● The Associated Press' 2004-05 preseason men's All-America team, with school, year, height, votes from a 72-member national media panel and averages from last season:
Chris Paul, Wake Forest, so, 6-0, g, 55 votes, 14.8 pts, 5.9 asts.
Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State, sr, 6-9, f, 50, 16.9 pts, 10.1 rebs.
Wayne Simien, Kansas, sr, 6-9, f, 50, 17.8 pts, 9.3 rebs.
Julius Hodge, North Carolina State, sr, 6-6, g-f, 41, 18.2 pts, 6.4 rebs.
Hakim Warrick, Syracuse, sr, 6-8, f, 33, 19.8 pts, 8.6 rebs.
Others receiving votes (in alphabetical order): Dee Brown, Illinois; Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont; Travis Diener, Marquette; Ike Diogu, Arizona State; B.J. Elder, Georgia Tech; Raymond Felton, North Carolina; Channing Frye, Arizona
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; Francisco Garcia, Louisville; J.R. Giddens, Kansas; John Gilchrist, Maryland; Ryan Gomes, Providence; Joey Graham, Oklahoma State; Jarrett Jack, Georgia Tech; John Lucas, Oklahoma State; Sean May, North Carolina; Rashad McCants, North Carolina; Gerry McNamara, Syracuse; J.J. Redick, Duke; Nate Robinson, Washington; Luke Schenscher, Georgia Tech; Craig Smith, Boston College; Chris Thomas, Notre Dame; Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga; Charlie Villaneuva, Connecticut; Deron Williams, Illinois; Shelden Williams, Duke.
● The Associated Press' 2004-05 preseason women's All-America basketball team, with school, year, height, position, votes from a 45-member national media panel and key stats from last season:
Seimone Augustus, LSU, jr, 6-1, g, 44 votes, 19.4 pts, 6.0 rebs, 1.6 steals, .528 fg pct, .901 ft pct.
Janel McCarville, Minnesota, sr, 6-2, c, 35, 16.1 pts, 10.8 rebs, 2.9 steals, .616 fg pct.
Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, sr, 5-11, f, 33, 16.8 pts, 8.1 rebs, 1.9 steals, .894 ft pct.
Shyra Ely, Tennessee, sr, 6-2, f, 20, 14.5 pts, 8.0 rebs, .481 fg pct.
Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame, sr, 6-2, f, 19, 16.0 ps, 8.6 rebs, 2.3 assists.
Others receiving votes (in alphabetical order): Nikki Blue, UCLA; Monique Currie, Duke; Jamie Carey, Texas; Tiffany Jackson, Texas; Crystal Kitt, Alabama State; Temeka Johnson, LSU; Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara; Shawntinice Polk, Arizona
; Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers; Heather Schreiber, Texas; Khara Smith, DePaul; Kim Smith, Utah; Barbara Turner, Connecticut; Tan White, Mississippi State; Tanisha Wright, Penn State; Sophia Young, Baylor; Shanna Zolman, Tennessee.
