It's been one week since the book officially closed on the 2007/2008 men's college basketball season. And that's given Drive and Dish plenty of time to compile our inaugural All Drive and Dish Team.
First, let me just say that we've seen a ton of college basketball this year, both in person and on television. And we've given this list plenty of consideration ... although, outside of our loyal cult following of regular Drive and Dish readers, nobody probably cares.
Nonetheless, we continue: The Associated Press named its All American team two weeks ago, but since our list was compiled after the Final Four Semifinals and National Championship games were completed, it takes the entire college basketball season
into consideration--from beginning to end.
Also, please note: in compiling the All Drive and Dish team, the Drive and Dish editorial board didn't automatically slot player positions into the first second or third teams. In other words, we didn't designate that there had to be a point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center on each of the first three All Drive and Dish Teams. So we didn't just select a shooting guard over a point guard for our First Team for the sole purpose of filling a shooting guard "slot." In fact, there are three guards on our All Drive and Dish First Team (including two point guards), but no small forward.
Thus, All Drive And Dish Team selections were based entirely on merit, without regard to position.
Drive and Dish only gave consideration to players' college careers when evaluating each student athlete's respective candidacy for selection to the All Drive and Dish Team. Therefore, this list is based entirely on each student athlete's merit as a college basketball player, without regard to the athlete's respective prospects as a professional basketball player. So, for example, in compiling our All Drive and Dish team, we gave absolutely no consideration to Tyler Hansbrough's prospects as an NBA player. We evaluated him solely based on his performance as a college basketball player.
But that's enough about our selection criteria. We're not pulling in the big blogging bucks for ruminating over our blog's procedural minutia. Our bread and butter is commentary. But in this case, commentary takes a back seat to a quasi-All American list. However, our opinions are still front and center, as the list is comprised of players we believe are most deserving of All America status (or in this case, "All Drive and Dish" status).
So without any further ado, the Drive and Dish presents the 2008 All Drive and Dish Team:
First Team
- G Derrick Rose, Memphis
- G D.J. Augustin, Texas
- G Stephen Curry, Davidson
- F Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
- F Michael Beasley, Kansas State
Second Team
- G Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis
- G Darren Collison, UCLA
- F Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
- F Brandon Rush, Kansas
- C Kevin Love, UCLA
Third Team
- G Shan Foster, Vanderbilt
- G Adam Emmenecker, Drake
- G Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
- F D.J. White, Indiana
- C Brook Lopez, Stanford
Honorable Mention
- G Mike Green, Butler
- G Mario Chalmers, Kansas
- G Sean Singletary, Virginia
- G A.J. Graves, Butler
- G DeMarcus Nelson, Duke
- G Jeremy Crouch, Bradley
- G Jaycee Carroll, Utah State
- G Eric Gordon, Indiana
- G Drew Neitzel, Michigan State
- G Eric Maynor, Virginia Commonwealth
- G George Hill, IUPUI
- G Chris Lofton, Tennessee
- G Lee Cummard, BYU
- G Jarryd Bayless, Arizona
- G Demetric Bennett, South Alabama
- G A.J. Price, Connecticut
- G Jerel McNeal, Marquette
- G Daniel Ruffin, Bradley
- G Alex Ruoff West, Virginia
- G Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State
- C Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut
- C A.J. Ogilvy, Vanderbilt
- C Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
- C Brian Butch, Wisconsin
- C Dwayne Curtis, Ole Miss
- C Roy Hibbert, Georgetown
- F Darrell Arthur, Kansas
- F Chase Budinger, Arizona
- F Joe Alexander, West Virginia
- F Joey Dorsey, Memphis
- F Richard Hendrix, Alabama
- F Reggie Larry, Boise State
- F Darnell Jackson, Kansas
- F Gary Forbes, UMass
- F Tyler Smith, Tennessee
- F Jeff Adrien, Connecticut
- F Tim Pollitz, Miami (OH)
- F Taj Gibson, USC
- F Will Thomas, George Mason
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