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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 2022 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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'' (SN), and the

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(NABC) for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All selectors choose three teams, while AP and USBWA also list honorable mention selections. The Consensus 2022 College Basketball All-American team was 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 SN 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. Although the aforementioned lists are used to determine consensus honors, there are numerous other All-American lists. The ten finalists for the

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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

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and many others. The scholar-athletes selected by the

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(CoSIDA) are termed

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2022 Consensus All-America team

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Individual All-America teams

By player

By team

AP Honorable Mention: * Max Abmas,

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* Armando Bacot,

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* Zach Edey,

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* Johnny Juzang, UCLA * David Roddy, Colorado State * Alondes Williams, Wake Forest USBWA Honorable Mention: * Armando Bacot, North Carolina * Johnny Juzang, UCLA * JD Notae, Arkansas * David Roddy, Colorado State * Alondes Williams, Wake Forest

Academic All-Americans

The

(CoSIDA) announced its 15-member 2021

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team on March 15, 2022, divided into first, second and third teams, with Ben Vander Plas of

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chosen as men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.

Senior All-Americans

The 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, called Senior All-Americans, were announced on February 10, 2022. The first and second teams were announced on April 1, with Jacob Gilyard of

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named as the recipient.

First team

Second team

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