Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears, RJ Davis headline AP preseason All-America team

Alabama's Mark Sears and North Carolina's RJ Davis looked into the possibility of leaving for the NBA before deciding to return for another college season. Their decisions helped their teams earn top-10 rankings in the AP Top 25 and earned both players some preseason honors, too. Sears was a near-unanimous selection for The Associated Press preseason All-America men's basketball team released Monday, earning all but one vote from a 55-person national media panel.

' Like Sears, Davis has similar aspirations after opting to return for his fifth season at North Carolina. The 6-foot guard was an AP All-American last season and the ACC player of the year after averaging 21.1 points, 3.



6 rebounds and 3.5 assists on a team that reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Davis enters this year within reach of former North Carolina big man Tyler Hansbrough's all-time ACC scoring record.

'I know there's more work to be done,' Davis said. We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here.

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