# 1945 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1945 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 Argosy Magazine.

## 1945 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Arnie Ferrin | F | Sophomore | Utah |
| Wyndol Gray | F | Junior | Bowling Green |
| Billy Hassett | G | Junior | Notre Dame |
| Bill Henry | C | Senior | Rice |
| Walt Kirk | G/F | Junior | Illinois |
| Bob Kurland | C | Junior | Oklahoma A&M |
| George Mikan | C | Junior | DePaul |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Howie Dallmar | F | Junior | Pennsylvania |
| Don Grate | G | Senior | Ohio State |
| Dale Hall | F | Senior | Army |
| Vince Hanson | C | Sophomore | Washington State |
| Dick Ives | F | Sophomore | Iowa |
| Max Morris | F | Senior | Northwestern |
| Herb Wilkinson | G | Sophomore | Iowa |

## 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 | Adrian Back | Navy | Howie Dallmar | Pennsylvania | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | Dale Hall | Army | Bob Dille | Valparaiso | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | Vince Hanson | Washington State | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | Bill Henry | Rice | Billy Hassett | Notre Dame | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | Walt Kirk | Illinois | Jack Hewson | Temple | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | Paul Hoffman | Purdue | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | George Mikan | DePaul | Jim Jordan | North Carolina | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | Max Morris | Northwestern | Don Otten | Bowling Green | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | Howie Schultz | Hamline | Bill Putnam | UCLA | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Helms | Herb Wilkinson | Iowa | Arnie Risen | Ohio State | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Converse | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Howie Dallmar | Pennsylvania | Ernie Calverley | Rhode Island |
| Converse | Wyndol Gray | Bowling Green | Billy Hassett | Notre Dame | Don Grate | Ohio State |
| Converse | Walt Kirk | Illinois | Bill Henry | Rice | Dale Hall | Army |
| Converse | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | Dick Ives | Iowa | Vince Hanson | Washington State |
| Converse | George Mikan | DePaul | Arnie Risen | Ohio State | Max Morris | Northwestern |
| Argosy Magazine | Don Grate | Ohio State | Ernie Calverley | Rhode Island | Hy Gotkin | St. John's |
| Argosy Magazine | Billy Hassett | Notre Dame | Bob Dille | Valparaiso | Dale Hall | Army |
| Argosy Magazine | Dick Ives | Iowa | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Bill Kotsores | St. John's |
| Argosy Magazine | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | Bill Henry | Rice | Max Morris | Northwestern |
| Argosy Magazine | George Mikan | DePaul | Walt Kirk | Illinois | Herb Wilkinson | Iowa |
| Sporting News | Howie Dallmar | Pennsylvania | Bob Dille | Valparaiso | Dale Hall | Army |
| Sporting News | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Vince Hanson | Washington State | Bill Henry | Rice |
| Sporting News | Wyndol Gray | Bowling Green | Billy Hassett | Notre Dame | Bill Kotsores | St. John's |
| Sporting News | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma A&M | Fritz Nagy | Akron | Max Morris | Northwestern |
| Sporting News | George Mikan | DePaul | Herb Wilkinson | Iowa | Hank O'Keeffe | Rensselaer |