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Trey Burke named second-team preseason All-American by SI

Michigan Wolverines star guard Trey Burke was named to the second team of Sports Illustrated's 2012-13 Hoops Preseason All-Americans.

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Sports Illustrated has released its 2012-13 Hoops Preseason All-Americans list and Michigan Wolverines star guard Trey Burke was named to the second team. Other Big Ten players were also honored in SI's list. Indiana Hoosiers center Cody Zeller and Ohio State Buckeyes power forward DeShaun Thomas were both named to the first team, while Ohio State point guard Aaron Craft joined Burke on the second team and Minnesota Golden Gophers power forward Trevor Mbakwe earned honorable mention.

Michigan is ranked No. 5 in the country heading into the regular season, and Burke is a big reason why Wolverines are so high on the list in 2012. Here is a complete look at the preseason honors from SI:

Sports Illustrated's 2012-13 Hoops Preseason All-Americans
First Team
PG: Phil Pressey, Jr., Missouri
PG: Isaiah Canaan, Sr., Murray State
SF: Doug McDermott, Jr., Creighton
PF: DeShaun Thomas, Jr., Ohio State
C: Cody Zeller, Soph., Indiana
Second Team
PG: Aaron Craft, Jr., Ohio State
PG: Trey Burke, Soph., Michigan
PG: Nate Wolters, Sr., South Dakota State
PF: Tony Mitchell, Soph., North Texas
C: Jeff Withey, Sr., Kansas
FIFTEEN HONORABLE MENTIONS:
PG: Pierre Jackson, Sr., Baylor
PG: Marcus Smart, Fr., Oklahoma State
SG: BJ Young, Soph., Arkansas
SG: C.J. McCollum, Sr., Lehigh
SG: Jamaal Franklin, Jr., San Diego State
SG: Kenny Boynton, Sr., Florida
SG: Archie Goodwin, Fr., Kentucky
SF: Otto Porter, Soph., Georgetown
PF: Gorgui Dieng, Jr., Louisville
PF: Alex Poythress, Fr., Kentucky
PF: Mike Moser, Jr., UNLV
PF: Trevor Mbakwe, Sr., Minnesota
PF: C.J. Leslie, Jr., NC State
PF: James Michael McAdoo, Soph., North Carolina
C: Nerlens Noel, Fr., Kentucky