Though the season does not start for another five and a half months, it is appropriate to begin looking at who the potential preseason All-Americans will be. Below are our projected First Team, Second Team, Third Team, and an All-Freshman Team.
Order: Name (School) - Grade Position (Last Year's Statistics)
First Team
Monte Morris (Iowa State) - Senior G (13.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 6.9 APG)
Grayson Allen (Duke) - Junior G (21.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.5 APG)
Josh Jackson (Kansas) - Freshman F (N/A)
Ivan Rabb (Cal) - Sophomore F (12.5 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 0.9 APG)
Caleb Swanigan (Purdue) - Sophomore F (10.2 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.8 APG)
Second Team
Lonzo Ball (UCLA) - Freshman G (N/A)
James Blackmon Jr (Indiana) - Junior G (15.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.7 APG)
Josh Hart (Villanova) - Senior G/F (15.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.9 APG)
Harry Giles (Duke) - Freshman F (N/A)
Dillon Brooks (Oregon) - Junior F (16.7 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 3.1 APG)
Third Team
Nigel Williams-Goss (Gonzaga) - Junior G (15.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.7 APG)*
Maurice Watson Jr. (Creighton) - Senior G (14.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 6.5 APG)
Jayson Tatum (Duke) - Freshman F (N/A)
Jarron Blossomgame (Clemson) - Senior F (18.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.5 APG)
Nigel Hayes (Wisconsin) - Senior F (15.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.0 APG)
All-Freshman Team
Lonzo Ball (UCLA) - Freshman G (N/A)
Dennis Smith Jr. (North Carolina State) - Freshman G (N/A)
Harry Giles (Duke) - Freshman F (N/A)
Josh Jackson (Kansas) - Freshman F (N/A)
Jayson Tatum (Duke) - Freshman F (N/A)
* = 2014-15 season stats, did not play in the 2015-16 season
Order: Name (School) - Grade Position (Last Year's Statistics)
First Team
Monte Morris (Iowa State) - Senior G (13.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 6.9 APG)
Grayson Allen (Duke) - Junior G (21.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.5 APG)
Josh Jackson (Kansas) - Freshman F (N/A)
Ivan Rabb (Cal) - Sophomore F (12.5 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 0.9 APG)
Caleb Swanigan (Purdue) - Sophomore F (10.2 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.8 APG)
Second Team
Lonzo Ball (UCLA) - Freshman G (N/A)
James Blackmon Jr (Indiana) - Junior G (15.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.7 APG)
Josh Hart (Villanova) - Senior G/F (15.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.9 APG)
Harry Giles (Duke) - Freshman F (N/A)
Dillon Brooks (Oregon) - Junior F (16.7 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 3.1 APG)
Third Team
Nigel Williams-Goss (Gonzaga) - Junior G (15.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.7 APG)*
Maurice Watson Jr. (Creighton) - Senior G (14.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 6.5 APG)
Jayson Tatum (Duke) - Freshman F (N/A)
Jarron Blossomgame (Clemson) - Senior F (18.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.5 APG)
Nigel Hayes (Wisconsin) - Senior F (15.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.0 APG)
All-Freshman Team
Lonzo Ball (UCLA) - Freshman G (N/A)
Dennis Smith Jr. (North Carolina State) - Freshman G (N/A)
Harry Giles (Duke) - Freshman F (N/A)
Josh Jackson (Kansas) - Freshman F (N/A)
Jayson Tatum (Duke) - Freshman F (N/A)
* = 2014-15 season stats, did not play in the 2015-16 season