1975 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans explained

Awarded For:	1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The consensus 1975 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.

1975 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Adrian Dantley	F	Sophomore	Notre Dame
John Lucas	G	Junior	Maryland
Scott May	F	Junior	Indiana
Dave Meyers	F	Senior	UCLA
David Thompson	G/F	Senior	North Carolina State

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Luther Burden	G	Junior	Utah
Leon Douglas	F/C	Junior	Alabama
Kevin Grevey	G	Senior	Kentucky
Ron Lee	G	Junior	Oregon
Gus Williams	G	Senior	Southern California

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team		Fourth Team		Fifth Team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press^[2]							No fourth or fifth teams
						Oregon
						Furman
						Richmond
						Rutgers
USBWA^[3]	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame			No third, fourth or fifth teams
	Leon Douglas	Alabama	Luther Burden	Utah
	Kevin Grevey	Kentucky	John Lucas	Maryland
	Dave Meyers	UCLA	Scott May	Indiana
	David Thompson	North Carolina State	Gus Williams	Southern California
NABC^[4]	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame	Luther Burden	Utah				Indiana		Alabama
	Ron Lee	Oregon	Leon Douglas	Alabama		Indiana	Junior Bridgeman	Louisville		Penn
	John Lucas	Maryland	Kevin Grevey	Kentucky		Indiana				Southern Illinois
	Dave Meyers	UCLA	Scott May	Indiana	Lionel Hollins	Arizona State				Seattle
	David Thompson	North Carolina State	Gus Williams	Southern California			Clyde Mayes	Furman		Centenary
UPI^[5]	Adrian Dantley	Notre Dame	Quinn Buckner	Indiana	Junior Bridgeman	Louisville	No fourth or fifth teams
	John Lucas	Maryland	Luther Burden	Utah	Leon Douglas	Alabama
	Scott May	Indiana	Kevin Grevey	Kentucky	Steve Green	Indiana
	Dave Meyers	UCLA	Bernard King	Tennessee	Rich Kelley	Stanford
	David Thompson	North Carolina State	Ron Lee	Oregon	Gus Williams	Southern California

AP Honorable Mention:^[6]

• Alvan Adams, Oklahoma
• Bill Andreas, Ohio State
• Kent Benson, Indiana
• Otis Birdsong, Houston
• Junior Bridgeman, Louisville
• Darryl Brown, Fordham
• Skip Brown, Wake Forest
• Joe Bryant, La Salle
• George Bucci, Manhattan
• Quinn Buckner, Indiana
• Charles Cleveland, Alabama
• Kevin Cluess, St. John's
• Bill Cook, Memphis State
• Wesley Cox, Louisville
• Brad Davis, Maryland
• Johnny Davis, Dayton
• Walter Davis, North Carolina
• Jacky Dorsey, Georgia
• Arnold Dugger, Oral Roberts
• Louis Dunbar, Houston
• Bo Ellis, Marquette
• Alex English, South Carolina
• Al Fleming, Arizona
• Jerry Fort, Nebraska
• Jeff Fosnes, Vanderbilt
• Terry Furlow, Michigan State
• John Garrett, Purdue
• Mike Glenn, Southern Illinois
• Ron Gottschalk, Vermont
• Steve Green, Indiana
• Ernie Grunfeld, Tennessee
• Ron Haigler, Penn
• Lindsay Hairston, Michigan State
• Glenn Hansen, LSU
• Tony Hanson, Connecticut
• Phil Hicks, Tulane
• Mo Howard, Maryland
• Hercle Ivy, Iowa State
• Jerry Jenkins, Mississippi State
• Eddie Johnson, Auburn
• Dahle Keehler, Wisconsin
• Rich Kelley, Stanford
• Bernard King, Tennessee
• Danny Knight, Kansas
• Mitch Kupchak, North Carolina
• Walter Luckett, Ohio
• Joe Meriweather, Southern Illinois
• John Murphy, UMass
• Frank Oleynick, Seattle
• Robert Parish, Centenary
• Chris Potter, Holy Cross
• John Ramsay, Seton Hall
• Bill Robinzine, DePaul
• Moe Rivers, NC State
• Rubén Rodríguez, Long Island
• Tree Rollins, Clemson
• Rick Schmidt, Illinois
• Lonnie Shelton, Oregon State
• Ricky Sobers, UNLV
• Rick Suttle, Kansas
• Monte Towe, NC State
• Mel Utley, St. John's
• Kerry Walker, Boston University
• Lloyd Walton, Marquette
• Bob Warren, Maine
• Richard Washington, UCLA
• Chuckie Williams, Kansas State
• Skip Wise, Clemson

See also

• 1974–75 NCAA Division I 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. Web site: NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams Basketball-Reference.com. Basketball-Reference.com. 2017-01-11.
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. News: AP All-America Team. The Daily Oklahoman. March 14, 1975. 98. Newspapers.com. July 4, 2020.