NM State sophomore Pascal Siakam today was named an Associated Press honorable mention All-American, becoming the third player in school history named to the team.
The unanimous WAC Player of the Year, Siakam was also named first team All-WAC, to the WAC All-Defensive Team, to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 6 first team and to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association of America (USBWA) All-District VIII team. He leads the nation with 27 double-doubles, ranking eighth nationally in rebounding (11.6) and 26th in scoring (20.3). Siakam was also named WAC Player of the Week an unprecedented five times this season.
The AP All-America team is voted on by the national media panel that selects the weekly AP basketball poll. The AP team has been selected since 1948. The complete teams are below.
2015-16 Associated Press All-America Teams
First Team
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
Brice Johnson, North Carolina
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Second Team
Jakob Poeltl, Utah
Ben Simmons, LSU
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Kris Dunn, Providence
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Third Team
Grayson Allen, Duke
Kevin “Yogi†Ferrell, Indiana
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa
Kay Felder, Oakland
Jamal Murray, Kentucky
Honorable Mention
Ryan Anderson, Arizona; Anthony “Cat†Barber, N.C. State; DeAndre' Bembry, Saint Joseph's; Ben Bentil, Providence; Trevon Bluiett, Xavier; Joel Bolomboy, Weber State; Evan Bradds, Belmont; Dillon Brooks, Oregon; Cane Broome, Sacred Heart; John Brown, High Point; Antonio Campbell, Ohio; Kyle Collinsworth, BYU; Stephen Croone, Furman; James Daniel III, Howard; Juan'ya Green, Hofstra; Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern; Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech; A.J. Hammons, Purdue; Marvelle Harris, Fresno State; Josh Hart, Villanova; Danuel House, Texas A&M; Brandon Ingram, Duke; Stefan Jankovic, Hawaii; Tim Kempton, Lehigh; Max Landis, IPFW; Shawn Long, Louisiana-Lafayette; Dallas Moore, North Florida; Nic Moore, SMU; Gary Payton II, Oregon State; Alec Peters, Valparaiso; Justin Robinson, Monmouth (N.J.); Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga; Justin Sears, Yale; Pascal Siakam, New Mexico State; Melo Trimble, Maryland; Fred VanVleet, Wichita State; Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin; Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall; Greg Wiltjer, Gonzaga.