1944 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1944 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 Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse, The Sporting News, and Pic Magazine.
1944 Consensus All-America team
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brannum | C | Sophomore | Kentucky |
| Audley Brindley | F | Sophomore | Dartmouth |
| Otto Graham | F | Senior | Northwestern |
| Leo Klier | F | Junior | Notre Dame |
| Bob Kurland | C | Sophomore | Oklahoma A&M |
| George Mikan | C | Sophomore | DePaul |
| Allie Paine | G | Junior | Oklahoma |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dille | F | Sophomore | Valparaiso |
| Arnie Ferrin | F | Freshman | Utah |
| Don Grate | G | Junior | Ohio State |
| Dale Hall | F | Junior | Army |
| Bill Henry | C | Junior | Rice |
| Dick Triptow | G | Senior | DePaul |
Individual All-America teams
| All-America Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | Second team | Third team | ||||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | |||
| Helms[2] | Bob Brannum | Kentucky | No second or third team | |||||
| Audley Brindley | Dartmouth | |||||||
| Bob Dille | Valparaiso | |||||||
| Arnie Ferrin | Utah | |||||||
| Otto Graham | Northwestern | |||||||
| Dale Hall | Army | |||||||
| Bill Henry | Rice | |||||||
| Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | |||||||
| George Mikan | DePaul | |||||||
| Allie Paine | Oklahoma | |||||||
| Converse | Audley Brindley | Dartmouth | Bob Brannum | Kentucky | Wally Borrevik | Oregon | ||
| Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Otto Graham | Northwestern | Hy Gotkin | St. John's | |||
| Leo Klier | Notre Dame | Don Grate | Ohio State | Dick Ives | Iowa | |||
| George Mikan | DePaul | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | Bill Kotsores | St. John's | |||
| Allie Paine | Oklahoma | Dick Triptow | DePaul | Bill Morris | Washington | |||
| Pic Magazine | Otto Graham | Northwestern | Bob Brannum | Kentucky | William Chandler | Marquette | ||
| Don Grate | Ohio State | Audley Brindley | Dartmouth | Charles Haag | Purdue | |||
| Leo Klier | Notre Dame | Francis Crossin | Pennsylvania | Dale Hall | Army | |||
| George Mikan | DePaul | Bob Dille | Valparaiso | Bill Henry | Rice | |||
| Allie Paine | Oklahoma | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | Dick Ives | Iowa | |||
| Dick Triptow | DePaul | |||||||
| Sporting News | Bob Brannum | Kentucky | David Danner | Iowa | Herm Brunotte | Canisius | ||
| Audley Brindley | Dartmouth | Leo Klier | Notre Dame | Ernie Calverley | Rhode Island | |||
| Otto Graham | Northwestern | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | John Cawood | Western Michigan | |||
| Dale Hall | Army | Dick McGuire | St. John's/Dartmouth | Bill Henry | Rice | |||
| George Mikan | DePaul | William Morris | Washington | Dick Triptow | DePaul | |||
References
- NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. Archived 2009-05-04.
- 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (Helms, Converse, Pic Magazine & Sporting News) Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
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