PROVO -- BYU senior forward Keena Young picked up another honor this week, receiving All-America honorable mention from The Associated Press.
"I'm proud of Keena for all he accomplished as a leader on our team this season," BYU coach Dave Rose said. "He had a great season and is very deserving of the many honors he has received this year."
A 6-foot-6 native of Beaumont, Texas, Young led the Cougars in scoring (17.4) and rebounding (6.6) in 2006-07 to help BYU achieve a 25-9 record and the program's first national top-25 ranking since 1993. Young previously earned all-district recognition from the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the United States Basketball Writers Association and was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year after leading BYU to the outright MWC regular-season title with a 13-3 record.
Young is the first Cougar since Rafael Araujo (2004) and Mekeli Wesley (2001) to receive AP All-America honorable mention recognition. BYU's Trent Plaisted received Scout.com Freshman All-America Second Team accolades last season, and Araujo was also a Basketball Times Second Team selection in 2004.
2006-07 AP All-America Basketball Teams
FIRST TEAM
Kevin Durant, Texas, 6-9, 225, freshman, 25.6 ppg, 11.3 rpg
Alando Tucker, Wisconsin, 6-6, 205, senior, 19.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Acie Law IV, Texas A&M, 6-3, 195, senior, 17.9 ppg, 5.3 apg
Arron Afflalo, UCLA, 6-5, 215, junior, 16.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Greg Oden, Ohio State, 7-0, 280, freshman, 15.5 ppg, 9.7 rpg
SECOND TEAM
Nick Fazekas, Nevada, 6-11, 240, senior, 20.5 ppg, 11.2 rpg
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina, 6-9, 245, sophomore, 18.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg
Chris Lofton, Tennessee, 6-2, 200, junior, 20.6 ppg
Jared Dudley, Boston College, 6-7, 225, senior, 19.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg
Joakim Noah, Florida, 6-11, 230, junior, 12.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg
THIRD TEAM
Jeff Green, Georgetown, 6-9, 235, junior, 14.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Al Horford, Florida, 6-10, 245, junior, 13.2 ppg, 9.1 rpg
Aaron Brooks, Oregon, 6-0, 160, senior, 17.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Al Thornton, Florida State, 6-8, 220, senior, 20.1 ppg, 7.3 rpg
Aaron Gray, Pittsburgh, 7-0, 270, senior, 14.1 ppg, 9.6 rpg
HONORABLE MENTION
Morris Almond, Rice; D.J. Augustin, Texas; Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State;
Mario Boggan, Oklahoma State; Corey Brewer, Florida; Derrick Byars, Vanderbilt;
Jaycee Carroll, Utah State; Darren Collison, UCLA; Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State;
Chris Daniels, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Glen Davis, LSU; Sean Denison, Santa Clara; Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis;
Zabian Dowdell, Virginia Tech; A.J. Graves, Butler; Caleb Green, Oral Roberts;
Taurean Green, Florida; Adam Haluska, Iowa; Roy Hibbert, Georgetown; Kyle Hines,
UNC Greensboro.
Ibrahim Jaaber, Pennsylvania; Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech; Dominic James, Marquette;
Trey Johnson, Jackson State; Jared Jordan, Marist; Stephane Lasme, Massachusetts;
Bo McCalebb, New Orleans; Javier Mojica, Central Connecticut State; Drew Neitzel,
Michigan State; Demetris Nichols, Syracuse.
Aaron Nixon, Long Beach State; David Patten, Weber State; Courtney Pigram,
East Tennessee State; Derek Raivio, Gonzaga; Drake Reed, Austin Peay;
Arizona Reid, High Point; Brandon Rush, Kansas; Keith Simmons, Holy Cross;
Sean Singletary, Virginia; Loren Stokes, Hofstra.
Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington; Curtis Sumpter, Villanova; Jamaal Tatum,
Southern Illinois; Romeo Travis, Akron; Jamar Wilson, Albany, N.Y.;
DaShaun Wood, Wright State; Julian Wright, Kansas; Keena Young, BYU.