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1959 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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The consensus 1959 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of five major All-American teams. 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, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).

1959 Consensus All-America team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Bob Boozer	F	Senior	Kansas State
Johnny Cox	G	Senior	Kentucky
Bailey Howell	F	Senior	Mississippi State
Oscar Robertson	G	Junior	Cincinnati
Jerry West	G	Junior	West Virginia

Player	Position	Class	Team
Leo Byrd	G	Senior	Marshall
Johnny Green	F	Senior	Michigan State
Tom Hawkins	F	Senior	Notre Dame
Don Hennon	G	Senior	Pittsburgh
Al Seiden	G	Senior	St. John's

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team	First team	Second team	Third team	Player	School	Player
Associated Press	Bob Boozer	Kansas State	Leo Byrd	Marshall	Bob Ferry	Saint Louis
Johnny Cox	Kentucky	Johnny Green	Michigan State	Jim Hagan	Tennessee Tech
Bailey Howell	Mississippi State	Tom Hawkins	Notre Dame	Ron Johnson	Minnesota
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati	Don Hennon	Pittsburgh	York Larese	North Carolina
Jerry West	West Virginia	Lou Pucillo	North Carolina State	Joe Ruklick	Northwestern
USBWA/Look Magazine	Bob Boozer	Kansas State	No second or third teams (10-man first team)
Johnny Cox	Kentucky
Bob Ferry	Saint Louis
Johnny Green	Michigan State
Tom Hawkins	Notre Dame
Bailey Howell	Mississippi State
Lou Pucillo	North Carolina State
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati
Al Seiden	St. John's
Jerry West	West Virginia
NABC	Bob Boozer	Kansas State	Johnny Green	Michigan State	Bob Ferry	Saint Louis
Johnny Cox	Kentucky	Tom Hawkins	Notre Dame	Tony Jackson	St. John's
Bailey Howell	Mississippi State	Don Hennon	Pittsburgh	Lou Pucillo	North Carolina State
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati	John Richter	North Carolina State	Joe Ruklick	Northwestern
Jerry West	West Virginia	Al Seiden	St. John's	Lee Shaffer	North Carolina
UPI	Bob Boozer	Kansas State	Leo Byrd	Marshall	Charlie Brown	Seattle
Don Hennon	Pittsburgh	Johnny Cox	Kentucky	Bob Ferry	Saint Louis
Bailey Howell	Mississippi State	Johnny Green	Michigan State	Lou Pucillo	North Carolina State
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati	Tom Hawkins	Notre Dame	Doug Smart	Washington
Jerry West	West Virginia	Al Seiden	St. John's	Walt Torrence	UCLA
NEA	Bob Boozer	Kansas State	Leo Byrd	Marshall	No third team
Bailey Howell	Mississippi State	Johnny Cox	Kentucky
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati	Bob Ferry	Saint Louis
Al Seiden	St. John's	Johnny Green	Michigan State
Jerry West	West Virginia	John Richter	North Carolina State

AP Honorable Mention:

Bob Anderegg, Michigan State
Bob Ayersman, Virginia Tech
Carl Belz, Princeton
Ed Blair, Western Michigan
Bill Bridges, Kansas
Charlie Brown, Seattle
M. C. Burton, Michigan
Arlen Clark, Oklahoma State
Ralph Davis, Cincinnati
LaRoy Doss, Saint Mary's
Johnny Egan, Providence
Rex Frederick, Auburn
Dave Gunther, Iowa
Lee Harman, Oregon State
Jim Henry, Vanderbilt
Dick Hickox, Miami (Florida)
Leon Hill, Texas Tech
Darrall Imhoff, California
Tony Jackson, St. John's
H. E. Kirchner, Texas Christian
Roy Lange, William & Mary
Rudy LaRusso, Dartmouth
Walt Mangham, Marquette
Bobby Joe Mason, Bradley
Don Matuszak, Kansas State
Charlie McNeil, Maryland
Bucky McDonald, George Washington
Willie Merriweather, Purdue
Doug Moe, North Carolina
Paul Neumann, Stanford
Pearl Pollard, Utah
John Richter, North Carolina State
Gerry Schroeder, Colorado
Al Seiden, St. John's
Lee Shaffer, North Carolina
Doug Smart, Washington
Bob Smith, West Virginia
Tom Stith, St. Bonaventure
Gene Tormohlen, Tennessee
Walt Torrence, UCLA
Wilbur Trosch, Saint Francis (PA)
Tony Windis, Wyoming
Leroy Wright, Pacific

References

[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.
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams]
"USBWA Men's All-Americans".
"NABC Division I All-America Teams". NABC.
Johnson, Gary K.. (2005). "NCAA Men's Basketball Finest". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
(6 March 1959). "Robertson Leads 1959 AP All-America Choices". [[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]].

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