Wednesday, April 4, 2018

2017-18 NCAA Honors & Awards


1st Team All-American
Jalen Brunson, Villanova [jr]
Trae Young, Oklahoma [fr]
Devonte' Graham, Kansas [sr]
Marvin Bagley, Duke [fr]
DeAndre Ayton, Arizona [fr]


2nd Team All-American
Jevon Carter, West Virginia [sr]
Carsen Edwards, Purdue [soph]
Keenan Evans, Texas Tech [sr]
Mikal Bridges, Villanova [jr]
Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State [jr]


All-Defensive Team
Jevon Carter, West Virginia [sr]
Khyri Thomas, Creighton [jr]
Jemerrio Jones, New Mexico State [sr]
Isaiah Wilkins, Virginia [sr]
Mohamed Bamba, Texas [fr]


All-Freshman Team
Collin Sexton, Alabama
Trae Young, Oklahoma
Marvin Bagley, Duke
Mohamed Bamba, Texas
DeAndre Ayton, Arizona


Player of the Year: Jalen Brunson, Villanova
Top Defender: Mohamed Bamba, Texas
Best Freshman: Marvin Bagley, Duke
Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

2017-18 Conference Honors & Awards


All-AAC
Landry Shamet, Wichita State [soph]
Jeremiah Martin, Memphis [jr]
Robert Gray, Houston [sr]
Jacob Evans, Cincinnati [jr]
Gary Clark, Cincinnati [sr]

Player of the Year: Robert Gray, Houston
Top Defender: Gary Clark, Cincinnati
Best Freshman: Shawn Williams, East Carolina
Coach of the Year: Mick Cronin, Cincinnati


All-ACC
Joel Berry, North Carolina [sr]
Kyle Guy, Virginia [soph]
Jerome Robinson, Boston College [jr]
Luke Maye, North Carolina [jr]
Marvin Bagley, Duke [fr]

Player of the Year: Marvin Bagley, Duke
Top Defender: Isaiah Wilkins, Virginia
Best Freshman: Marvin Bagley, Duke
Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia


All-Big East
Jalen Brunson, Villanova [jr]
Khryi Thomas, Creighton [jr]
Trevon Blueitt, Xavier [sr]
Mikal Bridges, Villanova [jr]
Kelan Martin, Butler [sr]

Player of the Year: Jalen Brunson, Villanova
Top Defender: Khyri Thomas, Creighton
Best Freshman: Omari Spellman, Villanova
Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova


All-Big Ten
Carsen Edwards, Purdue [soph]
Tony Carr, Penn State [jr]
Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State [jr]
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin [jr]
Moritz Wagner, Michigan [jr]

Player of the Year: Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State
Top Defender: Jaren Jackson, Michigan State
Best Freshman: Jaren Jackson, Michigan State
Coach of the Year: Chris Holtmann, Ohio State


All-Big 12
Trae Young, Oklahoma [fr]
Jevon Carter, West Virginia [sr]
Devonte' Graham, Kansas [sr]
Keenan Evans, Texas Tech [sr]
Mohamed Bamba, Texas [fr]

Player of the Year: Devonte' Graham, Kansas
Top Defender: Mohamed Bamba, Texas
Best Freshman: Trae Young, Oklahoma
Coach of the Year: Chris Beard, Texas Tech


All-Pac-12
Jordan McLaughlin, USC [sr]
Aaron Holiday, UCLA [jr]
Allonzo Trier, Arizona [jr]
Reid Travis, Stanford [jr]
DeAndre Ayton, Arizona [fr]

Player of the Year: DeAndre Ayton, Arizona
Top Defender: Matisse Thybulle, Washington
Best Freshman: DeAndre Ayton, Arizona
Coach of the Year: Larry Krystkowiak, Utah


All-SEC
Collin Sexton, Alabama [fr]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky [fr]
Kevin Knox, Kentucky [fr]
Grant Williams, Tennessee [soph]
Yante Maten, Georgia [sr]

Player of the Year: Collin Sexton, Alabama
Top Defender: Robert Williams, Texas A&M
Best Freshman: Collin Sexton, Alabama
Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl, Auburn

Villanova Wins Second Title in Three Years


...and this time the Wildcats made it look easy, beating each of their tourney opponents by at least 12 points.