Blake Schilb earns Honorable Mention notice as AP announces men's basketball All-America teams

March 28, 2006

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CHICAGO -- Loyola University Chicago junior guard Blake Schilb took his place among the top basketball players in the nation Monday (March 27) when the Associated Press announced its All-America teams for the 2005-06 season. The AP listed the Rambler standout on its Honorable Mention unit, marking the school's first appearance on the nation's most presitigous honor roll in more than two decades.

Schilb topped the Ramblers with an average of 19.1 points per game, helping Loyola to its best record (19-11) since 1984-85 when the Ramblers finished 27-6 and reached the NCAA's Sweet 16 behind First-Team All-America selection Alfredrick Hughes.

The six-foot-seven Schilb scored in double figures in 29 of his team's 30 games this season, including 17 games with 20 or more points. He registered more than 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists for the second consecutive season.

Schilb ranked among the League leaders in ten different statistical categories in 2005-06, and was one of only two players to finish in the top ten in scoring, assists and steals. His scoring average was second on the final League charts, while his rates of 3.93 assists and 1.27 steals were fourth and tenth, respectively. Schilb also ended the year 13th in rebounding (5.2 per game), third in free-throw percentage (.830), eighth in three-point shooting (.378) and 12th in field-goal accuracy (.466). In addition, he was third in three-point field goals per game (2.27), seventh in blocked shots (0.90 per contest) and tenth with a 1.18 assist-to-turnover ratio.

The Rantoul, Ill., native averaged 22.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in Loyola's last six outings of 2005-06, leading the Ramblers to a 5-1 mark during that span and a share of third place in the Horizon League with an 8-8 loop ledger. LU advanced to the semifinals of the League Championship tournament before falling to eventual titlist University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Schilb will enter his senior season with 1,351 career points, the most among active Horizon League players and 15th in Loyola's storied annals. He was also a Third-Team Mid-Major All-America selection from FOXSports.com earlier this month.

The First-Team AP All-America squad includes a pair of unanimous selections in Duke University senior J.J. Redick and Gonzaga University junior Adam Morrison, who were each First-Team choices on all 72 ballots cast. Duke senior Shelden Williams joined teammate Redick as a top-team pick, along with Villanova University senior Randy Foye and University of Washington senior Brandon Roy.

Associated Press Men's Basketball All-America Teams
March 27, 2006

First-Team All-America (in vote order)
Adam Morrison, Gonzaga, Jr.
J.J. Redick, Duke, Sr.
Randy Foye, Villanova, Sr.
Shelden Williams, Duke, Sr.
Brandon Roy, Washington, Sr.

Second-Team All-America
Dee Brown, Illinois, Sr.
Rodney Carney, Memphis, Sr.
Rudy Gay, Connecticut, So.
P.J. Tucker, Texas, Jr.
Leon Powe, California, So.

Third-Team All-America
Craig Smith, Boston College, Sr.
Glen Davis, LSU, So.
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina, Fr.
Nick Fazekas, Nevada, Jr.
Allan Ray, Villanova, Sr.

Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order)
Arron Afflalo, UCLA
Maurice Ager, Michigan State
LaMarcus Aldridge, Texas
Jose Juan Barea, Northeastern
J.P. Batista, Gonzaga
Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State
Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas
Keydren Clark, Saint Peter's
Mardy Collins, Temple
Paul Davis, Michigan State
Terrance Dials, Ohio State
Quincy Douby, Rutgers
Jordan Farmar, UCLA
Mike Gansey, West Virginia
Daniel Gibson, Texas
Caleb Green, Oral Roberts
DeAndre Haynes, Kent State
Brandon Heath, San Diego State
Jeff Horner, Iowa
Ibrahim Jaaber, Pennsylvania
Jarrious Jackson, Texas Tech
Marco Killingsworth, Indiana
Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh
Jack Leasure, Coastal Carolina
Charles Lee, Bucknell
Chris Lofton, Tennessee
Christian Maraker, Pacific
Gerry McNamara, Syracuse
J. Robert Merritt, Samford
Paul Miller, Wichita State
Paul Millsap, Louisiana Tech
Elton Nesbitt, Georgia Southern
Joakim Noah, Florida
Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia
Chris Quinn, Notre Dame
Brion Rush, Grambling State
Blake Schilb, Loyola
Steven Smith, La Salle
Tim Smith, East Tennessee State
Ronald Steele, Alabama
Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington
Chad Timberlake, Fairleigh Dickinson
Darius Washington, Memphis
Marcus Williams, Connecticut
Jamar Wilson, Albany
Anthony Winchester, Western Kentucky
Ricky Woods, Southeastern Louisiana