The U. S. Basketball Writers Association has just released its All-District teams, and for District 8, which includes Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and New Mexico, the player of the year is BYU junior guard Jimmer Fredette. Teammate Jackson Emery was also named to All-District 8 first team. Yesterday Fredette was named first-team all Mountain West Conference, and Emery was selected on All-MWC second team and was on the league's all-defensive team.

The Sporting News has also released its All-America team, and Fredette was named on the third team. Below is the USBWA All-District 8 team. Below that is the Sporting News release on its All-America team.

USWBA All-DISTRICT VIII

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jimmer Fredette, BYU

COACH OF THE YEAR

Steve Alford, New Mexico

ALL-DISTRICT TEAM

Luke Babbitt, Nevada

Jackson Emery, BYU

Jimmer Fredette, BYU

Corey Higgins, Colorado

Darington Hobson, New Mexico

Damian Lillard, Weber State

Ramon Martinez, New Mexico

Jared Quayle, Utah State

Tre'von Willis, UNLV

Jahman Young, New Mexico State

Here's a link to all nine all-district teams: USBWAalldistrict

Sporting News has named BYU guard Jimmer Fredette to its 2009-10 College Basketball All-America Third Team.

Fredette, a 6-foot-2 junior, has emerged as one of the top offensive threats in the nation, averaging 20.6 points and 4.7 assists while shooting .465 from the field, .472 from three and .881 from the free throw line.

The Glens Falls, N.Y., native has scored 33-plus points five times and 20-plus points 18 times. He burst onto the national scene when he posted BYU records of 49 points and nine threes at Arizona while adding nine assists and seven boards in leading the Cougars to a 99-69 win against the Wildcats. Fredette also scored 36 points at home against rival Utah, a BYU record for points against the Utes.

In addition to third-team All-America honors from Sporting News, Fredette has been named first-team All-MWC and the MWC Player of the Week five times. He is a national player of the year candidate, having been named a Naismith Trophy Midseason Candidate, a Wooden Trophy Candidate and an Oscar Robertson Trophy finalist.

Joining Fredette on the third team are Jordan Crawford of Xavier, Jacob Pullen of Kansas State, Darington Hobson of New Mexico and Luke Harangody.

SPORTING NEWS ALL-AMERICANS

First team

G James Anderson, Oklahoma State

G Scottie Reynolds,Villanova

G Evan Turner, Ohio State

G John Wall, Kentucky

G Greivis Vasquez, Maryland

Second team

G Sherron Collins, Kansas

G Jon Scheyer, Duke

F Damion James, Texas

F Wesley Johnson, Syracuse

F/C DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky

Third team

G Jordan Crawford, Xavier

G Jimmer Fredette, BYU

G Jacob Pullen, Kansas State

F Darington Hobson, New Mexico

C Luke Harangody, Notre Dame

Fourth team

G Jerome Randle, California

G Devan Downey, South Carolina

G Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech

G Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga

G Tweety Carter, Baylor

Fifth team

G Andy Rautins, Syracuse

G Trevon Hughes, Wisconsin

F Lazar Hayward, Marquette

F Kyle Singler, Duke

F Austin Freeman, Georgetown