# 1944 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1944 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 Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse, The Sporting News, and Pic Magazine.

## 1944 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Bob Brannum | C | Sophomore | Kentucky |
| Audley Brindley | F | Sophomore | Dartmouth |
| Otto Graham | F | Senior | Northwestern |
| Leo Klier | F | Junior | Notre Dame |
| Bob Kurland | C | Sophomore | Oklahoma A&M |
| George Mikan | C | Sophomore | DePaul |
| Allie Paine | G | Junior | Oklahoma |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Bob Dille | F | Sophomore | Valparaiso |
| Arnie Ferrin | F | Freshman | Utah |
| Don Grate | G | Junior | Ohio State |
| Dale Hall | F | Junior | Army |
| Bill Henry | C | Junior | Rice |
| Dick Triptow | G | Senior | DePaul |

## 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 |
| Helms | Bob Brannum | Kentucky | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | Audley Brindley | Dartmouth | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | Bob Dille | Valparaiso | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | Otto Graham | Northwestern | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | Dale Hall | Army | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | Bill Henry | Rice | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | George Mikan | DePaul | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Helms | Allie Paine | Oklahoma | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Converse | Audley Brindley | Dartmouth | Bob Brannum | Kentucky | Wally Borrevik | Oregon |
| Converse | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Otto Graham | Northwestern | Hy Gotkin | St. John's |
| Converse | Leo Klier | Notre Dame | Don Grate | Ohio State | Dick Ives | Iowa |
| Converse | George Mikan | DePaul | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | Bill Kotsores | St. John's |
| Converse | Allie Paine | Oklahoma | Dick Triptow | DePaul | Bill Morris | Washington |
| Pic Magazine | Otto Graham | Northwestern | Bob Brannum | Kentucky | William Chandler | Marquette |
| Pic Magazine | Don Grate | Ohio State | Audley Brindley | Dartmouth | Charles Haag | Purdue |
| Pic Magazine | Leo Klier | Notre Dame | Francis Crossin | Pennsylvania | Dale Hall | Army |
| Pic Magazine | George Mikan | DePaul | Bob Dille | Valparaiso | Bill Henry | Rice |
| Pic Magazine | Allie Paine | Oklahoma | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | Dick Ives | Iowa |
| Pic Magazine | | | Dick Triptow | DePaul | | |
| Sporting News | Bob Brannum | Kentucky | David Danner | Iowa | Herm Brunotte | Canisius |
| Sporting News | Audley Brindley | Dartmouth | Leo Klier | Notre Dame | Ernie Calverley | Rhode Island |
| Sporting News | Otto Graham | Northwestern | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | John Cawood | Western Michigan |
| Sporting News | Dale Hall | Army | Dick McGuire | St. John's/Dartmouth | Bill Henry | Rice |
| Sporting News | George Mikan | DePaul | William Morris | Washington | Dick Triptow | DePaul |