Fears and Haugh lead preseason All-America basketball team

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 18:32 · Archive

Michigan State's Jeremy Fears Jr and Florida's Thomas Haugh have been named to the preseason All-America team by the Associated Press, released on Wednesday.

Fears, a 6-foot-2 guard from Joliet, Illinois, averaged 15.2 points and a nation-leading 9.4 assists last season as Michigan State's starting point guard, leading the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. He withdrew from the NBA draft to rejoin the team. Haugh was Florida's leading scorer last year at 17.1 points per game, playing a key role in the Gators' 2025 national championship run.

Fears received 57 votes from the 58-person media panel and Haugh earned 56. Both players' decisions to return made their teams frontrunners for next spring's championship. Michigan State earned a No. 6 ranking in the preseason Top 25 poll. Fears, who was a second-team All-American last season, said 'I think we have the pieces. We've kind of got a lot of everything and my job is to get them the ball.' Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner, Illinois forward David Mirkovic and Arizona big man Motiejus Krivas rounded out the five-person preseason team.

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• Michigan State's Fears, Florida's Haugh headline Associated Press preseason All-America teamFlorida's Thomas Haugh and Michigan State's Jeremy Fears Jr. highlight the preseason AP All-America team.Clickorlando · 21 Oct, 17:58
• Michigan State's Fears, Florida's Haugh headline Associated Press preseason All-America teamFlorida's Thomas Haugh and Michigan State's Jeremy Fears Jr. highlight the preseason AP All-America team.News4Jax · 21 Oct, 17:58

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