Shabazz makes NABC First Team All American

[tcf15]

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#UConn: NABC First Team All-American honors for Shabazz Napier. Congratulations! http://Post original url/1gBA9cc

Which is great, because this is another publication used to determine the consensus team. So that makes 2 First Team selections (NABC & USBWA) and one Second Team selection (Sporting News). The last team factored in for the consensus teams is the AP All American teams.

Congrats to Shabazz!

 

[tzznandrew]

This team was:

Napier
McDermott
Johnson
Stauskas
Parker

With only the AP left, McDermott, Parker, and Nick Johnson are guaranteed to be on the Consensus team, since they've been named on all three already. They have 9 "points."

Russ Smith and Napier have each been on 2 first teams, and 1 second team. They have 8 "points."

Kilpatrick has been on 1 first team, and 2 second teams. He has 7 "points."

So, with the AP left, it depends wholly on who they pick on the first and second team. If Napier is on the 1st team there, he's consensus. Even if Napier is on the second team and Kilpatrick is on the first, they'll have the same amount of "points." I think there's a solid chance he'll make the Consensus team.

 

[gtcam]

looks like Johnson is this years "sexy" pick
He's good but I don't think his numbers or impact belong with the rest
I guess they have to have someone from the west?

 

[tzznandrew]

looks like Johnson is this years "s e xy" pick
He's good but I don't think his numbers or impact belong with the rest
I guess they have to have someone from the west?

It's a shame he's going to bump one of Smith, Napier, Kilpatrick off of the first team.

Maybe I'm crazy...and I haven't seen so much of Arizona, so it's possible...but I might go Stauskas over Johnson.