M2N Sporting News First Team

[Lighthouse 84]

First since DWade...

https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/3/11/mens-basketball-markus-howard-named-sporting-news-first-team-all-american.aspx

[Ardmore Mug]

Congrats Markus, well deserved ! ! !   

[wadesworld]

Congrats to Markus.  One of the greatest scorers in this generation.

[Hards Alumni]

First since DWade...

https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/3/11/mens-basketball-markus-howard-named-sporting-news-first-team-all-american.aspx

Interesting, since he may not be BE POY.  Lots of good players in the conference.

[zcg2013]

I would love to know how many 1st team all american selections did not become POY of their conference.

Interesting, since he may not be BE POY.  Lots of good players in the conference.

[Ardmore Mug]

If, according to the OfficialRelease, they are listed by how many votes they got, then Markus was 4th....Powell would've been 3rd....

[Dr. Blackheart]

SN POSTSEASON AWARDS:
Iowa's Luka Garza is Player of the Year
The midseason team is chosen primarily by several SN staff members involved in the coverage of college basketball. The official All-America team is selected by a blue-ribbon panel of college basketball journalists that represents all regions of the country.

Their ballots told a compelling story — one that turned out to be consistent from beginning to end:

First team All-Americans
Luka Garza, C, Iowa
Key stats: 23.9 ppg, 9.8 rpg, .542 field goal percentage
Defining game: 33 points, seven rebounds, 10-of-18 shooting in 90-83 victory over Michigan

Garza's unyielding excellence during the course of the season, but particularly against an imposing series of big men in Big Ten play, earned him the selection as Sporting News Player of the Year. He closed the year with 16 consecutive 20-point scoring performances, including 25 points and 17 rebounds in a victory over Penn State. Said coach Fran McCaffery of Garza: "I don't think people have appreciated how much his defense has improved, his ball-screen defense, his ability to rim-protect. It's not like he's leading the country in shot blocks, but he's got a lot, and he talls up, gets where he's supposed to get, stays out of foul trouble and then he's in position to rebound. It's just consistency of effort and performance that separates him."

Obi Toppin, PF, Dayton
Key stats: 20.0 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game, .633 field goal percentage
Defining game: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3-of-6 3-point shooting in 78-76 overtime victory at Saint Louis

Dayton did not play many close games, in large part because Toppin was so much better than the rest of the Atlantic 10 that even the league's NCAA Tournament contenders couldn't keep up. That game at Saint Louis turned out to be the one great chance there was to prevent an 18-0 Dayton run through the conference, but Toppin's tip-in with 8:20 left ignited a 29-16 Dayton close to regulation that forced overtime. His 3-pointer just inside the four-minute mark closed the deficit to a single basket. When Duquesne got too close for comfort in the Flyers' trip to Pittsburgh, Toppin attacked the rim for eight points in the final eight minutes to help preserve a four-point win. He scored in double figures in every game but one and produced eight double-doubles, helping the Flyers to a school-record win total (29) that figures to keep growing.

Myles Powell, PG, Seton Hall
Key stats: 21.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.9 apg
Defining game: 34 points, seven rebounds, three assists, 12-of-24 shooting in 78-71 victory at Georgetown

Against a schedule that may have been as difficult as anyone's in college basketball, Powell often carried a Seton Hall offense that struggled to find a consistent way forward. As the Pirates erased a 13-point halftime deficit against St. John's, Powell scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half. In recovering from 10 down at Butler, he scored 16 of his 29 points. He topped the 25-point mark 10 times and, as he struggled to relocate his 3-point touch, closed the regular season with an average of 5.2 assists over the final six games. He is Seton Hall's first first-team All-American since Walter Dukes in 1953.

Markus Howard, PG Marquette
Key stats: 27.8 ppg, 3.3 assists per game, .412 3-point percentage
Defining game: 51 points, 9-of-17 3-point shooting, 14-of-17 free throw-shooting in 101-79 victory vs. USC

Howard somehow added a full point onto his scoring average in the season's final two months. That's not tough for someone averaging four points a game who suddenly pops in a few 3-pointers. But for a player already leading Division I in scoring? Amazing. Howard closed the season with five consecutive 30-point games, the kind of production rarely seen around college hoops since the gunslinging days of the early '70s with Johnny Neumann of Ole Miss, Austin Carr of Notre Dame, Bird Averitt of Pepperdine and the king of them all, Pistol Pete Maravich of LSU. He is eight points away from passing Duke great J.J. Redick and entering the ranks of the top 20 NCAA Division I career scorers. Whether it's here with Obi Toppin and Luka Garza, or on that list with Lionel Simmons, Tyler Hansbrough and Elvin Hayes, Howard is keeping some pretty serious company these days.

Payton Pritchard, PG, Oregon
Key stats: 20.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5.5 apg
Defining game: 38 points, six rebounds, four assists, 6-of-14 3-point shooting in 73-72 over victory at Arizona

Pritchard began his career as an essential piece of the Ducks' 2017 Final Four team and will end his senior season as a first-team All-American, a Pac-12 regular-season champion and ... who knows? The Ducks will make their third NCAA Tournament in four years with Pritchard at point guard. A starter in 140 games over a 144-game career (to date), he blossomed this season, reaching or exceeding the 20-point mark 16 times and passing for at least seven assists nine times. He increased his 3-point percentage from .328 to .415 and attempted 26 percent more free throws. He converted his 2-point attempts at a .512 clip. Already an excellent player, he elevated to dominance.

SN POSTSEASON AWARDS:
Dayton's Anthony Grant is Coach of the Year

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/sporting-news-2019-20-college-basketball-all-americans/1b81s5fbjo1g918hyj1vdimmpr

[rocket surgeon]

he is one tough dude.  he's worked hard and deserves it.  it's been a pleasure watching him

[WI inferiority Complexes]

I would love to know how many 1st team all american selections did not become POY of their conference.

RJ Barrett was the first name listed from last year's selections, and he was not the ACC POY.  So, I'm guessing there's more.

[Shooter McGavin]

Congratulations Markus!!

[Galway Eagle]

Lol Powell eclipsed 25 10x Howard has 15 games w/ >30pts

[GooooMarquette]

Congratulations to Markus!

Currently at 2,761 points, once he hits 9 tomorrow he will pass JJ Reddick to be 20th all-time in scoring. A 42-point game (difficult, but not impossible for Markus) would move him past Otis Birdsong into 19th. Some pretty incredible company.

[Galway Eagle]

Congratulations to Markus!

Currently at 2,761 points, once he hits 9 tomorrow he will pass JJ Reddick to be 20th all-time in scoring. A 42-point game (difficult, but not impossible for Markus) would move him past Otis Birdsong into 19th. Some pretty incredible company.

That's crazy. Also nuts that if he had played a couple more games in his tenure he'd probably have a shot at the 3,000 club.

[jesmu84]

Powell? Seriously? Did the voters see his stats/hear the narrative 2 months ago then stopped paying attention?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Powell? Seriously? Did the voters see his stats/hear the narrative 2 months ago then stopped paying attention?

East Coast Bias

[Ardmore Mug]

Of course UW Vadger Grad, Andy Katz, has Markus Howard on the 2nd Team... #7 player ! ! !   

[MUBBau]

For what it's worth

https://www.si.com/college/2020/03/11/college-basketball-all-america-teams-2020

[harryp]

I hope that my sad thought does not happen -- that tomorrow is the last time we see Howard in an MU uniform