# 1978 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1978 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.

## 1978 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| 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 |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| 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 |

## 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 | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Ron Brewer | Arkansas | Mike Evans | Kansas State |
| Associated Press | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Dave Corzine | DePaul | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest |
| Associated Press | David Greenwood | UCLA | Jack Givens | Kentucky | Magic Johnson | Michigan State |
| Associated Press | Butch Lee | Marquette | Reggie King | Alabama | Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas |
| Associated Press | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Freeman Williams | Portland State | Rick Robey | Kentucky |
| USBWA | Ron Brewer | Arkansas | Larry Bird | Indiana State | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Michael Cooper | New Mexico | Jack Givens | Kentucky | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Phil Ford | North Carolina | David Greenwood | UCLA | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Butch Lee | Marquette | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Freeman Williams | Portland State | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NABC | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Dave Corzine | DePaul | James Bailey | Rutgers |
| NABC | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Jack Givens | Kentucky | Winford Boynes | San Francisco |
| NABC | David Greenwood | UCLA | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas |
| NABC | Butch Lee | Marquette | Magic Johnson | Michigan State | Mike O'Koren | North Carolina |
| NABC | Rick Robey | Kentucky | Freeman Williams | Portland State | Jerome Whitehead | Marquette |
| UPI | Larry Bird | Indiana State | James Bailey | Rutgers | Dave Corzine | DePaul |
| UPI | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Jack Givens | Kentucky | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest |
| UPI | David Greenwood | UCLA | Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas | Magic Johnson | Michigan State |
| UPI | Butch Lee | Marquette | Rick Robey | Kentucky | Kyle Macy | Kentucky |
| UPI | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Freeman Williams | Portland State | Roger Phegley | Bradley |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Clyde Austin, NC State
* James Bailey, Rutgers
* Gene Banks, Duke
* Ron Baxter, Texas
* Roosevelt Bouie, Syracuse
* Winford Boynes, San Francisco
* James Bradley, Memphis State
* Michael Brooks, La Salle
* Marty Byrnes, Syracuse
* Bruce Campbell, Providence
* Ron Carter, VMI
* Bill Cartwright, San Francisco
* Pat Cummings, Cincinnati
* Harry Davis, Florida State
* Marvin Delph, Arkansas
* Sherman Dillard, James Madison
* Sammy Drummer, Georgia Tech
* John Duren, Georgetown
* John Gerdy, Davidson
* Mike Gminski, Duke
* Steve Grant, Manhattan
* Darrell Griffith, Louisville
* James Hardy, San Francisco
* Keith Herron, Villanova
* Marc Iavaroni, Virginia
* Derrick Jackson, Georgetown
* Frank Johnson, Wake Forest
* George Johnson, St. John's
* Lynbert Johnson, Wichita State
* Marvin Johnson, New Mexico
* Jeff Judkins, Utah
* Jim Krivacs, Texas
* Jeff Lamp, Virginia
* Billy Lewis, Illinois State
* John Long, Detroit
* John Lowenhaupt, William & Mary
* Oliver Mack, East Carolina
* Kyle Macy, Kentucky
* Lew Massey, Charlotte
* Robert Miller, Cincinnati
* Mike Mitchell, Auburn
* Johnny Moore, Texas
* Jonathan Moore, Furman
* Lowes Moore, West Virginia
* Calvin Natt, Northeast Louisiana
* Mike O'Koren, North Carolina
* Ron Perry, Holy Cross
* Roger Phegley, Bradley
* Mike Phillips, Kentucky
* Micheal Ray Richardson, Montana
* Mike Russell, Texas Tech
* Frankie Sanders, Southern
* Greg Sanders, St. Bonaventure
* Mike Santos, Utah State
* Purvis Short, Jackson State
* Arthur Snipe, South Carolina State
* Jim Spanarkel, Duke
* Henry Taylor, Texas–Pan American
* Reggie Theus, UNLV
* Andrew Toney, Southwestern Louisiana
* Raymond Townsend, UCLA
* Greg Tynes, Seton Hall
* Dean Uthoff, Iowa State
* Darnell Valentine, Kansas
* Ren Watson, VCU
* Jerome Whitehead, Marquette
* Hawkeye Whitney, NC State
* Duck Williams, Notre Dame
* Ken Williams, North Texas
* Rick Wilson, Louisville
* Gary Winton, Army