1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans | |
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Awarded for | 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
The consensus 1978 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.
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Larry Bird | F | Junior | Indiana State |
Phil Ford | G | Senior | North Carolina |
David Greenwood | F | Junior | UCLA |
Butch Lee | G | Senior | Marquette |
Mychal Thompson | F/C | Senior | Minnesota |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Ron Brewer | G | Senior | Arkansas |
Jack Givens | G/F | Senior | Kentucky |
Rod Griffin | G | Senior | Wake Forest |
Rick Robey | F/C | Senior | Kentucky |
Freeman Williams | G | Senior | Portland State |
All-America Team | |||||||
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First team | Second team | Third team | |||||
Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | ||
Associated Press [2] | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Ron Brewer | Arkansas | Mike Evans | Kansas State | |
Phil Ford | North Carolina | Dave Corzine | DePaul | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | ||
David Greenwood | UCLA | Jack Givens | Kentucky | Magic Johnson | Michigan State | ||
Butch Lee | Marquette | Reggie King | Alabama | Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas | ||
Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Freeman Williams | Portland State | Rick Robey | Kentucky | ||
USBWA [3] [4] | Ron Brewer | Arkansas | Larry Bird | Indiana State | No third team | ||
Michael Cooper | New Mexico | Jack Givens | Kentucky | ||||
Phil Ford | North Carolina | David Greenwood | UCLA | ||||
Butch Lee | Marquette | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | ||||
Freeman Williams | Portland State | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | ||||
NABC [5] | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Dave Corzine | DePaul | James Bailey | Rutgers | |
Phil Ford | North Carolina | Jack Givens | Kentucky | Winford Boynes | San Francisco | ||
David Greenwood | UCLA | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas | ||
Butch Lee | Marquette | Magic Johnson | Michigan State | Mike O'Koren | North Carolina | ||
Rick Robey | Kentucky | Freeman Williams | Portland State | Jerome Whitehead | Marquette | ||
UPI [4] | Larry Bird | Indiana State | James Bailey | Rutgers | Dave Corzine | DePaul | |
Phil Ford | North Carolina | Jack Givens | Kentucky | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | ||
David Greenwood | UCLA | Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas | Magic Johnson | Michigan State | ||
Butch Lee | Marquette | Rick Robey | Kentucky | Kyle Macy | Kentucky | ||
Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Freeman Williams | Portland State | Roger Phegley | Bradley | ||
AP Honorable Mention: [6]
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