The 2008-09 college basketball season was dominated by Blake Griffin, Stephen Curry, and the entire Big East conference. The second annual NaismithLives.com All-American Team reflects all of this, as Griffin and Curry headline the First Team and four members of the Big East can be found on the first two teams.

FIRST TEAM

Stephen Curry (Davidson)
28.6 ppg, 5.6 apg, 4.4 rpg
Stephen Curry was not only the best scorer in college basketball this season, but he was also arguably the best playmaker.

James Harden (Arizona State)
20.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 4.2 apg
James Harden singlehandedly carried the Sun Devils for stretches and his team-first attitude is the main reason Arizona State was a Top 25 team throughout the season.

Blake Griffin (Oklahoma)
22.7 ppg, 14.4 rpg, 65.4% FG
The numbers speak for themselves, but it was Griffin’s utter dominance that established him as the best player in the nation from start to finish.

DeJuan Blair (Pittsburgh)
Aside from Blake Griffin, DeJuan Blair was the most the most dominant low post force in college basketball and his desire on the glass was unlike anything the Big East had seen in quite some time.

Hasheem Thabeet (Connecticut)
There isn’t a better defensive player in the country than Hasheem Thabeet, but the strides he made offensively should not be overlooked.

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SECOND TEAM

Levance Fields (Pittsburgh)
10.7 ppg, 7.5 apg, 2.0 tpg

Ty Lawson (North Carolina)
16.3 ppg, 6.5 apg, 48.5% 3FG

Terrence Williams (Louisville)
12.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 5.0 apg

Jodie Meeks (Kentucky)
23.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 46.3% FG

Cole Aldrich (Kansas)
14.9 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 2.7 bpg

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THIRD TEAM

Jerel McNeal (Marquette)
19.8 ppg, 3.9 apg, 2.0 spg

Sherron Collins (Kansas)
18.9 ppg, 5.0 apg, 2.9 rpg

Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth)
22.4 ppg, 6.2 apg, 3.6 rpg

Jeff Teague (Wake Forest)
18.8 ppg, 3.5 apg, 44.1% 3FG

Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
20.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 52.1% FG

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FOURTH TEAM

Kalin Lucas (Michigan State)
14.6 ppg, 4.6 apg, 1.1 spg

Nick Calathes (Florida)
17.2 ppg, 6.4 apg, 5.3 rpg

Gerald Henderson (Duke)
16.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.5 apg

Sam Young (Pittsburgh)
19.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 50.2% FG

John Bryant (Santa Clara)
18.1 ppg, 14.2 rpg, 2.5 bpg

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FIFTH TEAM

Lester Hudson (Tennessee-Martin)
27.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 4.2 apg

Marcus Thornton (LSU)
21.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.1 apg

Toney Douglas (Florida State)
21.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.9 apg

Kyle Singler (Duke)
16.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.4 apg

Luke Harangody (Notre Dame)
23.3 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 2.1 apg

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ALL-FRESHMAN FIRST TEAM
Tyreke Evans (Memphis)
Isaiah Thomas (Washington)
Willie Warren (Oklahoma)
Al-Farouq Aminu (Wake Forest)
Greg Monroe (Georgetown)

ALL-FRESHMAN SECOND TEAM
Seth Curry (Liberty)
Kemba Walker (Connecticut)
Terrico White (Mississippi)
Sylven Landesberg (Virginia)
Devin Ebanks (West Virginia)

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ALL-MID-MAJOR TEAM
Lester Hudson (Tennessee-Martin)
Eric Maynor (Virginia Commonwealth)
Matt Howard (Butler)
Ahmad Nivins (St. Joseph’s)
John Bryant (Santa Clara)