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.

Members of the 1970 Consensus All-America first team. Clockwise from upper left: Issel, Lanier, Mount and Maravich (not pictured: Murphy).

1970 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Dan Issel F/C Senior Kentucky
Bob Lanier C Senior St. Bonaventure
Pete Maravich G/F Senior Louisiana State
Rick Mount G/F Senior Purdue
Calvin Murphy G Senior Niagara


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Austin Carr G Junior Notre Dame
Jim Collins G Senior New Mexico State
John Roche G Junior South Carolina
Charlie Scott F Senior North Carolina
Sidney Wicks F Junior UCLA

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
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

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
Player School Class
Dennis Awtrey Santa Clara Senior
Ron Becker New Mexico Senior
Jim Cooper Air Force Senior
Dan Issel Kentucky Senior
Mike Newlin Utah Junior
Mike Pratt Kentucky Senior
John Roche South Carolina Junior
Charlie Scott North Carolina Senior
Ralph Simpson Michigan State Junior
Rich Yunkus Georgia Tech Junior
Bill Zopf Duquesne Senior

References

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