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1948 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The consensus 1948 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of three 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 Helms Athletic Foundation, and Converse.
1948 Consensus All-America team
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Beard | G | Junior | Kentucky |
| Ed Macauley | F | Junior | Saint Louis |
| Jim McIntyre | C | Junior | Minnesota |
| Kevin O'Shea | G | Sophomore | Notre Dame |
| Murray Wier | G | Senior | Iowa |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Dickey | F | Sophomore | NC State |
| Arnie Ferrin | F | Senior | Utah |
| Alex Groza | C | Junior | Kentucky |
| Hal Haskins | F/G | Sophomore | Hamline |
| George Kaftan | F | Senior | Holy Cross |
| Duane Klueh | G | Junior | Indiana State |
| Tony Lavelli | F | Junior | Yale |
| Jack Nichols | C | Senior | Washington |
| Andy Wolfe | G/F | Senior | California |
Individual All-America teams
| All-America Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | Second team | Third team | Fourth team | |||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | |
| Associated Press[2] | Ralph Beard | Kentucky | Dwight Eddleman | Illinois | A. L. Bennett | Oklahoma A&M | Walt Budko | Columbia |
| Ed Macauley | Saint Louis | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Bob Cousy | Holy Cross | Ed Mikan | DePaul | |
| Jim McIntyre | Minnesota | Alex Groza | Kentucky | Dick Dickey | NC State | Jackie Robinson | Baylor | |
| Kevin O'Shea | Notre Dame | George Kaftan | Holy Cross | Donnie Forman | NYU | Dolph Schayes | NYU | |
| Murray Wier | Iowa | Tony Lavelli | Yale | George Kok | Arkansas | Ernie Vandeweghe | Colgate | |
| Helms[3] | Ralph Beard | Kentucky | A. L. Bennett | Oklahoma A&M | Ed Beach | West Virginia | No fourth team | |
| Dick Dickey | NC State | Pete Elliott | Michigan | Walt Budko | Columbia | |||
| Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Bob Gale | Cornell | Bob Cope | Montana | |||
| Duane Klueh | Indiana State | Alex Groza | Kentucky | Paul Courty | Oklahoma | |||
| Tony Lavelli | Yale | George Kaftan | Holy Cross | Hal Haskins | Hamline | |||
| Ed Macauley | Saint Louis | Jim McIntyre | Minnesota | Frank Kudelka | Saint Mary's | |||
| Jack Nichols | Washington | Joe Nelson | Brigham Young | Slater Martin | Texas | |||
| Kevin O'Shea | Notre Dame | Don Ray | Western Kentucky | Ed Mikan | DePaul | |||
| Murray Wier | Iowa | Jackie Robinson | Baylor | Dolph Schayes | NYU | |||
| Andy Wolfe | California | Howie Shannon | Kansas State | Andy Tonkovich | Marshall | |||
| Converse | Ralph Beard | Kentucky | Dick Dickey | NC State | Dwight Eddleman | Illinois | No fourth team | |
| Alex Groza | Kentucky | Tony Lavelli | Yale | Vern Gardner | Utah | |||
| Hal Haskins | Hamline | Ed Macauley | Saint Louis | Wallace Jones | Kentucky | |||
| George Kaftan | Holy Cross | Mickey Marty | Loras | Murray Wier | Iowa | |||
| Kevin O'Shea | Notre Dame | Odie Spears | Western Kentucky | Andy Wolfe | California | |||
AP Honorable Mention:[2]
- Billy Joe Adcock, Vanderbilt
- Cliff Barker, Kentucky
- Leo Barnhorst, Notre Dame
- Edward Bartels, NC State
- Gene Berce, Marquette
- Nelson Bobb, Temple
- Bob Brannum, Michigan State
- Clarence Brannum, Kansas State
- Jack Burmaster, Illinois
- Leland Byrd, West Virginia
- Bobby Cook, Wisconsin
- Cliff Crandall, Oregon State
- Nate DeLong, River Falls Teachers
- Pete Elliott, Michigan
- Billy Gabor, Syracuse
- Vern Gardner, Utah
- Dee Gibson, Western Kentucky
- Tom Hamilton, Texas
- Chuck Hanger, California
- Norm Hankins, Lawrence Tech
- Bob Harris, Oklahoma A&M
- Paul Horvath, NC State
- Harold Howey, Kansas State
- Dave Humerickhouse, Bradley
- Gene James, Marshall
- Wallace Jones, Kentucky
- Leo Katkaveck, NC State
- Frank Kudelka, Saint Mary's
- Ed Lerner, Temple
- Ray Lumpp, NYU
- Al Madsen, Texas
- Slater Martin, Texas
- Mickey Marty, Loras
- Dick McGuire, St. John's
- Dave Minor, UCLA
- Joe Nelson, Brigham Young
- Jack Nichols, Washington
- Bob Paxton, North Carolina
- Warren Perkins, Tulane
- Dan Pippin, Missouri
- Kenny Rollins, Kentucky
- Frank Saul, Seton Hall
- Fred Schaus, West Virginia
- Otto Schnellbacher, Kansas
- Jack Spencer, Iowa
- John Stanich, UCLA
- Andy Tonkovich, Marshall
- Paul Unruh, Bradley
- Paul Walther, Tennessee
- Andy Wolfe, California
See also
References
- ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winnersp.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04.
- ^ a b "Iowa's Murray Wier on 1st All-American". Mason City Globe-Gazette. 11 March 1948. p. 13. Retrieved August 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (Helms & Converse) p.208