College Basketball
March Madness 2025: Cooper Flagg, Johni Broome Headline All-America Teams
Dan is a multifaceted content creator who specializes in sports, pop culture, and entertainment. His entertainment work has been featured on Digital Trends, where he has interviewed Brendan Fraser, Jamie Lee Curtis, Alison Brie, Adam DeVine, Sadie Sink, Chris O'Dowd, Machine Gun Kelly, and Frank Grillo. Dan's entertainment work has also been featured on Coming Soon, Hidden Remote, and WatchMojo. Dan's other ion in life revolves around sports, graduating from Marist College with a degree in Sports Communication and Journalism. From columns about the latest in New York sports to gambling predictions, Dan continues to find success in written and broadcast journalism. Previous written work can be found at Unafraid Show, while broadcast clips can be seen on WAVE.tv and CBS Sports.
Get to know Dan Girolamo betterPublished18 Mar 2025
The Associated Press released their 2025 All-America Teams. Duke’s Cooper Flagg and Auburn’s Johni Broome lead the field as unanimous first-team selections.
Cooper Flagg, Johni Broome Headline The First-Team
🚨 AP All-America First-Team
🏀 Johni Broome
🏀 Cooper Flagg
🏀 Mark Sears
🏀 Walter Clayton Jr.
🏀 Braden Smith pic.twitter.com/x1hBc10Wu2— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2025
Flagg and Broome were the only two players to be named unanimous selections for the 2024-25 All-America men’s basketball team.
Flagg has been Duke’s do-it-all superstar. The 18-year-old freshman leads Duke in per-game averages for points (18.9), rebounds (7.5), assists (4.1), steals (1.5), and blocks (1.2).
Flagg missed most of the ACC Tournament with an ankle injury. Duke head coach Jon Scheyer expects Flagg to play for No. 1 Duke when they take on No. 16 American/No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s in Friday’s First Round game.
Auburn’s Broome has been sensational in his own right. The fifth-year senior averaged 18.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists.
Broome and Flagg are two frontrunners for National Player of the Year.
Being on opposite sides of the bracket, there is a strong chance No. 1 Auburn faces No. 1 Duke in the national championship of March Madness. It would be a rematch of the Dec. 4 game when Duke came out on top 84-78.
ing Flagg and Broome on the first team are Purdue’s Braden Smith, Alabama’s Mark Sears, and Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr.
Duke men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer says it’s “full steam ahead” for Cooper Flagg and the goal is to have him play in the tournament on Friday 💪 pic.twitter.com/vIRGFzljRy
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 17, 2025
Full List Of All-America Teams
🚨 AP All-America Second-Team
🏀 Kam Jones
🏀 John Tonje
🏀 JT Toppin
🏀 PJ Haggerty
🏀 RJ Luis Jr. pic.twitter.com/0Jyba7nKAl— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2025
Texas Tech’s JT Toppin headlines the second team. Toppin, a transfer from New Mexico, won the Big 12 Player of the Year in his first season with the Red Raiders.
Toppin is ed on the second team with Marquette’s Kam Jones, Wisconsin’s John Tonje, Memphis’ PJ Haggerty, and St. John’s RJ Luis Jr.
Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson garners his third All-America selection of his career. Dickinson is on the third team alongside Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner, Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler, Villanova’s Eric Dixon, and Houston’s LJ Cryer.
View all 15 players below.
First Team
Cooper Flagg, Duke, 6-9, 205, Freshman; Newport, Maine; 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists
Johni Broome, Auburn, 6-10, 235, Fifth year; Plant City, Florida; 18.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists
Braden Smith, Purdue, 6-0, 180, Junior; Westfield, Indiana; 16.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 8.7 assists
Mark Sears, Alabama, 6-1, 185, Fifth year; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; 18.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.9 assists
Walter Clayton Jr., Florida, 6-2, 195, Senior; Lake Wales, Florida; 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists
Second Team
JT Toppin, Texas Tech, 6-9, 210, Sophomore; Dallas, Texas; 18.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Kam Jones, Marquette, 6-4, 185, Senior; Cordova, Tennessee; 19.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists
John Tonje, Wisconsin, 6-5, 222, Sixth Year; Omaha, Nebraska; 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists
PJ Haggerty, Memphis, 6-3, 192, Sophomore; Crosby, Texas; 21.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists
RJ Luis Jr., St. John’s, 6-7, 196, Junior; Miami, Florida; 18.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists
Third Team
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton, 7-0, 235, Fifth Year; St. Louis, Missouri; 19.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee, 5-9, 160, Senior; Long Island, New York; 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 7.3 assists
Eric Dixon, Villanova, 6-8, 260, Fifth Year; Willow Grove, Pennsylvania; 23.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists
LJ Cryer, Houston, 6-1, 185, Fifth Year; Katy, Texas; 15.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas, 7-2, 255, Fifth Year; Alexandria, Virginia; 17.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists
