AP releases Men’s Preseason All-American Team

Ahead of the college basketball season, the Associated Press has released their Preseason All-American Team.

After a panel of 55 media members voted, a six-man team was announced earlier this morning.

AP Men’s Preseason All-American Team

Mark Sears – Alabama Crimson Tide
RJ Davis – North Carolina Tar Heels
Hunter Dickinson – Kansas Jayhawks
Johni Broome – Auburn Tigers
Caleb Love – Arizona Wildcats
Cooper Flagg – Duke Blue Devils

Others Receiving Votes:

Ryan Kalkbrenner – Creighton Bluejays
Alex Karaban – Connecticut Huskies
LJ Cryer – Houston Cougars
Braden Smith – Purdue Boilermakers
Kam Jones – Marquette Golden Eagles
Tamin Lipsey – Iowa State Cyclones
Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M Aggies
Johnell Davis – Arkansas Razorbacks
Norchard Omier – Baylor Bears
Ace Bailey – Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Robbie Avila – Saint Louis Billikens
Tucker DeVries – West Virginia Mountaineers
Tre Johnson – Texas Longhorns

All five members that are returning to college basketball this season were AP All-Americans in ’23-’24. Davis was on the First Team, Sears and Dickinson were on the Second Team, and Broome and Love were on the Third Team. Each of the five are fifth-year players with four of the five in their second or third years at their respective schools following a transfer.

Flagg is then notable as the lone freshman on the team as the top projected pick for the 2025 NBA Draft. Two other freshmen then received votes in Bailey and Johnson.

Each of the six selections are members of programs that enter this season in the top-dozen of the Preseason AP Top-25. The Jayhawks and Crimson are No. 1 and No. 2 respectively while the Blue Devils, Tar Heels, Wildcats, and Tigers are all from seventh through eleventh nationally coming into tip-off.

Whether individually, as part of their team, or both, each of these players will have an effect on the upcoming season. That starts with this honor and will continue from the start of November through the end of March.

2024-25 Preseason AP Poll Top 25 released

The newest college basketball rankings are in with the release of the 2024-25 Preseason AP Poll Top-25.

Let’s dive into the first rankings of the upcoming season in college hoops

1. Kansas Jayhawks
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
3. Connecticut Huskies
4. Houston Cougars
5. Iowa State Cyclones
6. Gonzaga Bulldogs
7. Duke Blue Devils
8. Baylor Bears
9. North Carolina Tar Heels
10 Arizona Wildcats
11. Auburn Tigers
12. Tennessee Voluteers
13. Texas A&M Aggies
14. Purdue Boilermakers
15. Creighton Bluejays
16. Arkansas Razorbacks
17. Indiana Hoosiers
18. Marquette Golden Eagles
19. Texas Longhorns
20. Cincinnati Bearcats
21. Florida Gators
22. UCLA Bruins
23. Kentucky Wildcats
24. Ole Miss Rebels
25. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Others receiving votes in AP Poll: Illinois, St. John’s, Xavier, Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Kansas State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, BYU, Oregon, McNeese State, Miami, Boise State, Saint Louis, Clemson, Providence, Mississippi State, VCU, Wisconsin, Saint Mary’s, Louisville, UAB, Arkansas Little Rock, Grand Canyon, Arizona State, San Diego State, Princeton, High Point, Maryland