# 1976 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1976 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.

## 1976 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Kent Benson | C | Junior | Indiana |
| Adrian Dantley | F | Junior | Notre Dame |
| John Lucas | G | Senior | Maryland |
| Scott May | F | Senior | Indiana |
| Richard Washington | F/C | Junior | UCLA |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Phil Ford | G | Sophomore | North Carolina |
| Bernard King | F | Sophomore | Tennessee |
| Mitch Kupchak | F/C | Senior | North Carolina |
| Phil Sellers | G | Senior | Rutgers |
| Earl Tatum | G/F | Senior | Marquette |

## 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 | Kent Benson | Indiana | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Kenny Carr | North Carolina State |
| Associated Press | Adrian Dantley | Notre Dame | Mitch Kupchak | North Carolina | Leon Douglas | Alabama |
| Associated Press | John Lucas | Maryland | Ron Lee | Oregon | Terry Furlow | Michigan State |
| Associated Press | Scott May | Indiana | Robert Parish | Centenary | Bernard King | Tennessee |
| Associated Press | Phil Sellers | Rutgers | Richard Washington | UCLA | Earl Tatum | Marquette |
| USBWA | Adrian Dantley | Notre Dame | Kent Benson | Indiana | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Bernard King | Tennessee | Mitch Kupchak | North Carolina | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | John Lucas | Maryland | Phil Sellers | Rutgers | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Scott May | Indiana | Willie Smith | Missouri | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| USBWA | Richard Washington | UCLA | Earl Tatum | Marquette | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| NABC | Kent Benson | Indiana | Leon Douglas | Alabama | Kenny Carr | North Carolina State |
| NABC | Adrian Dantley | Notre Dame | Marques Johnson | UCLA | Ernie Grunfeld | Tennessee |
| NABC | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Mitch Kupchak | North Carolina | Bernard King | Tennessee |
| NABC | Scott May | Indiana | Phil Sellers | Rutgers | Ron Lee | Oregon |
| NABC | Richard Washington | UCLA | Earl Tatum | Marquette | Willie Smith | Missouri |
| UPI | Kent Benson | Indiana | Phil Ford | North Carolina | Kenny Carr | North Carolina State |
| UPI | Adrian Dantley | Notre Dame | Bernard King | Tennessee | Leon Douglas | Alabama |
| UPI | John Lucas | Maryland | Mitch Kupchak | North Carolina | Terry Furlow | Michigan State |
| UPI | Scott May | Indiana | Phil Sellers | Rutgers | Ernie Grunfeld | Tennessee |
| UPI | Richard Washington | UCLA | Earl Tatum | Marquette | Ron Lee | Oregon |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Otis Birdsong, Houston
* Quinn Buckner, Indiana
* Mike Dabney, Rutgers
* Lee Dixon, Hardin–Simmons
* James Edwards, Washington
* Alex English, South Carolina
* Jeff Fosnes, Vanderbilt
* Rickey Green, Michigan
* Ernie Grunfeld, Tennessee
* Matt Hicks, Northern Illinois
* Armond Hill, Princeton
* George Johnson, St. John's
* Marques Johnson, UCLA
* Eddie Jordan, Rutgers
* Tom Lockhart, Manhattan
* Mike McConathy, Louisiana Tech
* Eddie Owens, UNLV
* Sonny Parker, Texas A&M
* Sam Pellom, Buffalo
* Mike Phillips, Kentucky
* Anthony Roberts, Oral Roberts
* Marshall Rogers, Texas–Pan American
* Tree Rollins, Clemson
* Lonnie Shelton, Oregon State
* Willie Smith, Missouri
* Mychal Thompson, Minnesota
* Todd Tripucka, Lafayette
* Wally Walker, Virginia
* Lloyd Walton, Marquette
* Bob Wilkerson, Indiana
* Chuckie Williams, Kansas State
* Freeman Williams, Portland State