# 1961 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1961 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of seven 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, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News, and the National Collegiate Association Bureau (NCAB). 1961 was the only year where the National Collegiate Association Bureau teams were used in determining consensus teams.

## 1961 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Terry Dischinger | F | Junior | Purdue |
| Roger Kaiser | G | Senior | Georgia Tech |
| Jerry Lucas | F/C | Junior | Ohio State |
| Tom Stith | G/F | Senior | St. Bonaventure |
| Chet Walker | F | Junior | Bradley |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Walt Bellamy | C | Senior | Indiana |
| Frank Burgess | G | Senior | Gonzaga |
| Tony Jackson | G | Senior | St. John's |
| Billy McGill | C | Junior | Utah |
| Larry Siegfried | G | Senior | Ohio State |

## Individual All-America teams

| All-America Team |
| All-America Team | First team | First team | Second team | Second team | Third team | Third team |
| All-America Team | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Associated Press | Terry Dischinger | Purdue | Walt Bellamy | Indiana | John Havlicek | Ohio State |
| Associated Press | Roger Kaiser | Georgia Tech | Frank Burgess | Gonzaga | Art Heyman | Duke |
| Associated Press | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | Tony Jackson | St. John's | York Larese | North Carolina |
| Associated Press | Tom Stith | St. Bonaventure | Billy McGill | Utah | John Rudometkin | Southern California |
| Associated Press | Chet Walker | Bradley | Doug Moe | North Carolina | Larry Siegfried | Ohio State |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Terry Dischinger | Purdue | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Roger Kaiser | Georgia Tech | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Billy McGill | Utah | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Tom Meschery | Saint Mary's | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Doug Moe | North Carolina | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Gary Phillips | Houston | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Larry Siegfried | Ohio State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Tom Stith | St. Bonaventure | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Chet Walker | Bradley | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| NABC | Walt Bellamy | Indiana | Dave DeBusschere | Detroit | Frank Burgess | Gonzaga |
| NABC | Terry Dischinger | Purdue | Tony Jackson | St. John's | Wayne Hightower | Kansas |
| NABC | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | Roger Kaiser | Georgia Tech | Doug Moe | North Carolina |
| NABC | Tom Stith | St. Bonaventure | York Larese | North Carolina | John Rudometkin | Southern California |
| NABC | Chet Walker | Bradley | Billy McGill | Utah | Larry Siegfried | Ohio State |
| UPI | Terry Dischinger | Purdue | Walt Bellamy | Indiana | Frank Burgess | Gonzaga |
| UPI | Roger Kaiser | Georgia Tech | John Havlicek | Ohio State | Dave DeBusschere | Detroit |
| UPI | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | Tony Jackson | St. John's | Art Heyman | Duke |
| UPI | Tom Stith | St. Bonaventure | Billy McGill | Utah | York Larese | North Carolina |
| UPI | Chet Walker | Bradley | John Rudometkin | Southern California | Larry Siegfried | Ohio State |
| NEA | Walt Bellamy | Indiana | Frank Burgess | Gonzaga | York Larese | North Carolina |
| NEA | Terry Dischinger | Purdue | Dave DeBusschere | Detroit | Tom Meschery | Saint Mary's |
| NEA | Roger Kaiser | Georgia Tech | Tony Jackson | St. John's | Doug Moe | North Carolina |
| NEA | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | Billy McGill | Utah | John Rudometkin | Southern California |
| NEA | Tom Stith | St. Bonaventure | Larry Siegfried | Ohio State | Chet Walker | Bradley |
| Sporting News | Terry Dischinger | Purdue | Walt Bellamy | Indiana | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Sporting News | Roger Kaiser | Georgia Tech | Frank Burgess | Gonzaga | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Sporting News | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | York Larese | North Carolina | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Sporting News | Larry Siegfried | Ohio State | Doug Moe | North Carolina | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Sporting News | Tom Stith | St. Bonaventure | Chet Walker | Bradley | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NCAB | Terry Dischinger | Purdue | Walt Bellamy | Indiana | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NCAB | Roger Kaiser | Georgia Tech | Frank Burgess | Gonzaga | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NCAB | Jerry Lucas | Ohio State | Tony Jackson | St. John's | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NCAB | Tom Stith | St. Bonaventure | Billy McGill | Utah | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NCAB | Chet Walker | Bradley | Larry Siegfried | Ohio State | No third team | No third team | No third team |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Bill Bridges, Kansas
* Carroll Broussard, Texas A&M
* Al Butler, Niagara
* Howie Carl, DePaul
* Len Chappell, Wake Forest
* Tom Chilton, East Tennessee St.
* Jeff Cohen, William & Mary
* Larry Comley, Kansas State
* Freddie Crawford, St. Bonaventure
* Dave DeBusschere, Detroit
* Bill Depp, Vanderbilt
* Bruce Drysdale, Temple
* Jack Egan, Saint Joseph's
* Johnny Egan, Providence
* Dave Fedor, Florida State
* Jack Foley, Holy Cross
* Jerry Graves, Mississippi State
* Bill Green, Colorado State
* Gus Guydon, Drake
* Jim Hadnot, Providence
* Ron Heller, Wichita State
* Charles Henke, Missouri
* Dick Hickox, Miami (FL)
* Wayne Hightower, Kansas
* Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
* Harold Hudgens, Texas Tech
* Don Kojis, Marquette
* Billy Ray Lickert, Kentucky
* Whitey Martin, St. Bonaventure
* Bill McClintock, California
* Lou Merchant, Florida
* Tom Meschery, Saint Mary's
* Del Ray Mounts, Texas Tech
* George Nattin, LSU
* Don Nelson, Iowa
* Mel Nowell, Ohio State
* Gary Phillips, Houston
* Cedric Price, Kansas State
* Chris Smith, Virginia Tech
* Rod Thorn, West Virginia
* John Tidwell, Michigan
* Jack Turner, Louisville
* Charlie Warren, Oregon
* Hank Whitney, Iowa State
* Bob Wiesenhahn, Cincinnati