TUESDAY, MARCH 28. 2006
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 7A
FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICA
ADAM
MORRISON
J.J.
REDDICK
RANDY FOYE
SHELDEN
WILLIAMS
BRANDON ROY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
All agree on these All-Americans
Redick, the most prolific three-point scorer in college history, was a repeat choice. He and Morrison were joined on the first team Monday by Redick's teammate Shelden Williams, Randy Foye of Villanova and Brandon Roy, Washington's first All-America in 53 years.
J. J. Redick of Duke and Adam Morrison of Gonzaga spent all season locked in a bicoastal scoring race. Fittingly, they ended it as the only unanimous selections for The Associated Press' All-America men's basketball team.
Redick and Morrison gave fans a "Can you top this?" scoring competition that ended with both receiving all 72 first-team votes from members of the national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. The voting took place before the NCAA tournament.
Morrison, the only junior on an otherwise all-senior first team, won the scoring title with a 28.4 average, just ahead of Redick's 27.4. Morrison shot 43.7 percent from 3-point range, while Redick hit 42.1 percent from beyond the arc.
Morrison said being an All-America isn't "something you think about receiving when you start your collegiate career, but to be associated with some of the great names of college basketball is an honor. I guess
"It is a testament to the type of season each of us has had," Redick said. "Adam is certainly a great player and it is an honor to be unanimous pick along with him."
This is the second time in three years there were two unanimous selections. In 2004, Jameer Nelson of Saiut Joseph's and Emeka Okafer of Connecticut were unanimous.
Redick and Williams, a senior center who averaged 18.4 points and 10.3 rebounds while shooting 58 percent from the field, are the ninth set of teammates to be selected to the first team and the first since Jason Williams and
Redick is the first repeat firstteamer since Jason Williams, another Duke guard, in 2001 and 2002.
Morrison is Gonzaga's second All-America, joining Dan Dickau in 2002.
to be a unanimous pick with J.J. seems only fitting since the two of us have been followed so closely this year. He's a great player."
"Both JJ. and Shelden are deserving of this honor. They have produced on the court at a high level all season, and throughout their entire careers at Duke," coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "They both understand that individual awards like this come about as a result of throwing themselves into what is important for our team. It is quite an accomplishment for teammates to be named first team All-America by The Associated Press."
Shane Battier of Duke in 2001.
BY JIM O'CONNELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Duke, the overall No.1 seed in the NCAA tournament, was the only team besides Connecticut to be ranked No.1 in the AP poll this season. The Blue Devils won both the regular season and tournament championships in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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