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The consensus 1979 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams.[1] 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.
1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans | |
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Awarded for | 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Larry Bird | F | Senior | Indiana State |
Mike Gminski | C | Junior | Duke |
David Greenwood | F | Senior | UCLA |
Magic Johnson | G | Sophomore | Michigan State |
Sidney Moncrief | G | Senior | Arkansas |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
---|---|---|---|
Bill Cartwright | C | Senior | San Francisco |
Calvin Natt | C | Senior | Northeast Louisiana |
Mike O'Koren | F | Junior | North Carolina |
Jim Paxson | G/F | Senior | Dayton |
Jim Spanarkel | G | Senior | Duke |
Kelly Tripucka | F | Sophomore | Notre Dame |
Sly Williams | F | Junior | Rhode Island |
All-America Team | |||||||||
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First team | Second team | Third team | Fourth Team | ||||||
Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | ||
Associated Press[2] | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Mike Gminski | Duke | Joe Barry Carroll | Purdue | No fourth team | ||
Bill Cartwright | San Francisco | Vinnie Johnson | Baylor | Roy Hamilton | UCLA | ||||
David Greenwood | UCLA | Reggie King | Alabama | Greg Kelser | Michigan State | ||||
Magic Johnson | Michigan State | Ronnie Lester | Iowa | Kelly Tripucka | Notre Dame | ||||
Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas | Calvin Natt | Northeast Louisiana | Sly Williams | Rhode Island | ||||
USBWA[3] | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Calvin Natt | Northeast Louisiana | No third or fourth teams | ||||
Bill Cartwright | San Francisco | Mike O'Koren | North Carolina | ||||||
Mike Gminski | Duke | Jim Paxson | Dayton | ||||||
Magic Johnson | Michigan State | Kelly Tripucka | Notre Dame | ||||||
Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas | Sly Williams | Rhode Island | ||||||
NABC[4] | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Bill Cartwright | San Francisco | Joe Barry Carroll | Purdue | Danny Ainge | Brigham Young | |
Mike Gminski | Duke | Reggie King | Alabama | Darrell Griffith | Louisville | James Bailey | Rutgers | ||
David Greenwood | UCLA | Mike O'Koren | North Carolina | Ronnie Lester | Iowa | Calvin Natt | Northeast Louisiana | ||
Magic Johnson | Michigan State | Jim Spanarkel | Duke | Kyle Macy | Kentucky | Bernard Toone | Marquette | ||
Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas | Kelly Tripucka | Notre Dame | Jim Paxson | Dayton | Mike Woodson | Indiana | ||
UPI[5] | Larry Bird | Indiana State | Bill Cartwright | San Francisco | James Bailey | Rutgers | No fourth team | ||
Mike Gminski | Duke | Darrell Griffith | Louisville | Gene Banks | Duke | ||||
David Greenwood | UCLA | Sidney Moncrief | Arkansas | Ronnie Lester | Iowa | ||||
Magic Johnson | Michigan State | Mike O'Koren | North Carolina | Kelvin Ransey | Ohio State | ||||
Jim Spanarkel | Duke | Kelly Tripucka | Notre Dame | Sly Williams | Rhode Island | ||||
AP Honorable Mention:[6]
On March 21, 1979, CoSIDA announced the 1979 Academic All-America team.[7] The following is the 1978–79 Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA:
Player | School | Class |
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Mike Gminski | Duke | Junior |
Greg Kelser | Michigan State | Senior |
Jim Krivacs | Texas | Senior |
Kyle Macy | Kentucky | Senior |
Jim Paxson | Dayton | Senior |
Ron Perry | Holy Cross | Junior |
Jim Spanarkel | Duke | Senior |
Kelly Tripucka | Notre Dame | Sophomore |
Darnell Valentine | Kansas | Sophomore |
Kiki Vandeweghe | UCLA | Junior |
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