1948 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

1948 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Awarded for	1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season

The consensus 1948 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of three 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 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 team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press[2]	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
Helms[3]	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:[2]

• 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

References

1. NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04.
2. "Iowa's Murray Wier on 1st All-American". Mason City Globe-Gazette. March 11, 1948. p. 13. Retrieved August 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
3. 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (Helms & Converse) p.208