1970 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

1970 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Members of the 1970 Consensus All-America first team. Clockwise from upper left: Issel, Lanier, Mount and Maravich (not pictured: Murphy).
Awarded for	1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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The consensus 1970 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.

1970 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Dan Issel	F/C	Senior	Kentucky
Bob Lanier	C	Senior	St. Bonaventure
Pete Maravich	G/F	Senior	Louisiana State
Rick Mount	G/F	Senior	Purdue
Calvin Murphy	G	Senior	Niagara

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Austin Carr	G	Junior	Notre Dame
Jim Collins	G	Senior	New Mexico State
John Roche	G	Junior	South Carolina
Charlie Scott	F	Senior	North Carolina
Sidney Wicks	F	Junior	UCLA

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press [2]	Dan Issel	Kentucky	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	John Johnson	Iowa
	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	Mike Maloy	Davidson
	Pete Maravich	Louisiana State	John Roche	South Carolina	Jim McMillian	Columbia
	Rick Mount	Purdue	Charlie Scott	North Carolina	John Vallely	UCLA
	Calvin Murphy	Niagara	Rudy Tomjanovich	Michigan	Sidney Wicks	UCLA
USBWA [3]	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team)
	Jim Collins	New Mexico State
	Dan Issel	Kentucky
	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure
	Pete Maravich	Louisiana State
	Rick Mount	Purdue
	Calvin Murphy	Niagara
	John Roche	South Carolina
	Charlie Scott	North Carolina
	Sidney Wicks	UCLA
NABC [4]	Dan Issel	Kentucky	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	Mike Maloy	Davidson
	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	John Roche	South Carolina
	Pete Maravich	Louisiana State	Jim McMillian	Columbia	Ralph Simpson	Michigan State
	Rick Mount	Purdue	Calvin Murphy	Niagara	Rudy Tomjanovich	Michigan
	Charlie Scott	North Carolina	Sidney Wicks	UCLA	John Vallely	UCLA
UPI [5]	Dan Issel	Kentucky	Austin Carr	Notre Dame	John Johnson	Iowa
	Bob Lanier	St. Bonaventure	Artis Gilmore	Jacksonville	Mike Maloy	Davidson
	Pete Maravich	Louisiana State	John Roche	South Carolina	John Vallely	UCLA
	Rick Mount	Purdue	Charlie Scott	North Carolina	Sidney Wicks	UCLA
	Calvin Murphy	Niagara	Rudy Tomjanovich	Michigan	Rich Yunkus	Georgia Tech

AP Honorable Mention: ^[6]

• Nate Archibald, UTEP
• Jim Ard, Cincinnati
• Dennis Awtrey, Santa Clara
• Henry Bibby, UCLA
• Bill Cain, Iowa State
• Corky Calhoun, Penn
• Jim Collins, New Mexico State
• Dave Cowens, Florida State
• Jarrett Durham, Duquesne
• Mike Grosso, Louisville
• Jeff Halliburton, Drake
• Steve Hawes, Washington
• Sam Lacey, New Mexico State
• Bob Lienhard, Georgia
• Stan Love, Oregon
• Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky
• Cliff Meely, Colorado
• Dean Meminger, Marquette
• John Mengelt, Auburn
• Mike Newlin, Utah
• Andy Owens, Florida
• Geoff Petrie, Princeton
• Howard Porter, Villanova
• Mike Pratt, Kentucky
• Marv Roberts, Utah State
• Dave Robisch, Kansas
• Curtis Rowe, UCLA
• Ralph Simpson, Michigan State
• Willie Sojourner, Weber State
• Dave Sorenson, Ohio State
• John Sutter, Tulane
• Ollie Taylor, Houston
• Jerry Venable, Kansas State
• Vann Williford, NC State
• Rich Yunkus, Georgia Tech

Academic All-Americans

On May 12, 1970, CoSIDA announced the 1970 Academic All-America team. ^[7] The following is the 1969–70 Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA:

Academic All-America Team

Player	School	Class
Dennis Awtrey	Santa Clara	Senior
Ron Becker	New Mexico	Senior
Jim Cooper	Air Force	Senior
Dan Issel	Kentucky	Senior
Mike Newlin	Utah	Junior
Mike Pratt	Kentucky	Senior
John Roche	South Carolina	Junior
Charlie Scott	North Carolina	Senior
Ralph Simpson	Michigan State	Junior
Rich Yunkus	Georgia Tech	Junior
Bill Zopf	Duquesne	Senior

See also

• 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

References

1. NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137
2. AP All-America Teams
3. "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
4. "NABC Division I All-America Teams". NABC. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
5. 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
6. "AP All-Americas". Greeley Daily Tribune . March 4, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved July 17, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Awtrey leads All-American Academic unit". The Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 13, 1970. Retrieved October 2, 2011.