2025 Men's March Madness All-tournament Team After the National Championship

The Florida Gators are national champions after wrapping up the 2025 men's NCAA tournament on Monday night with a 65-63 victory over the Houston Cougars in a hard-fought title game.

Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. took home Most Outstanding Player honors at this year's tournament, scoring 10 of his 11 points on Monday during the second half following back-to-back 30-point games against Texas Tech and Auburn to put the Gators in position to win it all.

With another March Madness in the books, it's time to pick our All-Tournament Team, with five first-team and five second-team spots up for grabs.

To be considered for inclusion, a player had to have reached the Elite Eight, and first-team honors were reserved for players who appeared in the Final Four.

Let the debate begin!

JT Toppin, Texas Tech

The Big 12 Player of the Year after transferring from New Mexico, Toppin recorded double-doubles in each of the Red Raiders four NCAA tournament games. He averaged 19.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, teaming with Darrion Williams to lead Texas Tech to the Elite Eight for just the third time.

Mark Sears, Alabama

A first-team selection on B/R's 2024 All-Tournament team, Sears was again the driving force behind a high-powered Alabama offense. The senior guard averaged 18.5 points and 6.8 assists in Alabama's four tournament games this year, including a 34-point explosion against BYU in the Sweet 16 when he knocked down 10 three-pointers.

Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn

Pettiford was one of the breakout stars of the 2025 NCAA tournament, proving why he was such a highly touted record after an up-and-down freshman season where he disappeared at times. He averaged 15.2 points, 3.6 assists and 3.0 rebounds in Auburn's five games, including 20-point performances against Michigan and Creighton to give the Tigers a quality second scoring option.

Kon Knueppel, Duke

Teammate Cooper Flagg dominated the headlines, but Knueppel was one of the best freshmen in the nation in his own right, and he averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals in Duke's five NCAA tournament games. His best performance came in the Elite Eight against Alabama when he filled up the box score with 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Emanuel Sharp, Houston

Sharp gave the Cougars a consistent second scoring option alongside LJ Cryer throughout the NCAA tournament, with solid games against Gonzaga (12 points), Purdue (17 points), Tennessee (16 points) and Duke (16 points) before a relatively quiet night on Monday. He averaged 12.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals over his six tournament games.

Honorable Mentions: Jaden Akins (Michigan State), Alex Condon (Florida), Jordan Gainey (Tennessee), Thomas Haugh (Florida), Denver Jones (Auburn), Chaz Lanier (Tennessee), Khaman Maluach (Duke), Alijah Martin (Florida), Tyrese Proctor (Duke), Jase Richardson (Michigan State), J'Wan Roberts (Houston), Milos Uzan (Houston), Darrion Williams (Texas Tech), Chris Youngblood (Alabama), Zakai Ziegler (Tennessee)

Stats: 6 G, 11.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.3 BPG

Will Richard spent much of the season as the No. 3 guy on the Florida roster behind Walter Clayton Jr. and Alijah Martin, averaging 13.2 points per game on the year heading into Monday night's title game.

He was held in check against Texas Tech in the Elite Eight (6 points, 2/6 shooting) and Auburn in the Final Four (7 points, 1/6 shooting), but provided a much-needed spark against the stingy Houston defense.

The senior guard led the Gators in scoring and rebounding with 18 points and eight rebounds in 33 minutes of action, and he connected on 4-of-7 attempts from beyond the arc while his teammates combined to go just 2-of-17 from distance.

That three-headed guard monster is what made the Gators so dangerous all season, as the likelihood that all three would have an off-night in the same game was extremely low, and it was Richard who carried the load when it mattered most.

Stats: 5 G, 16.8 PPG, 12.0 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.4 SPG, 1.0 BPG

A unanimous first-team AP All-American and the biggest competition to Cooper Flagg for National Player of the Year honors, Johni Broome was nothing short of dominant in his fifth collegiate season.

In his third season at Auburn after spending his first two years on campus at Morehead State, Broome averaged 18.6 points. 10.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 blocks, earning SEC Player of the Year and SEC tournament MVP along the way.

He racked up 25 points and 14 rebounds in the Elite Eight against Michigan State, returning from an elbow injury that briefly knocked him out of that game.

In 34 minutes of action in his final college game against Florida in the Final Four, he had 15 points, seven rebounds, three steals, two assists and two blocks.

Stats: 5 G, 21.0 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 5.0 APG, 2.0 BPG, 0.6 SPG

For fans that didn't watch Cooper Flagg during the regular season and tuned in for the first time during March Madness, he lived up to the lofty expectations on college basketball's biggest stage.

The freshman phenom continued to do it all on both ends of the floor for the Duke Blue Devils, right up to their Final Four loss to Houston when he tallied 27 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals.

He also turned in his second 30-point game of the season against Arizona in the Sweet 16 to help the Blue Devils avoid an upset in a 100-93 victory, putting his stamp on the 2025 NCAA tournament even without reaching the title game.

If his contested jumper on Duke's final possession against Houston falls, the Blue Devils might have been celebrating under the confetti on Monday night, but season still goes down as one of the greatest ever by a freshman.

Stats: 6 G, 18.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG

LJ Cryer came up short in his pursuit of history as he looked to become the first player in college basketball history to win a national championship for two different teams, as he was a member of the 2020-21 Baylor squad as a freshman.

In the years since he was a seldom-used bench player on a title winner, Cryer has developed into a lethal scorer, earning first team All-Big 12 honors while leading a defensive-oriented Houston team in scoring.

He had 30 points in the second round to help stave off an upset-minded Gonzaga team in an 81-76 victory, and led the Cougars with 26 points on 6-of-9 from beyond the arc in a 70-67 win over Duke in the Final Four.

In a defensive slugfest on Monday night, he led all scorers with 19 points, chipping in six rebounds and two assists while staying on the court for 37 minutes in his final collegiate game.

Stats: 6 G, 22.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.3 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.5 BPG

In his first trip to the NCAA tournament back in 2023, Walter Clayton Jr. was on the wrong end of a 24-point blowout at the hands of the UConn Huskies while playing for Rick Pitino at Iona.

He transferred to Florida that offseason, and in two years with the Gators he etched his place in team history, leading the way in delivering the school's third national championship while taking home Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2025 NCAA tournament.

He had just one point at halftime on Monday night, but still finished with 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds in a game where every basket was tough and the stingy Houston defense made a point to chase him off the three-point line and double him every chance they got.

It's not hard to see why after he scored 30 points against Texas Tech in the Elite Eight, then followed that up with a career-high 34 points against Auburn in the Final Four.

On a personal level, he also did as much to improve his draft stock as any player in this year's tournament field, and there's a good chance he will now hear his name called at some point late in the first round.