The consensus 1948 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of three major All-American teams.NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the Helms Athletic Foundation, and Converse.
1948 Consensus All-America team
+ Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Ralph Beard G Junior Kentucky Ed Macauley F Junior Saint Louis Jim McIntyre C Junior Minnesota Kevin O'Shea G Sophomore Notre Dame Murray Wier G Senior Iowa
+ Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Dick Dickey F Sophomore NC State Arnie Ferrin F Senior Utah Alex Groza C Junior Kentucky Hal Haskins F/G Sophomore Hamline George Kaftan F Senior Holy Cross Duane Klueh G Junior Indiana State Tony Lavelli F Junior Yale Jack Nichols C Senior Washington Andy Wolfe G/F Senior California
Individual All-America teams
All-America Team First team Second team Third team Fourth teamPlayer SchoolPlayer SchoolPlayer SchoolPlayer School Associated Press Ralph Beard Kentucky Dwight Eddleman Illinois A. L. Bennett Oklahoma A&M Walt Budko Columbia Ed Macauley Saint Louis Arnie Ferrin Utah Bob Cousy Holy Cross Ed Mikan DePaul Jim McIntyre Minnesota Alex Groza Kentucky Dick Dickey NC State Jackie Robinson Baylor Kevin O'Shea Notre Dame George Kaftan Holy Cross Donnie Forman NYU Dolph Schayes NYU Murray Wier Iowa Tony Lavelli Yale George Kok Arkansas Ernie Vandeweghe Colgate Helms2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (Helms & Converse) p.208 Ralph Beard Kentucky A. L. Bennett Oklahoma A&M Ed Beach West Virginia No fourth team Dick Dickey NC State Pete Elliott Michigan Walt Budko Columbia Arnie Ferrin Utah Bob Gale Cornell Bob Cope Montana Duane Klueh Indiana State Alex Groza Kentucky Paul Courty Oklahoma Tony Lavelli Yale George Kaftan Holy Cross Hal Haskins Hamline Ed Macauley Saint Louis Jim McIntyre Minnesota Frank Kudelka Saint Mary's Jack Nichols Washington Joe Nelson Brigham Young Slater Martin Texas Kevin O'Shea Notre Dame Don Ray Western Kentucky Ed Mikan DePaul Murray Wier Iowa Jackie Robinson Baylor Dolph Schayes NYU Andy Wolfe California Howie Shannon Kansas State Andy Tonkovich Marshall Converse Ralph Beard Kentucky Dick Dickey NC State Dwight Eddleman Illinois No fourth team Alex Groza Kentucky Tony Lavelli Yale Vern Gardner Utah Hal Haskins Hamline Ed Macauley Saint Louis Wallace Jones Kentucky George Kaftan Holy Cross Mickey Marty Loras Murray Wier Iowa Kevin O'Shea Notre Dame Odie Spears Western Kentucky Andy Wolfe California AP Honorable Mention:
Billy Joe Adcock, Vanderbilt Cliff Barker, Kentucky Leo Barnhorst, Notre Dame Edward Bartels, NC State Gene Berce, Marquette Nelson Bobb, Temple Bob Brannum, Michigan State Clarence Brannum, Kansas State Jack Burmaster, Illinois Leland Byrd, West Virginia Bobby Cook, Wisconsin Cliff Crandall, Oregon State Nate DeLong, River Falls Teachers Pete Elliott, Michigan Billy Gabor, Syracuse Vern Gardner, Utah Dee Gibson, Western Kentucky Tom Hamilton, Texas Chuck Hanger, California Norm Hankins, Lawrence Tech Bob Harris, Oklahoma A&M Paul Horvath, NC State Harold Howey, Kansas State Dave Humerickhouse, Bradley Gene James, Marshall Wallace Jones, Kentucky Leo Katkaveck, NC State Frank Kudelka, Saint Mary's Ed Lerner, Temple Ray Lumpp, NYU Al Madsen, Texas Slater Martin, Texas Mickey Marty, Loras Dick McGuire, St. John's Dave Minor, UCLA Joe Nelson, Brigham Young Jack Nichols, Washington Bob Paxton, North Carolina Warren Perkins, Tulane Dan Pippin, Missouri Kenny Rollins, Kentucky Frank Saul, Seton Hall Fred Schaus, West Virginia Otto Schnellbacher, Kansas Jack Spencer, Iowa John Stanich, UCLA Andy Tonkovich, Marshall Paul Unruh, Bradley Paul Walther, Tennessee Andy Wolfe, California
See also 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season
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