Men’s Basketball: Johnson Earns AP All-America Honors + Representing UL in College All-Star Game
Courtesy RaginCajuns.com
All Star Game Story is Below
Former Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball player Tyren Johnson added another prestigious honor to his list of accomplishments on Monday when he received honorable mention honors on the Associated Press’ All-America team.
Earlier this month Johnson was named Sun Belt Player of the Year, USBWA All-District and NABC All-District. He is still eligible for NABC All-America honors.
The Vacherie, La., native is the first Ragin’ Cajuns basketball player to be named an AP All-American since Andrew Toney in 1980.
Below is a list of 2009-10 AP All-America team:
FIRST TEAM
G -Evan Turner, Ohio State, 6-7, 205, junior, Chicago, 20.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 5.9 apg, 54.0 fg pct, 1.8 steals (64 first-place votes, 323 points)
G – John Wall, Kentucky, 6-4, 195, freshman, Raleigh, N.C., 16.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.8 steals (62, 319)
F – Wes Johnson, Syracuse, 6-7, 205, junior, Corsicana, Texas, 16.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.9 blocks (45, 280)
G – Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, 6-2, 190, senior, Herndon, Va., 18.5 ppg, 3.3 apg, 39.9 3-pt fg pct, 82.7 ft pct (32, 243)
C – DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky, 6-11, 270, freshman, Mobile, Ala., 15.3 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 54.1 fg pct, 1.8 blocks (26, 205)
SECOND TEAM
G – James Anderson, Oklahoma State, 6-6, 210, junior, Junction City, Ark., 22.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg (27, 197)
G – Sherron Collins, Kansas, 5-11, 205, senior, Chicago, 15.6 ppg, 4.4 apg, 85.1 ft pct (15, 194)
G – Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, 6-6, 200, senior, Caracas, Venezuela, 19.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.3 apg, 85.1 ft pct, 1.7 steals (14, 190)
G – Jon Scheyer, Duke, 6-5, 190, senior, Northbrook, Ill., 18.6 ppg, 5.0 apg, 36.6 minutes, 87.5 ft pct (5, 144)
F – Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia, 6-7, 230, senior, Newark, N.J., 17.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.3 apg (10, 138)
THIRD TEAM
C – Greg Monroe, Georgetown, 6-11, 247, sophomore, New Orleans, 16.1 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, 52.1 fg pct (9, 119)
F – Cole Aldrich, Kansas, 6-11, 245, junior, Bloomington, Minn., 11.2 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 55.9 fg pct, 3.5 blocks (7, 91)
F – Damion James, Texas, 6-7, 225, senior, Nacogdoches, Texas, 18.0 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 50.9 fg pct, 40.2 3-pt fg pct (1, 83)
F – Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, 6-8, 246, senior, Schererville, Ind., 22.4 ppg, 9.2 rpg (4, 76)
F – Darington Hobson, New Mexico, 6-7, 205, junior, Las Vegas, 16.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 4.6 apg (1, 50)
HONORABLE MENTION
Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest
Kevin Anderson, Richmond
Luke Babbitt, Nevada
Keith Benson, Oakland
Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga
Randy Culpepper, UTEP
Noah Dahlman, Wofford
Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech
Devan Downey, South Carolina
Muhammad El-Amin, Stony Brook
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
Alex Franklin, Siena
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Marquez Haynes, Texas-Arlington
Gordon Hayward, Butler
Lazar Hayward, Marquette
Adnan Hodzic, Lipscomb
Reggie Holmes, Morgan State
Robbie Hummel, Purdue
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra
Garrison Johnson, Jackson State
Orlando Johnson, UC Santa Barbara
Tyren Johnson, University of Louisiana
Dominique Jones, South Florida
Adam Koch, Northern Iowa
David Kool, Western Michigan
Damian Lillard, Weber State
Kalin Lucas, Michigan State
C.J. McCollum, Lehigh
E’Twaun Moore, Purdue
Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford
Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
Quincy Pondexter, Washington
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State
Jerome Randle, California
Andy Rautins, Syracuse
Justin Rutty, Quinnipiac
Omar Samhan, Saint Mary’s
Kyle Singler, Duke
Ekpe Udoh, Baylor
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
Ryan Wittman, Cornell
UL Represented in College All-Star Game
The University of Louisiana men’s basketball program will be represented in the 2010 Reese’s College All-Star Game as part of Final Four weekend in Indianapolis, as Tyren Johnson was one of 20 seniors selected to play in the event.
The game tips off at 3:35 p.m. (CDT) on Friday, April 2, at Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the 2010 Final Four. The game will be broadcast live on CBS College Sports.
Johnson – the 2010 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and honorable mention AP All-American – will play on the Reese’s All-Star team, which will be wearing the orange uniforms. He will be coached by former Purdue head coach Gene Keady.
Former Indiana State head coach Bill Hodges, who led the Sycamores and Larry Bird to the 1979 NCAA Championship game, is the coach of the Hershey’s All-Star team (dark uniforms).
Johnson’s All-Star teammates will be Robert Glenn (F, IUPUI), Tre’von Hughes (G, Wisconsin), Jerome Randle (G, California), Adam Koch (F, Northern Iowa), Omar Samhan (C, St. Mary’s), Aubrey Coleman (G, Houston), Bryan Davis (F, Texas A&M), Micael Roll (G, UCLA) and Quincy Pondexter (F, Washington).
Johnson was one of only two players in the country this season – joining Vermont forward Marqus Blakely – to lead their repsective teams in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. He ended the season scoring in double figures in 19 straight games.
HERSHEY’S All-Stars (Dark uniforms)
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/College
Scottie Reynolds G 6-1 187 Herndon, VA/Villanova
Gerald Lee C 6-10 240 Finland/Old Dominion
Jermaine Beal G 6-3 205 Desoto, TX/Vanderbilt
Art Parakhouski C 6-11 266 Belarus/Radford
Deonta Vaughn G 6-1 190 Indianapolis, IN/Cincinnati
Rodney Green F 6-5 210 Philadelphia, PA/LaSalle
Edwin Ubiles F 6-6 205 Poughkeepsie, NY/Siena
Lazar Hayward F 6-6 225 Buffalo, NY/Marquette
Da’Sean Butler F 6-7 230 Newark, NJ/West Virginia
Ryan Wittman F 6-7 215 Eden Prairie, MN/Cornell
Head Coach: Bill Hodges – Indiana State
REESE’S All-Stars (Orange uniforms)
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/College
Robert Glenn F 6-7 205 Indianapolis, IN/IUPUI
Tre’von Hughes G 6-0 193 New York, NY/Wisconsin
Jerome Randle G 5-10 172 Chicago, IL/Cal
Michael Roll G 6-5 200 Aliso Viejo, CA/UCLA
Adam Koch F 6-8 255 Ashwaubenon, WI/Northern Iowa
Omar Samhan C 6-11 265 San Ramon, CA/St. Mary’s
Aubrey Coleman G 6-4 200 Houston, TX/Houston
Bryan Davis F 6-9 250 Dallas, TX/Texas A&M
Tyren Johnson F 6-8 204 Vacherie, LA/UL
Quincy Pondexter F 6-6 215 Fresno, CA/Washington
Head Coach: Gene Keady – Purdue
