April 2005 | More from Vitale — Early '05-06 Dazzling Dozen

Yes, it's a little early to look ahead to next season and project All-America teams. A number of players might leave school early and enter the NBA draft, so these teams are based on players I believe will return. For example, I feel that Raymond Felton and Rashad McCants, who surely would have appeared here, will opt for the NBA. Others, like Andrew Bogut and Kennedy Winston, have already declared for the draft.

For the moment, subject to change after the official draft early-entry list comes out, here's an early look at my first three All-America teams for 2005-06:

Early All-Rolls-Royce First Team
G: Chris Paul | Wake Forest
G: J.J. Redick | Duke
C: Sean May | North Carolina
F: Adam Morrison | Gonzaga
F: Brandon Bass | LSU

Early All-Rolls-Royce Second Team
G: Jarrett Jack | Georgia Tech
G: Anthony Roberson | Florida
C: Shelden Williams | Duke
F: Craig Smith | Boston College
F: Taj Gray | Oklahoma

Early All-Rolls-Royce Third Team
G: Daniel Gibson | Texas
G: Gerry McNamara | Syracuse
C: Eric Williams | Wake Forest
F: Maurice Ager | Michigan State
F: P.J. Tucker | Texas

Dick Vitale coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in 1979. Send a question to Vitale for possible use on ESPNEWS.