NCAA Division I (2008-2009)

NCAA D1 Top 25 Ranking 2008-09
1. Louisville
2. N.Carolina
3. Memphis
4. Pittsburgh
5. Connecticut
6. Duke
7. Oklahoma
8. Michigan St.
9. Missouri
10. Gonzaga
11. Villanova
12. Wake Forest
13. Syracuse
14. Kansas
15. Washington
16. Florida St.
17. Purdue
18. UCLA
19. Arizona St.
20. Xavier
21. LSU
22. Butler
23. Marquette
24. Clemson
25. Utah

North Carolina 2009 National Champions

 NCAA DI Bracket 2009    NIT Bracket 2009    CBI Bracket 2009


Ford Field (75,000 seats) in Detroit was the host of 2009 National Final Four


Penn State won NIT 2009 Championship
 
USBasket.com All-NCAA Awards 2008-09

USBasket.com All-NCAA D1 1st Team 08-09
GriffinGriffin
Griffin
BlairBlair
Blair
HardenHarden
Harden
CurryCurry
Curry
HansbroughHansbrough
Hansbrough

Player of the Year:
Blake Griffin (6'10''-F-89) of Oklahoma

1st Team
Blake Griffin of Oklahoma
DeJuan Blair (6'7''-F-89) of Pittsburgh
James Harden (6'5''-G-89) of Arizona State
Stephen Curry (6'3''-G-88) of Davidson
Tyler Hansbrough (6'9''-F-85) of North Carolina

2nd Team
Ty Lawson (5'11''-G-87) of North Carolina
Hasheem Thabeet (7'3''-C-87) of Connecticut
Jerel McNeal (6'3''-G-87) of Marquette
Luke Harangody (6'8''-F-88) of Notre Dame
Jodie Meeks (6'4''-G-87) of Kentucky



N.Carolina defeats Michigan St. 89-72 to win the NCAA Championship

North Carolina has beaten Michigan State 89-72 to win its fifth NCAA basketball championship. Ty Lawson (5'11''-G-87) led a record-setting first half and the Tar Heels coasted to an easy victory Monday night at Ford Field. The Tar Heels (34-4) started the season as the unanimous No. 1 pick and breezed through the NCAA tournament. They became the first team to win all six games by double digits. Lawson finished with 21 points and eight steals for coach Roy Williams' team. Goran Suton (6'10''-C-85) had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Michigan State (31-7). The Spartans lost for the first time in three championship game appearances.

Live Thoughts from the game with Kevin Kloostra

The game is about to start! The crowd is ready, the players are ready, the world is ready to see a amazing game between Michigan St and North Carolina! The Ford Field is packed and the game is about to start. Michael Jordan , Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird are just a few of the basketball legends at game tonight. The attendance for tonight's game is 72, 922 and that is a new record.

1st Half
Wow an amazing start to this game, a jump ball was called in the first 2 seconds of the game and Tyler Hansbrough (6'9''-F-85) was sent to the ground. Deon Thompson (6'8''-F-88) opens the game for UNC with a running shot in the lane. Sutton answers the UNC bucket with a huge 3 pointer and the crowd is going nuts here in Detroit. With 15:24 left in the first half the score is 17-7 for the North Caroina Tar Heels. So far the Heels have controlled the game by scoring on almost every trip, while Michigan State has failed to get anything going on the offensive end. The Crowd is so quiet right now because North Carolina has jumped out to a 24-9 lead with 13 minutes to go in the first half. With 7:33 to go in the first half the score is now 38-18 for the Tar Heels. North Carolina has done whatever they want so far and Michigan State has no answer for them on the defensive end thus far. The crowd is begging for a State run right now, the Spartans must go on a run before the half runs out. This game is getting out of hand real quick, Tom Izzo was just forced to call a timeout because of wide open Wayne Ellington (6'4''-G-87) 3 pointer, the score is now 43-20 for UNC. The final media timeout of the half was just called with 3:43 left on the clock and the score is 48-25 for the Tar Heels. The First half has just came to a close and the score is 55-34 for the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Tar Heels have just set an NCAA record for most points in a half with 55. This first half has been dominated by the Tar Heels because they can basically do whatever they want, they are scoring at will and their defensive has been tremendous. Michigan State has not played their best ball yet and must come out and play absolutely flawless in the 2nd half for them to win.

2nd Half
The 2nd half has started and Goran Suton has scored a quick layup but Ty Lawson answers right back with a pair of free throws. It is going to take a miracle for Michigan State to come back, but this home crowd might just be able to help them out. Michigan State is trying so hard to get back into this game! After a huge 3 by Sutton to cut the lead to 18 they got a big stop on defence but turned the ball over at half court and UNC answered with layup and a foul by Ed Davis (6'10''-F-89) to quiet the crowd here in Detroit. The score is now 61-41 with 14:55 to go in the game. I have to say watching Ty Lawson is person for the first time, he is the fastest point guard with the ball I have seen. The man can move people! With 11:47 to go in the game the score is 65-46 for North Carolina. The Tar Heels have answered every Michigan State run with huge baskets to quiet this crowd. They are such a well rounded team that almost never gets rattled under pressure. Danny Green just hit a huge 3 to put the lead back up to 19. Wayne Ellington leads the way for UNC with 19 points and Goran Suton leads the way Michigan State with 14 points so far. Michigan State continues to struggle shooting the ball as they have just missed three long 3 pointers in a row. The score is now 72-53 for UNC with 7:33 to go. Ty Lawson has 8 steals in the game so far! That is unheard of in a basketball game, an absolute amazing performance by Lawson. Michigan State is shooting 42.2 % for the game and UNC is shooting 44.2 %. The key stat is the free throw shooting of State, they have shot only 58.8% for the game so far. State has cut the lead to 13 with 4:57 and the crowd is going wild here in Detroit. Ty Lawson with a amazing drive to hoop for a layup has almost secured the championship for North Carolina. They lead 80-65 with only 3:51 to go in the game, time is running out for the Spartans. The game is officially over as the North Carolina Tar Heels have won the game 89-72.



Penn State wins NIT Championship (Photo: Penn St.)

Penn State coach Ed DeChellis met with his team a couple of hours before playing Baylor in the NIT title game and had only one request.
'Give me everything you have,' he said. 'If it's good enough, it's good enough; if it's not, it's not. Just leave it all on the floor.'
The Nittany Lions certainly did. And it was plenty.
Jamelle Cornley (6'5''-F-87) scored 18 points and the scrappy Nittany Lions, chasing every loose ball and hustling for every rebound, outlasted the Bears 69-63 on Thursday night to win only the second postseason tournament title in school history.
Talor Battle (5'11''-G-88) added 12 points, all in the second half, for the Nittany Lions (27-11), who were spurred on by raucous chants of 'We are ... Penn State,' led by none other than Joe Paterno, the 82-year-old football coach sitting about four rows behind the team's bench.
'You don't know what it's going to be like when you go into it,' said Cornley, the tournament's most valuable player. 'The last time I cut down the nets was the state championship my freshman year of high school. To cut down some more nets in my last game is just an unbelievable feeling.'
The only other postseason tournament Penn State had won was the Atlantic 10 in 1991.
It was a physical game, and both teams spent most of the night scrambling for every ball in sight. Penn State guard Danny Morrissey (6'3''-G) was trying to corral a loose one near the scorer's table with about 2 1/2 minutes to go and the Nittany Lions leading 57-48 when he slammed his head into the floor, laying motionless on the sideline for a few moments.
Trainers hurried over and tended to the senior, who had a cut above his lip but eventually walked off the floor on his own.
'We have tough kids. We're going to go compete. That's been our trademark all year,' DeChellis said. 'That play typifies what our team has been like all year.'
The Bears trailed 62-50 after Stanley Pringle made a pair of free throws with under 2 minutes left, but they did their best to rally. Tweety Carter's 3-pointer made it 62-55 with just over a minute to go, and he made another with 16.8 seconds left to get within 68-63.
Baylor simply ran out of time.
Battle hit one of two foul shots, and Curtis Jerrells (6'1''-G-87) air-balled a 3-point attempt to set off a jubilant celebration in one end of Madison Square Garden, where some 36 busloads of white-clad fans made it look like the end zone of Beaver Stadium on a fall Saturday.
'Penn State had a great following, a great crowd, and they're the ones who hit big shots and won the game,' said Baylor coach Scott Drew . 'As a coach you never feel bad about that, when a team plays great and wins the game.'
Lacedarius Dunn (6'4''-G-87) scored 18 points to lead Baylor (24-15), which hadn't won a postseason game since 1950 before its run to the NIT final. Jerrells added 14 points, and Carter and Kevin Rogers (6'9''-F-86) had 12 points each.
Baylor controlled the game in the first half, using a 2-3 zone to slow the tempo to a plodding walk, and took its biggest lead at 26-20 with about 3 minutes left. Penn State closed the gap before Carter's 3-pointer with a few seconds to go made it 29-25 at the break.
As halftime was drawing to a close, JoePa was shown on the video screens over midcourt, pumping his fist and leading a chorus of chants.
The energized Nittany Lions roared out of the locker room, with Cornley scoring a pair of hard buckets inside, just like a fullback powering through the line.
As the momentum began to turn, Drew got the ire of one of the officials after staring him down following a foul. When the young coach threw his jacket behind his team's bench, he earned a quick technical foul that only gave Penn State some more juice.
'I shouldn't have done that, but I had an itch in my coat and I threw it,' Drew said, smiling afterward. 'I apologized to the guys because I shouldn't have done that.'
Drew went on to express his affection for a remarkable senior class-- Jerrells, Rogers and teammates Henry Dugat (6'0''-G-87) and Mamadou Diene (7'1''-C-87)--who helped turn around a program that was still reeling from the shooting death of a player and numerous NCAA violations.
They walked off the court for the last time having remade Baylor into a team capable of playing with the best, and now the question becomes whether the school can sustain the success. And that has everything to do with Drew, who has been linked to a number of openings, most notably Memphis.
'It'd take me a half-hour to go over all the firsts, but as a coach I'm very proud of what they've overcome,' Drew said, without addressing his coaching future. 'They'll be able to walk tall.'

Courtesy of Penn State



Gonzaga's Heytvelt leads All-Star team to win - Apr 3, 2009

Josh Heytvelt (6'11''-F-86) expected to finish his career with a Final Four trip in Detroit, not a meaningless All-Star game.
His shot at the Final Four denied, Heytvelt still wanted to go out with a memory on the Ford Field court.
Heytvelt hit the winning 3-pointer in the final minute, scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Reeses All-Stars to a 105-100 win over Hersheys All-Stars in a college senior game Friday night.
Walking in the hallway right when we got here in Ford Field was kind of depressing a little bit, Heytvelt said. But I got over it, because I had something to look forward to today.
The Tar Heels eliminated Heytvelts Gonzaga team in the regional semifinal.
Boston Colleges Tyrese Rice (6'1''-G-87) scored 24 points and Wisconsins Marcus Landry (6'7''-F-85) had 14 for the winners in a game played on the same court as the Final Four.
Connecticut plays Michigan State, and Villanova plays North Carolina on Saturday.
Just to have this experience like those great teams is wonderful, Landry said.
The exhibition pitted a couple of Final Four coaching veterans against each other.
Former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson led Josh Carter (6'7''-G/F-88) and the Hersheys team, and Bruce Weber of Illinois coached Rice and the Reeses All Stars.
Each coach was familiar with his top assistant. Richardson reunited with Missouri coach Mike Anderson ; the duo worked together on Arkansas 1994 title team.
Purdue coach Matt Painter was an assistant under Weber at Southern Illinois. Weber, who led Illinois to a national runner-up finish in 2005, was a last-minute sub for former Purdue coach Gene Keady. Keady missed the game because his wife is ill.
I feel bad for him because hed love to be part of it, Weber said. Its fun to get to know guys from all over the place. I thought they played pretty hard and played basketball like youre supposed to.
Central Florida's Jermaine Taylor (6'4''-G-86) had 23 points for Hersheys. Washington's Justin Dentmon (5'11''-G) had 22 points, and Auburn's Korvotney Barber (6'7''-F-87) added 17.
This game, featuring a collection of players who arent moving on to the NBA, looked like just about any other basketball All-Star game. Richardsons famed 40 Minutes of Hell took 30 minutes to warm up.
Richardson had only two days to get his roster caught up on the basics of the pressure defense. Most of the players have been finished for weeks, and it looked like it.
They didnt have their legs and the style that I play, you have to have other guys come in and give that group some help, Richardson said.
There were a whopping 55 turnovers in the game, and 10 players scored in double figures.
In the beginning it was just guys trying to get familiar with the court and everything, but in the second half the intensity really picked up, Landry said. Guys were out there to play.
Landry hit a pair of 3s midway through the second half to give the Reeses team a 76-64 lead.
Like he did with the Razorbacks, Richardson cranked up the defensive pressure, and his team stormed back to take the lead. Barbers dunk off a miss made it 80-79 to give Richardsons team the lead. The lead swapped between the teams several times over the final minutes, delighting a few thousand fans who watched the free game at Ford Field.
Were kind of chilling there with the lead, and they made the run at us, Weber said. Coach Richardson was pressing us.
Taylors dunk with 1 minute left gave Hersheys its last lead, 98-96.
Heytvelt, who scored 14 points in his final game for Gonzaga in an NCAA tournament loss to North Carolina, hit the 3 that put Reeses ahead for good. Rice sealed the win from the free-throw line.
It took some time to get used to it, but it was pretty neat, Heytvelt said.

Reese's All-Stars:
Tyrese Rice (Boston College)
Orlando Mendez-Valdez (6'1''-G) (Western Kentucky)
Josh Akognon (5'11''-G-86, college: Washington St.) (Cal State Fullerton)
Alex Ruoff (6'6''-G) (West Virginia)
Josh Bostic (6'5''-F-87) (Findlay)
B.J. Raymond (6'6''-G/F-87) (Xavier)
Alfred Aboya (6'9''-F/C-85) (UCLA)
Marcus Landry (Wisconsin)
John Bryant (6'10''-C) (Santa Clara)
Josh Heytvelt (Gonzaga)
Coach: Bruce Weber of Illinois and Matt Painter of Purdue

Hershey's All-Stars:
Justin Dentmon (Washington)
Ben Woodside (5'11''-G-85) (North Dakota State)
Jermaine Taylor (Central Florida)
Jimmy Bartolotta (6'4''-G-86) (MIT)
Lee Cummard (6'7''-G-85) (BYU)
Josh Carter (Texas A&M)
Korvotney Barber (Auburn)
Aron Baynes (6'10''-C-86) (Washington State)
Luke Nevill (7'2''-C-86) (Utah)
Diamon Simpson (6'7''-F-87) (St. Mary's)
Coaches: Nolan Richardson ex Arkansas and Mike Anderson of Missouri
  


AP 2008-2009 Awards

AL All-America 1st Team 2008-09
GriffinGriffin
Griffin
HansbroughHansbrough
Hansbrough
BlairBlair
Blair
HardenHarden
Harden
CurryCurry
Curry

Player of the Year: Blake Griffin (6'10''-F-89) of The University of Oklahoma

FIRST TEAM
Blake Griffin (6'10''-F-89) of Oklahoma
Tyler Hansbrough (6'9''-F-85) of North Carolina
DeJuan Blair (6'7''-F-89) of Pittsburgh
James Harden (6'5''-G-89) of Arizona State
Stephen Curry (6'3''-G-88) of Davidson

SECOND TEAM
Hasheem Thabeet (7'3''-C-87), Connecticut
Ty Lawson (5'11''-G-87), North Carolina
Luke Harangody (6'8''-F-88), Notre Dame
Jodie Meeks (6'4''-G-87), Kentucky
Jerel McNeal (6'3''-G-87), Marquette

THIRD TEAM
Terrence Williams (6'6''-F-87), Louisville
Sherron Collins (5'11''-G-87), Kansas
Toney Douglas (6'1''-G-86), Florida State
Sam Young (6'6''-F-85), Pittsburgh
Gerald Henderson (6'4''-G/F-87), Duke

HONORABLE MENTION
Jeff Adrien (6'7''-F-86), Connecticut
Josh Akognon (5'11''-G-86), Cal State Fullerton
Cole Aldrich (6'11''-C-88), Kansas
Alex Barnett (6'6''-F-86), Dartmouth
Marqus Blakely (6'5''-F), Vermont
Craig Brackins (6'10''-F-87), Iowa State
Michael Bramos (6'5''-G/F-87), Miami (Ohio)
Jon Brockman (6'7''-F-87), Washington
Brandon Brooks (6'2''-G), Alabama State
John Bryant (6'10''-C), Santa Clara
Chase Budinger (6'7''-F-88), Arizona
DeMarre Carroll (6'8''-F-86), Missouri
Jeremy Chappell (6'3''-G-87), Robert Morris
Dionte Christmas (6'5''-G), Temple
Earl Clark (6'9''-G/F-88), Louisville
Darren Collison (6'0''-G-87), UCLA
Dante Cunningham (6'8''-F-87), Villanova
Devan Downey (5'9''-G-87), South Carolina
Tyreke Evans (6'6''-G-89), Memphis
Levance Fields (5'10''-G-87), Pittsburgh
Jonny Flynn (6'0''-G-89), Syracuse
Kenny Hasbrouck (6'3''-G-86), Siena
Jordan Hill (6'10''-F-87), Arizona
Matt Howard (6'8''-F), Butler
Lester Hudson (6'3''-G-84), Tennessee-Martin
Matt Kingsley (6'9''-F-86), Stephen F. Austin
Kalin Lucas (6'0''-G-89), Michigan State
Eric Maynor (6'2''-G-87), Virginia Commonwealth
Kellen McCoy (5'6''-G-87), Weber State
Tywain McKee (6'2''-G-86), Coppin State
Orlando Mendez-Valdez (6'1''-G), Western Kentucky
Derrick Mercer (5'9''-G), American
Luke Nevill (7'2''-C-86), Utah
Ahmad Nivins (6'9''-F-87), Saint Joseph's
Artsiom Parakhouski (6'11''-C-87), Radford
A.J. Price (6'2''-G-86), Connecticut
Alex Renfroe (6'2''-G-86), Belmont
Tyrese Rice (6'1''-G-87), Boston College
Kyle Singler (6'8''-F-88), Duke
Jermaine Taylor (6'4''-G-86), Central Florida
Jeff Teague (6'2''-G-88), Wake Forest
Marcus Thornton (6'4''-G-87), LSU
Evan Turner (6'7''-G), Ohio State
Jarvis Varnado (6'9''-F/C-88), Mississippi State
Gary Wilkinson (6'9''-F-82), Utah State
Booker Woodfox (6'1''-G-86), Creighton
Ben Woodside (5'11''-G-85), North Dakota State
  



CBSSports.com National Awards 2008-09

Player of the Year: Blake Griffin (6'10''-F-89) of Oklahoma
National Coach of the Year: Bill Self of Kansas
National Freshman of the Year: Tyreke Evans (6'6''-G-89) of Memphis

CBSSports.com National All-American 1st Team 2008-09
GriffinGriffin
Griffin
LawsonLawson
Lawson
CurryCurry
Curry
HardenHarden
Harden
BlairBlair
Blair

All-America 1st Team
Ty Lawson (5'11''-G-87) of North Carolina
Stephen Curry (6'3''-G-88) of Davidson
James Harden (6'5''-G-89) of Arizona State
Blake Griffin of Oklahoma
DeJuan Blair (6'7''-F-89) of Pittsburgh

All-America 2nd Team
Sherron Collins (5'11''-G-87) of Kansas
Jerel McNeal (6'3''-G-87) of Marquette
Gerald Henderson (6'4''-G/F-87) of Duke
Tyler Hansbrough (6'9''-F-85) of North Carolina
Hasheem Thabeet (7'3''-C-87) of Connecticut

All-America 3rd Team
Toney Douglas (6'1''-G-86) of Florida State
Tyreke Evans of Memphis
Terrence Williams (6'6''-F-87) of Louisville
Sam Young (6'6''-F-85) of Pittsburgh
Jordan Hill (6'10''-F) of Arizona

National Freshman All-American 1st Team
Isaiah Thomas (5'8''-G) of Washington
Tyreke Evans of Memphis
Willie Warren (6'4''-G-89) of Oklahoma
Al-Farouq Aminu (6'9''-F-90) of Wake Forest
Greg Monroe (6'11''-C-90) of Georgetown

National Freshman All-American 2nd Team
Terrico White (6'5''-G) of Mississippi
Sylven Landesberg (6'6''-G-90) of Virginia
Gordon Hayward (6'8''-G/F) of Butler
Luke Babbitt (6'9''-F-89) of Nevada
Samardo Samuels (6'8''-F-89) of Louisville

National Freshman All-American 3rd Team
Kemba Walker (6'1''-G-90) of Connecticut
Tyshawn Taylor (6'3''-G-90) of Kansas
Klay Thompson (6'6''-G-90) of Washington State
Devin Ebanks (6'9''-F) of West Virginia
Yancy Gates (6'9''-F) of Cincinnati


NABC All-Dictrict Teams 2008-09

NABC Division I All-District 1 First Team

Kenny Hasbrouck (6'3''-G-86) of Siena
Edwin Ubiles (6'6''-G/F-86) of Siena
Ryan Thompson (6'6''-G) of Rider
John Holland (6'5''-F/G-88) of Boston University
Marqus Blakely (6'5''-F) of Vermont

NABC Division I All-District 1 Second Team

Tyrone Lewis (6'0''-G-87) of Niagara
Bilal Benn (6'5''-G/F-86) of Niagara
D.J. Rivera (6'2''-G-88) of Binghamton
Darryl Proctor (6'4''-F-86) of UMBC
Alex Franklin (6'5''-F-88) of Siena

NABC Division I All-District 2 First Team

Tyler Hansbrough (6'9''-F-85) of North Carolina
Jeff Teague (6'2''-G-88) of Wake Forest
Toney Douglas (6'1''-G-86) of Florida State
Jack McClinton (6'1''-G-85) of Miami
Ty Lawson (5'11''-G-87) of North Carolina

NABC Division I All-District 2 Second Team

Tyrese Rice (6'1''-G-87) of Boston College
Gerald Henderson (6'4''-G/F-87) of Duke
Trevor Booker (6'7''-F/C-87) of Clemson
Kyle Singler (6'8''-F-88) of Duke
A.D. Vassallo (6'6''-G/F-86) of Virginia Tech

NABC Division I All-District 3 First Team

Chavis Holmes (6'4''-G) of VMI
Kevin Tiggs (6'4''-F-84) of East Tenn. State
Jonathan Rodriguez (6'5''-F-87) of Campbell
Courtney Pigram (6'1''-G-85) of East Tenn. State
Anthony Smith (6'5''-G-86) of Liberty

NABC Division I All-District 3 Second Team

Grayson Flittner (6'0''-G) of Gardner-Webb
Seth Curry (6'1''-G) of Liberty
Artsiom Parakhouski (6'11''-C-87) of Radford
Garfield Blair (6'5''-G-87) of Stetson
Alex Renfroe (6'2''-G-86) of Belmont

NABC Division I All-District 4 First Team

Dionte Christmas (6'5''-G) of Temple
Ahmad Nivins (6'9''-F-87) of St.Josephs
Derrick Brown (6'8''-F-87) of Xavier
Aaron Jackson (6'4''-G-86) of Duquesne
Chris Wright (6'8''-F-88) of Dayton

NABC Division I All-District 4 Second Team

Jimmy Baron (6'3''-G-86) of Rhode Island
B.J. Raymond (6'6''-G/F-87) of Xavier
Rodney Green (6'5''-G) of LaSalle
Ricky Harris (6'2''-G-87) of Massachusetts
Kevin Lisch (6'2''-G) of St.Louis

NABC Division I All-District 5 First Team

Hasheem Thabeet (7'3''-C-87) of Connecticut
Jerel McNeal (6'3''-G-87) of Marquette
Terrence Williams (6'6''-F-87) of Louisville
Luke Harangody (6'8''-F-88) of Notre Dame
Jonny Flynn (6'0''-G-89) of Syracuse

NABC Division I All-District 5 Second Team

DeJuan Blair (6'7''-F-89) of Pittsburgh
Sam Young (6'6''-F-85) of Pittsburgh
Dante Cunningham (6'8''-F-87) of Villanova
Dasean Butler (6'7''-F-88) of West Virginia
Jeff Adrien (6'7''-F-86) of Connecticut

NABC Division I All-District 6 First Team

Gary Wilkinson (6'9''-F-82) of Utah State
Mac Hopson (6'2''-G) of Idaho
Luke Babbitt (6'9''-F-89) of Nevada
Jahmar Young (6'4''-G) of New Mexico State
Armon Johnson (6'3''-G-89) of Nevada

NABC Division I All-District 6 Second Team

Jared Quayle (6'1''-G-85) of Utah State
Tai Wesley (6'7''-F-86) of Utah State
Kellen McCoy (5'6''-G-87) of Weber State
Roderick Flemings (6'7''-F) of Hawaii
Jeremiah Dominguez (5'6''-G-85) of Portland State

NABC Division I All-District 7 First Team

Kalin Lucas (6'0''-G-89) of Michigan State
Evan Turner (6'7''-G) of Ohio State
Talor Battle (5'11''-G-88) of Penn. State
Manny Harris (6'5''-G-89) of Michigan
Jajuan Johnson (6'10''-F/C-89) of Purdue

NABC Division I All-District 7 Second Team
Kevin Coble (6'8''-F-87) of Northwestern
Demetri McCamey (6'3''-G-89) of Illinois
Jamelle Cornley (6'5''-F-87) of Penn. State
Goran Suton (6'10''-C-85) of Michigan State
Mike Tisdale (7'1''-C-89) of Illinois

NABC Division I All-District 8 First Team
Sherron Collins (5'11''-G-87) of Kansas
Blake Griffin (6'10''-F-89) of Oklahoma
Craig Brackins (6'10''-F-87) of Iowa State
DeMarre Carroll (6'8''-F-86) of Missouri
Cole Aldrich (6'11''-C-88) of Kansas

NABC Division I All-District 8 Second Team
A.J. Abrams (5'11''-G-86) of Texas
Damion James (6'7''-G/F-87) of Texas
James Anderson (6'6''-G-89) of Oklahoma State
Willie Warren (6'4''-G-89) of Oklahoma
Curtis Jerrells (6'1''-G-87) of Baylor

NABC Division I All-District 9 First Team
John Bryant (6'10''-C) of Santa Clara
Patrick Mills (6'0''-G-88) of St. Marys
Matt Bouldin (6'5''-G-88) of Gonzaga
Josh Akognon (5'11''-G-86) of Fullerton
Josh Heytvelt (6'11''-F-86) of Gonzaga

NABC Division I All-District 9 Second Team
Austin Daye (6'11''-F-88) of Gonzaga
Nik Raivio (6'4''-G-86) of Portland
Dior Lowhorn (6'7''-F-87) of San Francisco
Diamon Simpson (6'7''-F-87) of St. Marys
Gyno Pomare (6'8''-F-86) of San Diego

NABC Division I All-District 10 First Team
Eric Maynor (6'2''-G-87) of VCU
Matt Janning (6'4''-G/F-88) of Northeastern
Gerald Lee (6'10''-F-87) of Old Dominion
Charles Jenkins (6'3''-G-89) of Hofstra
Marc Egerson (6'6''-G-86) of Delaware

NABC Division I All-District 10 Second Team
Larry Sanders (6'9''-F-88) of VCU
John Vaughan (6'3''-G-86) of George Mason
Scott Rodgers (6'3''-G) of Drexel
Darryl Monroe (6'7''-F-86) of George Mason
Juwann James (6'6''-F) of James Madison

NABC Division I All-District 11 First Team
Jermaine Taylor (6'4''-G-86) of Central Florida
Tyreke Evans (6'6''-G-89) of Memphis
Jerome Jordan (7'0''-C-86) of Tulsa
Aubrey Coleman (6'4''-G) of Houston
Robert Dozier (6'9''-F-85) of Memphis

NABC Division I All-District 11 Second Team
Stefon Jackson (6'5''-G-85) of Texas-El Paso
Paul Delaney (6'2''-G-86) of UAB
Antonio Anderson (6'6''-G-85) of Memphis
Robert Vaden (6'5''-G/F-85) of UAB
Ben Uzoh (6'3''-G-88) of Tulsa

NABC Division I All-District 12 First Team
Matt Howard (6'8''-F) of Butler
Ben Woodside (5'11''-G-85) of North Dakota State
Ryan Tillema (6'8''-G-86) of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Jnathan Bullock (6'5''-F-87) of Cleveland State
Erik Kangas (6'3''-G-87) of Oakland

NABC Division I All-District 12 Second Team
Gordon Hayward (6'8''-G/F) of Butler
Brett Winkelman (6'6''-F-86) of North Dakota State
Josh Mayo (5'11''-G-87) of Illinois-Chicago
Todd Brown (6'5''-G-87) of Wright State
Robert Jarvis (5'11''-G) of Oral Roberts

NABC Division I All-District 13 First Team
Ryan Wittman (6'6''-F) of Cornell
Jeremy Lin (6'2''-G) of Harvard
Garrison Carr (5'11''-G) of American
Alex Barnett (6'6''-F-86) of Dartmouth
Kaleo Kina (6'4''-G-87) of Navy

NABC Division I All-District 13 Second Team
Louis Dale (5'11''-G) of Cornell
Zahir Carrington (6'7''-F) of Lehigh
David Holston (5'8''-G-86) of Chicago State
Matt Mullery (6'8''-F-87) of Brown
Jeff Foote (7'0''-C) of Cornell

NABC Division I All-District 14 First Team
Michael Bramos (6'5''-G/F-87) of Miami (OH)
Jerome Tillman (6'6''-F-87) of Ohio
Rodney Pierce (6'2''-G-87) of Buffalo
David Kool (6'3''-G-87) of Western Michigan
Nate Miller (6'4''-F-87) of Bowling Green

NABC Division I All-District 14 Second Team
Al Fisher (6'1''-G-86) of Kent State
Chris Singletary (6'4''-G-88) of Kent State
Tyrone Kent (6'5''-G/F-86) of Toledo
Jordan Bitzer (6'3''-G) of Central Michigan
Tyler Dierkers (6'8''-F/C) of Miami (OH)

NABC Division I All-District 15 First Team

Marquise Kately (6'5''-F-84) of Morgan State
Tywain McKee (6'2''-G-86) of Coppin State
Reggie Holmes (6'4''-G) of Morgan State
Jason Flagler (6'4''-G/F) of South Carolina State
Jason Johnson (6'7''-F/C) of South Carolina State

NABC Division I All-District 15 Second Team

Eugene Myatt (6'5''-G-85) of Howard
Michael Deloach (6'0''-G-86) of Norfolk State
Clifford Reed (6'3''-G) of Bethune-Cookman
Corey Lyons (6'4''-G/F-87) of Norfolk State
Lamar Twitty (6'4''-F-86) of Florida A&M

NABC Division I All-District 16 First Team

Osiris Eldridge (6'3''-G-88) of Illinois State
Adam Koch (6'8''-F-88) of Northern Iowa
Shy Ely (6'4''-G/F-87) of Evansville
Booker Woodfox (6'1''-G-86) of Creighton
Theron Wilson (6'5''-F-87) of Bradley

NABC Division I All-District 16 Second Team

Kwadzo Ahelegbe (6'2''-G-88) of Northern Iowa
Champ Oguchi (6'6''-G-86) of Illinois State
Josh Young (6'1''-G-88) of Drake
Jonathan Cox (6'8''-F-85) of Drake
Bryan Mullins (6'1''-G-87) of Southern Illinois

NABC Division I All-District 17 First Team

Luke Nevill (7'2''-C-86) of Utah
Lee Cummard (6'7''-G-85) of Brigham Young
Wink Adams (6'0''-G-85) of Nevada-Las Vegas
Kyle Spain (6'5''-F) of San Diego State
Lorrenzo Wade (6'6''-F) of San Diego State

NABC Division I All-District 17 Second Team

Brandon Ewing (6'2''-G-86) of Wyoming
Tony Danridge (6'5''-G/F-86) of New Mexico
Kevin Langford (6'8''-F-85) of TCU
Rene Rougeau (6'6''-G-86) of Nevada-Las Vegas
Daniel Faris (6'9''-F-87) of New Mexico

NABC Division I All-District 18 First Team

Jeremy Chappell (6'3''-G-87) of Robert Morris
Jeremy Goode (5'9''-G-87) of Mount St. Marys
Jaytornah Wisseh (6'1''-G-88) of Long Island
Joey Henley (6'5''-F) of Sacred Heart
Justin Rutty (6'7''-F) of Quinnipiac

NABC Division I All-District 18 Second Team

Ken Horton (6'6''-F) of Central Connecticut State
Sean Baptiste (6'3''-G-88) of Fairleigh Dickinson
Rob Robinson (6'8''-F-87) of Robert Morris
James Feldeine (6'4''-G-88) of Quinnipiac
Jean Cajou (6'3''-G-88) of Mount St. Marys

NABC Division I All-District 19 First Team

Lester Hudson (6'3''-G-84) of Tennessee-Martin
Drake Reed (6'5''-F-87) of Austin Peay
Mike Rose (6'4''-F) of Eastern Kentucky
Kenneth Faried (6'8''-F/C-89) of Morehead State
Wes Channels (6'3''-G-88) of Austin Peay

NABC Division I All-District 19 Second Team

Danero Thomas (6'4''-F-86) of Murray State
Gerald Robinson (6'0''-G-89) of Tennessee State
Daniel Northern (6'9''-F/C-85) of Tennessee Tech
Leon Buchanan (6'5''-F) of Morehead State
Romain Martin (6'3''-G) of Eastern Illinois

NABC Division I All-District 20 First Team

James Harden (6'5''-G-89) of Arizona State
Jordan Hill (6'10''-F) of Arizona
Darren Collison (6'0''-G-87) of UCLA
Jon Brockman (6'7''-F-87) of Washington
Jerome Randle (5'10''-G-87) of California

NABC Division I All-District 20 Second Team

Chase Budinger (6'7''-F-88) of Arizona
Justin Dentmon (5'11''-G) of Washington
Taj Gibson (6'9''-F-85) of Southern California
Patrick Christopher (6'5''-G-88) of California
Jeff Pendergraph (6'9''-F-87) of Arizona State

NABC Division I All-District 21 First Team

Nick Calathes (6'6''-G-89) of Florida
Jodie Meeks (6'4''-G-87) of Kentucky
Devan Downey (5'9''-G-87) of South Carolina
Marcus Thornton (6'4''-G-87) of Louisiana State
Tyler Smith (6'7''-F-86) of Tennessee

NABC Division I All-District 21 Second Team

Jarvis Varnado (6'9''-F/C-88) of Mississippi State
Patrick Patterson (6'9''-F-89) of Kentucky
Tasmin Mitchell (6'7''-F-86) of Louisiana State
David Huertas (6'5''-G-87) of Mississippi State
Michael Washington (6'9''-F-86) of Arkansas

NABC Division I All-District 22 First Team

Stephen Curry (6'3''-G-88) of Davidson
Stephen McDowell (5'11''-G-85) of Chattanooga
Demetrius Nelson (6'8''-F/C-86) of Citadel
Andrew Goudelock (6'1''-G-88) of Charleston
Cameron Wells (6'1''-G-88) of Citadel

NABC Division I All-District 22 Second Team

Andrew Lovedale (6'8''-F-85) of Davidson
Noah Dahlman (6'6''-F-89) of Wofford
Brandon Giles (6'6''-G-88) of Western California
Junior Salters (6'1''-G-88) of Wofford
Nicchaeus Doaks (6'7''-F-87) of Chattanooga

NABC Division I All-District 23 First Team

Matt Kingsley (6'9''-F-86) of Stephen F. Austin
Kevin Palmer (6'6''-G/F-87) of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Anthony Vereen (6'7''-F-86) of Texas-Arlington
Grant Maxey (6'7''-F) of Jackson State
Ryan Bathie (6'6''-F-87) of Nicholls State

NABC Division I All-District 23 Second Team

Ashton Mitchell (5'11''-G) of Sam Houston State
Jay Brown (6'7''-F-86) of Lamar
Troy Jackson (6'3''-G-84) of Alcorn
Kenny Dawkins (5'9''-G-87) of Lamar
Corey Allmond (6'1''-G-88) of Sam Houston State

NABC Division I All-District 24 First Team

Desmond Yates (6'7''-F-86) of Middle Tennessee
Brandon Hazzard (6'2''-G-87) of Troy
A.J. Slaughter (6'3''-G) of Western Kentucky
Shane Edwards (6'7''-F-87) of Arkansas-Little Rock
Orlando Mendez-Valdez (6'1''-G) of Western Kentucky

NABC Division I All-District 24 Second Team
Domonic Tilford (5'10''-G-87) of South Alabama
Nate Rohnert (6'5''-G/F-87) of Denver
Brandon Davis (6'6''-F) of South Alabama
Steven Moore (6'0''-G-87) of Arkansas-Little Rock
Richard Delk (6'4''-G-86) of Troy



ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams (University Division)

Academic All-America 1st Team 2008-09


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Winkelman

Player of the Year: Brett Winkelman (6'6''-F-86) of North Dakota State

1st Team
Jason Holsinger (5'11''-G-86) of Evansville
Aaron Linn (6'3''-G) of Gardner-Webb
Bryan Mullins (6'1''-G-87) of Southern Illinois
Alex Ruoff (6'6''-G) of West Virginia
Brett Winkelman of North Dakota State

2nd Team
Jimmy Baron (6'3''-G-86) of Rhode Island
Matt Howard (6'8''-F) of Butler
Yves Lionel Mekongo Mbala (6'7''-F-87) of La Salle
Mike Schachtner (6'9''-F-86) of Wisconsin Green Bay
Ryan Schneider (6'7''-F) of Marist

3rd Team
Patrick Foley (6'2''-G) of Columbia
David Kool (6'3''-G-87) of Western Michigan
Kevin Lisch (6'2''-G) of Saint Louis
Greg Paulus (6'1''-G-86) of Duke
Andy Wicke (6'2''-G-85) of Belmont



ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Teams (University Division)

Academic All-District I Team
Jimmy Baron (6'3''-G-86) of RHODE ISLAND
Patrick Foley (6'2''-G) of COLUMBIA
Ross Morin (6'7''-F-86) of YALE
Joey Henley (6'5''-F) of SACRED HEART
Ryan Schneider (6'7''-F) of MARIST

Academic All-District II Team
Jason Duty (6'1''-G) of DUQUESNE
Marquis Hall (5'11''-G) of LEHIGH
Yves Lionel Mekongo Mbala (6'7''-F-87) of LA SALLE
Danny Morrissey (6'3''-G) of PENN STATE
Alex Ruoff (6'6''-G) of WEST VIRGINIA

Academic All-District III Team
Giedrius Knysas (6'10''-C-87) of CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
Aaron Linn (6'3''-G) of GARDNER-WEBB
Phillip Martin (6'6''-F-87) of RADFORD
Greg Paulus (6'1''-G-86) of DUKE
Brian Zoubek (7'1''-C-88) of DUKE

Academic All-District IV Team
Frank Davis (6'2''-G-88) of TENNESSEE TECH
Joe Jakubowski (6'2''-G-87) of BOWLING GREEN STATE
David Kool (6'3''-G-87) of WESTERN MICHIGAN
Marc Larson (6'9''-C-87) of BOWLING GREEN STATE
Andy Wicke (6'2''-G-85) of BELMONT

Academic All-District V Team
David Dubois (6'5''-G-86) of WESTERN ILLINOIS
Jason Holsinger (5'11''-G-86) of EVANSVILLE
Matt Howard (6'8''-F) of BUTLER
Bryan Mullins (6'1''-G-87) of SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Mike Schachtner (6'9''-F-86) of WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY

Academic All-District VI Team
Michael Lance (6'3''-G-87) of ARKANSAS STATE
Roman Martinez (6'6''-G/F-88) of NEW MEXICO
Logan McConathy (6'0''-G) of NORTHWESTERN STATE
Michael McConathy (5'9''-G-86) of NORTHWESTERN STATE
George Odufuwa (6'8''-F-88) of NORTH TEXAS

Academic All-District VII Team
Devon Beitzel (6'0''-G-88) of NORTHERN COLORADO
Adam Koch (6'8''-F-88) of NORTHERN IOWA
Kevin Lisch (6'2''-G) of SAINT LOUIS
Paul Velander (6'2''-G-85) of NEBRASKA
Brett Winkelman (6'6''-F-86) of NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Academic All-District VIII Team
Nedeljko Golubovic (6'8''-F-86) of FRESNO STATE
Daven Harmeling (6'7''-F-86) of WASHINGTON STATE
Taylor Rochestie (6'1''-G-85) of WASHINGTON STATE
Matt Stucki (6'6''-G-83) of IDAHO STATE
Benny Valentine (5'7''-G-87) of EASTERN WASHINGTON