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 2016 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 2015–16 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.
| 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans | |
|---|---|
The 2016 consensus first team. Clockwise from top left: Brogdon, Hield, Johnson, Valentine, Ulis, Simmons. | |
| Awarded for | 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
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The Consensus 2016 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. The ten finalists for the Senior CLASS Award are described as Senior All-Americans.[4] Other All-American lists include those determined by USA Today, Fox Sports, Yahoo! Sports and many others. The scholar-athletes selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) are termed Academic All-Americans.
2016 Consensus All-America team
edit- PG – Point guard
- SG – Shooting guard
- PF – Power forward
- SF – Small forward
- C – Center
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Brogdon | SG | Senior | Virginia |
| Buddy Hield | SG | Senior | Oklahoma |
| Brice Johnson | PF | Senior | North Carolina |
| Ben Simmons | F | Freshman | Louisiana State |
| Tyler Ulis | PG | Sophomore | Kentucky |
| Denzel Valentine | SG | Senior | Michigan State |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Dunn | PG | Junior | Providence |
| Perry Ellis | PF | Senior | Kansas |
| Georges Niang | PF/SF | Senior | Iowa State |
| Jakob Pöltl | C | Sophomore | Utah |
| Jarrod Uthoff | PF | Senior | Iowa |
Individual All-America teams
editBy player
edit| Player | School | AP | USBWA | NABC | TSN | CP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
NABC Defensive Player of the Year |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Sporting News Player of the Year |
| Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
NABC Player of the Year |
| Brice Johnson | North Carolina | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
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| Ben Simmons | Louisiana State | 2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
USBWA National Freshman of the Year |
| Tyler Ulis | Kentucky | 1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
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| Jakob Pöltl | Utah | 2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
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| Kris Dunn | Providence | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
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| Georges Niang | Iowa State | 2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
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| Jarrod Uthoff | Iowa | 3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
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| Perry Ellis | Kansas | 2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
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| Grayson Allen | Duke | 3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
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| Yogi Ferrell | Indiana | 3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
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| Kay Felder | Oakland | 3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | 3 |
1 |
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| Josh Hart | Villanova | 3 |
1 |
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| Jamal Murray | Kentucky | 3 |
1 |
By team
edit| All-America Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | Second team | Third team | ||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | |
| Associated Press[5] | Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | Kris Dunn | Providence | Grayson Allen | Duke |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Perry Ellis | Kansas | Kay Felder | Oakland | |
| Brice Johnson | North Carolina | Georges Niang | Iowa State | Yogi Ferrell | Indiana | |
| Tyler Ulis | Kentucky | Jakob Pöltl | Utah | Jamal Murray | Kentucky | |
| Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | Ben Simmons | Louisiana State | Jarrod Uthoff | Iowa | |
| USBWA[6] | Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | Kris Dunn | Providence | No third team | |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Georges Niang | Iowa State | |||
| Brice Johnson | North Carolina | Jakob Pöltl | Utah | |||
| Ben Simmons | Louisiana State | Tyler Ulis | Kentucky | |||
| Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | Jarrod Uthoff | Iowa | |||
| NABC[7] | Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | Kris Dunn | Providence | Grayson Allen | Duke |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Perry Ellis | Kansas | Kay Felder | Oakland | |
| Brice Johnson | North Carolina | Georges Niang | Iowa State | Yogi Ferrell | Indiana | |
| Ben Simmons | Louisiana State | Jakob Pöltl | Utah | Josh Hart | Villanova | |
| Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | Tyler Ulis | Kentucky | Jarrod Uthoff | Iowa | |
| Sporting News[8] | Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | Grayson Allen | Duke | Dillon Brooks | Oregon |
| Buddy Hield | Oklahoma | Kris Dunn | Providence | Perry Ellis | Kansas | |
| Jakob Pöltl | Utah | Yogi Ferrell | Indiana | Kay Felder | Oakland | |
| Tyler Ulis | Kentucky | Ben Simmons | Louisiana State | Brice Johnson | North Carolina | |
| Denzel Valentine | Michigan State | Jarrod Uthoff | Iowa | Georges Niang | Iowa State | |
AP Honorable Mention:
- Josh Adams, Wyoming
- Ryan Anderson, Arizona
- Cat Barber, NC State
- DeAndre' Bembry, Saint Joseph's
- Ben Bentil, Providence
- Trevon Bluiett, Xavier
- Joel Bolomboy, Weber State
- Evan Bradds, Belmont
- Dillon Brooks, Oregon
- Cane Broome, Sacred Heart
- John Brown, High Point
- Antonio Campbell, Ohio
- Kyle Collinsworth, BYU
- Stephen Croone, Furman
- James Daniel III, Howard
- Juan'ya Green, Hofstra
- Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern
- Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech
- A. J. Hammons, Purdue
- Marvelle Harris, Fresno State
- Josh Hart, Villanova
- Danuel House, Texas A&M
- Brandon Ingram, Duke
- Stefan Janković, Hawaii
- Tim Kempton Jr., Lehigh
- Max Landis, IPFW
- Shawn Long, Louisiana–Lafayette
- Dallas Moore, North Florida
- Nic Moore, SMU
- Gary Payton II, Oregon State
- Alec Peters, Valparaiso
- Justin Robinson, Monmouth
- Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga
- Justin Sears, Yale
- Pascal Siakam, New Mexico State
- Melo Trimble, Maryland
- Fred VanVleet, Wichita State
- Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin
- Jameel Warney, Stony Brook
- Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall
- Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
Academic All-Americans
editOn March 3, 2016, CoSIDA and Capital One announced the 2016 Academic All-America team, with Jarrod Uthoff headlining the University Division as the men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.[9] The following is the 2015–16 Academic All-America Men’s Basketball Team (University Division) as selected by CoSIDA:
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Barry (2) | Charleston | Jr. | 4.00 Physics / computer science |
| Joshua Braun | Grand Canyon | Sr. | 3.83 Business management |
| Shavon Shields (1) | Nebraska | Sr. | 3.72 Biological Sciences |
| Marcus Paige (2, *) | North Carolina | Sr. | 3.43 Media & journalism / history |
| Jarrod Uthoff | Iowa | Gr. | 3.42 Economics (UG) / leisure studies (G) |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen | Duke | So. | 3.39 Psychology |
| Craig Bradshaw (3) | Belmont | Sr. | 3.47 Public relations |
| Mike Gesell (3) | Iowa | Gr. | 3.94 Finance (UG) / leisure studies (G) |
| Alex Poythress | Kentucky | Sr. | 3.52 Business & mktg. (UG) / sport leadership (G) |
| Domantas Sabonis | Gonzaga | So. | 3.46 Sport management |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kale Abrahamson | Drake | Gr. | 3.91 Psychology (UG) / MBA |
| Evan Bradds | Belmont | Jr. | 3.53 Finance |
| Derrick Henry | Citadel | Gr. | 3.71 Business administration |
| A. J. Jacobson | North Dakota State | So. | 3.99 Zoology / pre-dentistry |
| Paul Miller | North Dakota State | So. | 3.82 Accounting |
- (1) = 2014–15 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I first team
- (2) = 2014–15 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I second team
- (3) = 2014–15 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I third team
- (*) = 2013–14 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I second team
Senior All-Americans
editThe ten finalists for the Senior CLASS Award are called Senior All-Americans. The 10 honorees are as follows:[10]
| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Arcidiacono | Guard | Villanova |
| Malcolm Brogdon | Guard | Virginia |
| Perry Ellis | Forward | Kansas |
| Buddy Hield | Guard | Oklahoma |
| Georges Niang | Forward | Iowa State |
| Marcus Paige | Guard | North Carolina |
| Justin Sears | Forward | Yale |
| Denzel Valentine | Guard | Michigan State |
| Fred VanVleet | Point Guard | Wichita State |
| Kyle Wiltjer | Forward | Gonzaga |
References
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- ^ "Award Winners: Division I Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ "2009–10 NCAA Statistics Policies (updated 9/2/2009)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ ""Scheyer Named Finalist For Lowe's Senior CLASS Award," GoDuke.com". Goduke.com. February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ "2015–16 All-America teams". March 29, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ "USBWA NAMES MEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM". March 14, 2016.
- ^ Martin, Derek (March 28, 2016). "ISU's Niang named second-team All-America by NABC".
- ^ DeCourcy, Mike (March 9, 2016). "Sporting News college basketball All-Americans 2015-16". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "University of Iowa's Ally Disterhoft & Jarrod Uthoff Headline 2015–16 CoSIDA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Academic All-America Teams" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Men's and women's basketball finalists announced for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award". seniorclassaward.com. Premier Sports Management. February 18, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.