The honors continue to roll in for UConn Huskies junior center Hasheem Thabeet as today he was named to a Second Team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
The First Team is headlined by Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina and includes DaJuan Blair of Pittsburgh, Stephen Curry of Davidson, Blake Griffin of Oklahoma and James Harden of Arizona State. Hansbrough is just one of 18 players to be named to the team three times joining UNC alum Sam Perkins as the only other Tar Heel to do it.
| 2008-09 | |||||
| USBWA MEN’S ALL-AMERICA TEAM | |||||
| First Team | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown |
| DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh | F | 6-7 | 265 | So. | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Stephen Curry, Davidson | G | 6-3 | 185 | Jr. | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Blake Griffin, Oklahoma | F | 6-10 | 251 | So. | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina | F | 6-9 | 250 | Sr. | Poplar Bluff, Mo. |
| James Harden, Arizona State | G | 6-5 | 218 | So. | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Second Team | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown |
| Sherron Collins, Kansas | G | 5-11 | 200 | Jr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| Luke Harangody, Notre Dame | F | 6-8 | 255 | Jr. | Schererville, Ind. |
| Jodie Meeks, Kentucky | G | 6-4 | 208 | Jr. | Norcross, Ga. |
| Jeff Teague, Wake Forest | G | 6-2 | 180 | So. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut | C | 7-3 | 263 | Jr. | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania |
