Kentucky’s Davis is our freshman of the year, but he’s not the only ‘Cat on our Freshman All-America team

The Yahoo! Sports national freshman of the year is the same guy who was our national player of the year.

Kentucky’s Anthony Davis was the No. 2 player in our recruiting rankings last year, but he played far beyond his years all season. Davis was a huge force on the defensive end, setting an NCAA record for most blocks by a freshman and he also affected countless other shots.

[ Related: Kentucky’s Anthony Davis is Yahoo! Sports national player of the year ]

Davis is an excellent ballhandler for a guy his size, and his offense – while not as advanced as his defense – did get better as the season progressed. His ceiling seems unlimited; once he adds 15 or 20 pounds to better handle the bulkier big men he will see in the NBA, it’s easy to see Davis being a dominant double-double machine for at least a decade.

He is joined on our Freshman All-America first team by teammate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Duke guard Austin Rivers (who was the top-ranked prep senior last year), Florida guard Bradley Beal and Indiana forward Cody Zeller.

Here’s a complete look at the team.

First team

C Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Particulars: 6-10/220, Fr.; Chicago Perspectives Charter
Key stats: 14.2 ppg, 62.3 FG%, 10.4 rpg, 4.7 bpg, 1.4 spg

F Cody Zeller, Indiana
Particulars: 6-11/230; Washington (Ind.) High
Key stats: 15.6 ppg, 62.3 FG%, 6.6 rpg, 1.4 spg, 1.2 bpg

F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
Particulars: 6-7/232, Fr.; Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick
Key stats: 11.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg

G Bradley Beal, Florida
Particulars: 6-3/207; St. Louis Chaminade Prep
Key stats: 14.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.4 spg

G Austin Rivers, Duke
Particulars: 6-4/200; Winter Park (Fla.) High
Key stats: 15.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.0 spg

Second team

F Moe Harkless, St. John’s
Particulars: 6-8/208; South Kent (Conn.) South Kent School
Key stats: 15.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.6 spg, 1.4 bpg

F LaDontae Henton, Providence
Particulars: 6-6/220; Lansing (Mich.) Eastern
Key stats: 14.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.1 bpg, 1.0 spg

G Trey Burke, Michigan
Particulars: 6-0/180; Columbus (Ohio) Northland
Key stats: 14.8 ppg, 4.6 apg, 3.5 rpg

G Marquis Teague, Kentucky
Particulars: 6-2/189; Indianapolis Pike
Key stats: 10.0 ppg, 4.8 apg

G Tony Wroten, Washington
Particulars: 6-5/205; Seattle Garfield
Key stats: 16.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.9 spg

Third team

C Andre Drummond, Connecticut
Particulars: 6-10/270; Oakdale (Conn.) St. Thomas More
Key stats: 10.0 ppg, 53.8 FG%, 7.6 rpg, 2.7 bpg

F Ryan Anderson, Boston College
Particulars: 6-8/217; Long Beach (Calif.) Poly
Key stats: 11.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg

G D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s
Particulars: 6-3/202; Sugar Land (Texas) Dulles
Key stats: 17.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.6 spg

G Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga
Particulars: 6-1/180; Newmarket, Ontario (Canada), Denison Secondary School
Key stats: 13.6 ppg, 40.1 3-pt FG%, 3.4 apg, 1.2 spg

G B.J. Young, Arkansas
Particulars: 6-3/175; St. Louis McCluer North
Key stats: 15.2 ppg, 50.4 FG%, 41.3 3-pt FG%, 3.1 rpg, 1.2 spg

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