# 1948 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1948 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 Helms Athletic Foundation, and Converse.

## 1948 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Ralph Beard | G | Junior | Kentucky |
| Ed Macauley | F | Junior | Saint Louis |
| Jim McIntyre | C | Junior | Minnesota |
| Kevin O'Shea | G | Sophomore | Notre Dame |
| Murray Wier | G | Senior | Iowa |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Dick Dickey | F | Sophomore | NC State |
| Arnie Ferrin | F | Senior | Utah |
| Alex Groza | C | Junior | Kentucky |
| Hal Haskins | F/G | Sophomore | Hamline |
| George Kaftan | F | Senior | Holy Cross |
| Duane Klueh | G | Junior | Indiana State |
| Tony Lavelli | F | Junior | Yale |
| Jack Nichols | C | Senior | Washington |
| Andy Wolfe | G/F | Senior | California |

## 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 |
| All-America Team | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Associated Press | Ralph Beard | Kentucky | Dwight Eddleman | Illinois | A. L. Bennett | Oklahoma A&M | Walt Budko | Columbia |
| Associated Press | Ed Macauley | Saint Louis | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Bob Cousy | Holy Cross | Ed Mikan | DePaul |
| Associated Press | Jim McIntyre | Minnesota | Alex Groza | Kentucky | Dick Dickey | NC State | Jackie Robinson | Baylor |
| Associated Press | Kevin O'Shea | Notre Dame | George Kaftan | Holy Cross | Donnie Forman | NYU | Dolph Schayes | NYU |
| Associated Press | Murray Wier | Iowa | Tony Lavelli | Yale | George Kok | Arkansas | Ernie Vandeweghe | Colgate |
| Helms | Ralph Beard | Kentucky | A. L. Bennett | Oklahoma A&M | Ed Beach | West Virginia | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Dick Dickey | NC State | Pete Elliott | Michigan | Walt Budko | Columbia | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Arnie Ferrin | Utah | Bob Gale | Cornell | Bob Cope | Montana | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Duane Klueh | Indiana State | Alex Groza | Kentucky | Paul Courty | Oklahoma | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Tony Lavelli | Yale | George Kaftan | Holy Cross | Hal Haskins | Hamline | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Ed Macauley | Saint Louis | Jim McIntyre | Minnesota | Frank Kudelka | Saint Mary's | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Jack Nichols | Washington | Joe Nelson | Brigham Young | Slater Martin | Texas | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Kevin O'Shea | Notre Dame | Don Ray | Western Kentucky | Ed Mikan | DePaul | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Murray Wier | Iowa | Jackie Robinson | Baylor | Dolph Schayes | NYU | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Helms | Andy Wolfe | California | Howie Shannon | Kansas State | Andy Tonkovich | Marshall | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Converse | Ralph Beard | Kentucky | Dick Dickey | NC State | Dwight Eddleman | Illinois | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Converse | Alex Groza | Kentucky | Tony Lavelli | Yale | Vern Gardner | Utah | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Converse | Hal Haskins | Hamline | Ed Macauley | Saint Louis | Wallace Jones | Kentucky | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Converse | George Kaftan | Holy Cross | Mickey Marty | Loras | Murray Wier | Iowa | No fourth team | No fourth team |
| Converse | Kevin O'Shea | Notre Dame | Odie Spears | Western Kentucky | Andy Wolfe | California | No fourth team | No fourth team |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Billy Joe Adcock, Vanderbilt
* Cliff Barker, Kentucky
* Leo Barnhorst, Notre Dame
* Edward Bartels, NC State
* Gene Berce, Marquette
* Nelson Bobb, Temple
* Bob Brannum, Michigan State
* Clarence Brannum, Kansas State
* Jack Burmaster, Illinois
* Leland Byrd, West Virginia
* Bobby Cook, Wisconsin
* Cliff Crandall, Oregon State
* Nate DeLong, River Falls Teachers
* Pete Elliott, Michigan
* Billy Gabor, Syracuse
* Vern Gardner, Utah
* Dee Gibson, Western Kentucky
* Tom Hamilton, Texas
* Chuck Hanger, California
* Norm Hankins, Lawrence Tech
* Bob Harris, Oklahoma A&M
* Paul Horvath, NC State
* Harold Howey, Kansas State
* Dave Humerickhouse, Bradley
* Gene James, Marshall
* Wallace Jones, Kentucky
* Leo Katkaveck, NC State
* Frank Kudelka, Saint Mary's
* Ed Lerner, Temple
* Ray Lumpp, NYU
* Al Madsen, Texas
* Slater Martin, Texas
* Mickey Marty, Loras
* Dick McGuire, St. John's
* Dave Minor, UCLA
* Joe Nelson, Brigham Young
* Jack Nichols, Washington
* Bob Paxton, North Carolina
* Warren Perkins, Tulane
* Dan Pippin, Missouri
* Kenny Rollins, Kentucky
* Frank Saul, Seton Hall
* Fred Schaus, West Virginia
* Otto Schnellbacher, Kansas
* Jack Spencer, Iowa
* John Stanich, UCLA
* Andy Tonkovich, Marshall
* Paul Unruh, Bradley
* Paul Walther, Tennessee
* Andy Wolfe, California