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1977 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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caption	The 1977 consensus first team. Clockwise from top left: Benson, Birdsong, Ford, King, Johnson, Green.
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The consensus 1977 College Basketball All-American team, as 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.

1977 Consensus All-America team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Kent Benson	C	Senior	[Indiana](1976-77-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team)
Otis Birdsong	G	Senior	Houston
Phil Ford	G	Junior	[North Carolina](1976-77-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team)
Rickey Green	G	Senior	[Michigan](1976-77-michigan-wolverines-men-s-basketball-team)
Marques Johnson	F	Senior	[UCLA](1976-77-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team)
Bernard King	F	Junior	Tennessee

Player	Position	Class	Team
Greg Ballard	F	Senior	Oregon
Bill Cartwright	C	Sophomore	San Francisco
Rod Griffin	G	Junior	Wake Forest
Ernie Grunfeld	F	Senior	Tennessee
Phil Hubbard	F	Senior	[Michigan](1976-77-michigan-wolverines-men-s-basketball-team)
Butch Lee	G	Junior	[Marquette](1976-77-marquette-warriors-men-s-basketball-team)
Mychal Thompson	F/C	Junior	Minnesota

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team	First team	Second team	Third team	Fourth Team	Fifth Team	Player	School	Player	School	Player
Associated Press	Kent Benson	Indiana	Otis Birdsong	Houston	Bo Ellis	Marquette	No fourth or fifth teams
Phil Ford	North Carolina	Bill Cartwright	San Francisco	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
Rickey Green	Michigan	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee	Phil Hubbard	Michigan
Marques Johnson	UCLA	Butch Lee	Marquette	Tree Rollins	Clemson
Bernard King	Tennessee	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Freeman Williams	Portland State
USBWA	Otis Birdsong	Houston	Greg Ballard	Oregon	No third, fourth or fifth teams
Phil Ford	North Carolina	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
Rickey Green	Michigan	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee
Phil Hubbard	Michigan	Marques Johnson	UCLA
Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Bernard King	Tennessee
NABC	Kent Benson	Indiana	Bo Ellis	Marquette	Greg Ballard	Oregon	Skip Brown	Wake Forest	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
Otis Birdsong	Houston	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee	Larry Bird	Indiana State	Kenny Carr	NC State	Tony Hanson	Connecticut
Phil Ford	North Carolina	Phil Hubbard	Michigan	Winford Boynes	San Francisco	Bob Elliott	Arizona	Jeff Jonas	Utah
Rickey Green	Michigan	Bernard King	Tennessee	Bill Cartwright	San Francisco	Jack Givens	Kentucky	Cedric Maxwell	UNC Charlotte
Marques Johnson	UCLA	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Joe Hassett	Providence	Rick Robey	Kentucky	Anthony Roberts	Oral Roberts
				Butch Lee	Marquette			Tree Rollins	Clemson
UPI	Kent Benson	Indiana	Bill Cartwright	San Francisco	Larry Bird	Indiana State	No fourth or fifth teams
Otis Birdsong	Houston	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Kenny Carr	NC State
Rickey Green	Michigan	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
Marques Johnson	UCLA	Butch Lee	Marquette	Cedric Maxwell	UNC Charlotte
Bernard King	Tennessee	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Freeman Williams	Portland State

AP Honorable Mention:

Greg Ballard, Oregon
Larry Bird, Indiana State
Winford Boynes, San Francisco
Skip Brown, Wake Forest
Kenny Carr, NC State
Wesley Cox, Louisville
Brad Davis, Maryland
Walter Davis, North Carolina
Marvin Delph, Arkansas
T. R. Dunn, Alabama
Bob Elliott, Arizona
Mike Evans, Kansas State
Jack Givens, Kentucky
Mike Glenn, Southern Illinois
Steve Grant, Manhattan
David Greenwood, UCLA
Tony Hanson, Connecticut
James Hardy, San Francisco
Joe Hassett, Providence
Don Henderson, Arkansas State
Matt Hicks, Northern Illinois
John Irving, Hofstra
Eddie Johnson, Auburn
Jeff Jonas, Utah
Reggie King, Alabama
Tom LaGarde, North Carolina
Rich Laurel, Hofstra
Cedric Maxwell, UNC Charlotte
Glenn Mosley, Seton Hall
Calvin Natt, Northeast Louisiana
Eddie Owens, UNLV
Bruce Parkinson, Purdue
Ron Perry, Holy Cross
Anthony Roberts, Oral Roberts
Rick Robey, Kentucky
Steve Sheppard, Maryland
Andrew Toney, Southwestern Louisiana
Wilson Washington, Old Dominion
Glen Williams, St. John's
Ray Williams, Minnesota
Gary Winton, Army

References

[http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Award.pdf NCAA Record Book - Award Winners] p.137. Accessed 2009-03-18. 2009-05-04.
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams]
"USBWA Men's All-Americans".
"NABC Division I All-America Teams". NABC.
[http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans] {{webarchive. link. (2009-07-21 p.208)
"All-America Honors to Michigan's Green". Toledo Blade.

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