The Associated Press

There's no debate when it comes to Emeka Okafor and Jameer Nelson. They're unanimous All-Americans.

The stars at Connecticut and Saint Joseph's led The Associated Press men's college basketball All-America team Tuesday, the first time since 1985 more than one player was chosen by every voter.

"It is hard to express just what it means to be recognized as one of the best players in the country," Okafor said. "Individual recognition like this is really a reflection of the great teammates and coaches that I am fortunate to work with every day."

Okafor, a 6-foot-10 junior center, and Nelson, a 5-11 senior guard, earned a perfect 360 points by being picked on all 72 first-team ballots by the same media panel that votes on the weekly poll.

Each member selected three All-America teams, with players receiving points on a 5-3-1 basis.

Lawrence Roberts of Mississippi State was third with 308 points, while Josh Childress of Stanford had 235, and Ryan Gomes of Providence completed the first team with 208.

In 1985, when 10 people voted, four players were unanimous choices: Patrick Ewing of Georgetown, Chris Mullin of St. John's, Wayman Tisdale of Oklahoma, and Keith Lee of Memphis State.

"This is obviously a testament to both players to be unanimous selections," Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli said. "That is a lot of respect to be shown, and in neither case was it about hype."

Nelson, the Atlantic 10 player of the year, led the Hawks to a 27-0 record and No. 1 ranking before they lost to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. It was the longest such run since UNLV entered the 1991 Tournament undefeated.

"It's as much about my teammates and the coaches as it is about me," Nelson said. "I share the award with them and appreciate everyone who watched Saint Joe's all year."

Nelson is the first All-American for Saint Joseph's, and he leaves as the school's career scoring leader with more than 2,000 points. He averaged 20.6 points, 5.0 assists and 4.6 rebounds, while shooting 49 percent from the field, 39 percent on 3-pointers, and 80 percent on free throws.

He and Delonte West were considered the best backcourt in the nation.

Nelson is "the greatest player to ever wear a Saint Joe's uniform," Martelli said.

Okafor collected a hat trick of Big East awards. He was the player of the year, defensive player of the year, and the league's scholar-athlete for the second year in a row.

He averaged 18.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and a nation-leading 4.3 blocked shots while shooting 60 percent from the field. Okafor, who will graduate in May, missed three games, including two in the Big East tournament, with back spasms related to a small stress fracture.

"He's does so many things that don't appear on a stat sheet," Huskies coach Jim Calhoun said. "With his defensive presence, he changes the game more than any player in college basketball."

Roberts, a 6-9 junior who received 49 first-team votes, was the Southeastern Conference's player and newcomer of the year. He transferred this fall from Baylor after that program's problems.

"From Day 1, he was never concerned about Lawrence Roberts," Bulldogs coach Rick Stansbury said recently. "He didn't ask me about playing time. The most important thing to him was winning a championship."

Mississippi State won its first SEC regular-season title since 1991, and Roberts averaged 17.1 points and 10.2 rebounds. He is Mississippi State's first All-American since Bailey Howell in 1959.

Childress, the Pac-10 player of the year and Stanford's first All-American since Casey Jacobson in 2001, missed the first nine games of the season while recovering from a stress fracture in his left foot. The 6-8 junior swingman averaged 15.8 points and 7.5 rebounds, helping the Cardinal get to 26-0 before losing their last game before the conference tournament. He had 34 first-team votes.

Gomes, a 6-7 junior forward, joined Okafor as a unanimous all-Big East selection after averaging 18.6 points and 9.3 rebounds. He is the Friars' first All-American since Marvin Barnes in 1974. He had 24 first-team votes.

Men's All-America

FIRST TEAM

Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's, 5-11, 190, senior, Chester, Pa., 20.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 5.2 apg, 2.9 steals (72 first-place votes, 360 points).

Emeka Okafor, Connecticut, 6-9, 252, junior, Houston, 18.1 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 60.1 fg pct, 4.3 blocks (72, 360).

Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State, 6-9, 230, junior, Houston, 16.9 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 51.9 fg pct (49, 308).

Josh Childress, Stanford, 6-8, 205, junior, Los Angeles, 15.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 82.1 ft pct, 1.6 blocks (34, 235).

Ryan Gomes, Providence, 6-7, 245, junior, Waterbury, Conn., 18.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 50.7 fg pct, 87.0 ft pct, 1.6 steals (24, 208).

SECOND TEAM

Devin Harris, Wisconsin, 6-3, 185, junior, Milwaukee, 36.3 minutes, 19.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.8 steals (15, 180).

Julius Hodge, North Carolina State, 6-6, 191, junior, New York, 18.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 51.3 fg pct, 82.8 ft pct (15, 174).

Luke Jackson, Oregon, 6-7, 215, senior, Creswell, Ore., 21.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 4.6 apg, 44.4 3-pt fg pct (16, 159).

Andre Emmett, Texas Tech, 6-5, 225, senior, Dallas, 35.8 minutes, 20.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 52.9 fg pct (10, 142).

Blake Stepp, Gonzaga, 6-4, 192, senior, Eugene, Ore., 14.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.7 apg, 40.7 3-pt fg pct, 83.1 ft pct (9, 140).

THIRD TEAM

Chris Duhon, Duke, 6-1, 185, senior, Slidell, La., 10.1 ppg, 6.1 apg, 2.3 steals (8, 125).

John Lucas, Oklahoma State, 5-11, 152, junior, Houston, 15.3 ppg, 4.6 apg, 40.8 3-pt fg pct, 89.0 ft pct (10, 114).

Hakim Warrick, Syracuse, 6-8, 205, junior, Wynnewood, Pa., 37.2 minutes, 19.8 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 50.8 fg pct (3, 103).

Rashad McCants, North Carolina, 6-4, 207, sophomore, Asheville, N.C., 20.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 40.8 3-pt fg pct (3, 75).

Wayne Simien, Kansas, 6-9, 250, junior, Leavenworth, Kan., 17.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 53.7 fg pct (3, 75).

HONORABLE MENTION

(In alphabetical order)

Tony Allen, Oklahoma State; Rafael Araujo, BYU; Andre Barrett, Seton Hall; Odell Bradley, IUPUI; Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois.

Dee Brown, Illinois; Antonio Burks, Memphis; Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont; Erik Daniels, Kentucky; Miah Davis, Pacific.

Paul Davis, Michigan State; Greg Davis, Troy State; Luol Deng, Duke; Ike Diogu, Arizona State; B.J. Elder, Georgia Tech.

Gerald Fitch, Kentucky; Luis Flores, Manhattan; Jason Forte, Brown; Matt Freije, Vanderbilt; Francisco Garcia, Louisville.

Danny Gathings, High Point; Ben Gordon, Connecticut; David Harrison, Colorado; David Hawkins, Temple; Kris Humphries, Minnesota.

LeRoy Hurd, Texas-San Antonio; Andre Iguodala, Arizona; Arthur Johnson, Missouri; Domonic Jones, Virginia Commonwealth; Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh.

Jaime Lloreda, LSU; Bryant Matthews, Virginia Tech; Sean May, North Carolina; Attarrius Norwood, Mississippi Valley State; Dylan Page, Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Chris Paul, Wake Forest; Tim Pickett, Florida State; J.J. Redick, Duke; Anthony Roberson, Florida; Ron Robinson, Central Connecticut State.

Austen Rowland, Lehigh; Romain Sato, Xavier; Alvin Snow, Eastern Washington; Kirk Snyder, Nevada; Chris Thomas, Notre Dame.

Ronny Turiaf, Gonzaga; Cuthbert Victor, Murray State; Zakee Wadood, East Tennessee State; Nick Welch, Air Force; Mike Wells, Western Kentucky.

Delonte West, Saint Joseph's; Mike Williams, Western Michigan; Shelden Williams, Duke; Thurman Zimmerman, South Carolina State.

Women's All-America

The 2003-04 AP women's All-America basketball team with school, height, class and key statistics, followed in parentheses by points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis by a national media panel:

FIRST TEAM

Alana Beard, Duke, 5-11, senior, 20.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.3 steals, .508 fg pct (47 first-team votes, 235 total points).

Diana Taurasi, Connecticut, 6-0, senior, 15.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.9 apg, 68 3-pointers (45, 231).

Kelly Mazzante, Penn State, 6-0, senior, 20.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.8 steals, 85 3-pointers (36, 207).

Nicole Powell, Stanford, 6-2, senior, 20.0 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.9 steals (25, 183).

Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State, 6-5, senior, 17.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.7 blocks, .574 fg pct (24, 172).

SECOND TEAM

Chandi Jones, Houston, 5-10, senior, 22.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.4 apg, 66 3-pointers (21, 161).

Shereka Wright, Purdue, 5-10, senior, 20.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.3 apg (17, 158).

Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota, 5-9, senior, 20.7 ppg, 4.8 apg, 5.0 rpg, .551 fg pct (3, 96).

Stacy Stephens, Texas, 6-1, senior, 11.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg, .559 fg pct (2, 90).

Vanessa Hayden, Florida, 6-4, senior, 19.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 3.5 blocks, .520 fg pct (7, 75).

THIRD TEAM

Seimone Augustus, LSU, 6-1, sophomore, 18.6 ppg, 6.0 rpg, .516 fg pct, .910 ft pct (1, 71).

Shameka Christon, Arkansas, 6-1, senior, 21.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.7 blocks, 1.8 steals (2, 65).

Shyra Ely, Tennessee, 6-2, junior, 15.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.4 steals (40).

Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, 5-11, junior, 17.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.9 steals (1, 36).

Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers, 5-9, junior, 18.2 ppg, 4.3 apg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 steals (2, 35).

HONORABLE MENTION

(In alphabetical order)

Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame; Tera Bjorklund, Colorado; Rebekkah Brunson, Georgetown; Amisha Carter, Louisiana Tech; Emily Faurholt, Idaho; Katie Feenstra, Liberty; Trina Frierson, Louisiana Tech.

Sandora Irvin, TCU; Amber Jacobs, Boston College; Cathy Joens, George Washington; Temeka Johnson, LSU; Giuliana Mendiola, Washington; Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara; Janel McCarville, Minnesota.

Sara Nord, Louisville; Shawntinice Polk, Arizona; Heather Schreiber, Texas; Khara Smith, DePaul; Christi Thomas, Georgia; Iciss Tillis, Duke; Tanisha Wright, Penn State.

Note: Carter and Feenstra each received one first-team vote.