1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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| image1 = Henry Bibby.jpg

| image2 = Jim_Chones.jpg

| image3 = Bo_Lamar.jpg

| image4 = Bob_McAdoo_UNC.jpg

| image5 = Ed_Ratleff_Long_Beach.jpg

| image6 = Tom_Riker.jpg

| image7 = Bill Walton 1974 cropped.JPG

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| caption = Members of the 1972 consensus first team. Clockwise from top left: Bibby, Chones, Lamar, Walton, Riker, Ratleff, McAdoo.

| awarded_for = 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

| previous = 1971

| main = All-Americans

| next = 1973

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The consensus 1972 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams.[http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Award.pdf NCAA Record Book - Award Winners] p.137. Accessed 2009-03-26. 2009-05-04. 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.

1972 Consensus All-America team

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|+ Consensus First Team

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Henry Bibby

| G

| Senior

| UCLA

Jim Chones

| C

| Junior

| Marquette

Dwight Lamar

| G

| Junior

| Southwestern Louisiana

Bob McAdoo

| F

| Junior

| North Carolina

Ed Ratleff

| F

| Junior

| Long Beach State

Tom Riker

| F/C

| Senior

| South Carolina

Bill Walton

| C

| Sophomore

| UCLA


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|+ Consensus Second Team

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Rich Fuqua

| G

| Junior

| Oral Roberts

Barry Parkhill

| G

| Junior

| Virginia

Jim Price

| G

| Senior

| Louisville

Bud Stallworth

| F

| Senior

| Kansas

Henry Wilmore

| G/F

| Junior

| Michigan

Individual All-America teams

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rowspan=3| All-America Team
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!colspan=2| Second team

!colspan=2| Third team

!colspan=2| Fourth Team

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rowspan=5| Associated Press[https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams]

| Jim Chones

MarquetteHenry BibbyUCLARich FuquaOral Robertsrowspan=5 colspan=3 align=center| No fourth team
Dwight LamarSouthwestern LouisianaDwight DavisHoustonTom McMillenMaryland
Ed RatleffLong Beach StateBob McAdooNorth CarolinaWil RobinsonWest Virginia
Tom RikerSouth CarolinaBarry ParkhillVirginiaBud StallworthKansas
Bill WaltonUCLAJim PriceLouisvilleBrian TaylorPrinceton
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|rowspan=10| USBWA{{cite web|title=USBWA Men's All-Americans |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1970-79.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827033832/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1970-79.html |archive-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=live |access-date=2009-03-26 }}

| Henry Bibby

UCLArowspan=10 colspan=6 align=center| No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team)
Rich FuquaOral Roberts
Dwight LamarSouthwestern Louisiana
Bob McAdooNorth Carolina
Barry ParkhillVirginia
Jim PriceLouisville
Ed RatleffLong Beach State
Tom RikerSouth Carolina
Bill WaltonUCLA
Henry WilmoreMichigan
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|rowspan=5| NABC{{cite web |url=https://nabc.prestosports.com/awards/all_america/division_I/1970 |title=NABC Division I All-America Teams |work=NABC |accessdate=April 10, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305044731/https://nabc.prestosports.com/awards/all_america/division_I/1970 |archive-date=March 5, 2020}}

| Henry Bibby

UCLADwight LamarSouthwestern LouisianaMel DavisSt. John'sMarvin BarnesProvidence
Jim PriceLouisvilleBob MorsePennsylvaniaAllan HornyakOhio StateKresimir CosicBrigham Young
Ed RatleffLong Beach StateBrian TaylorPrincetonBob McAdooNorth CarolinaErnie DiGregorioProvidence
Tom RikerSouth CarolinaPaul WestphalSouthern CaliforniaBarry ParkhillVirginiaJohn GianelliPacific
Bill WaltonUCLADennis WuycikNorth CarolinaHenry WilmoreMichiganLuke WitteOhio State
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|rowspan=5| UPI[http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5iRBqsXi3?url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf |date=2009-07-21 }} p.208

| Henry Bibby

UCLAAllan HornyakOhio StateKresimir CosicBrigham Youngrowspan=5 colspan=3 align=center| No fourth team
Jim ChonesMarquetteBob McAdooNorth CarolinaTom McMillenMaryland
Dwight LamarSouthwestern LouisianaBarry ParkhillVirginiaBrian TaylorPrinceton
Ed RatleffLong Beach StateJim PriceLouisvillePaul WestphalSouthern California
Bill WaltonUCLATom RikerSouth CarolinaHenry WilmoreMichigan
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AP Honorable Mention:{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vnQiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XaoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=822,2373688&dq=ap+basketball+all-america+honorable+mention&hl=en|title=Gamecocks' Joyce receives honorable mention on team|access-date=January 16, 2012|date=March 16, 1972|work=Sumpter Daily Item}}

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See also

References

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