# 1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The Consensus 1987 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.

## 1987 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Steve Alford | G | Senior | Indiana |
| Danny Manning | F | Junior | Kansas |
| David Robinson | C | Senior | Navy |
| Kenny Smith | G | Senior | North Carolina |
| Reggie Williams | F | Senior | Georgetown |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Armon Gilliam | F | Senior | UNLV |
| Horace Grant | F/C | Senior | Clemson |
| Dennis Hopson | G | Senior | Ohio State |
| Mark Jackson | G | Senior | St. John's |
| Ken Norman | F | Senior | Illinois |

## 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 | Steve Alford | Indiana | Armon Gilliam | UNLV | Derrick McKey | Alabama |
| Associated Press | Danny Manning | Kansas | Dennis Hopson | Ohio State | Jerome Lane | Pittsburgh |
| Associated Press | David Robinson | Navy | Mark Jackson | St. John's | Dallas Comegys | DePaul |
| Associated Press | Kenny Smith | North Carolina | Horace Grant | Clemson | Derrick Chievous | Missouri |
| Associated Press | Reggie Williams | Georgetown | Ken Norman | Illinois | Tony White | Tennessee |
| USBWA | Steve Alford | Indiana | Armon Gilliam | UNLV | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Danny Manning | Kansas | Dennis Hopson | Ohio State | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | David Robinson | Navy | Mark Jackson | St. John's | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Kenny Smith | North Carolina | Gary Grant | Michigan | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Reggie Williams | Georgetown | Ken Norman | Illinois | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NABC | Steve Alford | Indiana | Armon Gilliam | UNLV | Derrick McKey | Alabama |
| NABC | Danny Manning | Kansas | Dennis Hopson | Ohio State | Jerome Lane | Pittsburgh |
| NABC | David Robinson | Navy | Mark Jackson | St. John's | Ken Norman | Illinois |
| NABC | Kenny Smith | North Carolina | Horace Grant | Clemson | Tommy Amaker | Duke |
| NABC | Reggie Williams | Georgetown | Dallas Comegys | DePaul | Kevin Houston | Army |
| UPI | Steve Alford | Indiana | Armon Gilliam | UNLV | Nate Blackwell | Temple |
| UPI | Danny Manning | Kansas | Dennis Hopson | Ohio State | Jerome Lane | Pittsburgh |
| UPI | David Robinson | Navy | Mark Jackson | St. John's | Dallas Comegys | DePaul |
| UPI | Kenny Smith | North Carolina | Derrick Chievous | Missouri | Horace Grant | Clemson |
| UPI | Reggie Williams | Georgetown | Derrick McKey | Alabama | Tony White | Tennessee |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Tommy Amaker, Duke
* Freddie Banks, UNLV
* Nate Blackwell, Temple
* Sherman Douglas, Syracuse
* Ledell Eackles, New Orleans
* Tellis Frank, Western Kentucky
* Gary Grant, Michigan
* Jeff Grayer, Iowa State
* Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
* Kevin Houston, Army
* Derrick Lewis, Maryland
* Troy Lewis, Purdue
* Reggie Miller, UCLA
* José Ortiz, Oregon State
* J. R. Reid, North Carolina
* David Rivers, Notre Dame
* Charles Smith, Pittsburgh
* Rod Strickland, DePaul
* Chris Welp, Washington
* Joe Wolf, North Carolina