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Thursday / April 25.
  • USBWA All-America Teams

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    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)

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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