2017 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
| 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans | |
|---|---|
The 2017 consensus first team. Clockwise from top left: Ball, Hart, Jackson, Swanigan, Mason. | |
| Awarded for | 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
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 2017 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 2016–17 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 2017 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. 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.
2017 Consensus All-America team
[edit]- PG – Point guard
- SG – Shooting guard
- PF – Power forward
- SF – Small forward
- C – Center
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | PG | Freshman | UCLA |
| Josh Hart | SG | Senior | Villanova |
| Justin Jackson | SF | Junior | North Carolina |
| Frank Mason III | PG | Senior | Kansas |
| Caleb Swanigan | PF | Sophomore | Purdue |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | SF | Junior | Oregon |
| Luke Kennard | SG | Sophomore | Duke |
| Malik Monk | SG | Freshman | Kentucky |
| Johnathan Motley | PF | Junior | Baylor |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | PG | Junior | Gonzaga |
Individual All-America teams
[edit]By player
[edit]| Player | School | AP | USBWA | NABC | TSN | CP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | UCLA | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
USBWA National Freshman of the Year |
| Josh Hart | Villanova | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Senior CLASS Award, Julius Erving Award |
| Frank Mason III | Kansas | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
John R. Wooden Award, Naismith College Player of the Year, NABC Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Bob Cousy Award |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Pete Newell Big Man Award |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina | 1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
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| Nigel Williams-Goss | Gonzaga | 2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
|
| Luke Kennard | Duke | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
|
| Malik Monk | Kentucky | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Jerry West Award |
| Johnathan Motley | Baylor | 2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Karl Malone Award |
| Josh Jackson | Kansas | 3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
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| Markelle Fultz | Washington | 3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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| Ethan Happ | Wisconsin | 3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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| Lauri Markkanen | Arizona | 3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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| Bonzie Colson | Notre Dame | 3 |
3 |
2 |
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| Jawun Evans | Oklahoma State | 3 |
1 |
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| Alec Peters | Valparaiso | 3 |
1 |
By team
[edit]| All-America Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | Second team | Third team | ||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | |
| Associated Press[4] | Lonzo Ball | UCLA | Dillon Brooks | Oregon | Bonzie Colson | Notre Dame |
| Josh Hart | Villanova | Luke Kennard | Duke | Markelle Fultz | Washington | |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina | Malik Monk | Kentucky | Ethan Happ | Wisconsin | |
| Frank Mason III | Kansas | Johnathan Motley | Baylor | Josh Jackson | Kansas | |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | Nigel Williams-Goss | Gonzaga | Lauri Markkanen | Arizona | |
| USBWA[5] | Lonzo Ball | UCLA | Dillon Brooks | Oregon | No third team | |
| Josh Hart | Villanova | Justin Jackson | North Carolina | |||
| Frank Mason III | Kansas | Luke Kennard | Duke | |||
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | Malik Monk | Kentucky | |||
| Nigel Williams-Goss | Gonzaga | Johnathan Motley | Baylor | |||
| NABC[6] | Lonzo Ball | UCLA | Dillon Brooks | Oregon | Markelle Fultz | Washington |
| Josh Hart | Villanova | Luke Kennard | Duke | Ethan Happ | Wisconsin | |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina | Malik Monk | Kentucky | Josh Jackson | Kansas | |
| Frank Mason III | Kansas | Johnathan Motley | Baylor | Lauri Markkanen | Arizona | |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | Nigel Williams-Goss | Gonzaga | Alec Peters | Valparaiso | |
| Sporting News[7] | Lonzo Ball | UCLA | Dillon Brooks | Oregon | Bonzie Colson | Notre Dame |
| Josh Hart | Villanova | Josh Jackson | Kansas | Jawun Evans | Oklahoma State | |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina | Luke Kennard | Duke | Markelle Fultz | Washington | |
| Frank Mason III | Kansas | Malik Monk | Kentucky | Ethan Happ | Wisconsin | |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | Johnathan Motley | Baylor | Lauri Markkanen | Arizona | |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | Gonzaga | |||||
AP Honorable Mention:[8]
- Ian Baker, New Mexico State
- Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont
- Evan Bradds, Belmont
- Gian Clavell, Colorado State
- T. J. Cline, Richmond
- Patrick Cole, North Carolina Central
- Mike Daum, South Dakota State
- Angel Delgado, Seton Hall
- Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State
- Nana Foulland, Bucknell
- De'Aaron Fox, Kentucky
- Jerome Frink, LIU Brooklyn
- Kevin Hervey, Texas–Arlington
- Isaiah Johnson, Akron
- Keon Johnson, Winthrop
- Peter Jok, Iowa
- Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga
- Marcus Keene, Central Michigan
- Jock Landale, Saint Mary's
- T. J. Leaf, UCLA
- Paris Lee, Illinois State
- Zach Lofton, Texas Southern
- Donovan Mitchell, Louisville
- Dallas Moore, North Florida
- Monte Morris, Iowa State
- Luke Nelson, UC Irvine
- Semi Ojeleye, SMU
- Alec Peters, Valparaiso
- Justin Robinson, Monmouth
- Devin Sibley, Furman
- Dennis Smith Jr., NC State
- Erik Thomas, New Orleans
- Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina
- Melo Trimble, Maryland
- Spencer Weisz, Princeton
- Jacob Wiley, Eastern Washington
- JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee
- T. J. Williams, Northeastern
Academic All-Americans
[edit]On March 2, 2017, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced the 2017 Academic All-America team, with Canyon Barry (youngest son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry) headlining the NCAA Division I team as the men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.[9] The following is the 2016–17 Academic All-America Division I Men’s Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA:
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Barry[aa 1] | Florida | GS | 4.00 (U), physics; 4.00 (G), nuclear engineering |
| Joshua Braun[aa 2] | Grand Canyon | GS | 3.83 (U), business; 4.00 (G), MBA |
| A. J. Jacobson[aa 3] | North Dakota State | Jr. | 3.99, zoology (pre-dental) |
| Alec Peters | Valparaiso | GS | 3.43 (U)/3.53 (G), sports administration |
| Nigel Williams-Goss[aa 4] | Gonzaga | Jr. | 3.84, psychology |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bradds[aa 3] | Belmont | Sr. | 3.49, finance |
| Luke Kornet | Vanderbilt | Sr. | 3.71, engineering, computer science, math |
| Eric Mika | BYU | So. | 3.68, pre-management |
| Semi Ojeleye | SMU | Jr. | 3.65, psychology |
| Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | So. | 3.30, education |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Cook | Princeton | Sr. | 3.53. economics |
| Jordan Howard | Central Arkansas | Jr. | 3.80, digital filmmaking |
| Matt O'Leary | IUPUI | Sr. | 3.81, management |
| Tyler Seibring | Elon | So. | 4.00, English, economics |
| Steven Spieth | Brown | Sr. | 3.40, business |
- ^ First-team selection in 2015–16 and second-team selection in 2014–15, both at Charleston
- ^ First-team selection in 2015–16
- ^ a b Third-team selection in 2015–16
- ^ Third-team selection in 2014–15 at Washington
Senior All-Americans
[edit]The ten finalists for the Senior CLASS Award are called Senior All-Americans. The 10 honorees are as follows, divided into first and second teams with the winner highlighted in bold text:[10]
First team
[edit]| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | Guard | Villanova |
| Josh Hawkinson | Forward | Washington State |
| Amile Jefferson | Forward | Duke |
| Przemek Karnowski | Center | Gonzaga |
| Frank Mason III | Guard | Kansas |
Second team
[edit]| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Jaron Blossomgame | Forward | Clemson |
| Evan Bradds | Forward | Belmont |
| Nigel Hayes | Forward | Wisconsin |
| Peter Jok | Guard | Iowa |
| Tim Kempton Jr. | Center | Lehigh |
References
[edit]- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "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.
- ^ O'Connell, Jim (March 28, 2017). "Frank Mason of Kansas unanimous pick for AP All-America team" (Press release). Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "USBWA Names Men's All-America Team, Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalists" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "NABC Announces Division I All-America Team" (Press release). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ DeCourcy, Mike (March 6, 2017). "Sporting News college basketball All-Americans 2016-17". Sporting News. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "Full AP men's All-America team breakdown". Associated Press. March 28, 2017. Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "University of Iowa's Ally Disterhoft of Iowa, Canyon Barry of Florida Highlight CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Basketball Teams" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "Villanova's Josh Hart Wins 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award for Men's Basketball" (Press release). Premier Sports Management. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
