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Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) – Third Team
Blake is a freak of nature. Always has been and always will be. Boomer Sooner land had never seen anything like him since Waymon Tisdale in the early 80’s. Blake was new on the scene in ’07 posting 14.7 ppg and 9.1 rpg but this was just foreshadowing for why he made 3rd team honors.
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As a sophomore, Blake posted a stat line of 22.7, 14.4, 2.3. He was first in the conference in field goals made/percentage, points, rebounds, and free throw attempts. It was a clean sweep of awards as well when he won Naismith, Wooden, Rupp, and AP POY award. The Big 12 called Blake Griffin Daddy in 08-09.
Joakim Noah/Al Horford (Florida) – Second Team
Winning an NCAA championship is extremely hard. Doing it back to back is almost impossible. Joakim Noah and Al Horford did it for the first time since Duke in 1991 which is why they’re both on 2nd team All NBA March Madness.
Noah averaged 10.5 & 6.4 during his three years at Florida while Al Horford chipped in 10.3 & 8. They were a solid well-rounded team for two years which is why their stats wont make you fall out of your chair. But there is something to be said about winning back to back titles and having three of your starting 5 go on to still be active in the NBA. Not to mention having coach Billy Donovan who is now an active NBA coach. That 05-07 run was a college basketball dynasty.
David West (Xavier) – First Team
Kind of an under-the-radar guy in college, David West balled at Xavier. His whole four-year career he averaged a double-double (17 & 10). He won Atlantic 10 conference player of the year his sophomore, junior, and senior year.
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During his senior season, he averaged 20 & 12 on his way to stealing the AP POY award away from Carmelo Anthony. He is the A10 career leader in games played, field goal percentage, free throw attempts, rebounds, blocks, and points. He will forever own the Atlantic 10 stat sheet.