1996 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans explained

Awarded For:1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The Consensus 1996 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.

1996 was the last year that the UPI teams were named. After being considered a part of consensus selections since 1949, they would be replaced in 1998 by the Sporting News All-American team.

1996 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
PlayerPositionClassTeam
Ray AllenGJuniorConnecticut
Marcus CambyCJuniorMassachusetts
Tony DelkGSeniorKentucky
Tim DuncanCJuniorWake Forest
Allen IversonGSophomoreGeorgetown
Kerry KittlesGSeniorVillanova

Consensus Second Team
PlayerPositionClassTeam
Danny FortsonFSophomoreCincinnati
Keith Van HornFJuniorUtah
Jacque VaughnGJuniorKansas
John WallaceFSeniorSyracuse
Lorenzen WrightF/CSophomoreMemphis

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First teamSecond teamThird team
Player SchoolPlayer SchoolPlayer School
Associated Press[2] California
Indiana
Georgia Tech
Texas Tech
Memphis
USBWA[3] Ray Allen Connecticut Danny Fortson Cincinnati No third team
Marcus Camby Massachusetts Kerry Kittles Villanova
Tony Delk Kentucky Keith Van Horn Utah
Tim Duncan Wake Forest Jacque Vaughn Kansas
Allen Iverson Georgetown John Wallace Syracuse
NABC[4] Ray Allen Connecticut Tony Delk Kentucky Shareef Abdur-Rahim California
Marcus Camby Massachusetts Danny Fortson Cincinnati Brian Evans Indiana
Tim Duncan Wake Forest Keith Van Horn Utah Stephon Marbury Georgia Tech
Allen Iverson Georgetown Jacque Vaughn Kansas Oklahoma
Kerry Kittles Villanova John Wallace Syracuse Lorenzen Wright Memphis
UPI[5] Ray Allen Connecticut Danny Fortson Cincinnati Brian Evans Indiana
Marcus Camby Massachusetts Kerry Kittles Villanova Drexel
Tony Delk Kentucky Keith Van Horn Utah Jason Sasser Texas Tech
Tim Duncan Wake Forest Jacque Vaughn Kansas Connecticut
Allen Iverson Georgetown Lorenzen Wright Memphis John Wallace Syracuse
AP Honorable Mention[6]

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. http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1990-99.html USBWA Men's All-Americans
  4. http://nabc.cstv.com/nabc_awards/nabc_awards-all-america-div1-90s.html All-America - Division I (1990's)
  5. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/BF05.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans
  6. News: AP All-America Basketball Team. Kokomo Tribune. 13 March 1996. 18. Newspapers.com. August 7, 2014 .