Chris Paul Named First Team AP All-American
3/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 22, 2005
Wake Forest sophomore guard Chris Paul was named first team All-American today by the Associated Press, joining Utah's Andrew Bogut, Kansas' Wayne Simien, Syracuse's Hakim Warrick and Duke's J.J. Redick.
The 6-0 Paul had one of the most impressive stat lines in college basketball. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 2.4 steals and shot 47.4 percent from three-point range and 83.4 percent from the free throw line.
Paul is the 12th player in Wake Forest history to earn All-American honors and the sixth Deacon to be a first team selection.
"I just love the way he commands a game," Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser said. "He's not without flaws, but I wouldn't trade him for any point guard in the country."
The second team had Illinois guards Dee Brown and Luther Head, Sean May of North Carolina, Salim Stoudamire of Arizona and Ike Diogu of Arizona State. The third team was Deron Williams of Illinois, Shelden Williams of Duke, Nate Robinson of Washington, Raymond Felton of North Carolina and Joey Graham of Oklahoma State.
Paul continues to add hardware to his trophy case. He was previously named first team All-American by the USBWA, NABC, Rivals.com and CollegeInsider.com. A first team All-ACC selection, Paul is one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy, which will be presented in St. Louis April 3rd.