1970 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1970 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.

1970 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Members of the 1970 Consensus All-America first team. Clockwise from upper left: Issel, Lanier, Mount and Maravich (not pictured: Murphy).
Awarded for1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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1970 Consensus All-America team edit

Consensus First Team
PlayerPositionClassTeam
Dan IsselF/CSeniorKentucky
Bob LanierCSeniorSt. Bonaventure
Pete MaravichG/FSeniorLouisiana State
Rick MountG/FSeniorPurdue
Calvin MurphyGSeniorNiagara


Consensus Second Team
PlayerPositionClassTeam
Austin CarrGJuniorNotre Dame
Jim CollinsGSeniorNew Mexico State
John RocheGJuniorSouth Carolina
Charlie ScottFSeniorNorth Carolina
Sidney WicksFJuniorUCLA

Individual All-America teams edit

All-America Team
First teamSecond teamThird team
PlayerSchoolPlayerSchoolPlayerSchool
Associated Press[2]Dan IsselKentuckyAustin CarrNotre DameJohn JohnsonIowa
Bob LanierSt. BonaventureArtis GilmoreJacksonvilleMike MaloyDavidson
Pete MaravichLouisiana StateJohn RocheSouth CarolinaJim McMillianColumbia
Rick MountPurdueCharlie ScottNorth CarolinaJohn VallelyUCLA
Calvin MurphyNiagaraRudy TomjanovichMichiganSidney WicksUCLA
USBWA[3]Austin CarrNotre DameNo second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team)
Jim CollinsNew Mexico State
Dan IsselKentucky
Bob LanierSt. Bonaventure
Pete MaravichLouisiana State
Rick MountPurdue
Calvin MurphyNiagara
John RocheSouth Carolina
Charlie ScottNorth Carolina
Sidney WicksUCLA
NABC[4]Dan IsselKentuckyAustin CarrNotre DameMike MaloyDavidson
Bob LanierSt. BonaventureArtis GilmoreJacksonvilleJohn RocheSouth Carolina
Pete MaravichLouisiana StateJim McMillianColumbiaRalph SimpsonMichigan State
Rick MountPurdueCalvin MurphyNiagaraRudy TomjanovichMichigan
Charlie ScottNorth CarolinaSidney WicksUCLAJohn VallelyUCLA
UPI[5]Dan IsselKentuckyAustin CarrNotre DameJohn JohnsonIowa
Bob LanierSt. BonaventureArtis GilmoreJacksonvilleMike MaloyDavidson
Pete MaravichLouisiana StateJohn RocheSouth CarolinaJohn VallelyUCLA
Rick MountPurdueCharlie ScottNorth CarolinaSidney WicksUCLA
Calvin MurphyNiagaraRudy TomjanovichMichiganRich YunkusGeorgia Tech

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

Academic All-Americans edit

On May 12, 1970, CoSIDA announced the 1970 Academic All-America team.[7] The following is the 1969–70 Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA:

Academic All-America Team
PlayerSchoolClass
Dennis AwtreySanta ClaraSenior
Ron BeckerNew MexicoSenior
Jim CooperAir ForceSenior
Dan IsselKentuckySenior
Mike NewlinUtahJunior
Mike PrattKentuckySenior
John RocheSouth CarolinaJunior
Charlie ScottNorth CarolinaSenior
Ralph SimpsonMichigan StateJunior
Rich YunkusGeorgia TechJunior
Bill ZopfDuquesneSenior

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137
  2. ^ AP All-America Teams
  3. ^ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "NABC Division I All-America Teams". NABC. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
  6. ^ "AP All-Americas". Greeley Daily Tribune. March 4, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved July 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Awtrey leads All-American Academic unit". The Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 13, 1970. Retrieved October 2, 2011.