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Saturday / November 23.

USBWA All-America Teams

Here are the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Teams:

2011-12 USBWA MEN’S ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Anthony Davis, Kentucky (F, 6-10, 220, Fr., Chicago, Ill.)
4th Kentucky All-American since 2008-09 (19th Kentucky player selected as an All-American)
Draymond Green, Michigan State (F, 6-7, 230, Sr., Saginaw, Mich.)
First Michigan State All-American since 2000-01 (Jason Richardson, 2nd team) and 8th overall
Doug McDermott, Creighton (F, 6-7, 220, So., Ames, Iowa)
First first-team All-American from Creighton (Kyle Korver earned 2nd team in 2002-03)
Thomas Robinson, Kansas (F, 6-10, 237, Jr., Washington, D.C.)
7th Kansas All-American since 2001-02 (14th Kansas player selected as an All-American)
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State (F, 6-9, 280, So., Columbus, Ohio)
4th Ohio State player to earn back-to-back honors (Jerry Lucas, Jimmy Jackson, Scoonie Penn)

 

Second TeamĀ 

 

Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (G, 6-0, 193, Jr., Biloxi, Miss.)
First All-America selection from Murray State (2nd straight from Ohio Valley Conference)
Marcus Denmon, Missouri (G, 6-3, 185, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.)
Fifth Missouri selection and first since 1993-94 (Melvin Booker, 2nd Team)
Kevin Jones, West Virginia (F, 6-8, 260, Sr., Mount Vernon, N.Y.)
Fourth player and fifth selection from West Virginia; first since 1962-63 (Rod Thorn)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky (F, 6-7, 232, Fr., Somerdale, N.J.)
3rd Kentucky freshman since 2009-10 to earn All-America honors (John Wall, Anthony Davis)
Tyler Zeller, North Carolina (F, 7-0, 250, Sr., Washington, Ind.)
26th North Carolina player honored by USBWA and first since 2008-09 (Tyler Hansbrough)

Latest comments

  • congrats to MKG and Davis.

  • don’t forget thomas boston

  • Congrats to Sean Miller for getting the COY version of this award. He was, however 345th team.

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