B/R's 2024-25 Men's College Basketball All-American Teams
While anticipation builds for the 2025 men's NCAA tournament, the conclusion of the regular season also brings a momentary pause for award season.
Once again, it's time to crown some All-Americans.
The easiest picks of the campaign are Auburn's Johni Broome and Duke's Cooper Flagg, two well-rounded stars on national contenders. There are also familiar faces—such as Alabama's Mark Sears, Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner and Kansas' Hunter Dickinson—with a new wave of All-American selections.
B/R's David Kenyon and Kerry Miller combined to select this season's honorees, a group of 15 players scattered from New York to Florida to New Mexico.
Third Team
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Hunter Dickinson, Kansas: The veteran center put together a superb year in his fifth and final college season. Dickinson averaged 17.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 blocks for Kansas, which is headed to its 35th straight NCAA tourney but aiming to avoid another early disappointment.
Donovan Dent, New Mexico: Dent built on his breakout year, rising from 14.1 points and 5.4 assists per game to a Mountain West-leading 20.4 points and 6.5 assists, respectively. He propelled the Lobos to a regular-season conference title and will be the backbone of their March Madness hopes.
John Tonje, Wisconsin: The well-traveled guard poured in 18.9 points per game and helped Wisconsin become a dangerous offensive team. Tonje, who added 5.1 rebounds per game, knocked down 37.8 percent of his 5.8 threes per night.
RJ Luis Jr., St. John's: On a defense-driven team, Luis provided the scoring pop. He averaged 18.1 points as St. John's stormed to the Big East regular-season crown. Luis also provided 7.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
Tre Johnson, Texas: Johnson, a highly recruited freshman, backed up his billing in what might be his lone season at Texas. While scoring a Big 12-best 20.2 points per game, he buried 39.5 percent of his 6.7 long-range attempts. Johnson is a projected top-10 NBA draft pick, per B/R's Jonathan Wasserman.
Second Team
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Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton: For the third straight season, Kalkbrenner paced the Big East in blocks—and took the rebounds lead, too. The fifth-year center averaged 19.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game for Creighton, an NCAA tourney lock.
JT Toppin, Texas Tech: Toppin, a transfer from New Mexico, made a stellar impact for the Red Raiders. He notched 14 double-doubles on the way to 18.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest. Toppin's activity on defense, where he tallied a combined 2.1 blocks and steals, is valuable as well.
Kam Jones, Marquette: Though the team slipped after February began, Kam Jones sustained his All-American level. The senior embraced the primary playmaking role, leading Marquette with 18.9 points and 6.1 assists per game. Jones is a borderline first-round NBA draft talent, per Wasserman.
PJ Haggerty, Memphis: How's this for a rarity? Haggerty duplicated his stats from a year ago at Tulsa, averaging 21.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists once again. He's the catalyst of tourney-bound Memphis, which also won the AAC regular-season title.
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee: Zeigler, like Kalkbrenner, is now a three-time conference leader. He stands atop the SEC with a career-best 7.5 assists per game, serving as the metronome for a highly ranked Tennessee team. Zeigler continued making his presence felt on defense with 1.9 steals per night, too.
First Team: Braden Smith, Purdue
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Zach Edey's departure pushed Braden Smith into a more featured role, and he responded with a terrific season.
The third-year guard registered 16.3 points and a Big Ten-leading 8.8 assists, hitting 39.7 percent of his 6.1 long-range attempts per game. Smith also averaged 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals.
In short, he does a little bit of everything.
Purdue, last season's national runner-up, is seeking its first back-to-back Sweet 16 trip since 2018 and 2019. Smith's presence is essential for that chase.
First Team: Walter Clayton Jr., Florida
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Florida's offense runs through him.
Walter Clayton Jr. is the engine of what is the nation's third-best offense, according to KenPom's adjusted efficiency metric.
During the regular season, the senior provided 17.2 points and 4.3 assists per game. Clayton shot a respectable 36.4 percent from the perimeter on 7.7 three-pointers per outing, too.
Florida is likely to have a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament thanks to its sturdy, senior-heavy backcourt led by Clayton.
First Team: Mark Sears, Alabama
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No matter what happened in the regular-season finale at rival Auburn, Mark Sears would've been a first-team selection.
What a way to finish, though.
Sears floated in a buzzer-beating teardrop to beat Auburn, sending the Crimson Tide to the postseason in style. That clutch shot capped an excellent year for Sears, who averaged 19.2 points and 5.0 assists in his fifth and final college season.
Bama's up-tempo, offense-first and defense-optional approach is risky, but Sears guided a similar Tide roster to the Final Four last season.
First Team: Cooper Flagg, Duke
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Billed as a generational talent, Cooper Flagg proved the hype correct.
In what's certainly his only season at Duke, the superstar freshman made a habit of shredding box scores. Flagg amassed 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks, connecting on 37.7 percent from deep and committing only 2.2 turnovers per game.
The numbers tell an obvious story, of course, but he thrived on both ends of the floor.
There's a legitimate chance he'll sweep ACC awards as the conference's Player, Defender and Newcomer of the Year. And soon enough, he'll be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft.
First Team: Johni Broome, Auburn
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Throughout the NCAA tournament, either Flagg or Johni Broome will be crowned the National Player of the Year by various outlets. You might have a strong opinion, while I can be swayed both directions.
One thing is inarguable: Both will be unanimous All-Americans.
Broome averaged 18.6 points and paced the SEC in both rebounds (10.6) and blocks (2.4) per game. Especially given the level and depth of competition in the league this season, Broome had a truly sensational year.
For good measure, the fifth-year forward also dished an Auburn-high 3.3 steals per game.
Broome propelled the Tigers to an SEC regular-season crown, and they have a strong case to secure the No. 1 overall seed in the Big Dance.
