# 1959 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1959 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of five 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, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).

## 1959 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Bob Boozer | F | Senior | Kansas State |
| Johnny Cox | G | Senior | Kentucky |
| Bailey Howell | F | Senior | Mississippi State |
| Oscar Robertson | G | Junior | Cincinnati |
| Jerry West | G | Junior | West Virginia |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Leo Byrd | G | Senior | Marshall |
| Johnny Green | F | Senior | Michigan State |
| Tom Hawkins | F | Senior | Notre Dame |
| Don Hennon | G | Senior | Pittsburgh |
| Al Seiden | G | Senior | St. John's |

## 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 | Bob Boozer | Kansas State | Leo Byrd | Marshall | Bob Ferry | Saint Louis |
| Associated Press | Johnny Cox | Kentucky | Johnny Green | Michigan State | Jim Hagan | Tennessee Tech |
| Associated Press | Bailey Howell | Mississippi State | Tom Hawkins | Notre Dame | Ron Johnson | Minnesota |
| Associated Press | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | Don Hennon | Pittsburgh | York Larese | North Carolina |
| Associated Press | Jerry West | West Virginia | Lou Pucillo | North Carolina State | Joe Ruklick | Northwestern |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Bob Boozer | Kansas State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Johnny Cox | Kentucky | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Bob Ferry | Saint Louis | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Johnny Green | Michigan State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Tom Hawkins | Notre Dame | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Bailey Howell | Mississippi State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Lou Pucillo | North Carolina State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Al Seiden | St. John's | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| USBWA/Look Magazine | Jerry West | West Virginia | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| NABC | Bob Boozer | Kansas State | Johnny Green | Michigan State | Bob Ferry | Saint Louis |
| NABC | Johnny Cox | Kentucky | Tom Hawkins | Notre Dame | Tony Jackson | St. John's |
| NABC | Bailey Howell | Mississippi State | Don Hennon | Pittsburgh | Lou Pucillo | North Carolina State |
| NABC | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | John Richter | North Carolina State | Joe Ruklick | Northwestern |
| NABC | Jerry West | West Virginia | Al Seiden | St. John's | Lee Shaffer | North Carolina |
| UPI | Bob Boozer | Kansas State | Leo Byrd | Marshall | Charlie Brown | Seattle |
| UPI | Don Hennon | Pittsburgh | Johnny Cox | Kentucky | Bob Ferry | Saint Louis |
| UPI | Bailey Howell | Mississippi State | Johnny Green | Michigan State | Lou Pucillo | North Carolina State |
| UPI | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | Tom Hawkins | Notre Dame | Doug Smart | Washington |
| UPI | Jerry West | West Virginia | Al Seiden | St. John's | Walt Torrence | UCLA |
| NEA | Bob Boozer | Kansas State | Leo Byrd | Marshall | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NEA | Bailey Howell | Mississippi State | Johnny Cox | Kentucky | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NEA | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | Bob Ferry | Saint Louis | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NEA | Al Seiden | St. John's | Johnny Green | Michigan State | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NEA | Jerry West | West Virginia | John Richter | North Carolina State | No third team | No third team | No third team |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Bob Anderegg, Michigan State
* Bob Ayersman, Virginia Tech
* Carl Belz, Princeton
* Ed Blair, Western Michigan
* Bill Bridges, Kansas
* Charlie Brown, Seattle
* M. C. Burton, Michigan
* Arlen Clark, Oklahoma State
* Ralph Davis, Cincinnati
* LaRoy Doss, Saint Mary's
* Johnny Egan, Providence
* Rex Frederick, Auburn
* Dave Gunther, Iowa
* Lee Harman, Oregon State
* Jim Henry, Vanderbilt
* Dick Hickox, Miami (Florida)
* Leon Hill, Texas Tech
* Darrall Imhoff, California
* Tony Jackson, St. John's
* H. E. Kirchner, Texas Christian
* Roy Lange, William & Mary
* Rudy LaRusso, Dartmouth
* Walt Mangham, Marquette
* Bobby Joe Mason, Bradley
* Don Matuszak, Kansas State
* Charlie McNeil, Maryland
* Bucky McDonald, George Washington
* Willie Merriweather, Purdue
* Doug Moe, North Carolina
* Paul Neumann, Stanford
* Pearl Pollard, Utah
* John Richter, North Carolina State
* Gerry Schroeder, Colorado
* Al Seiden, St. John's
* Lee Shaffer, North Carolina
* Doug Smart, Washington
* Bob Smith, West Virginia
* Tom Stith, St. Bonaventure
* Gene Tormohlen, Tennessee
* Walt Torrence, UCLA
* Wilbur Trosch, Saint Francis (PA)
* Tony Windis, Wyoming
* Leroy Wright, Pacific