1974 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans explained

The consensus 1974 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.

1974 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Marvin Barnes	C	Senior	Providence
John Shumate	F	Junior	Notre Dame
David Thompson	G/F	Junior	North Carolina State
Bill Walton	C	Senior	UCLA
Keith Wilkes	G/F	Senior	UCLA

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Len Elmore	C	Junior	Maryland
Larry Fogle	G	Sophomore	Canisius
Bobby Jones	F	Senior	North Carolina
Billy Knight	G/F	Senior	Pittsburgh
Campy Russell	F	Junior	Michigan

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team		Fourth Team		Fifth Team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press[2]						North Carolina State	No fourth or fifth teams
						Syracuse
						Hawaii
						Maryland
		UCLA		Maryland		Michigan
USBWA[3]	Marvin Barnes	Providence	Len Elmore	Maryland	No third, fourth or fifth teams
	John Shumate	Notre Dame	Larry Fogle	Canisius
	David Thompson	North Carolina State	Bobby Jones	North Carolina
	Bill Walton	UCLA	Billy Knight	Pittsburgh
	Keith Wilkes	UCLA	Campy Russell	Michigan
NABC[4]	Marvin Barnes	Providence	Len Elmore	Maryland	Tom Burleson	North Carolina State				Notre Dame
	John Shumate	Notre Dame	Bobby Jones	North Carolina	Larry Fogle	Canisius				Houston
	David Thompson	North Carolina State	Billy Knight	Pittsburgh	John Lucas	Maryland	Tom Henderson	Hawaii	Dennis DuVal	Syracuse
	Bill Walton	UCLA	Tom McMillen	Maryland						Kentucky
	Keith Wilkes	UCLA	Campy Russell	Michigan		Providence				Centenary
UPI[5]	Marvin Barnes	Providence	Tom Burleson	North Carolina State	Gary Brokaw	Notre Dame	No fourth or fifth teams
	John Shumate	Notre Dame	Len Elmore	Maryland	Billy Knight	Pittsburgh
	David Thompson	North Carolina State	Larry Fogle	Canisius	Kevin Stacom	Providence
	Bill Walton	UCLA	Bobby Jones	North Carolina	Campy Russell	Michigan
	Keith Wilkes	UCLA	Tom McMillen	Maryland		Austin Peay

AP Honorable Mention:^[6]

• Alvan Adams, Oklahoma
• Dan Anderson, USC
• Lloyd Batts, Cincinnati
• Leon Benbow, Jacksonville
• Willie Biles, Tulsa
• Lionel Billingy, Duquesne
• Junior Bridgeman, Louisville
• Gary Brokaw, Notre Dame
• Quinn Buckner, Indiana
• Luther Burden, Utah
• Tony Byers, Wake Forest
• Bill Campion, Manhattan
• Charles Cleveland, Alabama
• Adrian Dantley, Notre Dame
• Jesse Dark, VCU
• Leon Douglas, Alabama
• Louis Dunbar, Houston
• Darrell Elston, North Carolina
• Alex English, South Carolina
• Gus Gerard, Virginia
• Kevin Grevey, Kentucky
• Bernard Hardin, New Mexico
• Gene Harmon, Creighton
• Phil Hicks, Tulane
• Rich Kelley, Stanford
• Bruce King, Texas–Pan American
• Lon Kruger, Kansas State
• Ron Lee, Oregon
• Maurice Lucas, Marquette
• Walter Luckett, Ohio
• Clyde Mayes, Furman
• Sam McCants, Oral Roberts
• Eric Money, Arizona
• Allen Murphy, Louisville
• Coniel Norman, Arizona
• Frank Oleynick, Seattle
• Robert Parish, Centenary
• Cliff Pondexter, Long Beach State
• Larry Robinson, Texas
• Mike Robinson, Michigan State
• Phil Sellers, Rutgers
• Phil Smith, San Francisco
• Mike Sojourner, Utah
• Kevin Stacom, Providence
• Aron Stewart, Richmond
• Butch Taylor, Jacksonville
• Monte Towe, NC State
• Jan van Breda Kolff, Vanderbilt
• Fly Williams, Austin Peay
• Brian Winters, South Carolina

See also

• 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Notes and References

1. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Award.pdf NCAA Record Book - Award Winners
2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams
3. Web site: USBWA Men's All-Americans . 2009-04-01 . 2009-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090827033832/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1970-79.html . dead .
4. Web site: NABC Division I All-America Teams . NABC . April 10, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200305044731/https://nabc.prestosports.com/awards/all_america/division_I/1970 . March 5, 2020.
5. http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans
6. News: Walton, Wilkes Head Up AP All-America. The Shreveport Times. March 15, 1974. 33. Newspapers.com. July 4, 2020.