The Consensus 2008 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major
All-American
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teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the
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, the
USBWA, The
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and the
National Association of Basketball Coaches
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.
2008 Consensus All-America team
The following players were consensus All-Americans.
Individual All-America teams
AP Honorable Mention:
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Joe Alexander
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,
West Virginia
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Josh Alexander
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,
Stephen F. Austin
* Ryan Anderson, California
*
Darrell Arthur, Kansas
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Jerryd Bayless,
Arizona
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*
Marqus Blakely,
Vermont
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*
Jon Brockman,
Washington
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Chase Budinger, Arizona
*
Jaycee Carroll,
Utah State
*
Mario Chalmers
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, Kansas
*
Lee Cummard,
BYU
*
Scott Cutley,
Cal State Fullerton
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*
Louis Dale,
Cornell
*
Jeremiah Dominguez,
Portland State
*
Wayne Ellington
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, North Carolina
*
Adam Emmenecker,
Drake
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*
Al Fisher,
Kent State
*
Gary Forbes,
Massachusetts
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*
J. R. Giddens,
New Mexico
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*
Jamont Gordon,
Mississippi State
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*
Mike Green,
Butler
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*
James Harden
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,
Arizona State
*
Alex Harris,
UC Santa Barbara
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*
Andrew Hayles,
Alabama State
*
Richard Hendrix,
Alabama
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*
George Hill,
IUPUI
*
Lester Hudson,
Tennessee-Martin
*
Ty Lawson, North Carolina
*
Courtney Lee,
Western Kentucky
*
Tony Lee
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,
Robert Morris
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Eric Maynor,
VCU
*
O. J. Mayo,
USC USC may refer to:
Education
United States
* Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, Puerto Rico
* University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
** University of South Carolina System, a state university system of South Carolina
* ...
*
Drew Neitzel,
Michigan State
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* DeMarcus Nelson, Duke
*
David Padgett,
Louisville
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*
Jeremy Pargo,
Gonzaga
* A. J. Price, Connecticut
*
Arizona Reid,
High Point
*
Tyrese Rice,
Boston College
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* Brandon Rush, Kansas
*
Thomas Sanders,
Gardner-Webb
*
Sean Singletary,
Virginia
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*
Jamar Smith,
Morgan State
*
Tyler Smith, Tennessee
*
Greg Sprink,
Navy
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*
Jason Thompson,
Rider
*
Sam Young,
Pittsburgh
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Academic All-Americans
On February 26, 2008,
CoSIDA and ''
ESPN The Magazine
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'' announced the 2009 Academic All-American team with
Adam Emmenecker headlining the University Division as the
men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.
2007–08 ''
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'' Academic All-America Men’s Basketball Team (University Division) as selected by
CoSIDA:
References
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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 ...