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AP Preseason All-America Team revealed ahead of 2024-25 basketball season
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The AP Preseason All-America Team has been revealed ahead of the 2024-25 college basketball season.
The team is annually selected by a 55-member national media panel. The latest edition of the team is unique as it includes 6 players instead of 5. Duke freshman Cooper Flagg and Arizona senior Caleb Love received the same number of votes, so both players get a spot.
The rest of the team consists of Alabama’s Mark Sears, North Carolina’s RJ Davis, Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson, and Auburn’s Johni Broome. Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner and UConn’s Alex Karaban were the other players to receive double-digit votes.
Sears helped lead Alabama to the Final Four last season after averaging 17.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, and 3.3 APG. Davis averaged 21.1 PPG, 3.6 RPG, and 3.5 APG while leading the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16.
Dickinson’s Jayhawks suffered a 2nd-round exit, but the talented big man averaged 17.9 PPG, 10.9 RPG, and 2.3 APG. Meanwhile, Broome’s Tigers suffered a shocking 1st-round upset while Broome averaged 16.5 PPG and 8.5 RPG.
Love was one of the nation’s best 3-point shooters, connecting from deep 93 times and averaging 18 PPG. Flagg was the top recruit in the nation for the 2024 class after starring for Monteverde Academy in Florida.
Dickinson is the lone player on the 2024-25 team to make a repeat appearance. The big man was also a member of the 2023-24 AP Preseason team. Purdue’s Zach Edey, Marquette’s Tyler Kolek, Duke’s Kyle Filipowski, and North Carolina’s Armando Bacot were the other selections last season.
This college basketball season will tip off on November 4. No. 8 Baylor and No. 6 Gonzaga play in a highly-anticipated opening night matchup.
AP Preseason All-America First-Team
Mark Sears
Caleb Love
RJ Davis
Cooper Flagg
Johni Broome
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Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Down South. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.
