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Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, Alabama’s Mark Sears on 2024-25 AP preseason All-America team

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Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, Alabama’s Mark Sears on 2024-25 AP preseason All-America team

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The Associated Press released its 2024-25 preseason All-America men’s basketball team on Monday, headlined by a heavy dose of returning stars and a incoming player with the most hype of any freshman in years . Alabama star guard Mark Sears received 54 of 55 possible votes from AP voters, while UNC star RJ Davis received 51 votes.

The final spot on the six-man team was a tie between Arizona guard Caleb Love and Duke forward Cooper Flagg. Each player received 24 votes to join KansasHunter Dickinson and Auburn’s Johni Broome on the prestigious preseason list. Dickinson, Sears, Davis and Love were all voted as All-Americans last season and bypassed the NBA Draft to return to school for another season.

Sears, Dickinson, Davis and Flagg earned preseason All-American first-team honors by CBS Sports last week, while Broome and Love were voted second-team. Kansas (No. 1), Alabama (No. 2), Duke (No. 7) and North Carolina (No. 9) all are in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 preseason poll released last week.

2024-25 AP preseason All-America team 

Player
School (votes)
Class
Height
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 

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