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team is an

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sports team composed of the best

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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

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selected the first All-America team in the early days of

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in 1889. The 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that include All-American selections from the

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(AP), the

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(NABC) for the

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. All selectors choose three teams, while AP and USBWA also list honorable mention selections. The Consensus 2025 College Basketball All-American team will be determined by aggregating the results of the four major All-American teams as determined by the

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(NCAA). Since

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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. 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.

2025 Consensus All-America team

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Individual All-America teams

By player

By team

AP Honorable Mention: *

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* Donovan Dent,

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* Tre Johnson,

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* Curtis Jones,

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, Purdue * Chaz Lanier, Tennessee *

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* Javon Small,

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* Bennett Stirtz,

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Academic All-Americans

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announced its 2025

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teams for all NCAA divisions and the NAIA on April 15, 2025. The Division I Academic All-American of the Year is indicated in bold.

References

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All-Americans The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an Al ...

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans