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2008-09 AP All-America Basketball Teams
FIRST TEAM
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma, 6-10, 251, sophomore, Oklahoma City, 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, senior, Poplar Bluff, Mo., 21.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 52.2 fg pct, 85.6 ft pct (50, 304)
DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh, 6-7, 265, sophomore, Pittsburgh, 15.6 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 59.9 fg pct, 1.5 steals (49, 294)
James Harden, Arizona State, 6-5, 218, sophomore, Los Angeles, 20.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.2 apg, 35.8 minutes, 50.2 fg pct (45, 290)
Stephen Curry, Davidson, 6-3, 185, junior, Charlotte, N.C., 28.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5.7 apg, 87.6 ft pct, 2.6 steals (49, 288)
SECOND TEAM
Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut, 7-3, 263, junior, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 13.7, 10.9 rpg, 4.6 blocks, 64.3 fg pct (19, 238)
Ty Lawson, North Carolina, 5-11, 195, junior, Clinton, Md., 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, junior, Schererville, Ind., 23.2 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 2.1 apg (6, 135)
Jodie Meeks, Kentucky, 6-4, 208, junior, Norcross, Ga., 24.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 40.1 3-pt fg pct, 89.7 ft pct (8, 117)
Jerel McNeal, Marquette, 6-3, 200, senior, Chicago, 19.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.8 apg, 40.6 3-pt fg pct (7, 114)
THIRD TEAM
Terrence Williams, Louisville, 6-6, 215, senior, Seattle, 12.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.5 steals (4, 103)
Sherron Collins, Kansas, 5-11, 200, junior, Chicago, 18.3 ppg, 5.0 apg (3, 94)
Toney Douglas, Florida State, 6-2, 200, senior, Jonesboro, Ga., 21.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 36.4 minutes, 1.9 steals (4, 85)
Sam Young, Pittsburgh, 6-6, 220, senior, Clinton, Md., 18.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg (1, 79)
Gerald Henderson, Duke, 6-4, 215, junior, Merion, Pa., 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.
NCAA Tournament Opening Round
Morehead State 58, Alabama State 43
EAST REGIONAL First Round
Texas 76, Minnesota 62
Duke 86, Binghamton 62
Villanova 80, American 67
UCLA 65, Virginia Commonwealth 64
Xavier 77, Portland State 59
Wisconsin 61, Florida State 59, OT
Oklahoma State 77, Tennessee 75
Pittsburgh 72, ETSU 62
Second Round
Villanova 89, UCLA 69
Duke 74, Texas 69
Xavier 60, Wisconsin 49
Pittsburgh 84, Oklahoma State 76
Regional Semifinals
Pittsburgh 60, Xavier 55
Villanova 77, Duke 54
Regional Championship
Villanova 78, Pittsburgh 76
SOUTH REGIONAL First Round
LSU 75, Butler 71
North Carolina 101, Radford 58
Michigan 62, Clemson 59
Oklahoma 82, Morgan State 54
Gonzaga 77, Akron 64
Western Kentucky 76, Illinois 72
Syracuse 59, Stephen F. Austin 44
Arizona State 66, Temple 57
Second Round
North Carolina 84, LSU 70
Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63
Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81
Syracuse 78, Arizona State 67
Regional Semifinals
Oklahoma 84, Syracuse 71
North Carolina 98, Gonzaga 77
Regional Championship
North Carolina 72, Oklahoma 60
MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round
Louisville 74, Morehead State 54
Siena 74, Ohio State 72, 2OT
Arizona 84, Utah 71
Cleveland State 84, Wake Forest 69
Kansas 84, North Dakota State 74
Dayton 68, West Virginia 60
Southern California 72, Boston College 55
Michigan State 77, Robert Morris 62
Second Round
Arizona 71, Cleveland State 57
Louisville 79, Siena 72
Kansas 60, Dayton 43
Michigan State 74, Southern California 69
Regional Semifinals
Louisville 103, Arizona 64
Michigan State 67, Kansas 62
Regional Championship
Michigan State 64, Louisville 52
WEST REGIONAL First Round
Memphis 81, Cal State Northridge 70
Maryland 84, California 71
Texas A&M 79, BYU 66
Connecticut 103, Chattanooga 47
Purdue 61, Northern Iowa 56
Washington 71, Mississippi State 58
Marquette 58, Utah State 57
Missouri 78, Cornell 59
Second Round
Memphis 89, Maryland 70
Connecticut 92, Texas A&M 66
Purdue 76, Washington 74
Missouri 83, Marquette 79
Regional Semifinals
Connecticut 72, Purdue 60
Missouri 102, Memphis 91
Regional Championship
Connecticut 82, Missouri 75
FINAL FOUR
At Ford Field, Detroit
National Semifinals
Saturday
Michigan State (30-6) vs. Connecticut (31-4), 6:07 p.m.
Villanova (30-7) vs. North Carolina (32-4), 8:47 p.m.
National Championship
April 6
Semifinal winners
National Invitation Tournament First Round
Davidson 70, South Carolina 63
Rhode Island 68, Niagara 62
Penn State 77, George Mason 73, OT
Notre Dame 70, UAB 64
Kentucky 70, UNLV 60
San Diego State 65, Weber State 49
New Mexico 83, Nebraska 71
Saint Mary’s, Calif. 68, Washington State 57
Miami 78, Providence 66
Virginia Tech 116, Duquesne 108, 2OT
Creighton 73, Bowling Green 71
Kansas State 83, Illinois State 79, OT
Auburn 87, Tennessee-Martin 82
Florida 84, Jacksonville 62
Tulsa 68, Northwestern 59
Baylor 74, Georgetown 72
Second Round
Penn State 83, Rhode Island 74
Notre Dame 70, New Mexico 68
Florida 74, Miami 60
Auburn 74, Tulsa 55
San Diego State 70, Kansas State 52
Baylor 82, Virginia Tech 66
Kentucky 65, Creighton 63
Saint Mary’s, Calif. 80, Davidson 68
Quarterfinals
Baylor 74, Auburn 72
Penn State 71, Florida 62
Notre Dame 77, Kentucky 67
San Diego State 70, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 66
At Madison Square Garden, New York Semifinals
Today
Baylor (23-14) vs. San Diego State (26-9), 7 p.m.
Penn State (25-11) vs. Notre Dame (21-14), 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
College Basketball Invitational First Round
Vermont 76, Wisconsin-Green Bay 72
Oregon State 49, Houston 45
Richmond 75, St. John’s 69
College of Charleston 93, Troy 91
Northeastern 64, Wyoming 62
UTEP 79, Nevada 77
Wichita State 84, Buffalo 73
Stanford 96, Boise State 76
Quarterfinals
Richmond 74, College of Charleston 72
Oregon State 71, Vermont 70, OT
Stanford 70, Wichita State 56
UTEP 75, Northeastern 66
Semifinals
UTEP 81, Richmond 69
Oregon State 65, Stanford 62, OT
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday
UTEP (22-12) at Oregon State (16-17), late
Wednesday
Oregon State at UTEP, 10 p.m.
Friday
Oregon State at UTEP, 10 p.m., if necessary
CollegeInsider.com Tournament First Round
Liberty 79, Rider 64
Oakland, Mich. 80, Kent State 74
James Madison 69, Mount St. Mary’s 58
Belmont 92, Evansville 76
Bradley 81, Austin Peay 74
Idaho 69, Drake 67
Pacific 82, Portland 76
Old Dominion 67, The Citadel 59
Quarterfinals
James Madison 88, Liberty 65
Old Dominion 70, Belmont 62
Bradley 76, Oakland, Mich. 75
Pacific 69, Idaho 59
Semifinals
Bradley 59, Pacific 49
Old Dominion 81, James Madison 43
Championship
Tuesday
Old Dominion (24-10) at Bradley (21-14), 8 p.m.
NCAA Division II Tournament
Third Round
At Erie, Pa.
Gannon 84, Kutztown 73
At Warrenburg, Mo.
Central Missouri 98, Southwest Baptist 63
At Marshall, Minn.
Southwest Minnesota State 73, Augustana, S.D. 60
At Augusta, Ga.
Augusta State 85, S.C.-Aiken 57
At Lakeland, Fla.
Christian Brothers 82, Florida Southern 72
At Brookville, N.Y.
C.W. Post 82, Bentley 76
At Findlay, Ohio
Findlay 89, Bellarmine 86, OT
At Laie, Hawaii
Cal Poly Pomona 59, BYU-Hawaii 58
At Springfield, Mass.
Quarterfinals
Augusta State 70, Christian Brothers 62
Cal Poly Pomona 79, Southwest Minnesota State 74
Central Missouri 86, Gannon 77
Findlay 89, C.W. Post 79
Semifinals
Cal Poly Pomona 74, Augusta State 70
Findlay 67, Central Missouri 65
Championship
Findlay 56, Cal Poly Pomona 53, OT
WOMEN NCAA Tournament TRENTON REGIONAL First Round
California 70, Fresno State 47
Virginia 68, Marist 61
Arizona State 58, Georgia 47
Florida State 83, North Carolina A&T 71
Connecticut 104, Vermont 65
Florida 70, Temple 57
Texas A&M 80, Evansville 45
Minnesota 79, Notre Dame 71
Second Round
Arizona State 63, Florida State 58
California 99, Virginia 73
Connecticut 87, Florida 59
Texas A&M 73, Minnesota 42
Regional Semifinals
Sunday
Connecticut 77, California 53
Arizona State 84, Texas A&M 69
Regional Championship
At Trenton, N.J.
Today
Connecticut (36-0) vs. Arizona State (26-8), 7 p.m.
BERKELEY REGIONAL First Round
Mississippi State 71, Texas 63
Ohio State 77, Sacred Heart 63
San Diego State 76, DePaul 70
Stanford 74, UC Santa Barbara 39
Michigan State 60, Middle Tennessee 59
Duke 83, Austin Peay 42
Iowa State 85, ETSU 53
Ball State 71, Tennessee 55
Second Round
Ohio State 64, Mississippi State 58
Stanford 77, San Diego State 49
Michigan State 63, Duke 49
Iowa State 71, Ball State 57
Regional Semifinals
Iowa State 69, Michigan State 68
Stanford 84, Ohio State 66
Regional Championship
At Berkeley, Calif.
Monday
Stanford 74, Iowa State 53
RALEIGH REGIONAL First Round
Vanderbilt 73, Western Carolina 44
Kansas State 68, Drexel 44 Sunday, March 22
Utah 60, Villanova 30
Maryland 82, Dartmouth 53
LSU 69, Wisconsin-Green Bay 59
Louisville 62, Liberty 42
South Dakota State 90, TCU 55
Baylor 87, UTSA 82, OT
Second Round
Vanderbilt 74, Kansas State 61
Maryland 71, Utah 56
Louisville 62, LSU 52
Baylor 60, South Dakota State 58
Regional Semifinals
Louisville 56, Baylor 39
Maryland 78, Vanderbilt 74
Regional Championship
At Raleigh, N.C.
Monday
Louisville 77, Maryland 60
OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL First Round
Pittsburgh 64, Montana 35
Gonzaga 74, Xavier 59
North Carolina 85, UCF 80
Purdue 65, Charlotte 52
Auburn 85, Lehigh 49
Rutgers 57, Virginia Commonwealth 51
Oklahoma 76, Prairie View 47
Georgia Tech 76, Iowa 62
Second Round
Purdue 85, North Carolina 70
Rutgers 80, Auburn 52
Pittsburgh 65, Gonzaga 60
Oklahoma 69, Georgia Tech 50
Regional Semifinals
Sunday
Purdue 67, Rutgers 61
Oklahoma 70, Pittsburgh 59
Regional Championship
At Oklahoma City
Today
Purdue vs. Oklahoma, 9 p.m.
FINAL FOUR
At St. Louis
National Semifinals
April 5
Trenton champion vs. Stanford (33-4), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Louisville (33-4) vs. Oklahoma City champion, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
National Championship
April 7
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
SUMMARIES
LOUISVILLE 77, MARYLAND 60
LOUISVILLE (33-4) — Rucker 0-1 0-0 0, McCoughtry 9-25 2-3 21, Bingham 6-12 2-2 15, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Byrd 5-9 7-8 17, Terry 0-0 0-0 0, Reid 3-5 0-0 6, Burke 2-5 4-4 10, Hines 4-7 0-2 8, Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 15-19 77.
MARYLAND (31-5) — Toliver 5-15 0-0 14, Strickland 6-12 0-0 15, Liles 3-7 4-6 10, Kizer 1-2 1-5 3, Coleman 6-12 5-6 18, Rodgers 0-1 0-0 0, Barrett 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 10-17 60.
Halftime—Louisville 30-25. 3-Point Goals—Louisville 4-14 (Burke 2-4, Bingham 1-3, McCoughtry 1-6, Reid 0-1), Maryland 8-20 (Toliver 4-10, Strickland 3-6, Coleman 1-2, Rodgers 0-1, Barrett 0-1). Fouled Out—Bingham. Rebounds—Louisville 39 (McCoughtry 13), Maryland 38 (Liles 17). Assists—Louisville 17 (Byrd 9), Maryland 10 (Toliver 4). Total Fouls—Louisville 18, Maryland 15. .
STANFORD 74, IOWA ST. 53
IOWA ST. (27-9) — Wieben 3-7 0-0 7, Nisleit 6-12 0-0 17, Lacey 1-10 0-0 2, Bolte 0-3 0-0 0, Ezell 3-13 3-4 10, Williams 2-5 1-2 5, Yackley 0-0 0-0 0, Stuckey 0-0 0-0 0, Lightbourne 1-1 0-1 2, Arlen 1-2 0-0 2, Ross 1-1 0-0 2, Anderson 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 21-58 4-7 53.
STANFORD (33-4) — Pedersen 1-3 3-4 6, Ogwumike 3-5 1-2 7, Harmon 1-5 0-0 2, Appel 19-28 8-10 46, Pohlen 2-5 3-4 8, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0, La Rocque 1-2 0-0 3, Gold-Onwude 1-4 0-0 2, Cimino 0-0 0-0 0, Boothe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-52 15-20 74.
Halftime—Stanford 38-25. 3-Point Goals—Iowa St. 7-26 (Nisleit 5-9, Wieben 1-2, Ezell 1-8, Bolte 0-1, Williams 0-2, Lacey 0-4), Stanford 3-11 (La Rocque 1-1, Pedersen 1-2, Pohlen 1-4, Gold-Onwude 0-2, Harmon 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Iowa St. 18 (Arlen 3), Stanford 47 (Appel 16). Assists—Iowa St. 18 (Ezell 5), Stanford 24 (Gold-Onwude, Pedersen 8). Total Fouls—Iowa St. 18, Stanford 11. A—5,022.
Women’s nit First Round
Syracuse 90, Canisius 65
New Mexico 72, Southern U. 44
Dayton 70, Oakland, Mich. 55
Kentucky 81, Chattanooga 76, OT
Butler 59, Duquesne 58
West Virginia 70, Coppin State 40
Florida Gulf Coast 97, George Washington 94, 2OT
Boston University 79, Central Connecticut State 60
Louisiana Tech 77, Southern Methodist 54
Portland State 57, Portland 51
St. John’s 83, Harvard 60
James Madison 61, American 59
Georgetown 71, Winthrop 45
Murray State 67, Arkansas-Little Rock 65
Oklahoma State 82, Texas-Arlington 72
Creighton 64, UC Riverside 51
Second Round
St. Bonaventure 68, West Virginia 63
South Florida 88, Florida Gulf Coast 81, OT
Oregon State 59, Portland State 47
Indiana 59, Dayton 57
Wisconsin 49, Kentucky 45
Bowling Green 72, Syracuse 69
St. John’s 70, Hartford 59
Richmond 59, James Madison 57
Georgetown 72, Wake Forest 61
Mississippi 87, Murray State 49
Boston College 68, Boston University 53
Kansas 79, Creighton 64
Arkansas 61, Oklahoma State 60, OT
Marquette 58, Butler 49
Illinois State 73, Louisiana Tech 59
New Mexico 54, Nebraska 43
Third Round
Indiana 75, Bowling Green 67
Boston College 68, St. John’s 64
South Florida 74, Mississippi 57
Georgetown 65, Richmond 49
Kansas 75, Arkansas 59
St. Bonaventure 56, Wisconsin 51
Illinois State 51, Marquette 50
New Mexico 61, Oregon State 56
Quarterfinals
Sunday
South Florida 80, St. Bonaventure 66
Illinois State 66, Indiana 55
Boston College 65, Georgetown 56
Monday
Kansas 78, New Mexico 69
Semifinals
Wednesday
South Florida (25-10) at Boston College (23-11), 7 p.m.
Illinois State (27-7) vs. Kansas (21-13), TBA
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.