1966 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

1966 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Awarded for	1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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The consensus 1966 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.

1966 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Dave Bing	G	Senior	Syracuse
Clyde Lee	F	Senior	Vanderbilt
Cazzie Russell	F	Senior	Michigan
Dave Schellhase	G/F	Senior	Purdue
Jimmy Walker	G	Junior	Providence

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Louie Dampier	G	Junior	Kentucky
Matt Guokas	G	Junior	St. Joseph's
Jack Marin	F	Senior	Duke
Dick Snyder	F	Senior	Davidson
Bob Verga	G	Senior	Duke
Walt Wesley	C	Senior	Kansas

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press [2]	Dave Bing	Syracuse	Matt Guokas	Saint Joseph's	Henry Finkel	Dayton
	Louie Dampier	Kentucky	Jack Marin	Duke	Thad Jaracz	Kentucky
	Clyde Lee	Vanderbilt	Dick Snyder	Davidson	Bob Lewis	North Carolina
	Cazzie Russell	Michigan	Bob Verga	Duke	Pat Riley	Kentucky
	Dave Schellhase	Purdue	Jimmy Walker	Providence	Walt Wesley	Kansas
USBWA [3]	Dave Bing	Syracuse	No second or third teams (10-man first team)
	Clyde Lee	Vanderbilt
	Jack Marin	Duke
	Dick Nemelka	Brigham Young
	Pat Riley	Kentucky
	Cazzie Russell	Michigan
	Dave Schellhase	Purdue
	Dick Snyder	Davidson
	Jimmy Walker	Providence
	Walt Wesley	Kansas
NABC [4]	Dave Bing	Syracuse	John Austin	Boston College	Henry Finkel	Dayton
	Clyde Lee	Vanderbilt	Louie Dampier	Kentucky	Lou Hudson	Minnesota
	Cazzie Russell	Michigan	Matt Guokas	Saint Joseph's	Bob Lewis	North Carolina
	Dave Schellhase	Purdue	Bob Verga	Duke	Jack Marin	Duke
	Jimmy Walker	Providence	Walt Wesley	Kansas	Dick Nemelka	Brigham Young
UPI [5]	Dave Bing	Syracuse	Louie Dampier	Kentucky	John Austin	Boston College
	Clyde Lee	Vanderbilt	Matt Guokas	Saint Joseph's	Henry Finkel	Dayton
	Cazzie Russell	Michigan	Dick Snyder	Davidson	Lou Hudson	Minnesota
	Dave Schellhase	Purdue	Bob Verga	Duke	Jack Marin	Duke
	Jimmy Walker	Providence	Walt Wesley	Kansas	Pat Riley	Kentucky

AP Honorable Mention: ^[6]

• Cliff Anderson, Saint Joseph's
• John Austin, Boston College
• John Beasley, Texas A&M
• John Block, USC
• Nate Branch, Nebraska
• Jerry Chambers, Utah
• Archie Clark, Minnesota
• Leon Clark, Wyoming
• Jim Coleman, Loyola (Illinois)
• Mel Daniels, New Mexico
• Ollie Darden, Michigan
• Lee DeFore, Auburn
• Sonny Dove, St. John's
• Joe Ellis, San Francisco
• Donnie Freeman, Illinois
• Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky
• Elvin Hayes, Houston
• Lou Hudson, Minnesota
• Edgar Lacy, UCLA
• Bob Leonard, Wake Forest
• Dub Malaise, Texas Tech
• Don May, Dayton
• Bill Melchionni, Villanova
• Dorie Murrey, Detroit Mercy
• Dick Nemelka, Brigham Young
• Loy Petersen, Oregon State
• Don Rolfes, Cincinnati
• Nevil Shed, UTEP
• Mike Silliman, Army
• Wes Unseld, Louisville
• Steve Vacendak, Duke
• Jim Ware, Oklahoma City
• Michael Warren, UCLA
• Stan Washington, Michigan State

See also

• 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

References

1. NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-04-30. 2009-05-04.
2. AP All-America Teams
3. "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
4. All-America - Division I (1960's) Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
5. 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
6. "Dampier (cont. from page 10)". The Paducah Sun . March 1, 1966. p. 11. Retrieved July 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.