1973 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1973 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.

1973 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Members of the 1973 consensus first team. Clockwise from top left: Collins, Lamar, Ratleff, Wilkes, Walton, Thompson (not pictured: DiGregorio).
Awarded for1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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1973 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
PlayerPositionClassTeam
Doug CollinsGSeniorIllinois State
Ernie DiGregorioGSeniorProvidence
Dwight LamarGSeniorSouthwestern Louisiana
Ed RatleffFSeniorLong Beach State
David ThompsonG/FSophomoreNorth Carolina State
Bill WaltonCJuniorUCLA
Keith WilkesG/FJuniorUCLA


Consensus Second Team
PlayerPositionClassTeam
Jim BrewerF/CSeniorMinnesota
Tom BurlesonCJuniorNorth Carolina State
Larry FinchGSeniorMemphis State
Kevin JoyceGSeniorSouth Carolina
Tom McMillenFJuniorMaryland
Kermit WashingtonCSeniorAmerican

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First teamSecond teamThird teamFourth Team
PlayerSchoolPlayerSchoolPlayerSchoolPlayerSchool
Associated Press[2]Ernie DiGregorioProvidenceJim BrewerMinnesotaMike BantomSaint Joseph'sNo fourth team
Ed RatleffLong Beach StateDoug CollinsIllinois StateJohn BrownMissouri
David ThompsonNC StateKevin JoyceSouth CarolinaRich FuquaOral Roberts
Bill WaltonUCLADwight LamarSouthwestern LouisianaTom McMillenMaryland
Kermit WashingtonAmericanKeith WilkesUCLABilly SchaefferSt. John's
USBWA[3]Jim BrewerMinnesotaTom BurlesonNC StateNo third or fourth teams
Doug CollinsIllinois StateErnie DiGregorioProvidence
Larry FinchMemphis StateDwight LamarSouthwestern Louisiana
Ed RatleffLong Beach StateDavid ThompsonNC State
Bill WaltonUCLAKeith WilkesUCLA
NABC[4]Doug CollinsIllinois StateJim BrewerMinnesotaJohn BrownMissouriMike BantomSt. Joseph's
Ed RatleffLong Beach StateErnie DiGregorioProvidenceTom BurlesonNC StateMarvin BarnesProvidence
David ThompsonNC StateKevin JoyceSouth CarolinaAllan HornyakOhio StateRon BehagenMinnesota
Bill WaltonUCLADwight LamarSouthwestern LouisianaBarry ParkhillVirginiaKrešimir ĆosićBrigham Young
Keith WilkesUCLATom McMillenMarylandBilly SchaefferSt. John'sKermit WashingtonAmerican
UPI[5]Doug CollinsIllinois StateJim BrewerMinnesotaMarvin BarnesProvidenceNo fourth team
Dwight LamarSouthwestern LouisianaErnie DiGregorioProvidenceRon BehagenMinnesota
Ed RatleffLong Beach StateKevin JoyceSouth CarolinaTom BurlesonNC State
David ThompsonNC StateTom McMillenMarylandAllan HornyakOhio State
Bill WaltonUCLAKeith WilkesUCLABilly SchaefferSt. John's

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

See also

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