Friday, October 9, 2009

The Amateur Status College Basketball Pre-Season All-Americans

You saw the best teams. Now we showcase the best players...these are the All-Americans

First Team All-Americans             
C - Cole Aldrich (Kansas)
F - Luke Harangody (Notre Dame)
F - Kyle Singler (Duke)
G - Greivis Vasquez (Maryland)
G - Kalin Lucas (Michigan St.)

Second Team All-Americans
C - AJ Ogilvy (Vanderbilt)
F - Patrick Patterson (Kentucky)
F - Craig Brackins (Iowa St.)
G - Sherron Collins (Kansas)
G - Scottie Reynolds (Villanova)

Third Team All-Americans
C - Jerome Jordan (Tulsa) 
F - Evan Turner (Ohio St.)
F - Tyler Smith (Tennessee)
G - Manny Harris (Michigan)
G - James Anderson (Oklahoma St.)
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First Team Freshman All Americans
C - DeMarcus Cousins (Kentucky)
F -  Derrick Favors (Georgia Tech)
F - John Henson (North Carolina)
G - Xavier Henry (Kansas)
G - John Wall (Kentucky)

Second Team Freshman All-Americans
C - Mason Plumlee (Duke)
F - Renardo Sidney (Mississippi St.)
F - Keith Gallon (Oklahoma)
G - Avery Bradley (Texas)
G - Lance Stephenson (Cincinnati)

Third Team Freshman All-Americans
C - Daniel Orton (Kentucky)
F - Ryan Kelly (Duke)
F - Dante Taylor (Pitt)
G - Abdul Gaddy (Washington)
G - Kenny Boynton Jr. (Florida)

For the record, Wally Judge (K-State) and Dominic Cheek (Nova) were also considered as potential Freshman All-Americans. They will both be stars for their respective schools in their first year. Devan Downey (SC), Jerome Randle (Cal), and Damion James (TX) just missed out on being All-Americans.

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