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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The 2014-15 USBWA Men's All-America
Team features a true five-man lineup of first-teamers,
led by two seniors who pushed their teams to conference
tournament championships: Wisconsin forward Frank
Kaminsky and Notre Dame guard Jerian Grant.
Joining Kaminsky in the front court is junior forward
Willie Cauley-Stein of unbeaten and top-ranked Kentucky
and Duke freshman center Jahlil Okafor. Grant's
backcourt mate is another freshman, Ohio State's
D'Angelo Russell.
Based on regular-season performance, the entire
USBWA membership of nearly 1,000 selects the nation's top five players
on each of two teams regardless of position.
Overall, the Atlantic Coast Conference leads all selections
with three, including Virginia's Malcolm Brogdon,
who was named to the second team. The Big Ten and SEC each boast
two All-America selections. Joining Brodgon on that second team
are Bobby Portis from Arkansas, Seth
Tuttle from Northern Iowa, Kyle Wiltjer
from Gonzaga and Delon Wright from Utah.
Portis, Tuttle, Wiltjer and Wright are all USBWA District
Players of the Year.
Cauley-Stein, a 7-0 junior from Olathe, Kan., contributes to
Kentucky's potent and balanced attack with 9.3 points per game
to go with 6.4 rebounds. He is the USBWA's District IV Player of
the Year and was a first-team All-SEC selection in leading the
Wildcats to the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Grant, a 6-5 senior from Bowie, Md., leads the Fighting Irish
with 16.8 points per game and 6.6 assists while shooting 48.8
percent from the field. Grant was a first-team All-ACC selection
and leads the conference in assists and assist-to-turnover
ratio.
Kaminsky's 18.2 points per game leads the Badgers, champions
of the Big Ten. The 7-0 senior from Lisle, Ill., is shooting 39
percent from three-point range and pulls down 8.1 rebounds per
game. The Big Ten and USBWA District V Player of the Year leads
his team in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals.
Okafor, the ACC Player of the Year and USBWA District III
Player of the Year, leads the Blue Devils and ranks among the
top five in the ACC in scoring (17.7), rebounds (9.0) and field
goal percentage (.669). The 6-11 freshman from Chicago, Ill., is
attempting to become the first freshman to lead Duke in all
three categories.
Russell, a 6-5 freshman from Louisville, Ky., is the Big Ten
Freshman of the Year and an All-Big Ten first-team selection. He
is the leading freshman scorer in the country and second-leading
scorer in the Big Ten (19.3) and also leads the Buckeyes with
5.6 rebounds per game and is second on the team with 5.1 assists
per game.
Each of the 10 All-America selections is among the Oscar
Robertson Trophy finalists. The USBWA's National Player
of the Year Award will be announced on Friday, April 3, in
Indianapolis, in conjunction with the NCAA Final Four. The Oscar Robertson
Player of the Year Trophy will be formally presented on Tuesday,
April 14, at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards Gala in
Oklahoma City.
Following is the complete 2014-15 USBWA All-America team:
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2014-15 USBWA MEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM |
| Pos. |
First Team |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
Willie Cauley-Stein,
Kentucky |
7-0 |
240 |
Jr. |
Olathe, Kan. |
| Sixth
All-American from Kentucky since 2009 |
| G |
Jerian Grant,
Notre Dame |
6-5 |
204 |
Sr. |
Bowie, Md. |
| First
Notre Dame first team selection since 2000-01 (Troy
Murphy) |
| F |
Frank Kaminsky,
Wisconsin |
7-0 |
242 |
Sr. |
Lisle, Ill. |
| Third
all-time All-America selection from Wisconsin (Devin
Harris 2004, Alondo Tucker 2007) |
| C |
Jahlil Okafor,
Duke |
6-11 |
270 |
Fr. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| 13th Duke
All-America selection since 2000 |
| G |
D'Angelo Russell,
Ohio State |
6-5 |
180 |
Fr. |
Louisville, Ky. |
| Third
Ohio State freshman to earn All-America honors (Greg
Oden 2007, Jared Sullinger 2011) |
| Pos. |
Second Team |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Malcolm Brogdon,
Virginia |
6-5 |
215 |
Jr. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| First
Virginia All-America selection since 1983 (Ralph
Sampson) |
| F |
Bobby Portis,
Arkansas |
6-11 |
242 |
So. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
| Fourth
Arkansas All-America selection (First since Corliss
Williamson in 1995) |
| F |
Seth Tuttle,
Northern Iowa |
6-8 |
240 |
Sr. |
Sheffield, Iowa |
| First
All-America selection from Northern Iowa |
| F |
Kyle Wiltjer,
Gonzaga |
6-10 |
240 |
Jr. |
Portland, Ore. |
| Fifth
all-time Gonzaga All-American (All since 2002) |
| G |
Delon Wright,
Utah |
6-5 |
190 |
Sr. |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Eighth
Utah player to earn All-America honors (First since
Andrew Bogut 2005) |
The USBWA will continue to unveil its 2014-15 men's award winners
throughout the remainder of the season. Here is the remaining schedule
of releases:
• Tues.,
March 17: Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-America
Team announced
• Mon., March 23: Henry Iba Coach of the Year
announced
• Mon., March 30: Women's All-America team announced
• Fri., April 3: Oscar Robertson Player of the Year announced
(Indianapolis)
• Tues., April 14: Presentation of the Integris
Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award, the Henry Iba Coach
of the Year Award and the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year
Trophy at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards Gala in
Oklahoma City
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in
1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers.
Today, it is one of the most influential organizations in college
basketball. It has selected an All-America team since the 1956-57
season. For more information on the USBWA and its All-America team,
contact executive director Joe Mitch at 314-795-6821.
Related links:
• 2014-15
USBWA All-District teams
•
All-time USBWA All-America
teams
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