My Associated Press All-American ballot and postseason award selections

Baylor's Jared Butler was my pick for AP Player of the Year after leading the Bears to a dominant season in one of the nation's best conferences.

The following All-American ballot and national awards were submitted to the Associated Press earlier this week.

In addition, I participated in All-American voting for The Sporting News and sent the same three teams to TSN.

(The official TSN teams can be found here.)

The AP’s only guideline is the teams be capable of functioning on the court. You can’t pick five guards or five big men; there must be some level of balance.

Coach of the Year: Michigan’s Juwan Howard

Player of the Year: Baylor’s Jared Butler

First team

F Luka Garza, Iowa
F Corey Kispert, Gonzaga
G Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
G Jared Butler, Baylor
G Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois

Second team

F Drew Timme, Gonzaga
F E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
C Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
G Moses Moody, Arkansas
G Davion Mitchell, Baylor

Third team

F Evan Mobley, USC
F Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
C Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
G McKinley Wright, Colorado
G Collin Gillespie, Villanova

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