University of Minnesota Athletics
MBB: Grier Named Fourth Team All-American by Blue Ribbon
10/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Grier, a preseason Wooden Award candidate, was also selected preseason First Team All- Big Ten by the magazine. Grier averaged 17.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game last season. Grier partnered with two Blue Ribbon First Team All-Americans — Shelden Williams of Duke and Craig Smith of Boston College — to lead the USA to a gold medal at last summer’s World University Games in Izmir, Turkey.
Following is a list of the Blue Ribbon All-American Teams.
First Team
Shelden Williams, SR, Duke; Adam Morrison, JR, Gonzaga; Craig Smith, SR, Boston College; J.J. Redick, SR, Duke; Dee Brown, SR, Illinois
Second Team
Rudy Gay, SO, Connecticut; Paul Davis, SR, Michigan State; P.J. Tucker, JR, Texas; Justin Gray, SR, Wake Forest; Gerry McNamara, SR, Syracuse
Third Team
Eric Williams, SR, Wake Forest; Taj Gray, SR, Oklahoma; Curtis Withers, SR, Charlotte; Taquan Dean, SR, Louisville; Allan Ray, SR, Villanova
Fourth Team
Josh Boone, JR, Connecticut; Vincent Grier, SR, Minnesota; Ronnie Brewer, JR, Arkansas; Curtis Stinson, JR, Iowa State; Rajon Rondo, SO, Kentucky
