1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Awarded for	1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The Consensus 1987 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.

1987 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Steve Alford	G	Senior	Indiana
Danny Manning	F	Junior	Kansas
David Robinson	C	Senior	Navy
Kenny Smith	G	Senior	North Carolina
Reggie Williams	F	Senior	Georgetown

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Armon Gilliam	F	Senior	UNLV
Horace Grant	F/C	Senior	Clemson
Dennis Hopson	G	Senior	Ohio State
Mark Jackson	G	Senior	St. John's
Ken Norman	F	Senior	Illinois

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press [2]	Steve Alford	Indiana	Armon Gilliam	UNLV	Derrick McKey	Alabama
	Danny Manning	Kansas	Dennis Hopson	Ohio State	Jerome Lane	Pittsburgh
	David Robinson	Navy	Mark Jackson	St. John's	Dallas Comegys	DePaul
	Kenny Smith	North Carolina	Horace Grant	Clemson	Derrick Chievous	Missouri
	Reggie Williams	Georgetown	Ken Norman	Illinois	Tony White	Tennessee
USBWA [3]	Steve Alford	Indiana	Armon Gilliam	UNLV	No third team
	Danny Manning	Kansas	Dennis Hopson	Ohio State
	David Robinson	Navy	Mark Jackson	St. John's
	Kenny Smith	North Carolina	Gary Grant	Michigan
	Reggie Williams	Georgetown	Ken Norman	Illinois
NABC [4]	Steve Alford	Indiana	Armon Gilliam	UNLV	Derrick McKey	Alabama
	Danny Manning	Kansas	Dennis Hopson	Ohio State	Jerome Lane	Pittsburgh
	David Robinson	Navy	Mark Jackson	St. John's	Ken Norman	Illinois
	Kenny Smith	North Carolina	Horace Grant	Clemson	Tommy Amaker	Duke
	Reggie Williams	Georgetown	Dallas Comegys	DePaul	Kevin Houston	Army
UPI [5]	Steve Alford	Indiana	Armon Gilliam	UNLV	Nate Blackwell	Temple
	Danny Manning	Kansas	Dennis Hopson	Ohio State	Jerome Lane	Pittsburgh
	David Robinson	Navy	Mark Jackson	St. John's	Dallas Comegys	DePaul
	Kenny Smith	North Carolina	Derrick Chievous	Missouri	Horace Grant	Clemson
	Reggie Williams	Georgetown	Derrick McKey	Alabama	Tony White	Tennessee

AP Honorable Mention: ^[6]

• Tommy Amaker, Duke
• Freddie Banks, UNLV
• Nate Blackwell, Temple
• Sherman Douglas, Syracuse
• Ledell Eackles, New Orleans
• Tellis Frank, Western Kentucky
• Gary Grant, Michigan
• Jeff Grayer, Iowa State
• Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
• Kevin Houston, Army
• Derrick Lewis, Maryland
• Troy Lewis, Purdue
• Reggie Miller, UCLA
• José Ortiz, Oregon State
• J. R. Reid, North Carolina
• David Rivers, Notre Dame
• Charles Smith, Pittsburgh
• Rod Strickland, DePaul
• Chris Welp, Washington
• Joe Wolf, North Carolina

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 April 21, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
4. All-America - Division I (1980's) Archived March 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
5. 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
6. "Navy's Robinson, Hoyas' Williams Are All-Americas (subscription required)". Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2012.