2011 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1] The 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that include All-American selections from the Associated Press (AP), the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), the Sporting News (TSN), and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All selectors choose at least a first and second 5-man team. The NABC, TSN and AP choose third teams, while AP also lists honorable mention selections.
The Consensus 2011 College Basketball All-American team is determined by aggregating the results of the four major All-American teams as determined by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since United Press International was replaced by TSN in 1997, the four major selectors have been the aforementioned ones. AP has been a selector since 1948, NABC since 1957 and USBWA since 1960.[2] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[3]
Although the aforementioned lists are used to determine consensus honors, there are numerous other All-American lists. The ten finalists for the John Wooden Award are described as Wooden All-Americans.[4] The ten finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award are described as Senior All-Americans.[5] Other All-American lists include those determined by Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports. The scholar-athletes selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) are termed Academic All-Americans.
2011 Consensus All-America team[]
The following players are recognized as the 2011 Consensus All-Americans:
- PG – Point guard
- SG – Shooting guard
- PF – Power forward
- SF – Small forward
- C – Center
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmer Fredette | PG | Senior | Brigham Young |
| JaJuan Johnson | C | Senior | Purdue |
| Nolan Smith | PG-SG | Senior | Duke |
| Jared Sullinger | PF-C | Freshman | Ohio State |
| Kemba Walker | PG | Junior | Connecticut |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Faried | PF-C | Senior | Morehead State |
| Jordan Hamilton | SG-SF | Sophomore | Texas |
| Ben Hansbrough | PG | Senior | Notre Dame |
| Kawhi Leonard | PF | Sophomore | San Diego State |
| Marcus Morris | PF-C | Junior | Kansas |
| Jordan Taylor | PG | Junior | Wisconsin |
| Derrick Williams | SF-PF | Sophomore | Arizona |
Individual All-America teams[]
By player[]
| Player | School | AP | USBWA | NABC | TSN | CP | Notes |
| Jimmer Fredette | BYU | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
National Player of the Year (AP, NABC, Naismith, Rupp, Robertson, TSN, Wooden), Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, season scoring leader |
| JaJuan Johnson | Purdue | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Pete Newell Big Man Award |
| Nolan Smith | Duke | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
National Player of the Year (FOX) |
| Jared Sullinger | Ohio State | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
USBWA National Freshman of the Year |
| Kemba Walker | Connecticut | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Lute Olson Award, Bob Cousy Award, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player |
| Ben Hansbrough | Notre Dame | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
—
|
| Marcus Morris | Kansas | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
—
|
| Derrick Williams | Arizona | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
—
|
| Jordan Hamilton | Texas | 3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
—
|
| Kenneth Faried | Morehead State | 3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
Season rebounding leader |
| Kawhi Leonard | San Diego State | 2 |
- |
3 |
2 |
5 |
—
|
| Jordan Taylor | Wisconsin | 2 |
- |
3 |
2 |
5 |
—
|
| Jacob Pullen | Kansas State | 3 |
- |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award |
| Tu Holloway | Xavier | 3 |
- |
- |
3 |
2 |
—
|
| Kyle Singler | Duke | - |
- |
2 |
- |
2 |
—
|
| Marshon Brooks | Providence | 3 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
—
|
| Charles Jenkins | Hofstra | - |
- |
- |
3 |
1 |
—
|
| E'Twaun Moore | Purdue | - |
- |
3 |
- |
1 |
—
|
By team[]
| All-America Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | Second team | Third team | ||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | |
| Associated Press[6] | Jimmer Fredette | Brigham Young | Ben Hansbrough | Notre Dame | Marshon Brooks | Providence |
| JaJuan Johnson | Purdue | Kawhi Leonard | San Diego State | Kenneth Faried | Morehead State | |
| Nolan Smith | Duke | Marcus Morris | Kansas | Jordan Hamilton | Texas | |
| Jared Sullinger | Ohio State | Jordan Taylor | Wisconsin | Tu Holloway | Xavier | |
| Kemba Walker | Connecticut | Derrick Williams | Arizona | Jacob Pullen | Kansas State | |
| USBWA[7] | Jimmer Fredette | Brigham Young | Kenneth Faried | Morehead State | No third team | |
| JaJuan Johnson | Purdue | Jordan Hamilton | Texas | |||
| Nolan Smith | Duke | Ben Hansbrough | Notre Dame | |||
| Jared Sullinger | Ohio State | Marcus Morris | Kansas | |||
| Kemba Walker | Connecticut | Derrick Williams | Arizona | |||
| NABC[8] | Jimmer Fredette | Brigham Young | Jordan Hamilton | Texas | Kenneth Faried | Morehead State |
| JaJuan Johnson | Purdue | Ben Hansbrough | Notre Dame | Kawhi Leonard | San Diego State | |
| Nolan Smith | Duke | Marcus Morris | Kansas | E'Twaun Moore | Purdue | |
| Jared Sullinger | Ohio State | Kyle Singler | Duke | Jacob Pullen | Kansas State | |
| Kemba Walker | Connecticut | Derrick Williams | Arizona | Jordan Taylor | Wisconsin | |
| Sporting News[9] | Jimmer Fredette | Brigham Young | Ben Hansbrough | Notre Dame | Kenneth Faried | Morehead State |
| JaJuan Johnson | Purdue | Kawhi Leonard | San Diego State | Jordan Hamilton | Texas | |
| Nolan Smith | Duke | Marcus Morris | Kansas | Tu Holloway | Xavier | |
| Jared Sullinger | Ohio State | Jordan Taylor | Wisconsin | Charles Jenkins | Hofstra | |
| Kemba Walker | Connecticut | Derrick Williams | Arizona | Jacob Pullen | Kansas State | |
AP Honorable Mention:[10]
Academic All-Americans[]
On February 22, 2011, CoSIDA and ESPN The Magazine announced the 2011 Academic All-America team, with Matt Howard headlining the University Division as the men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.[11] The following is the 2010–11 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team (University Division) as selected by CoSIDA:
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Abromaitis | Notre Dame[12] | Senior | 3.72 Finance/MBA |
| Devon Beitzel | Northern Colorado[13] | Senior | 3.69 Finance Accounting |
| Matt Howard | Butler[14] | Senior | 3.77 Finance |
| Tyrel Reed | Kansas[15] | Senior | 3.65 Pre-Physical Therapy/Ex.Sci. |
| Tyler Zeller | North Carolina[16] | Junior | 3.56 Business Administration |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Hedgecock | Army[17] | Senior | 4.00 Mech. Engineering Management |
| Blake Hoffarber | Minnesota[18] | Senior | 3.50 Finance |
| Levi Knutson | Colorado[19] | Senior | 3.92 Business Administration |
| Garrett Leffelman | Brown[20] | Senior | 3.89 Economics, Political Science |
| Jalin Thomas | Central Michigan[21] | Senior | 3.65 Sport Studies |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Benock | Mississippi State[22] | Senior | 3.97 Kinesiology, Physical Educ. |
| Will Creekmore | Missouri State[23] | Senior | 3.67 Finance |
| Scott Saunders | Belmont[24] | Junior | 3.84 Finance |
| Drew Spradlin | Elon[25] | Junior | 3.65 Political Science |
| Chris Wroblewski | Cornell[26] | Junior | 3.61 App. Economics & Management |
Senior All-Americans[]
The ten finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award are called Senior All-Americans. The 10 honorees are as follows:[27]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Devon Beitzel | Northern Colorado |
| Dodie Dunson | Bradley |
| Jimmer Fredette | BYU |
| Matt Howard | Butler |
| Cameron Jones | Northern Arizona |
| Jon Leuer | Wisconsin |
| David Lighty | Ohio State |
| E'Twaun Moore | Purdue |
| Tyrel Reed | Kansas |
| Kyle Singler | Duke |
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- ^ "Award Winners: Division I Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ "2009–10 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/2/2009)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 21, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Men's John R. Wooden Award All American Team Announced". John R. Wooden Award. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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- ^ "UConn's Kemba Walker Named To AP All-America First Team". Hartford Courant. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ "USBWA Names 2010–11 All-Americans". Sportswriters.net. March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ "NABC ANNOUNCES 2011 State Farm Coaches' Division I All-America Teams". NABC. April 2, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ "Jimmer Fredette named Sporting News' 2011 College Basketball Player of the Year". Sportingnews.com. March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ "Thomas Earns AP All-America Honorable Mention". Washington Huskies. University of Washington. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Matt Howard of Butler, Austin Meier of MSOE Lead Capital One Academic All America Men's Basketball Team" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Tim Abromaitis #21 F". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Devon Beitzel #32 G". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Matt Howard #54 F". ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Tyrel Reed #14 G". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Tyler Zeller #44 F". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Nathan Hedgecock #12 G-F". ESPN. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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- ^ "Scott Saunders #23 F-C". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Drew Spradlin #1 G". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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