# 1997 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The Consensus 1997 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of three 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 and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

## 1997 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Tim Duncan | C | Senior | Wake Forest |
| Danny Fortson | F | Junior | Cincinnati |
| Raef LaFrentz | C | Junior | Kansas |
| Ron Mercer | F | Sophomore | Kentucky |
| Keith Van Horn | F | Senior | Utah |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Chauncey Billups | G | Sophomore | Colorado |
| Bobby Jackson | G | Senior | Minnesota |
| Antawn Jamison | F | Sophomore | North Carolina |
| Brevin Knight | G | Senior | Stanford |
| Jacque Vaughn | G | Senior | Kansas |

## 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 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | Chauncey Billups | Colorado | Keith Booth | Maryland |
| Associated Press | Danny Fortson | Cincinnati | Bobby Jackson | Minnesota | Adonal Foyle | Colgate |
| Associated Press | Raef LaFrentz | Kansas | Antawn Jamison | North Carolina | Ed Gray | California |
| Associated Press | Ron Mercer | Kentucky | Brevin Knight | Stanford | Shea Seals | Tulsa |
| Associated Press | Keith Van Horn | Utah | Jacque Vaughn | Kansas | Andre Woolridge | Iowa |
| USBWA | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | Chauncey Billups | Colorado | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Danny Fortson | Cincinnati | Adonal Foyle | Colgate | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Raef LaFrentz | Kansas | Bobby Jackson | Minnesota | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Ron Mercer | Kentucky | Brevin Knight | Stanford | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Keith Van Horn | Utah | Jacque Vaughn | Kansas | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NABC | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | Chauncey Billups | Colorado | Keith Booth | Maryland |
| NABC | Danny Fortson | Cincinnati | Bobby Jackson | Minnesota | Ed Gray | California |
| NABC | Raef LaFrentz | Kansas | Antawn Jamison | North Carolina | Jerald Honeycutt | Tulane |
| NABC | Ron Mercer | Kentucky | Brevin Knight | Stanford | Shea Seals | Tulsa |
| NABC | Keith Van Horn | Utah | Jacque Vaughn | Kansas | DeJuan Wheat | Louisville |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Danya Abrams, Boston College
* Toby Bailey, UCLA
* Tony Battie, Texas Tech
* Cory Carr, Texas Tech
* Anthony Carter, Hawaii
* Antonio Daniels, Bowling Green
* Larry Davis, South Carolina
* Thaddeus Delaney, College of Charleston
* Michael Dickerson, Arizona
* Reggie Freeman, Texas
* Kiwane Garris, Illinois
* Pat Garrity, Notre Dame
* Matt Harpring, Georgia Tech
* Odell Hodge, Old Dominion
* Jerald Honeycutt, Tulane
* Marc Jackson, Temple
* Sam Jacobson, Minnesota
* DeMarco Johnson, Charlotte
* Charles Jones, Long Island
* Trajan Langdon, Duke
* BJ McKie, South Carolina
* Charles O'Bannon, UCLA
* Victor Page, Georgetown
* Anthony Parker, Bradley
* Paul Pierce, Kansas
* Scot Pollard, Kansas
* Charles Smith, New Mexico
* Olivier Saint-Jean, San Jose State
* Kenny Thomas, New Mexico
* Tim Thomas, Villanova
* Melvin Watson, South Carolina
* DeJuan Wheat, Louisville
* Alvin Williams, Villanova
* Dedric Willoughby, Iowa State