The Related Press launched its 2024-25 preseason All-America males’s basketball group on Monday, headlined by a heavy dose of returning stars and a incoming participant with essentially the most hype of any freshman in years . Alabama star guard Mark Sears obtained 54 of 55 doable votes from AP voters, whereas UNC star RJ Davis obtained 51 votes.
The ultimate spot on the six-man group was a tie between Arizona guard Caleb Love and Duke ahead Cooper Flagg. Every participant obtained 24 votes to affix Kansas‘ Hunter Dickinson and Auburn’s Johni Broome on the celebrated preseason checklist. Dickinson, Sears, Davis and Love had been all voted as All-People final season and bypassed the NBA Draft to return to highschool for one more season.
Sears, Dickinson, Davis and Flagg earned preseason All-American first-team honors by CBS Sports activities final week, whereas Broome and Love had been voted second-team. Kansas (No. 1), Alabama (No. 2), Duke (No. 7) and North Carolina (No. 9) all are within the prime 10 of the AP High 25 preseason ballot launched final week.
2024-25 AP preseason All-America group
| Participant College (votes) |
Class Top Weight |
Key 2023-24 stats |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Sears Alabama |
Senior 6-1 190 (54 of 55 votes) |
17.3 ppg 3.9 rpg 3.3 apg 50.8% FG pct. 85.7% FT pct. |
| RJ Davis North Carolina |
Senior 6-0 180 (51 votes) |
21.1 ppg 3.6 rpg 3.5 apg 47 steals 86.7% FT pct. |
| Hunter Dickinson Kansas |
Senior 7-2 265 (42 votes) |
17.9 ppg 10.9 rpg 2.3 apg 54.8% FG pct. 47 blocks |
| Johni Broome Auburn |
Junior 6-10 240 (34 votes) |
16.5 ppg 8.5 rpg 54.8 FG pct 78 blocks |
| Caleb Love Arizona |
Senior 6-4 205 (24 votes) |
18 ppg 4.9 rpg 3.5 apg 93 3-pointers 44 steals |
| Cooper Flagg Duke |
Freshman 6-9 205 (24 votes) |
16.5 ppg – x 7.5 rpg 3.8 spg 2.7 bpg |
x – Stats at Monteverde Academy in Florida
Others receiving votes: Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton (15 votes); Alex Karaban, UConn (10); LJ Cryer, Houston (5); Braden Smith, Purdue (5); Kam Jones, Marquette (2); Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State (2); Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M; Johnell Davis, Arkansas; Norchard Omier, Baylor; Ace Bailey, Rutgers; Robbie Avila, Saint Louis; Tucker DeVries, West Virginia; Tre Johnson, Texas