Rivals names Dominic James First Team All-American

Congratulations to Dominic James, who was named a pre-season first team All-American by Rivals.com. Rivals smartly selected James and Ronald Steele for their first team -- fence sitting to avoid choosing one over the other (he says cynically). Here's how Rivals breaks it down:

First Team
Ronald Steele, Jr., Alabama
Dominic James, So., Marquette
Joakim Noah, Jr., Florida
Glen Davis, Jr., LSU
Tyler Hansbrough, So., North Carolina

Second Team
Acie Law, Sr., Texas A&M
Arron Afflalo, Jr., UCLA
Alando Tucker, Sr., Wisconsin
Al Horford, Jr., Florida
Nick Fazekas, Sr., Nevada

Third Team
Sean Singletary, Jr., Virginia
Charis Lofton, Jr., Tennessee
Corey Brewer, Jr., Florida
Josh McRoberts, So., Duke
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, So., UCLA

Here is the GoMarquette.com article on the news.