1988 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The Consensus 1988 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.

1988 Consensus All-America team
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Sean Elliott F Junior Arizona
Gary Grant G Senior Michigan
Hersey Hawkins G Senior Bradley
Danny Manning F Senior Kansas
J.R. Reid F/C Sophomore North Carolina


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Danny Ferry F Junior Duke
Jerome Lane F Junior Pittsburgh
Mark Macon G Freshman Temple
Mitch Richmond G Senior Kansas State
Rony Seikaly C Senior Syracuse
Michael Smith F/C Junior Brigham Young

Individual All-America teams
All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Associated Press[2] Sean ElliottArizonaDanny FerryDukeWill PerdueVanderbilt
Gary GrantMichiganJerome LanePittsburghMichael SmithBrigham Young
Hersey HawkinsBradleyMark MaconTempleFennis DemboWyoming
Danny ManningKansasJeff GrayerIowa StateSherman DouglasSyracuse
J. R. ReidNorth CarolinaSteve KerrArizonaByron LarkinXavier
USBWA[3] Sean ElliottArizonaDanny FerryDukeNo third team
Gary GrantMichiganJerome LanePittsburgh
Hersey HawkinsBradleyMichael SmithBrigham Young
Danny ManningKansasMitch RichmondKansas State
J. R. ReidNorth CarolinaRony SeikalySyracuse
NABC[4] Sean ElliottArizonaDanny FerryDukeWill PerdueVanderbilt
Gary GrantMichiganDavid RiversNotre DameRex ChapmanKentucky
Hersey HawkinsBradleyMark MaconTempleHarvey GrantOklahoma
Danny ManningKansasRony SeikalySyracuseTodd MitchellPurdue
J. R. ReidNorth CarolinaCharles SmithPittsburghSteve KerrArizona
UPI[5] Sean ElliottArizonaJ. R. ReidNorth CarolinaHarvey GrantOklahoma
Danny FerryDukeSherman DouglasSyracuseJeff GrayerIowa State
Gary GrantMichiganMichael SmithBrigham YoungRony SeikalySyracuse
Hersey HawkinsBradleyMitch RichmondKansas StateLionel SimmonsLa Salle
Danny ManningKansasByron LarkinXavierRod StricklandDePaul

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

Academic All-Americans

On February 28, 1988, GTE and CoSIDA announced the 1988 Academic All-America team, with Michael Smith headlining the University Division as the first men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year. The following is the 1987–88 GTE Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team (University Division) as selected by CoSIDA:[7]

First Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Alec Kessler Georgia Sophomore 3.84 Genetics
Tim Legler La Salle Senior 3.40 Finance/Management Information
Shon Morris Northwestern Senior 3.51 Human Development and Social Policy Organizational Studies
Derek Rucker Davidson Senior 3.30 Economics
Michael Smith Brigham Young Junior 3.67 Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dental
Second Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Keith Balderston Oregon Senior 3.63 Pre-Medicine
Paul Crawford Texas A&M Senior 3.88 Mechanical Engineering
Jeff Harris Illinois State Senior 3.70 Chemistry
Bo Heiden Bucknell Junior 3.70 Electrical Engineering
Ray Willis Montana State Senior 3.45 Speech Communications
Third Team
Player School Class GPA and major
Mike Butts Bucknell Junior 3.30 Mechanical Engineering
Scott Haffner Evansville Junior 3.34 Business Administration
Steve Martenet Bowling Green Senior 3.78 Business/Pre-Law
Peter Runge Manhattan Sophomore 3.80 Business
Dean Smith Maine Sophomore 3.92 Electrical Engineering

References
  1. NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137
  2. "AP All-America Teams". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  3. "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  4. All-America - Division I (1980's)
  5. 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
  6. "Manning, Hawkins top All-America basketball team". Tri City Herald. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  7. "Academic All-Americans". The Lewiston Daily Sun. March 1, 1988. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
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