| Awarded For: | 1920–21 NCAA men's basketball season |
| Previous: | 1920 |
| Main: | All-Americans |
| Next: | 1922 |
The 1921 College Basketball All-American team, as chosen retroactively by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[1] The player highlighted in gold was chosen as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year retroactively in 1944.
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| R. D. Birkhoff | Chicago |
| Herb Bunker | Missouri |
| Everett Dean | Indiana |
| Forrest DeBernardi | Westminster |
| Edwin Durno | Oregon |
| Basil Hayden | Kentucky |
| Dan McNichol | Pennsylvania |
| Arnold Oss | Minnesota |
| Donald White | Purdue |
| George Williams | Missouri |