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1968 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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The consensus 1968 College Basketball All-American team was determined by aggregating the results of four 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 and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

1968 Consensus All-America team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Lew Alcindor	C	Junior	UCLA
Elvin Hayes	F/C	Senior	Houston
Pete Maravich	G/F	Sophomore	Louisiana State
Larry Miller	F	Senior	North Carolina
Wes Unseld	C	Senior	Louisville

Player	Position	Class	Team
Lucius Allen	G	Junior	UCLA
Bob Lanier	C	Sophomore	St. Bonaventure
Don May	G/F	Senior	Dayton
Calvin Murphy	G	Sophomore	Niagara
Jo Jo White	G	Junior	Kansas

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team	First team	Second team	Third team	Player	School	Player
Associated Press	Lew Alcindor	UCLA	Lucius Allen	UCLA	Mike Lewis	Duke
Elvin Hayes	Houston	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure	Rick Mount	Purdue
Pete Maravich	Louisiana State	Don May	Dayton	Mike Warren	UCLA
Larry Miller	North Carolina	Calvin Murphy	Niagara	Jo Jo White	Kansas
Wes Unseld	Louisville	Neal Walk	Florida	Sam Williams	Iowa
USBWA	Lew Alcindor	UCLA	No second or third teams (10-man first team)
Elvin Hayes	Houston
Merv Jackson	Utah
Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure
Pete Maravich	Louisiana State
Larry Miller	North Carolina
Calvin Murphy	Niagara
Wes Unseld	Louisville
Mike Warren	UCLA
Jo Jo White	Kansas
NABC	Lew Alcindor	UCLA	Lucius Allen	UCLA	Merv Jackson	Utah
Elvin Hayes	Houston	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure	Mike Lewis	Duke
Pete Maravich	Louisiana State	Don May	Dayton	Rick Mount	Purdue
Larry Miller	North Carolina	Calvin Murphy	Niagara	Don Smith	Iowa State
Wes Unseld	Louisville	Jo Jo White	Kansas	Neal Walk	Florida
UPI	Lew Alcindor	UCLA	Lucius Allen	UCLA	Mike Lewis	Duke
Elvin Hayes	Houston	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure	Jim McMillian	Columbia
Pete Maravich	Louisiana State	Don May	Dayton	Neal Walk	Florida
Calvin Murphy	Niagara	Larry Miller	North Carolina	Mike Warren	UCLA
Wes Unseld	Louisville	Rick Mount	Purdue	Jo Jo White	Kansas

AP Honorable Mention:

Joe Allen, Bradley
Butch Beard, Louisville
Tom Boerwinkle, Tennessee
Mike Casey, Kentucky
Don Chaney, Houston
Russ Critchfield, California
Tom Hagan, Vanderbilt
Shaler Halimon, Utah State
Bill Hewitt, Southern California
Simmie Hill, West Texas
Bill Hosket, Ohio State
Harry Hollines, Denver
Merv Jackson, Utah
Bill Justus, Tennessee
Willie McCarter, Drake
Jim McKean, Washington State
Jim McMillian, Columbia
Ron Nelson, New Mexico
Bob Portman, Creighton
Charley Powell, Xavier (LA)
Bill Schutsky, Army
Lynn Shackelford, UCLA
Don Smith, Iowa State
George Thompson, Marquette
Rich Travis, Oklahoma City
Ron Williams, West Virginia

Academic All-Americans

On April 28, 1968, CoSIDA announced the 1968 Academic All-America team. The following is the 1967–68 Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA:

Player	School	Class
Bob Arnzen	Notre Dame	Junior
Dennis Awtrey	Santa Clara	Sophomore
Terry Driscoll	Boston College	Junior
Bill Hosket	Ohio State	Senior
Bill Justus	Tennessee	Junior
Rich Niemann	Saint Louis	Senior
Cliff Parsons	Air Force	Junior
Earl Seyfert	Kansas State	Senior
Dave Scholz	Illinois	Junior
Ted Ware	Virginia Tech	Senior

Player	School	Class
Ron Becker	New Mexico	Sophomore
Pat Frink	Colorado	Senior
Terry Habig	Tulane	Junior
Fred Holden	Louisville	Senior
Bill Langheld	Fordham	Senior
Lyndon Mackey	Utah	Senior
Richie Mahaffey	Clemson	Sophomore
Gary Overbeck	Texas	Senior
Gary Petersmeyer	Stanford	Senior
Jim Youngblood	Georgia	Senior

References

[http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Award.pdf NCAA Record Book - Award Winners] p.137. Accessed 2009-04-30. 2009-05-04.
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams]
"USBWA Men's All-Americans".
[http://nabc.cstv.com/nabc_awards/nabc_awards-all-america-div1-60s.html All-America - Division I (1960's)] {{webarchive. link. (2008-12-01)
[http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans] {{webarchive. link. (2009-07-21 p.208)
"Big E Big Man on Cage A-A". Toledo Blade.
(28 April 1968). "Academic Cage Team Announced". San Antonio Express and News.

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