2018-19 NCAA Honors & Awards

1st Team All-American
Cassius Winston, Michigan State [jr]
Ja Morant, Murray State [soph]
Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech [soph]
Zion Williamson, Duke [fr]
Grant Williams, Tennessee [jr]

2nd Team All-American
Markus Howard, Marquette [jr]
Carsen Edwards, Purdue [jr]
Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga [jr]
Dedric Lawson, Kansas [jr]
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin [sr]

All-Defensive Team
Matisse Thybulle, Washington [sr]
De'Andre Hunter, Virginia [soph]
Zion Williamson, Duke [fr]
Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga [jr]
Tariq Owens, Texas Tech [sr]

All-Freshman Team
Coby White, North Carolina
Tyler Herro, Kentucky
RJ Barrett, Duke
Zion Williamson, Duke
Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan

Player of the Year: Zion Williamson, Duke
Top Defender: Matisse Thybulle, Washington
Best Freshman: Zion Williamson, Duke
Coach of the Year: Chris Beard, Texas Tech

2018-19 Conference Honors & Awards

All-AAC
Laquincy Rideau, South Florida [jr]
Corey Davis, Houston [sr]
Jeremiah Martin, Memphis [sr]
Shizz Alston, Temple [sr]
Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati [jr]

Player of the Year: Corey Davis, Houston
Top Defender: Tacko Fall, Central Florida
Best Freshman: Jayden Gardner, East Carolina
Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson, Houston

All-ACC
Ty Jerome, Virginia [jr]
RJ Barrett, Duke [fr]
De'Andre Hunter, Virginia [soph]
Cam Johnson, North Carolina [sr]
Zion Williamson, Duke [fr]

Player of the Year: Zion Williamson, Duke
Top Defender: Zion Williamson, Duke
Best Freshman: Zion Williamson, Duke
Coach of the Year: Buzz Williams, Virginia Tech

All-Big East
Markus Howard, Marquette [jr]
Shamorie Ponds, St. John's [jr]
Myles Powell, Seton Hall [jr]
Phil Booth, Villanova [sr]
Eric Paschall, Villanova [sr]

Player of the Year: Markus Howard, Marquette
Top Defender: Justin Simon, St. John's
Best Freshman: James Akinjo, Georgetown
Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova

All-Big Ten
Cassius Winston, Michigan State [jr]
Carsen Edwards, Purdue [jr]
Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan [fr]
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin [sr]
Bruno Fernando, Maryland [soph]

Player of the Year: Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Top Defender: Josh Reaves, Penn State
Best Freshman: Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan
Coach of the Year: John Beilein, Michigan

All-Big 12
Mikai Mason, Baylor [sr]
Barry Brown, Kansas State [sr]
Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech [soph]
Marial Shayok, Iowa State [sr]
Dedric Lawson, Kansas [jr]

Player of the Year: Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech
Top Defender: Tariq Owens, Texas Tech
Best Freshman: Jaxson Hayes, Texas
Coach of the Year: Chris Beard, Texas Tech

All-Pac-12
Payton Pritchard, Oregon [jr]
Jaylen Nowell, Washington [soph]
Matisse Thybulle, Washington [sr]
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State [jr]
Robert Franks, Washington State [sr]

Player of the Year: Matisse Thybulle, Washington
Top Defender: Matisse Thybulle, Washington
Best Freshman: Luguentz Dort, Arizona State
Coach of the Year: Mike Hopkins, Washington

All-SEC
Tremont Waters, LSU [soph]
Quinndary Weatherspoon, Mississippi State [sr]
Grant Williams, Tennessee [jr]
PJ Washington, Kentucky [soph]
Daniel Gafford, Arkansas [soph]

Player of the Year: Grant Williams, Tennessee
Top Defender: Chuma Okeke, Auburn
Best Freshman: Tyler Herro, Kentucky
Coach of the Year: Rick Barnes, Tennessee

Virginia Wins National Championship...

while running Tony Bennett's amazingly efficient system that also supposedly dashes all hopes of tournament success for the Cavaliers.  (I guess we can go ahead and lay that theory to rest.)

2018-19 Preseason All-Americans & Award Projections

First Team
Carsen Edwards, Purdue [jr]
Tyus Battle, Syracuse [jr]
Caleb Martin, Nevada [jr]
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin [sr]
Mike Daum, South Dakota State [sr]

Second Team
Kyle Guy, Virginia [jr]
Cody Martin, Nevada [sr]
Dedric Lawson, Kansas [sr]
Luke Maye, North Carolina [sr]
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas [jr]

All-Defense
Tremont Waters, LSU [soph]
Matisse Thybulle, Washington [sr]
De'Andre Hunter, Virginia [soph]
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin [sr]
Sagaba Konate, West Virginia [jr]

All-Freshman
RJ Barrett, Duke
Keldon Johnson, Kentucky
Nassir Little, North Carolina
Zion Williamson, Duke
Simisola Shittu, Vanderbilt

Player of the Year: Carsen Edwards, Purdue

Top Defender: De'Andre Hunter, Virginia

Best Freshman: RJ Barrett, Duke

2018-19 RBP Preseason Rankings

1) Duke
2) Kentucky
3) Virginia
4) North Carolina
5) Kansas
6) Tennessee
7) Michigan
8) Nevada
9) Purdue
10) Gonzaga
11) Michigan State
12) Auburn
13) Syracuse
14) Oregon
15) Arizona
16) Kansas State
17) Villanova
18) West Virginia
19) Virginia Tech
20) UCLA
21) Florida State
22) Wisconsin
23) Texas
24) Florida
25) Mississippi State