Blake Griffin, the sophomore forward from Oklahoma who led the nation in rebounding, was the only unanimous selection for the 2009 Associated Press All-America team. North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough was a first-team selection for the second consecutive year. Click here for full story
First Team Player School Ht Wt Yr Key stats Blake Griffin Oklahoma 6-10 251 So. 21.9 ppg, 14.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 63.5 fg pct (71 first-place votes, 335 points) Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina 6-9 250 Sr. 21.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 52.2 fg pct, 85.6 ft pct (50, 304) DeJuan Blair Pittsburgh 6-7 265 So. 15.6 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 59.9 fg pct, 1.5 steals (49, 294) James Harden Arizona State 6-5 218 So. 20.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.2 apg, 35.8 min., 50.2 fg pct (45, 290) Stephen Curry Davidson 6-3 185 Jr. 28.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5.7 apg, 87.6 ft pct, 2.6 steals (49, 288)
Second Team Player School Ht Wt Yr Key stats Hasheem Thabeet Connecticut 7-3 263 Jr. 13.7 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 4.6 blocks, 64.3 fg pct (19, 238) Ty Lawson North Carolina 5-11 195 Jr. 15.9 ppg, 6.5 apg, 46.7 3-pt fg pct, 80.9 ft pct, 2.0 steals (28, 232) Luke Harangody Notre Dame 6-8 255 Jr. 23.2 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 2.1 apg (6, 135) Jodie Meeks Kentucky 6-4 208 Jr. 24.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 40.1 3-pt fg pct, 89.7 ft pct (8, 117) Jerel McNeal Marquette 6-3 200 Sr. 19.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.8 apg, 40.6 3-pt fg pct (7, 114)
Third Team Player School Ht Wt Yr Key stats Terrence Williams Louisville 6-6 215 Sr. 12.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.5 steals (4, 103) Sherron Collins Kansas 5-11 200 Jr. 18.3 ppg, 5.0 apg (3, 94) Toney Douglas Florida State 6-2 200 Sr. 21.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 36.4 min., 1.9 steals (4, 85) Sam Young Pittsburgh 6-6 220 Sr. 18.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg (1, 79) Gerald Henderson Duke 6-4 215 Jr. 16.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg (4, 74)
Honorable mention Jeff Adrien , Connecticut; Josh Akognon , Cal State Fullerton; Cole Aldrich , Kansas; Alex Barnett , Dartmouth; Marqus Blakely , Vermont; Craig Brackins , Iowa State; Michael Bramos , Miami (Ohio); Jon Brockman , Washington; Brandon Brooks , Alabama State; John Bryant , Santa Clara. Chase Budinger , Arizona; DeMarre Carroll , Missouri; Jeremy Chappell , Robert Morris; Dionte Christmas , Temple; Earl Clark , Louisville; Darren Collison , UCLA; Dante Cunningham , Villanova; Devan Downey , South Carolina; Tyreke Evans , Memphis; Levance Fields , Pittsburgh. Jonny Flynn , Syracuse; Kenny Hasbrouck , Siena; Jordan Hill , Arizona; Matt Howard , Butler; Lester Hudson , Tennessee-Martin; Matt Kingsley , Stephen F. Austin; Kalin Lucas , Michigan State; Eric Maynor , Virginia Commonwealth; Kellen McCoy , Weber State; Tywain McKee , Coppin State. Orlando Mendez-Valdez , Western Kentucky; Derrick Mercer , American; Luke Nevill , Utah; Ahmad Nivins , Saint Joseph's; Artsiom Parakhouski , Radford; A.J. Price, Connecticut; Alex Renfroe , Belmont; Tyrese Rice , Boston College; Kyle Singler , Duke; Jermaine Taylor , Central Florida. Jeff Teague , Wake Forest; Marcus Thornton , LSU; Evan Turner , Ohio State; Jarvis Varnado , Mississippi State; Gary Wilkinson , Utah State; Booker Woodfox , Creighton; Ben Woodside , North Dakota State.
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