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DeMarcus Nelson Named All-American

March 20, 2008

Posted by Dave Bradley under Center of the Universe

DeMarcus Nelson earned All-America honors for the 2007-08 season after the NABC named the senior captain to its 2008 Division I All-America third team.  Nelson led our team in scoring (14.5 PPG), field goals (172), free throws attempted (183) and steals (53).  He was second on the squad in rebounds (5.8 RPG), assists (2.8 APG) and free throws made (110).  The California native concluded his career ranked 33rd on Duke’s all-time scoring chart with 1,336 points.  He is one of just six players in school history to record over 1,300 points, 600 boards, 200 assists and 125 steals in a career.
 
With Nelson’s NABC honor, Duke now boasts 56 All-Americans in school history including 31 selections (an average of over one per year!) in the Coach K era (AP, NABC, USBWA, TSN).  An NCAA-best 20 different Duke players have earned All-America status under Coach K.
 
 
ALL-AMERICA FACTS & FIGURES…
 
All-America Selections, 1985-2008
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Duke: 30
2. UNC: 21
3. Kansas: 18
4. Arizona: 15
4. Syracuse: 15
 
Total Individual All-America Selections, 1985-2008
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Duke: 18 
(Dawkins, Alarie, Amaker, Ferry, Laettner, Hurley, Hill, Langdon, Brand, Carrawell, Battier, J. Williams, Boozer, Dunleavy, Duhon, Redick, S. Williams, Nelson)

2. UNC: 15 
(Daugherty, Smith, Reid, Fox, Montross, Stackhouse, Wallace, Jamison, Carter, Forte, Haywood, McCants, May, Felton, Hansbrough)

3. Arizona: 13
(Kerr, Elliott, Mills, Reeves, D. Stoudamire, Bibby, Simon, Dickerson, Terry, Wright, Walton, Gardner, S. Stoudamire)

4. Indiana: 11 
(Alford, Edwards, Cheaney, Henderson, Bailey, Evans, Guyton, Haston, Jeffries, White, Gordon)

4. Kansas: 11 
(Manning, Randall, Vaughn, LaFrentz, Pierce, Gooden, Hinrich, Collison, Simien, Wright, Rush)

Consensus First-Team All-America Selections, 1985-2008

(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Duke: 14
2. Kansas: 8
3. North Carolina: 7
4. Arizona: 6
5. Seven Schools Tied: 4
 
Individual All-Americans Produced by Active Coaches
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Coach K: 19
2. Lute Olson: 14
3 Jim Boeheim: 11
3. Roy Williams: 11
5. Two Coaches Tied: 7
 
All-America Selections among Active Coaches
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Coach K: 31
2. Roy Williams: 18
3. Jim Boeheim: 16
3. Lute Olson: 16
5. Jim Calhoun: 10
 
Consensus First Team All-America Picks among Active Coaches
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Coach K: 14
2. Roy Williams: 7
3. Lute Olson: 6
4. Rick Barnes: 4
4. Jim Calhoun: 4
 
All-Time Consensus First Team All-America Selections
(AP, NABC, UPI/TSN, USBWA)
1. Adolph Rupp: 15
2. Coach K: 14
3. Dean Smith: 13
3. John Wooden: 13

Note: The NCAA considers the AP, NABC, Sporting News and USBWA for its consensus All-America determination each year (The Sporting News replaced the UPI in 1997).  Those are the four panels currently listed in the NCAA record book each year as well.
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