# 1977 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1977 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.

## 1977 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Kent Benson | C | Senior | Indiana |
| Otis Birdsong | G | Senior | Houston |
| Phil Ford | G | Junior | North Carolina |
| Rickey Green | G | Senior | Michigan |
| Marques Johnson | F | Senior | UCLA |
| Bernard King | F | Junior | Tennessee |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Greg Ballard | F | Senior | Oregon |
| Bill Cartwright | C | Sophomore | San Francisco |
| Rod Griffin | G | Junior | Wake Forest |
| Ernie Grunfeld | F | Senior | Tennessee |
| Phil Hubbard | F | Senior | Michigan |
| Butch Lee | G | Junior | Marquette |
| Mychal Thompson | F/C | Junior | Minnesota |

## 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 | Fifth Team | Fifth Team |
| All-America Team | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Associated Press | Kent Benson | Indiana | Otis Birdsong | Houston | Bo Ellis | Marquette | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| Associated Press | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Bill Cartwright | San Francisco | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| Associated Press | Rickey Green | Michigan | Ernie Grunfeld | Tennessee | Phil Hubbard | Michigan | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| Associated Press | Marques Johnson | UCLA | Butch Lee | Marquette | Tree Rollins | Clemson | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| Associated Press | Bernard King | Tennessee | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Freeman Williams | Portland State | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| USBWA | Otis Birdsong | Houston | Greg Ballard | Oregon | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams |
| USBWA | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams |
| USBWA | Rickey Green | Michigan | Ernie Grunfeld | Tennessee | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams |
| USBWA | Phil Hubbard | Michigan | Marques Johnson | UCLA | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams |
| USBWA | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Bernard King | Tennessee | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams | No third, fourth or fifth teams |
| NABC | Kent Benson | Indiana | Bo Ellis | Marquette | Greg Ballard | Oregon | Skip Brown | Wake Forest | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest |
| NABC | Otis Birdsong | Houston | Ernie Grunfeld | Tennessee | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Kenny Carr | NC State | Tony Hanson | Connecticut |
| NABC | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Phil Hubbard | Michigan | Winford Boynes | San Francisco | Bob Elliott | Arizona | Jeff Jonas | Utah |
| NABC | Rickey Green | Michigan | Bernard King | Tennessee | Bill Cartwright | San Francisco | Jack Givens | Kentucky | Cedric Maxwell | UNC Charlotte |
| NABC | Marques Johnson | UCLA | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Joe Hassett | Providence | Rick Robey | Kentucky | Anthony Roberts | Oral Roberts |
| NABC | | | | | Butch Lee | Marquette | | | Tree Rollins | Clemson |
| UPI | Kent Benson | Indiana | Bill Cartwright | San Francisco | Larry Bird | Indiana State | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| UPI | Otis Birdsong | Houston | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Kenny Carr | NC State | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| UPI | Rickey Green | Michigan | Ernie Grunfeld | Tennessee | Rod Griffin | Wake Forest | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| UPI | Marques Johnson | UCLA | Butch Lee | Marquette | Cedric Maxwell | UNC Charlotte | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
| UPI | Bernard King | Tennessee | Mychal Thompson | Minnesota | Freeman Williams | Portland State | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams | No fourth or fifth teams |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Greg Ballard, Oregon
* Larry Bird, Indiana State
* Winford Boynes, San Francisco
* Skip Brown, Wake Forest
* Kenny Carr, NC State
* Wesley Cox, Louisville
* Brad Davis, Maryland
* Walter Davis, North Carolina
* Marvin Delph, Arkansas
* T. R. Dunn, Alabama
* Bob Elliott, Arizona
* Mike Evans, Kansas State
* Jack Givens, Kentucky
* Mike Glenn, Southern Illinois
* Steve Grant, Manhattan
* David Greenwood, UCLA
* Tony Hanson, Connecticut
* James Hardy, San Francisco
* Joe Hassett, Providence
* Don Henderson, Arkansas State
* Matt Hicks, Northern Illinois
* John Irving, Hofstra
* Eddie Johnson, Auburn
* Jeff Jonas, Utah
* Reggie King, Alabama
* Tom LaGarde, North Carolina
* Rich Laurel, Hofstra
* Cedric Maxwell, UNC Charlotte
* Glenn Mosley, Seton Hall
* Calvin Natt, Northeast Louisiana
* Eddie Owens, UNLV
* Bruce Parkinson, Purdue
* Ron Perry, Holy Cross
* Anthony Roberts, Oral Roberts
* Rick Robey, Kentucky
* Steve Sheppard, Maryland
* Andrew Toney, Southwestern Louisiana
* Wilson Washington, Old Dominion
* Glen Williams, St. John's
* Ray Williams, Minnesota
* Gary Winton, Army