page_title: 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
section_title: Academic All-Americans
hierarchical_section_title: 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans / Academic All-Americans
caption_attribution_description: Kansas Jayhawks player Cole Aldrich against Iowa State. This file has been extracted from another file: CraigBrackensLayup.jpg
context_page_description: An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889. The 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that include All-American selections from the Associated Press, the United States Basketball Writers Association, the Sporting News, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches for the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All selectors choose at least a first and second 5-man team. The NABC and AP choose third teams, and TSN chooses third, fourth and fifth teams, while AP also lists honorable mention selections.
context_section_description: On February 22, 2010, CoSIDA and ESPN The Magazine announced the 2010 Academic All-America team, with Cole Aldrich headlining the University Division as the men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.  The following is the 2009–10 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men’s Basketball Team (University Division) as selected by CoSIDA:
caption: Cole Aldrich
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