Lillard An Honorable Mention All-American
Big Sky Conference
Weber State sophomore guard Damian Lillard has been selected an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.
Lillard, a 6-foot-2 sophomore from Oakland, Calif., was a unanimous selection as the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball MVP, and was a unanimous selection to the All-Conference First Team.
Lillard averaged a league-best 19.9 points per game, and shot 39.3 percent from 3-point range. He made a league-high 2.7 3-pointers per game, and also averaged 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Lillard helped Weber State to the regular-season Big Sky championship. The Wildcats qualified for the NIT, losing at Cincinnati in the first round.
The AP All-America First Team included Ohio State’s Evan Turner, Syracuse’s Wes Johnson, Villanova’s Scottie Reynolds, and Kentucky’s John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins.
FIRST TEAM
Evan Turner, Ohio State, 6-7, 205, junior
John Wall, Kentucky, 6-4, 195, freshman
Wes Johnson, Syracuse, 6-7, 205, junior
Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, 6-2, 190, senior
DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky, 6-11, 270, freshman
SECOND TEAM
James Anderson, Oklahoma State, 6-6, 210, junior
Sherron Collins, Kansas, 5-11, 205, senior
Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, 6-6, 200, senior
Jon Scheyer, Duke, 6-5, 190, senior
Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia, 6-7, 230
THIRD TEAM
Greg Monroe, Georgetown, 6-11, 247, sophomore
Cole Aldrich, Kansas, 6-11, 245, junior
Damion James, Texas, 6-7, 225, senior
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, 6-8, 246, senior
Darington Hobson, New Mexico, 6-7, 205, junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest; Kevin Anderson, Richmond; Luke Babbitt, Nevada; Keith Benson, Oakland; Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga. Randy Culpepper, UTEP; Noah Dahlman, Wofford; Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech; Devan Downey, South Carolina. Muhammad El-Amin, Stony Brook; Kenneth Faried, Morehead State; Alex Franklin, Siena; Jimmer Fredette, BYU; Marquez Haynes, Texas-Arlington. Gordon Hayward, Butler; Lazar Hayward, Marquette; Adnan Hodzic, Lipscomb; Reggie Holmes, Morgan State; Robbie Hummel, Purdue. Charles Jenkins, Hofstra; Garrison Johnson, Jackson State; Orlando Johnson, UC Santa Barbara; Tyren Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette; Dominique Jones, South Florida. Adam Koch, Northern Iowa; David Kool, Western Michigan; Damian Lillard, Weber State; Kalin Lucas, Michigan State; C.J. McCollum, Lehigh.
E'Twaun Moore, Purdue; Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford; Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; Quincy Pondexter, Washington; Jacob Pullen, Kansas State. Jerome Randle, California; Andy Rautins, Syracuse; Justin Rutty, Quinnipiac; Omar Samhan, Saint Mary's; Kyle Singler, Duke; Ekpe Udoh, Baylor; Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State; Hassan Whiteside, Marshall; Ryan Wittman, Cornell.