1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans explained

Awarded For:	1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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The consensus 1972 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.

1972 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Henry Bibby	G	Senior	UCLA
Jim Chones	C	Junior	Marquette
Dwight Lamar	G	Junior	Southwestern Louisiana
Bob McAdoo	F	Junior	North Carolina
Ed Ratleff	F	Junior	Long Beach State
Tom Riker	F/C	Senior	South Carolina
Bill Walton	C	Sophomore	UCLA

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Rich Fuqua	G	Junior	Oral Roberts
Barry Parkhill	G	Junior	Virginia
Jim Price	G	Senior	Louisville
Bud Stallworth	F	Senior	Kansas
Henry Wilmore	G/F	Junior	Michigan

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]				UCLA			No fourth team
						Maryland
						West Virginia
						Kansas
						Princeton
USBWA^[3]	Henry Bibby	UCLA	No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team)
	Rich Fuqua	Oral Roberts
	Dwight Lamar	Southwestern Louisiana
	Bob McAdoo	North Carolina
	Barry Parkhill	Virginia
	Jim Price	Louisville
	Ed Ratleff	Long Beach State
	Tom Riker	South Carolina
	Bill Walton	UCLA
		Michigan
NABC^[4]	Henry Bibby	UCLA	Dwight Lamar	Southwestern Louisiana				Providence
	Jim Price	Louisville						Brigham Young
	Ed Ratleff	Long Beach State	Brian Taylor	Princeton	Bob McAdoo	North Carolina		Providence
	Tom Riker	South Carolina						Pacific
	Bill Walton	UCLA			Henry Wilmore	Michigan		Ohio State
UPI^[5]	Henry Bibby	UCLA	Allan Hornyak	Ohio State	Kresimir Cosic	Brigham Young	No fourth team
	Jim Chones	Marquette	Bob McAdoo	North Carolina	Tom McMillen	Maryland
	Dwight Lamar	Southwestern Louisiana	Barry Parkhill	Virginia	Brian Taylor	Princeton
	Ed Ratleff	Long Beach State	Jim Price	Louisville	Paul Westphal	Southern California
	Bill Walton	UCLA	Tom Riker	South Carolina	Henry Wilmore	Michigan

AP Honorable Mention:^[6]

• Jim Andrews, Kentucky
• Marvin Barnes, Providence
• Arnie Berman, Brown
• Fred Boyd, Oregon State
• John Brown, Missouri
• Tommy Burleson, NC State
• Corky Calhoun, Pennsylvania
• Bill Chamberlain, North Carolina
• Doug Collins, Illinois State
• Kresimir Cosic, Brigham Young
• Mel Davis, St. John's
• Ernie DiGregorio, Providence
• Roy Ebron, Southwestern Louisiana
• Mike Edwards, Tennessee
• Larry Finch, Memphis State
• Ernie Fleming, Jacksonville
• Harold Fox, Jacksonville
• Richie Garner, Manhattan
• John Gianelli, Pacific
• Steve Hawes, Washington
• Allan Hornyak, Ohio State
• Wendell Hudson, Alabama
• Kevin Joyce, South Carolina
• Greg Kohls, Syracuse
• Bob Lackey, Marquette
• Russ Lee, Marshall
• Allie McGuire, Marquette
• Bob Morse, Pennsylvania
• Bob Nash, Hawaii
• Tom Parker, Kentucky
• Hank Siemiontkowski, Villanova
• Paul Stovall, Arizona State
• Ron Thomas, Louisville
• Tracy Tripucka, Lafayette
• Kermit Washington, American
• John Williamson, New Mexico State
• Henry Wilmore, Michigan
• Luke Witte, Ohio State
• Dennis Wuycik, North Carolina

See also

• 1971–72 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090827033832/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1970-79.html . 2009-08-27 . live . 2009-03-26 .
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: Gamecocks' Joyce receives honorable mention on team. January 16, 2012. March 16, 1972. Sumpter Daily Item.