April 3, 2003
Arizona State freshman Ike Diogu has been named an honorable mention All-American by The Associated Press, it was announced Thursday. Diogu and Carmelo Anthony, a second-team selection, were the only freshmen to receive votes. The 72-member national media panel that selected the Associated Press Top 25 also selected the team and voting was done prior to the NCAA Tournament.
Diogu was the only Pac-10 player who ranked in the league's top five in scoring and rebounding as he finished third in scoring (19.0 ppg.) and fifth in rebounding (7.8 rpg.).
The Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and the only freshman to earn All-Pac-10, he averaged 19.9 points and 9.6 rebounds in the final 14 games and had 12 20-point games. Diogu, Cal senior Joe Shipp and Oregon junior Luke Ridnour were the only Pac-10 players who posted double digits in every game.
His 19.9 points per game mark is the third-best by a freshman in Pac-10 history.
Diogu and Anthony were the only freshmen named to both Basketball Times and The Sporting News five-man Freshman All-America teams.
The Garland, Texas, native set ASU freshman records for starts (32), points (607), field goals made (209), rebounds (249) and minutes (1,030). He set school records for free throws made (180) and attempted (245) and his 18 rebounds vs. Oregon in the Pac-10 Tournament set the ASU freshman single-game mark and is a Pac-10 Tournament record.
ASU advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and finished 20-12 overall and fourth in the Pac-10 at 11-7.
2002-03 AP All-America Basketball TeamFIRST TEAM
David West, Xavier, 6-9, 232, senior, Teaneck, N.J., 20.3 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 51.9 fg pct, 36.7 minutes (64 first-place votes, 344 points).
T.J. Ford, Texas, 5-10, 165, sophomore, Houston, 15.0 ppg, 7.5 apg, 2.0 steals (66, 343).
Josh Howard, Wake Forest, 6-6, 203, senior, Winston-Salem, N.C., 20.0 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.0 steals (47, 303).
Nick Collison, Kansas, 6-9, 255, senior, Iowa Falls, Iowa, 18.4 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 53.8 pg pct, 1.8 blocks (42, 281).
Dwyane Wade, Marquette, 6-4, 210, junior, Oak Lawn, Ill., 21.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.2 steals (43, 273).
SECOND TEAM
Hollis Price, Oklahoma, 6-1, 170, senior, New Orleans, 19.5 ppg, 44.4 3-pt fg pct, 93.4 ft pct (36, 261).
Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse, 6-8, 220, freshman, Baltimore, 22.7 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 36.4 minutes (19, 203).
Kyle Korver, Creighton, 6-7, 210, senior, Pella, Iowa, 17.7 ppg, 6-3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 47.7 3-pt fg pct, 90.7 ft pct (5, 133).
Troy Bell, Boston College, 6-1, 183, senior, Minneapolis, 25.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, 40.0 3-pt fg pct, 2.3 steals, 38.6 minutes (4, 120).
Jason Gardner, Arizona, 5-10, 181, senior, Indianapolis, 14.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.9 steals (7, 113).
THIRD TEAM
Brian Cook, Illinois, 6-10, 240, senior, Lincoln, Ill., 20.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, (6, 112).
Reece Gaines, Louisville, 6-6, 205, senior, Madison, Wis., 17.7 ppg, 5.0 apg (1, 85).
Kirk Hinrich, Kansas, 6-3, 190, senior, Sioux City, Iowa, 17.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.0 steals, 42.4 3-pt fg pct (2, 84).
Keith Bogans, Kentucky, 6-5, 213, senior, Alexandria, Va., 16.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg (4, 74).
Ron Slay, Tennessee, 6-8, 240, senior, Nashville, Tenn., 21.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg (3, 68).
HONORABLE MENTION (In alphabetical order)
Mario Austin, Mississippi State; Marcus Banks, UNLV; Steve Blake, Maryland; Brett Blizzard, North Carolina-Wilmington; Matt Bonner, Florida; Jermaine Boyette, Weber State; Gregory Burks, Prairie View A&M; Torrey Butler, Coastal Carolina; Matt Carroll, Notre Dame; Donald Cole, Sam Houston State; Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont; Ike Diogu, Arizona State; Ruben Douglas, New Mexico; Luis Flores, Manhattan; Branduinn Fullove, UC Santa Barbara; Antonio Gates, Kent State; Willie Green, Detroit; Jermaine Hall, Wagner; Jarvis Hayes, Georgia; Mike Helms, Oakland, Mich.; Dahntay Jones, Duke; Chris Kaman, Central Michigan; Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh; Ricky Minard, Morehead State; James Moore, New Mexico State; Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's; Emeka Okafor, Connecticut; Ugonna Onyekwe, Pennsylvania; Kirk Penney, Wisconsin; Luke Ridnour, Oregon; Quinton Ross, Southern Methodist; Joe Shipp, California; Adam Sonn, Belmont; Blake Stepp, Gonzaga; Mike Sweetney, Georgetown; Chris Thomas, Notre Dame; Luke Walton, Arizona; Patrick Whearty, Holy Cross; Troy Wheless, College of Charleston; Ron Williamson, Howard..pre>