USA TODAY Sports revealed its 2016 men’s college basketball All-America teams Monday, and three of the 15 players selected were American Family Insurance ALL-USA picks during their high school careers.
Tyler Ulis as a high schooler at Marian Catholic (Photo: Louisville Courier-Journal)
- Tyler Ulis. The Kentucky sophomore guard averaged 16.6 points and 7.4 assists per game and has been the best player in the Southeastern Conference. Ulis was named to the ALL-USA third team in 2014 at Marian Catholic in Chicago Heights, Ill.
Perry Ellis in a 2010 photos at Wichita Heights High in Kansas. (Photo: The Wichita Eagle)
- Perry Ellis. The Kansas senior forward was named second-team All-America. He was twice chosen to the ALL-USA teams while at Wichita Heights High in Kansas. He was named to the second team in both 2011 and 2012.
Ben Simmons (20) at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Nationals last April. (Photo: Andy Marlin, USA TODAY Sports)
- Ben Simmons. The Australian phenom at LSU was the only freshman selected to the All-America team, named to the third team. He is less than year removed from being named the ALL-USA Player of the Year for Super 25 champion Montverde Academy in Florida.