Michigan State senior guard Cassius Winston, Seton Hall senior guard Myles Powell and Memphis freshman James Wiseman, the projected No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, headline The Associated Press’ 2019-20 All-America team.
Marquette senior Markus Howard and Louisville junior Jordan Nwora also made the team. The Big East has two players on the team in Powell and Howard.
Winston and No. 1 Michigan State will face Powell and No. 12 Seton Hall on Nov. 14 at Prudential Center.
The Associated Press’ 2019-20 preseason All-America men’s basketball team, with school, height, year and votes from a 65-member national media panel (key 2018-19 statistics in parentheses): Cassius Winston, Michigan State, 6-1, 185, senior, 65 of 65 votes (18.8 ppg, 3 rpg, 5.2 apg, 84.0 ft pct, 1.0 steals) Markus Howard, Marquette, 5-11, 180, senior, 57 (25.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.9 apg, 40.3 3-pt fg pct, 89.0 ft pct, 3.5 3-pt fg/game, 1.1 steals) Jordan Nwora, Louisville, 6-7, 225, junior, 47 (17.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.3 apg) Myles Powell, Seton Hall, 6-2, 195, senior, 47 (23.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.9 apg, 36.0 minutes, 84.0 ft pct, 2.0 steals) James Wiseman, Memphis, 7-1, 240, freshman, 32 (Memphis East HS: 25.8 ppg, 14.8 rpg, 5.5 blocks, 1.3 steals) Others receiving votes: Kerry Blackshear Jr., Florida, 23; Cole Anthony, North Carolina, 10; Udoka Azubuike, Kansas, 8; Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati, 8; Tre Jones, Duke, 6; Sam Merrill, Utah State, 5; Devon Dotson, Kansas, 4; Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky, 3; Mamadi Diakite, Virginia, 3; Anthony Edwards, Georgia, 1; Tyrese Maxey, Kentucky, 1; Reggie Perry, Mississippi State, 1; Payton Pritchard, Oregon, 1; Lamar Stevens, Penn State, 1; Isaiah Stewart, Washington, 1; McKinley Wright IV, Colorado, 1. Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter And like ZAGS on FacebookMyles Powell @Myles_MBP_23
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) October 10, 2019
named Big East Preseason Player of the Year. The Trenton native has high expectations for @SetonHallMBB in his senior year. pic.twitter.com/KumEauIxJe
