Creighton University's Doug McDermott has officially joined elite company by becoming a three-time selection to the Associated Press' All-America Team.

Released Monday, the team includes McDermott, UConn's Shabazz Napier, Louisville's Russ Smith, Cincinnati's Sean Kilpatrick and Duke's Jabari Parker. McDermott is now one of 11 players to be selected to the team three times, joining Oscar Robertson, Bill Walton, Patrick Ewing, who was the last to do so 29 years ago, and more.

"Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine being with names of that caliber," McDermott told the AP. "Truly an honor to be an All-American three straight years. It's hard to wrap my mind around being in the company of those guys."

McDermott was a unanimous selection, receiving 65 first-team votes, including 325 overall. The only freshman among four seniors, Parker came in second with 303 total votes and 55 first-team selections.

"You can't take away from what we did this year. We made some noise in the first year of the Big East, and we beat some great teams and got a three seed for the first time in school history," said McDermott. "All that is very special, something we'll never forget."

The six-foot-eight forward averaged 26.7 points and seven points per game this season, preceded by a 23.2 point average in 2012-2013 and a 22.9 point average in 2011-2012. His Blue Jays fell to Baylor in the round of 32 in this year's NCAA Tournament.

Before the season started, Parker, Kansas' Andrew Wiggins and Kentucky's Julius Randle were part of a much-hyped freshmen class. Now, Parker stands alone on the AP All-American team.

"Being named AP All-American is as high an honor as you can get because it covers the whole country," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "Jabari had a great year and for him to be recognized like that is quite an accomplishment for him and our program."

Napier is the only selectee still playing in the tournament. He has averaged 17.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists this season, all team-highs for UConn.

McDermott is also a Wodden All-American and a leading candidate to win the most prestigious honor for an individual player in college basketball. All season long, McDermott's point total and stellar 52.5 shooting percent from the field and 45.4 percent from beyond the arch has made him a leader for the Wooden Award.

"I've been blessed to coach him 33 more times this year than I thought I was going to," Doug's father and Creighton's coach Greg McDermott, told the AP ahead of the NCAA Tournament. "This year has been so much fun. It's been such a privilege as a father to be able to sit on the sideline and watch your son do what Doug's done over the course of this season. Arguably he had more expectations on him than any player in the country, and he was able to answer every critic in the world with his play and our team's play."