| Awarded For: | 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season |
| Previous: | 1969 |
| Main: | All-Americans |
| Next: | 1971 |
The consensus 1970 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams.[1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
| Player | Position | Class | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Issel | F/C | Senior | Kentucky | |
| Bob Lanier | C | Senior | St. Bonaventure | |
| Pete Maravich | G/F | Senior | Louisiana State | |
| Rick Mount | G/F | Senior | Purdue | |
| Calvin Murphy | G | Senior | Niagara |
| Player | Position | Class | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Carr | G | Junior | Notre Dame | |
| Jim Collins | G | Senior | New Mexico State | |
| John Roche | G | Junior | South Carolina | |
| Charlie Scott | F | Senior | North Carolina | |
| Sidney Wicks | F | Junior | UCLA |
| All-America Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | Second team | Third team | ||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | |
| Associated Press[2] | Iowa | |||||
| Davidson | ||||||
| Columbia | ||||||
| UCLA | ||||||
| UCLA | ||||||
| USBWA[3] | Austin Carr | Notre Dame | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | |||
| New Mexico State | ||||||
| Dan Issel | Kentucky | |||||
| Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure | |||||
| Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | |||||
| Rick Mount | Purdue | |||||
| Calvin Murphy | Niagara | |||||
| John Roche | South Carolina | |||||
| Charlie Scott | North Carolina | |||||
| Sidney Wicks | UCLA | |||||
| NABC[4] | Dan Issel | Kentucky | Austin Carr | Notre Dame | Mike Maloy | Davidson |
| Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure | Artis Gilmore | Jacksonville | John Roche | South Carolina | |
| Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | Jim McMillian | Columbia | Michigan State | ||
| Rick Mount | Purdue | Calvin Murphy | Niagara | Rudy Tomjanovich | Michigan | |
| Charlie Scott | North Carolina | Sidney Wicks | UCLA | John Vallely | UCLA | |
| UPI[5] | Dan Issel | Kentucky | Austin Carr | Notre Dame | John Johnson | Iowa |
| Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure | Artis Gilmore | Jacksonville | Mike Maloy | Davidson | |
| Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | John Roche | South Carolina | John Vallely | UCLA | |
| Rick Mount | Purdue | Charlie Scott | North Carolina | Sidney Wicks | UCLA | |
| Calvin Murphy | Niagara | Rudy Tomjanovich | Michigan | Georgia Tech | ||
AP Honorable Mention:[6]
On May 12, 1970, CoSIDA announced the 1970 Academic All-America team.[7] The following is the 1969–70 Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA:
| Player | School | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Awtrey | Santa Clara | Senior | |
| Ron Becker | New Mexico | Senior | |
| Jim Cooper | Air Force | Senior | |
| Dan Issel | Kentucky | Senior | |
| Mike Newlin | Utah | Junior | |
| Mike Pratt | Kentucky | Senior | |
| John Roche | South Carolina | Junior | |
| Charlie Scott | North Carolina | Senior | |
| Ralph Simpson | Michigan State | Junior | |
| Rich Yunkus | Georgia Tech | Junior | |
| Bill Zopf | Duquesne | Senior |