SATURDAY MORNING SPORTS ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

With the College Basketball season officially kicking off this week, now seems like a logical time to predict the All-America teams, as well as Player of the Year, for the upcoming season. Also, check out 5 Freshman to Watch, and be sure to listen to our College Basketball Preview next week on Saturday Morning Sports, noon to 1:00pm every Saturday on 1550am WNTN and WNTN.com.

ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
G- Darren Collison- Senior, UCLA
G- Stephen Curry- Junior, Davidson
F- Blake Griffin- Sophomore, Oklahoma
F- Tyler Hansbrough- Senior, North Carolina
C- Hasheem Thabeet- Junior, Connecticut

ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
G- Jonny Flynn- Sophomore, Syracuse
G- Ty Lawson- Junior, North Carolina
G- James Harden- Sophomore, Arizona State
F- Luke Harangody- Junior, Notre Dame
F- Patrick Patterson- Sophomore, Kentucky

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Everybody seems to be picking Tyler Hansbrough of UNC as their pre-season Player of the Year. Saturday Morning Sports, however, is picking...

BLAKE GRIFFIN- Sophomore, Oklahoma
Griffin averaged 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds in 28.4 minutes per game last season. With another year under his belt, he should be one of the best in college hoops this season. In his first game this year (Friday night vs. American University), Griffin scored 24 points with 18 rebounds in 33 minutes of action.