third player to earn back-to-back first team accolades. He joins Phil Ford (1977-78) and Michael Jordan (1983-84). DeJuan Blair is Pittsburgh's second first-team All-American. Blair joins Don Hennon, who received first-team honors in 1958. Blair, who averaged a double-double this season, led the Panthers to a No. 1 seed in this year's tournament. Blair is the only post-season All-American not to be named on the preseason team. James Harden becomes Arizona State's first player to be an AP All-American. Harden averaged 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. Stephen Curry rounds out the first-team. Curry led the country in scoring at 28.3 points per game. He helped lead Davidson to a regular season Southern Conference title, but Wildcats failed to earn an NCAA bid this season. Hasheem Thabeet of Connecticut, Ty Lawson of North Carolina, Luke Harangody of Notre Dame, Jodie Meeks of Kentucky, and Jerel McNeal of Marquette make up the second-team. The third-team consists of Terrence Williams of Louisville, Toney Douglas of Florida State, Sam Young of Pittsburgh, Sherron Collins of Kansas, and Gerald Henderson of Duke.

AP All-America Team:
G - Stephen Curry, Davidson, Jr
G - James Harden, Arizona St, So
F - Blake Griffin, Oklahoma, So
F - DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh, So
F - Tyler Hansbrough, UNC, Sr

Ryter's Block: It's hard to argue with the first-team. Griffin will be the No. 1 pick in next year's NBA Draft assuming he forgoes his eligibility and enters. I don't see him coming back next season. I think he proved himself in college, his brother is graduating, and it's almost a guarantee he goes No. 1. He's also matured this season. I think last year he was a ‘show boat' and this year he was more ‘professional.' Tyler Hansbrough may go out on top this year. The Tar Heels are two wins away from a championship. You hardly see a player of this caliber stay in college for four years and I tip my cap to him. Although he isn't projected as a great NBA talent, he will get drafted and deserves first-team honors again. DeJuan Blair manhandled his opponents in the paint (see Hasheem Thabeet). Although the Panthers didn't make it to Detroit, they had a successful season and Blair was the main reason for their success. He was nearly unstoppable underneath. Many people forget that Stephen Curry had to run the point for Davidson this season. I think the transition was done smoothly. I got to watch him in person this year at Madison Square Garden against West Virginia where he just took over that game. He impressed me. He's more then just a shooter, the kid can play. James Harden is a projected NBA lottery pick. He led the Sun Devils to the dance and then he failed to show up come tourney time. He may have dropped to second-team if the voters counted tourney play.

Who was left off? Who shouldn't be on here? Post your comments below.