Brown and Head earn USBWA All-America honors

[MARCH 11, 2005]  CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois had two players recognized as the United States Basketball Writers Association announced its 2005 All-America Teams on Thursday. Dee Brown was selected to the five-player first team, while Luther Head was named to the five-player second team.

Brown, the Big Ten Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, is averaging 14.2 points, with 24 games in double figures. He leads the Big Ten in 3-point field goal shooting at 48.2 percent, while ranking second in the conference with 82 3-pointers. Brown leads the Illini with 55 steals and is averaging 4.6 assists to rank third in the Big Ten.

Head, a first-team All-Big Ten selection, leads the Illini in scoring with an average of 16.1 points. He has scored in double figures in 27 of 30 games, with nine games of 20 or more points. Head leads the Big Ten with 85 3-pointers and trails Brown by just one for the team lead in steals with 54. He also leads the Illini in free-throw shooting (83.1 percent), while ranking third in both assists (3.8 apg) and rebounds (3.9 rpg).

The complete USBWA All-America Teams are listed below.

2005 USBWA All-America First Team

Andrew Bogut	Utah	So.	C
Dee Brown	Illinois	Jr.	G
Chris Paul	Wake Forest	So.	G
J.J. Redick	Duke	Jr.	G
Wayne Simien	Kansas	Sr.	F

2005 USBWA All-America Second Team

Ike Diogu	Arizona State	Jr.	F
Luther Head	Illinois	Jr.	G
Sean May	North Carolina	Jr.	F-C
Salim Stoudamire	Arizona	Sr.	G
Hakim Warrick	Syracuse	Sr.	F

[Provided by the University of Illinois]

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