Brandon Rush First Team AA according to Dick Vitale
Thanks to reader Michael for sending this in. KU’s own Brandon Rush is a pre-season All American, at least to Dick Vitale.
My guess is that he’ll be getting a lot of attention for this honor if DV is saying so.
Here’s the rest of his selections:
FIRST TEAM
C: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
F: Joakim Noah, Florida
F: Brandon Rush, Kansas
G: Arron Afflalo, UCLA
G: Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech
SECOND TEAM
C: Glen Davis, LSU
F: Josh McRoberts, Duke
F: Corey Brewer, Florida
G: Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
G: Ronald Steele, Alabama
THIRD TEAM
C: Aaron Gray, Pittsburgh
F: Nick Fazekas, Nevada
F: Jared Dudley, Boston College
G: Chris Lofton, Tennessee
G: Taurean Green, Florida
FOURTH TEAM
C: Roy Hibbert, Georgetown
F: Al Horford, Florida
F: Richard Roby, Colorado
G: JamesOn Curry, Oklahoma State
G: Sean Singletary, Virginia
FIFTH TEAM
C: David Padgett, Louisville
F: DJ White, Indiana
F: Curtis Sumpter, Villanova
G: Brandon Heath, San Diego State
G: Dominic James, Marquette
SIXTH TEAM
C: Jermareo Davidson, Alabama
F: Joseph Jones, Texas A&M
F: Marcus Williams, Arizona
G: Adam Haluska, Iowa
G: Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin
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August 16th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
Yikes, he has Padgett on there but no other Jayhawks? Come on Dickie V.
August 16th, 2006 at 11:19 pm
GO TO VITALE”s site and VOTE FOR RUSH NOW!!!!
Right now Hansbrough is ahead of Rush by 1%, get as many jayhawk fans to vote for RUSH IMMEDIATELY!!!
August 17th, 2006 at 4:02 am
Great for Rush, but how could you leave off Wright?!?! How could a preseason Top 10 draft pick not make the list?
August 17th, 2006 at 9:14 am
I don’t think any KU player should be on here. Does Rush compare to a Pierce, Collison, or Hinrich? Not yet.
Wright shoulnd’t be on any of these lists because he is still unproven. NBA drafts on potential not college success. Next year, I think we stand a great shot to have our entire starting 5 on the first four teams.
August 17th, 2006 at 11:13 am
HANSBROUGH HAS MORE VOTES THAN RUSH, get anyone you can to vote for BRANDON RUSH NOW!!!
August 18th, 2006 at 6:28 am
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August 18th, 2006 at 11:11 am
Gweedo, Rush’s freshman year numbers: 13.5 pts, 6 boards, 2 assists, 47% FG
Nick as a freshman: 10.5 pts, 7 boards, 1 assist, 50% FG
Kirk: 5.5 pts, 2.4 boards, 3.6 assists, 43% FG
Raef: 11.7 pts, 7.5 boards, .5 assists, 53.4% FG
Does Rush compare to those guys? Absolutely.
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:07 pm
Peter:
I never said Rush’s numbers weren’t good–especially for a freshman (even though he was a year older than a true freshman). He compares quite favorably to the recent KU greats when you consider frosh vs frosh stats.
My point was, I don’t see how Rush can be considered a first team All American based upon his performance last year. Kirk, Nick, Paul, and Raef all had great careers under their belt before they were considered first teamers (heck Kirk never really was–anyone think TJ Ford is better now???) as Juniors and Seniors. All of them were also clutch performers and lead KU to tournament victories.
I hope that Rush becomes that player–I certainly believe he has the ability. I just don’t think anyone on KU’s team deserves to be a legitimate first teamer at this point.
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