1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Members of the 1978 Consensus All-America first team. Clockwise from upper left: Larry Bird, Phil Ford, Butch Lee and David Greenwood (not pictured: Mychal Thompson).
Awarded for1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The consensus 1978 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.

1978 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Larry Bird F Junior Indiana State
Phil Ford G Senior North Carolina
David Greenwood F Junior UCLA
Butch Lee G Senior Marquette
Mychal Thompson F/C Senior Minnesota


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Ron Brewer G Senior Arkansas
Jack Givens G/F Senior Kentucky
Rod Griffin G Senior Wake Forest
Rick Robey F/C Senior Kentucky
Freeman Williams G Senior Portland State

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Associated Press[2] Larry BirdIndiana StateRon BrewerArkansasMike EvansKansas State
Phil FordNorth CarolinaDave CorzineDePaulRod GriffinWake Forest
David GreenwoodUCLAJack GivensKentuckyMagic JohnsonMichigan State
Butch LeeMarquetteReggie KingAlabamaSidney MoncriefArkansas
Mychal ThompsonMinnesotaFreeman WilliamsPortland StateRick RobeyKentucky
USBWA[3][4] Ron BrewerArkansasLarry BirdIndiana StateNo third team
Michael CooperNew MexicoJack GivensKentucky
Phil FordNorth CarolinaDavid GreenwoodUCLA
Butch LeeMarquetteRod GriffinWake Forest
Freeman WilliamsPortland StateMychal ThompsonMinnesota
NABC[5] Larry BirdIndiana StateDave CorzineDePaulJames BaileyRutgers
Phil FordNorth CarolinaJack GivensKentuckyWinford BoynesSan Francisco
David GreenwoodUCLARod GriffinWake ForestSidney MoncriefArkansas
Butch LeeMarquetteMagic JohnsonMichigan StateMike O'KorenNorth Carolina
Rick RobeyKentuckyFreeman WilliamsPortland StateJerome WhiteheadMarquette
UPI[4] Larry BirdIndiana StateJames BaileyRutgersDave CorzineDePaul
Phil FordNorth CarolinaJack GivensKentuckyRod GriffinWake Forest
David GreenwoodUCLASidney MoncriefArkansasMagic JohnsonMichigan State
Butch LeeMarquetteRick RobeyKentuckyKyle MacyKentucky
Mychal ThompsonMinnesotaFreeman WilliamsPortland StateRoger PhegleyBradley

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137
  2. ↑ AP All-America Teams
  3. ↑ "Lobo's Cooper picked to writer' All-American team". Tucson Citizen. March 7, 1978. p. 2E. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 Johnson, Gary K. (October 2005). "NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 198–199. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "NABC Division I All-America Teams". National Association of Basketball Coaches. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lee, Ford picked". Lincoln Journal. AP. March 2, 1978. p. 22. Retrieved July 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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