Parade All-Americans

The 55th Parade All-America Basketball Team

FIRST TEAM
Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL), Duke; Brad Beal (St. Louis, MO Chaminade), FLORIDA; Anthony Davis (Chicago, IL Perspectives Charter), Kentucky; Chase Fischer (Ripley, WV), Wake Forest; Adonis Thomas (Memphis, TN Melrose), Memphis; Rodney Cooper (Russell County, AL), Alabama; Dantley Walker (Lincoln County, NV), UNLV; Trevor Lacey (Huntsville, AL Butler), Undecided; Wayne Blackshear (Chicago, IL Morgan Park), Louisville.

SECOND TEAM
D'Angelo Harrison (Houston, TX Dulles), St. John's; Adam Smith (Fayette County, GA), UNC-Wilmington; Troy Wroten (Garfield, WA), Washington; Chane Behanan (Bowling Green, KY), Louisville; Cody Zeller (Washington, IN), Indiana; Trey Burke (Northland, OH), Michigan; Kyle Caudill (Brea Olinda, CA), Boston College; Jahii Carson   (Mesa, AZ) Arizona State; LeBryan Nash (Dallas, TX Lincoln), Oklahoma State; Angelo Choi (San Diego, CA Hoover), Arizona

THIRD TEAM
Wesley Saunders (Windward, CA), Harvard; Shelby Moats (Waconia, MN), Vanderbilt; Devonta Abron (Seagoville, TX) Arkansas; Jarvis Threatt (Highland Springs, VA), Delaware; Amir Williams (Detroit, MI Detroit Country Day), Ohio State; Jordan Baker (Tempe, AZ), Pepperdine; Branden Dawson (Wallace, IN), Michigan State; P.J. Hairston (Greensboro, NC Hargrave Military), North Carolina; James McAdoo (Norfolk, VA Norfolk Christian), North Carolina; Xavier Ford (Harrison, CO) Buffalo

FOURTH TEAM
Julien Lewis (LaMarque, TX), Texas; Jake White (Chaska, MN) Wichita State; Johnny O'Bryant (Cleveland, MS East Side), LSU; Tanner Wozniak (St. Petersburg, FL Keswick Christian), Florida International; Myck Kabongo (Henderson, NV Findlay Prep), Texas; Reese Morgan (Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA), Cal Poly; Michael Gilchrist (Somerset, NJ St. Patrick), Kentucky; Marquis Teague (Indianapolis, IN Pike), Kentucky; Colin Gruber (Harbor CA), Northern Arizona; Ryan Spangler (Bridge Creek, OK), Gonzaga

The teams are a mockery, but, nonetheless, congratulations to D'Angelo--second-team Parade AA.

These have to be based on statistics rather than rankings. Im fine with that

These have to be based on statistics rather than rankings. Im fine with that

Supposedly academics play a big role as well.

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on March 29, 2011, 08:22:02 PM

These have to be based on statistics rather than rankings. Im fine with that

Supposedly academics play a big role as well.

Trevor Lacey, a first-team member, may not qualify academically (Kentucky, Auburn, and Alabama naturally covet him ).
Chasson Randle and Marshall Plumlee are top 50-75 players with 4.0 GPAs and won state titles.
They were the Gatorade POY in Illinois and North Carolina, respectively.
Levi Randolph is a top 40 player, has a 3.8, and was just named Gatorade POY in Alabama.

Quote from: Moose on March 29, 2011, 08:42:03 PM

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on March 29, 2011, 08:22:02 PM

These have to be based on statistics rather than rankings. Im fine with that

Supposedly academics play a big role as well.

Trevor Lacey, a first-team member, may not qualify academically (Kentucky, Auburn, and Alabama naturally covet him ).
Chasson Randle and Marshall Plumlee are top 50-75 players with 4.0 GPAs and won state titles.
They were the Gatorade POY in Illinois and North Carolina, respectively.
Levi Randolph is a top 40 player, has a 3.8, and was just named Gatorade POY in Alabama.

I asked somewhere else and that was the response

I know nothing about it but when I saw kid going Harvard 2nd team it made sense

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on March 30, 2011, 11:55:49 AM

Quote from: Moose on March 29, 2011, 08:42:03 PM

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on March 29, 2011, 08:22:02 PM

These have to be based on statistics rather than rankings. Im fine with that

Supposedly academics play a big role as well.

Trevor Lacey, a first-team member, may not qualify academically (Kentucky, Auburn, and Alabama naturally covet him ).
Chasson Randle and Marshall Plumlee are top 50-75 players with 4.0 GPAs and won state titles.
They were the Gatorade POY in Illinois and North Carolina, respectively.
Levi Randolph is a top 40 player, has a 3.8, and was just named Gatorade POY in Alabama.

I asked somewhere else and that was the response

I know nothing about it but when I saw kid going Harvard 2nd team it made sense

Sure, that makes sense. BTW, Saunders and Kenyatta Smith were great pick-ups for Amaker and the Crimson this year.
They had a good year (Top 35 RPI, beat Colorado and Boston College), but they should be a NCAA team next season for the first time in nearly 70 years.

In the past, Parade AA team used to be a fairly good mix of elite-level seniors and great underclassmen.
It was a real honor.