The Final Four will take place this weekend, but will feature little in the way of the star power expected after three of the top seeds in the tournament bowed out on the second weekend.
That doesn’t mean there’s not plenty of talent on Auburn, Texas Tech, Michigan State, and Virginia, but with the 2019 AP All-America teams announced on Tuesday, just four players from the three teams will be taking part in the festivities in Minneapolis. Michigan State guard Cassius Winston is the lone representative from the first team, while Texas Tech’s Jarrett Culver made the second team, and Virginia’s Kyle Guy and De’Andre Hunter made the third team All-America squad — Auburn not having anyone on any of the teams or in honorable mention is fairly surprising.
Along with Winston, the first team is headlined by Duke’s dynamic freshmen duo of Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett, who become the second pair of freshmen teammates to make the first team together, a feat only accomplished by DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall before. Ja Morant from Murray State and Grant Williams of Tennessee round out the first team.
Below, you can find the full All-America squads for the 2018-19 season, featuring plenty of players you can expect to see near the top of the 2019 NBA Draft.
First Team
Zion Williamson, Duke
R.J. Barrett, Duke
Grant Williams, Tennessee
Ja Morant, Murray State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Second Team
Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga
Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech
Markus Howard, Marquette
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Third Team
De’Andre Hunter, Virginia
Kyle Guy, Virginia
Dedric Lawson, Kansas
Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga
P.J. Washington, Kentucky
