Academic All-Americans
On February 25, 2009, CoSIDA and ESPN The Magazine announced the 2009 Academic All-American team with Brett Winkelman headlining the University Division as the men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.
2008–09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men’s Basketball Team (University Division) as selected by CoSIDA:
| Player | School | Class | GPA/Major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Winkelman | North Dakota State | Senior | 3.88/ Industrial engineering & Management |
| Jason Holsinger | Evansville | Senior | 3.89/ Economics |
| Aaron Linn | Gardner-Webb | Senior | 4.00/ Finance |
| Bryan Mullins | Southern Illinois | Senior | 4.00/ Finance |
| Alex Ruoff | West Virginia | Senior | 3.79/ History |
| Player | School | Class | GPA/Major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Baron | Rhode Island | Senior | 3.42/ Communications |
| Matt Howard | Butler | Sophomore | 3.72/ Finance |
| Yves Mekongo Mbala | La Salle | Junior | 3.82/ International Science, Business & Technology |
| Michael Schachtner | Wisconsin-Green Bay | Senior | 3.81/ Psychology |
| Ryan Schneider | Marist | Senior | 3.72/ Communications/Sports Communication |
| Player | School | Class | GPA/Major |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Foley | Columbia | Junior | 3.81/ Political science |
| David Kool | Western Michigan | Junior | 3.38/ Physical education |
| Kevin Lisch | Saint Louis | Graduate | 3.48/ Business administration (MBA) |
| Greg Paulus | Duke | Senior | 3.35/ Political Science |
| Andy Wicke | Belmont | Senior | 3.74/ Environmental studies |
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