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1953 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans


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The consensus 1953 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of six major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, Look Magazine, The United Press International, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Collier's Magazine and the International News Service.

1953 Consensus All-America team

PlayerPositionClassTeam
Ernie BeckFSeniorPenn
Walter DukesCSeniorSeton Hall
Tom GolaFSophomoreLa Salle
Bob HoubregsFSeniorWashington
Johnny O'BrienGSeniorSeattle
PlayerPositionClassTeam
Dick KnostmanFSeniorKansas State
Bob PettitCJuniorLouisiana State
Joe RicheyGSeniorBrigham Young
Don SchlundtCSophomoreIndiana
Frank SelvyGJuniorFurman

Individual All-America teams

All-America TeamFirst teamSecond teamThird teamPlayerSchoolPlayerSchoolPlayerSchool
Associated PressErnie BeckPennPaul EbertOhio StateJim BredarIllinois
Walter DukesSeton HallDick KnostmanKansas StateBevo FrancisRio Grande
Tom GolaLa SalleBob PettitLouisiana StateLarry HennessyVillanova
Bob HoubregsWashingtonDon SchlundtIndianaBobby LeonardIndiana
Johnny O'BrienSeattleFrank SelvyFurmanBob SpeightNorth Carolina State
UPIErnie BeckPennBevo FrancisRio GrandePaul EbertOhio State
Walter DukesSeton HallDick KnostmanKansas StateRon FeiereiselDePaul
Tom GolaLa SalleBob PettitLouisiana StateLarry HennessyVillanova
Bob HoubregsWashingtonDon SchlundtIndianaChuck MencelMinnesota
Johnny O'BrienSeattleFrank SelvyFurmanEddie O'BrienSeattle
Look MagazineErnie BeckPennIrv BemorasIllinoisNo third team
Walter DukesSeton HallPaul EbertOhio State
Bob HoubregsWashingtonTom GolaLa Salle
Dick KnostmanKansas StateBob PettitLouisiana State
Johnny O'BrienSeattleJoe RicheyBrigham Young
NEAWalter DukesSeton HallErnie BeckPennNo third team
Tom GolaLa SalleBob PettitLouisiana State
Bob HoubregsWashingtonDick RickettsDuquesne
Dick KnostmanKansas StateDon SchlundtIndiana
Johnny O'BrienSeattleGene SchwingerRice
International News ServiceWalter DukesSeton HallErnie BeckPennNo third team
Tom GolaLa SalleJim BredarIllinois
Bob HoubregsWashingtonDick KnostmanKansas State
Johnny O'BrienSeattleBob PettitLouisiana State
Don SchlundtIndianaJoe RicheyBrigham Young
Collier'sErnie BeckPennDick KnostmanKansas StateNo third team
Walter DukesSeton HallBob PettitLouisiana State
Tom GolaLa SalleJoe RicheyBrigham Young
Bob HoubregsWashingtonDon SchlundtIndiana
Johnny O'BrienSeattleBob SpeightNorth Carolina State

AP Honorable Mention:

  • Irv Bemoras, Illinois
  • B. H. Born, Kansas
  • Don Bragg, UCLA
  • John Clune, Navy
  • Ron Feiereisel, DePaul
  • Ken Flower, Southern California
  • Dickie Hemric, Wake Forest
  • Cob Jarvis, Mississippi
  • Johnny Kerr, Illinois
  • Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky
  • Bob Mattick, Oklahoma A&M
  • Bob McKeen, California
  • Chuck Mencel, Minnesota
  • Jack Molinas, Columbia
  • Zippy Morocco, Georgia
  • Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross
  • Joe Richey, Brigham Young
  • Dick Ricketts, Duquesne
  • Arnold Short, Oklahoma City
  • Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky

References

References

  1. [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Award.pdf NCAA Record Book - Award Winners] p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04.
  2. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams]
  3. (March 4, 1953). "The United Press All-America Cage Team". The Kansas City Star.
  4. [http://www.ncaapublications.com/DownloadPublication.aspx?download=BF05.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, Look, NEA, Collier's & International News Service)] p.208
  5. Barrington, John. (March 1, 1953). "O'Brien Repeats on INS Star Quint; Houbregs Also Put on All-American". The Oregonian.
  6. (March 2, 1953). "Seton Hall Cager Makes AP All-America Team". [[Corpus Christi Times]].
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