# 1968 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1968 College Basketball All-American team was 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.

## 1968 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Lew Alcindor | C | Junior | UCLA |
| Elvin Hayes | F/C | Senior | Houston |
| Pete Maravich | G/F | Sophomore | Louisiana State |
| Larry Miller | F | Senior | North Carolina |
| Wes Unseld | C | Senior | Louisville |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Lucius Allen | G | Junior | UCLA |
| Bob Lanier | C | Sophomore | St. Bonaventure |
| Don May | G/F | Senior | Dayton |
| Calvin Murphy | G | Sophomore | Niagara |
| Jo Jo White | G | Junior | 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 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | Lucius Allen | UCLA | Mike Lewis | Duke |
| Associated Press | Elvin Hayes | Houston | Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure | Rick Mount | Purdue |
| Associated Press | Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | Don May | Dayton | Mike Warren | UCLA |
| Associated Press | Larry Miller | North Carolina | Calvin Murphy | Niagara | Jo Jo White | Kansas |
| Associated Press | Wes Unseld | Louisville | Neal Walk | Florida | Sam Williams | Iowa |
| USBWA | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | 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 | Elvin Hayes | Houston | 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 | Merv Jackson | Utah | 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 | Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure | 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 | Pete Maravich | Louisiana 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 | Larry Miller | North Carolina | 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 | Calvin Murphy | Niagara | 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 | Wes Unseld | Louisville | 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 | Mike Warren | UCLA | 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 | Jo Jo White | Kansas | 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 | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | Lucius Allen | UCLA | Merv Jackson | Utah |
| NABC | Elvin Hayes | Houston | Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure | Mike Lewis | Duke |
| NABC | Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | Don May | Dayton | Rick Mount | Purdue |
| NABC | Larry Miller | North Carolina | Calvin Murphy | Niagara | Don Smith | Iowa State |
| NABC | Wes Unseld | Louisville | Jo Jo White | Kansas | Neal Walk | Florida |
| UPI | Lew Alcindor | UCLA | Lucius Allen | UCLA | Mike Lewis | Duke |
| UPI | Elvin Hayes | Houston | Bob Lanier | St. Bonaventure | Jim McMillian | Columbia |
| UPI | Pete Maravich | Louisiana State | Don May | Dayton | Neal Walk | Florida |
| UPI | Calvin Murphy | Niagara | Larry Miller | North Carolina | Mike Warren | UCLA |
| UPI | Wes Unseld | Louisville | Rick Mount | Purdue | Jo Jo White | Kansas |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Joe Allen, Bradley
* Butch Beard, Louisville
* Tom Boerwinkle, Tennessee
* Mike Casey, Kentucky
* Don Chaney, Houston
* Russ Critchfield, California
* Tom Hagan, Vanderbilt
* Shaler Halimon, Utah State
* Bill Hewitt, Southern California
* Simmie Hill, West Texas
* Bill Hosket, Ohio State
* Harry Hollines, Denver
* Merv Jackson, Utah
* Bill Justus, Tennessee
* Willie McCarter, Drake
* Jim McKean, Washington State
* Jim McMillian, Columbia
* Ron Nelson, New Mexico
* Bob Portman, Creighton
* Charley Powell, Xavier (LA)
* Bill Schutsky, Army
* Lynn Shackelford, UCLA
* Don Smith, Iowa State
* George Thompson, Marquette
* Rich Travis, Oklahoma City
* Ron Williams, West Virginia

## Academic All-Americans

On April 28, 1968, CoSIDA announced the 1968 Academic All-America team. The following is the 1967–68 Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA:
First Team :
| Player | School | Class |
| Bob Arnzen | Notre Dame | Junior |
| Dennis Awtrey | Santa Clara | Sophomore |
| Terry Driscoll | Boston College | Junior |
| Bill Hosket | Ohio State | Senior |
| Bill Justus | Tennessee | Junior |
| Rich Niemann | Saint Louis | Senior |
| Cliff Parsons | Air Force | Junior |
| Earl Seyfert | Kansas State | Senior |
| Dave Scholz | Illinois | Junior |
| Ted Ware | Virginia Tech | Senior |
Second Team :
| Player | School | Class |
| Ron Becker | New Mexico | Sophomore |
| Pat Frink | Colorado | Senior |
| Terry Habig | Tulane | Junior |
| Fred Holden | Louisville | Senior |
| Bill Langheld | Fordham | Senior |
| Lyndon Mackey | Utah | Senior |
| Richie Mahaffey | Clemson | Sophomore |
| Gary Overbeck | Texas | Senior |
| Gary Petersmeyer | Stanford | Senior |
| Jim Youngblood | Georgia | Senior |