USBWA Names Fredette an All-American

ST. LOUIS -- BYU senior guard Jimmer Fredette is one of 10 standout players representing seven conferences that have been selected to the 2010-11 U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Team. Fredette is one of three seniors – along with Purdue forward/center JaJuan Johnson and Duke guard Nolan Smith – that headline the first-team selections. Joining those three are Connecticut junior guard Kemba Walker and Ohio State freshman forward Jared Sullinger.

Fredette is the nation’s leading scorer at 28.5 points per game and was named the MWC and USBWA District VIII Player of the Year. He has led BYU to a 30-4 record and a share of the MWC regular season title with a 14-2 league record. Fredette has scored 30-plus points 13 times and topped 40 points six times. He set a BYU record with 52 points in the MWC Tournament against New Mexico and is the program’s career scoring leader with 2,501 points.

The second team consists of Morehead State forward/center Kenneth Faried, Texas guard/forward Jordan Hamilton, Notre Dame guard Ben Hansbrough, Kansas forward Marcus Morris and Arizona forward Derrick Williams.

The Big East, Big Ten and Big 12 each boast a pair of All-Americans and, although Duke, Kansas, Notre Dame and Ohio State have players on the team for a second consecutive season, each of the ten players honored this season by the USBWA is a All-America selection for the first time. Other conferences represented on the All-America team are the ACC, Mountain West, Ohio Valley and Pac-10. Hansbrough is the brother of three-time USBWA All-American and 2008 Oscar Robertson Trophy winner Tyler Hansbrough.

Each of the first-team selections is among the Oscar Robertson Trophy finalists. The USBWA's National Player of the Year Award will be announced Monday, March 28 and presented on Friday, April 1 at the 2011 USBWA College Basketball Awards Breakfast at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

On Tuesday, the USBWA will announce the winner of the Wayman Tisdale Award to be presented to the national freshman of the year. Next Monday, March 21, the association will announce the winner of its Henry Iba Award to be presented to the national coach of the year.

2010-11 USBWA MEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM
First Team                      Pos.  Ht.   Wt.   Cl.   Hometown
Jimmer Fredette, BYU            G     6-2   195   Sr.   Glens Falls, N.Y.
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue          F/C   6-10  221   Sr.   Indianapolis, Ind.
Nolan Smith, Duke               G     6-2   185   Sr.   Upper Marlboro, Md.
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State     F     6-9   280   Fr.   Columbus, Ohio
Kemba Walker, Connecticut       G     6-1   172   Jr.   Bronx, N.Y.
Second Team                  Pos.  Ht.   Wt.   Cl.   Hometown
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State  F/C   6-8   228   Sr.   Newark, N.J.
Jordan Hamilton, Texas          G/F   6-7   220   So.   Compton, Calif.
Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame      G     6-3   203   Sr.   Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Marcus Morris, Kansas           F     6-9   235   Jr.   Philadelphia, Pa.
Derrick Williams, Arizona       F     6-8   241   So.   La Mirada, Calif.