2020 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
| 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans | |
|---|---|
Members of the 2020 Consensus All-America first team. Clockwise from upper left: Garza, Powell, Toppin and Pritchard (not pictured: Howard). | |
| Awarded for | 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
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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 2020 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 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All selectors choose three teams, while AP also lists honorable mention selections.
The Consensus 2020 College Basketball All-American team was 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.
2020 Consensus All-America team
[edit]- PG – Point guard
- SG – Shooting guard
- PF – Power forward
- SF – Small forward
- C – Center
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Garza | C | Junior | Iowa |
| Markus Howard | PG | Senior | Marquette |
| Myles Powell | PG/SG | Senior | Seton Hall |
| Payton Pritchard | PG | Senior | Oregon |
| Obi Toppin | PF | Sophomore | Dayton |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udoka Azubuike | C | Senior | Kansas |
| Vernon Carey Jr. | PF | Freshman | Duke |
| Devon Dotson | PG | Sophomore | Kansas |
| Malachi Flynn | PG/SG | Junior | San Diego State |
| Cassius Winston | PG | Senior | Michigan State |
Individual All-America teams
[edit]By player
[edit]| Player | School | AP | USBWA | NABC | SN | CP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Garza | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Sporting News Player of the Year, Pete Newell Big Man Award, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award |
| Markus Howard | Marquette | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Senior CLASS Award |
| Obi Toppin | Dayton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | John R. Wooden Award, AP Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy, NABC Player of the Year, Naismith Player of the Year, Karl Malone Award |
| Myles Powell | Seton Hall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Jerry West Award |
| Payton Pritchard | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Lute Olson Award, Bob Cousy Award |
| Udoka Azubuike | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | NABC Defensive Player of the Year |
| Devon Dotson | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Malachi Flynn | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Cassius Winston | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Vernon Carey Jr. | Duke | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | USBWA Freshman of the Year, NABC Freshman of the Year |
| Filip Petrušev | Gonzaga | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Jared Butler | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jordan Nwora | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jalen Smith | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Tre Jones | Duke | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Daniel Oturu | Minnesota | 3 | 1 |
By team
[edit]| All-America Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | Second team | Third team | ||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | |
| Associated Press[4] | Luka Garza | Iowa | Udoka Azubuike | Kansas | Jared Butler | Baylor |
| Markus Howard | Marquette | Vernon Carey Jr. | Duke | Tre Jones | Duke | |
| Myles Powell | Seton Hall | Devon Dotson | Kansas | Jordan Nwora | Louisville | |
| Payton Pritchard | Oregon | Malachi Flynn | San Diego State | Filip Petrušev | Gonzaga | |
| Obi Toppin | Dayton | Cassius Winston | Michigan State | Jalen Smith | Maryland | |
| USBWA[5] | Udoka Azubuike | Kansas | Vernon Carey Jr. | Duke | Jared Butler | Baylor |
| Luka Garza | Iowa | Devon Dotson | Kansas | Tre Jones | Duke | |
| Markus Howard | Marquette | Malachi Flynn | San Diego State | Jordan Nwora | Louisville | |
| Myles Powell | Seton Hall | Payton Pritchard | Oregon | Filip Petrušev | Gonzaga | |
| Obi Toppin | Dayton | Cassius Winston | Michigan State | Jalen Smith | Maryland | |
| NABC[6] | Udoka Azubuike | Kansas | Devon Dotson | Kansas | Jared Butler | Baylor |
| Luka Garza | Iowa | Malachi Flynn | San Diego State | Vernon Carey Jr. | Duke | |
| Markus Howard | Marquette | Filip Petrušev | Gonzaga | Tre Jones | Duke | |
| Payton Pritchard | Oregon | Myles Powell | Seton Hall | Jordan Nwora | Louisville | |
| Obi Toppin | Dayton | Cassius Winston | Michigan State | Jalen Smith | Maryland | |
| Sporting News[7] | ||||||
| Luka Garza | Iowa | Udoka Azubuike | Kansas | Jared Butler | Baylor | |
| Markus Howard | Marquette | Vernon Carey Jr. | Duke | Jordan Nwora | Louisville | |
| Myles Powell | Seton Hall | Devon Dotson | Kansas | Daniel Oturu | Minnesota | |
| Payton Pritchard | Oregon | Malachi Flynn | San Diego State | Filip Petrušev | Gonzaga | |
| Obi Toppin | Dayton | Cassius Winston | Michigan State | Jalen Smith | Maryland | |
AP Honorable Mention:[4]
- Saddiq Bey, Villanova
- Mason Jones, Arkansas
- Daniel Oturu, Minnesota
- Immanuel Quickley, Kentucky
- Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton
Academic All-Americans
[edit]The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 15-member 2020 Academic All-America team on March 9, 2020, divided into first, second and third teams with Skylar Mays of LSU chosen as men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.[8]
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylar Mays[a] | LSU | Sr. | 3.93, Kinesiology/Human Movement |
| Brooks DeBisschop[b] | Northern Arizona | Sr. | 3.97, Finance |
| Christian Lutete | UMass Lowell | GS | 3.79/4.00, Economics (UG) / Peace & Conflict Studies (G) |
| Mason Peatling | Eastern Washington | GS | 3.89/4.00, Finance (UG) / MBA (G) |
| Matt Pile[b] | Omaha | Jr. | 3.93, Chemistry |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Boeheim | Cornell | Jr. | 3.76, Applied Economics & Management |
| Đorđe Dimitrijević | Mercer | Sr. | 3.87, Computer Science |
| James Foye[c] | Dartmouth | Sr. | 3.97, Economics |
| Sam Merrill | Utah State | Sr. | 3.39, Business Administration |
| Jordan Nwora | Louisville | Jr. | 3.40, Exercise Science |
| Xavier Tillman | Michigan State | Jr. | 3.63, Communication |
| Player | School | Class | GPA and major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amidou Bamba[d] | Charlotte | GS | 3.98/4.00, Finance (UG) / MBA (G) |
| Trent Forrest | Florida State | GS | 3.43, Sport Management (UG & G) |
| T. J. Haws | BYU | Sr. | 3.46, Finance |
| Davide Moretti | Texas Tech | Jr. | 3.68, Human Science |
Senior All-Americans
[edit]The 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, called Senior All-Americans, were announced on February 5, 2020.[9] On March 31, Markus Howard was announced as the recipient, with the first and second teams also announced at that time.[10]
First team
[edit]| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Markus Howard | Guard | Marquette |
| Udoka Azubuike | Center | Kansas |
| Sam Merrill | Guard | Utah State |
| Myles Powell | Guard | Seton Hall |
| Cassius Winston | Guard | Michigan State |
Second team
[edit]| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Yoeli Childs | Forward | BYU |
| James Foye | Guard | Dartmouth |
| Nathan Knight | Center | William & Mary |
| Skylar Mays | Guard | LSU |
| Lamar Stevens | Forward | Penn State |
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.
- ^ a b "Unanimous first-teamer Obi Toppin leads 2019-20 college basketball AP All-American team". NCAA.com. Associated Press. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "USBWA names 2019-20 men's All-America team". United States Basketball Writers Association. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "NABC Announces Division I All-America Teams". National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ DeCourcy, Mike (March 11, 2020). "Sporting News' 2019-20 college basketball All-Americans". Sporting News. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Teams Announced" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Men's and Women's Basketball Finalists Announced for the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award" (Press release). Premier Sports Management. February 5, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Marquette's Markus Howard Wins 2019-2020 Senior CLASS Award for Men's Basketball" (Press release). Premier Sports Management. March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.