Gonzaga star Braden Huff is being overlooked for preseason All-American honors

Mark Few has produced 11 consensus All-Americans as head coach of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, including four in the last six years in Jalen Suggs, Corey Kispert, Chet Holmgren, and Drew Timme.

It seems like every year Gonzaga’s leading scorer is a candidate for All-American honors, with Graham Ike earning Third Team recognition last year after taking over down the stretch following a season-ending injury to Braden Huff.

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Now Huff is healthy and ready to take the mantle as Gonzaga’s go-to scorer, and despite a roster that seems perfectly built around Huff’s strengths, there is still not a lot of love for him in the national media as an All-American candidate.

Huff is missing from the preseason All-American conversation

Blue Ribbon Yearbook, an annual publication that previews the entire college basketball season, released its preseason All-American teams – with 20 total players recognized, five on the first, second, third, and fourth teams.

Even with the added spots, Huff was not among the players selected. Big men recognized over Gonzaga’s senior include Thomas Haugh (Florida), Mo Krivas (Arizona), Flory Bidunga (Louisville), David Mirkovic (Illinois), Thijs de Ridder (Virginia), Jojo Tugler (Houston), and Matas Vokietaitis (Texas).

Huff was more productive than many of these players, and is in line for an even bigger role this upcoming season – making his omission a glaring one heading into 2026-27.

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Huff has already shown what he can do

Huff was among the most efficient scorers in the entire country last year, averaging 17.8 points in just 25.4 minutes per game, while shooting 69.7% on two pointers and 33.3% from three.

He didn’t just beat up on inferior opponents either, dropping 18 points and eight rebounds on 9-11 shooting against Alabama, 20 points with three assists on 9-11 shooting against Kentucky, 21 points on 7-12 shooting against UCLA, and 20 points with six rebounds on 9-16 shooting against Oregon.

All told, the 6’10 big man scored in double figures…

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Publish date : 2026-09-18 17:00:00

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