# 1951 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1951 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, Look Magazine, The United Press International, Collier's Magazine and the International News Service.

## 1951 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Clyde Lovellette | C | Junior | Kansas |
| Gene Melchiorre | G | Senior | Bradley |
| Bill Mlkvy | F | Junior | Temple |
| Sam Ranzino | G | Senior | North Carolina State |
| Bill Spivey | C | Junior | Kentucky |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Ernie Barrett | G/F | Senior | Kansas State |
| Bill Garrett | F | Senior | Indiana |
| Dick Groat | G | Junior | Duke |
| Mel Hutchins | F/C | Senior | Brigham Young |
| Gale McArthur | G | Senior | Oklahoma A&M |

## 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 | Clyde Lovellette | Kansas | Ernie Barrett | Kansas State | John Azary | Columbia |
| Associated Press | Gene Melchiorre | Bradley | Bill Garrett | Indiana | Mel Hutchins | Brigham Young |
| Associated Press | Bill Mlkvy | Temple | Dick Groat | Duke | Frank Ramsey | Kentucky |
| Associated Press | Sam Ranzino | North Carolina State | Gale McArthur | Oklahoma A&M | Whitey Skoog | Minnesota |
| Associated Press | Bill Spivey | Kentucky | Bob Zawoluk | St. John's | Mark Workman | West Virginia |
| UPI | Clyde Lovellette | Kansas | John Azary | Columbia | Ernie Barrett | Kansas State |
| UPI | Gene Melchiorre | Bradley | Bill Garrett | Indiana | Mel Hutchins | Brigham Young |
| UPI | Bill Mlkvy | Temple | Dick Groat | Duke | Frank Ramsey | Kentucky |
| UPI | Sam Ranzino | North Carolina State | Gale McArthur | Oklahoma A&M | Whitey Skoog | Minnesota |
| UPI | Bill Spivey | Kentucky | Bob Zawoluk | St. John's | Don Sunderlage | Illinois |
| Look Magazine | Mel Hutchins | Brigham Young | John Azary | Columbia | Dick Groat | Duke |
| Look Magazine | Gale McArthur | Oklahoma A&M | Ernie Barrett | Kansas State | Gene Melchiorre | Bradley |
| Look Magazine | Bill Mlkvy | Temple | Bill Garrett | Indiana | Ray Ragelis | Northwestern |
| Look Magazine | Sam Ranzino | North Carolina State | Clyde Lovellette | Kansas | Mark Workman | West Virginia |
| Look Magazine | Bill Spivey | Kentucky | Whitey Skoog | Minnesota | Bob Zawoluk | St. John's |
| International News Service | Ernie Barrett | Kansas State | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| International News Service | Mel Hutchins | Brigham Young | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| International News Service | Gene Melchiorre | Bradley | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| International News Service | Bill Mlkvy | Temple | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| International News Service | Bill Spivey | Kentucky | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team | No second or third team |
| Collier's | Clyde Lovellette | Kansas | John Azary | Columbia | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Collier's | Gene Melchiorre | Bradley | Bill Garrett | Indiana | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Collier's | Bill Mlkvy | Temple | Dick Groat | Duke | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Collier's | Sam Ranzino | North Carolina State | Gale McArthur | Oklahoma A&M | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Collier's | Bill Spivey | Kentucky | Whitey Skoog | Minnesota | No third team | No third team | No third team |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Ernie Beck, Pennsylvania
* Ron Bontemps, Beloit
* Frank Guisness, Washington
* Roger Johnson, Arizona
* Jack Kiley, Syracuse
* Johnny O'Brien, Seattle
* Ray Ragelis, Northwestern
* Eddie Sheldrake, UCLA
* Jim Slaughter, South Carolina
* Don Sunderlage, Illinois
* Bobby Watson, Kentucky