1961 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1961 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of seven 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, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News, and the National Collegiate Association Bureau (NCAB). 1961 was the only year where the National Collegiate Association Bureau teams were used in determining consensus teams.

1961 Consensus All-America team

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Terry Dischinger	F	Junior	Purdue
Roger Kaiser	G	Senior	Georgia Tech
Jerry Lucas	F/C	Junior	Ohio State
Tom Stith	G/F	Senior	St. Bonaventure
Chet Walker	F	Junior	Bradley

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Walt Bellamy	C	Senior	Indiana
Frank Burgess	G	Senior	Gonzaga
Tony Jackson	G	Senior	St. John's
Billy McGill	C	Junior	Utah
Larry Siegfried	G	Senior	Ohio State

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press ^[2]	Terry Dischinger	Purdue	Walt Bellamy	Indiana	John Havlicek	Ohio State
	Roger Kaiser	Georgia Tech	Frank Burgess	Gonzaga	Art Heyman	Duke
	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State	Tony Jackson	St. John's	York Larese	North Carolina
	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure	Billy McGill	Utah	John Rudometkin	Southern California
	Chet Walker	Bradley	Doug Moe	North Carolina	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State
USBWA/Look Magazine^[3]	Terry Dischinger	Purdue	No second or third teams (10-man first team)
	Roger Kaiser	Georgia Tech
	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State
	Billy McGill	Utah
	Tom Meschery	Saint Mary's
	Doug Moe	North Carolina
	Gary Phillips	Houston
	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State
	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure
	Chet Walker	Bradley
NABC^[4]	Walt Bellamy	Indiana	Dave DeBusschere	Detroit	Frank Burgess	Gonzaga
	Terry Dischinger	Purdue	Tony Jackson	St. John's	Wayne Hightower	Kansas
	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State	Roger Kaiser	Georgia Tech	Doug Moe	North Carolina
	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure	York Larese	North Carolina	John Rudometkin	Southern California
	Chet Walker	Bradley	Billy McGill	Utah	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State
UPI^[5]	Terry Dischinger	Purdue	Walt Bellamy	Indiana	Frank Burgess	Gonzaga
	Roger Kaiser	Georgia Tech	John Havlicek	Ohio State	Dave DeBusschere	Detroit
	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State	Tony Jackson	St. John's	Art Heyman	Duke
	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure	Billy McGill	Utah	York Larese	North Carolina
	Chet Walker	Bradley	John Rudometkin	Southern California	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State
NEA	Walt Bellamy	Indiana	Frank Burgess	Gonzaga	York Larese	North Carolina
	Terry Dischinger	Purdue	Dave DeBusschere	Detroit	Tom Meschery	Saint Mary's
	Roger Kaiser	Georgia Tech	Tony Jackson	St. John's	Doug Moe	North Carolina
	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State	Billy McGill	Utah	John Rudometkin	Southern California
	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State	Chet Walker	Bradley
Sporting News	Terry Dischinger	Purdue	Walt Bellamy	Indiana	No third team
	Roger Kaiser	Georgia Tech	Frank Burgess	Gonzaga
	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State	York Larese	North Carolina
	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State	Doug Moe	North Carolina
	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure	Chet Walker	Bradley
NCAB	Terry Dischinger	Purdue	Walt Bellamy	Indiana	No third team
	Roger Kaiser	Georgia Tech	Frank Burgess	Gonzaga
	Jerry Lucas	Ohio State	Tony Jackson	St. John's
	Tom Stith	St. Bonaventure	Billy McGill	Utah
	Chet Walker	Bradley	Larry Siegfried	Ohio State

AP Honorable Mention:^[6]

Bill Bridges, Kansas
Carroll Broussard, Texas A&M
Al Butler, Niagara
Howie Carl, DePaul
Len Chappell, Wake Forest
Tom Chilton, East Tennessee St.
Jeff Cohen, William & Mary
Larry Comley, Kansas State
Freddie Crawford, St. Bonaventure
Dave DeBusschere, Detroit
Bill Depp, Vanderbilt
Bruce Drysdale, Temple

Wayne Hightower, Kansas
Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
Harold Hudgens, Texas Tech
Don Kojis, Marquette
Billy Lickert, Kentucky
Whitey Martin, St. Bonaventure
Bill McClintock, California
Lou Merchant, Florida
Tom Meschery, Saint Mary's
Del Ray Mounts, Texas Tech
George Nattin, LSU

Don Nelson, Iowa
Mel Nowell, Ohio State
Gary Phillips, Houston
Cedric Price, Kansas State
Chris Smith, Virginia Tech
Rod Thorn, West Virginia
John Tidwell, Michigan
Jack Turner, Louisville
Charlie Warren, Oregon
Hank Whitney, Iowa State
Bob Wiesenhahn, Cincinnati

References

↑ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. Archived 2009-05-04.
↑ AP All-America Teams
↑ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
↑ All-America - Division I (1960's)
↑ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, NEA, Sporting News & NACB) p.208
↑ "Lucas On All-American Second Straight Season". Beckley Post-Herald. 2 March 1961. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-Americans

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