# 1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1972 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four 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 and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

## 1972 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Henry Bibby | G | Senior | UCLA |
| Jim Chones | C | Junior | Marquette |
| Dwight Lamar | G | Junior | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Bob McAdoo | F | Junior | North Carolina |
| Ed Ratleff | F | Junior | Long Beach State |
| Tom Riker | F/C | Senior | South Carolina |
| Bill Walton | C | Sophomore | UCLA |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Rich Fuqua | G | Junior | Oral Roberts |
| Barry Parkhill | G | Junior | Virginia |
| Jim Price | G | Senior | Louisville |
| Bud Stallworth | F | Senior | Kansas |
| Henry Wilmore | G/F | Junior | Michigan |

## Individual All-America teams

| All-America Team |
| All-America Team | First team | First team | Second team | Second team | Third team | Third team | Fourth Team | Fourth Team |
| All-America Team | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Associated Press | Jim Chones | Marquette | Henry Bibby | UCLA | Rich Fuqua | Oral Roberts | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Associated Press | Dwight Lamar | Southwestern Louisiana | Dwight Davis | Houston | Tom McMillen | Maryland | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Associated Press | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | Bob McAdoo | North Carolina | Wil Robinson | West Virginia | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Associated Press | Tom Riker | South Carolina | Barry Parkhill | Virginia | Bud Stallworth | Kansas | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Associated Press | Bill Walton | UCLA | Jim Price | Louisville | Brian Taylor | Princeton | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| USBWA | Henry Bibby | UCLA | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Rich Fuqua | Oral Roberts | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Dwight Lamar | Southwestern Louisiana | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Bob McAdoo | North Carolina | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Barry Parkhill | Virginia | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Jim Price | Louisville | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Tom Riker | South Carolina | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Bill Walton | UCLA | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA | Henry Wilmore | Michigan | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) |
| NABC | Henry Bibby | UCLA | Dwight Lamar | Southwestern Louisiana | Mel Davis | St. John's | Marvin Barnes | Providence |
| NABC | Jim Price | Louisville | Bob Morse | Pennsylvania | Allan Hornyak | Ohio State | Kresimir Cosic | Brigham Young |
| NABC | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | Brian Taylor | Princeton | Bob McAdoo | North Carolina | Ernie DiGregorio | Providence |
| NABC | Tom Riker | South Carolina | Paul Westphal | Southern California | Barry Parkhill | Virginia | John Gianelli | Pacific |
| NABC | Bill Walton | UCLA | Dennis Wuycik | North Carolina | Henry Wilmore | Michigan | Luke Witte | Ohio State |
| UPI | Henry Bibby | UCLA | Allan Hornyak | Ohio State | Kresimir Cosic | Brigham Young | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| UPI | Jim Chones | Marquette | Bob McAdoo | North Carolina | Tom McMillen | Maryland | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| UPI | Dwight Lamar | Southwestern Louisiana | Barry Parkhill | Virginia | Brian Taylor | Princeton | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| UPI | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | Jim Price | Louisville | Paul Westphal | Southern California | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| UPI | Bill Walton | UCLA | Tom Riker | South Carolina | Henry Wilmore | Michigan | No fourth team | No fourth team | No fourth team |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Jim Andrews, Kentucky
* Marvin Barnes, Providence
* Arnie Berman, Brown
* Fred Boyd, Oregon State
* John Brown, Missouri
* Tommy Burleson, NC State
* Corky Calhoun, Pennsylvania
* Bill Chamberlain, North Carolina
* Doug Collins, Illinois State
* Kresimir Cosic, Brigham Young
* Mel Davis, St. John's
* Ernie DiGregorio, Providence
* Roy Ebron, Southwestern Louisiana
* Mike Edwards, Tennessee
* Larry Finch, Memphis State
* Ernie Fleming, Jacksonville
* Harold Fox, Jacksonville
* Richie Garner, Manhattan
* John Gianelli, Pacific
* Steve Hawes, Washington
* Allan Hornyak, Ohio State
* Wendell Hudson, Alabama
* Kevin Joyce, South Carolina
* Greg Kohls, Syracuse
* Bob Lackey, Marquette
* Russ Lee, Marshall
* Allie McGuire, Marquette
* Bob Morse, Pennsylvania
* Bob Nash, Hawaii
* Tom Parker, Kentucky
* Hank Siemiontkowski, Villanova
* Paul Stovall, Arizona State
* Ron Thomas, Louisville
* Tracy Tripucka, Lafayette
* Kermit Washington, American
* John Williamson, New Mexico State
* Henry Wilmore, Michigan
* Luke Witte, Ohio State
* Dennis Wuycik, North Carolina