1971 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans explained

Awarded For:	1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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The consensus 1971 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.

1971 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Austin Carr	G	Senior	Notre Dame
Artis Gilmore	C	Senior	Jacksonville
Jim McDaniels	C	Senior	Western Kentucky
Dean Meminger	G	Senior	Marquette
Sidney Wicks	F	Senior	UCLA

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Ken Durrett	F	Senior	La Salle
Johnny Neumann	F	Sophomore	Mississippi
Howard Porter	F	Senior	Villanova
John Roche	G	Senior	South Carolina
Curtis Rowe	F	Senior	UCLA

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team		Fourth Team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press^[2]							No fourth team
						Indiana
						Colorado
				UCLA		Villanova
						Georgia Tech
USBWA^[3]	Austin Carr	Notre Dame		Southern California	No third or fourth teams
			Jim McDaniels	Western Kentucky
	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	Cliff Meely	Colorado
	Dean Meminger	Marquette	Johnny Neumann	Mississippi
	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	John Roche	South Carolina
NABC^[4]	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	Ken Durrett	La Salle				Wake Forest
	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	Johnny Neumann	Mississippi	George McGinnis	Indiana		Oregon
	Jim McDaniels	Western Kentucky	Howard Porter	Villanova	Dave Robisch	Kansas	Cliff Meely	Colorado
	Dean Meminger	Marquette	John Roche	South Carolina	Curtis Rowe	UCLA		Boston College
	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	Rich Yunkus	Georgia Tech	Paul Westphal	Southern California		Weber State
UPI^[5]	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	Ken Durrett	La Salle	Julius Erving	Massachusetts	No fourth team
	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	Jim McDaniels	Western Kentucky	George McGinnis	Indiana
	Dean Meminger	Marquette	Johnny Neumann	Mississippi	Dave Robisch	Kansas
	John Roche	South Carolina	Howard Porter	Villanova	Paul Westphal	Southern California
	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	Curtis Rowe	UCLA		Fordham

AP Honorable Mention:^[6]

• Henry Bibby, UCLA
• Corky Calhoun, Pennsylvania
• Jim Chones, Marquette
• Jim Cleamons, Ohio State
• Kresimir Cosic, Brigham Young
• Charlie Davis, Wake Forest
• Dwight Davis, Houston
• Randy Denton, Duke
• Ken Durrett, La Salle
• Jimmy England, Tennessee
• Julius Erving, Massachusetts
• Jeff Halliburton, Drake
• Willie Humes, Idaho State
• Jim Irving, Saint Louis
• Goo Kennedy, Texas Christian
• Ken Kowall, Ohio
• Dennis Layton, Southern California
• Dana Lewis, Tulsa
• Stan Love, Oregon
• John Mengelt, Auburn
• Tom Owens, South Carolina
• Tom Payne, Kentucky
• Gene Phillips, Southern Methodist
• Jim Price, Louisville
• Jackie Ridgle, California
• Marv Roberts, Utah State
• Al Sanders, Louisiana State
• Willie Sojourner, Weber State
• Marvin Stewart, Nebraska
• Joe Sutter, Davidson
• Claude Terry, Stanford
• George Trapp, Long Beach State
• Poo Welch, Houston
• Henry Wilmore, Michigan
• Dennis Wuycik, North Carolina
• Charlie Yelverton, Fordham

See also

• 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

Notes and References

1. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Award.pdf NCAA Record Book - Award Winners
2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams
3. Web site: USBWA Men's All-Americans . 2009-04-28 . 2009-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090827033832/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1970-79.html . dead .
4. Web site: NABC Division I All-America Teams . NABC . April 10, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200305044731/https://nabc.prestosports.com/awards/all_america/division_I/1970 . March 5, 2020.
5. http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans
6. Web site: AP All-America Squad. February 11, 2012. March 18, 1971. Schenectady Gazette.