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1976 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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1976 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Members of the 1976 Consensus All-America first team. From left: Benson, Lucas, May (not pictured: Dantley, Washington).
Awarded for1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The consensus 1976 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.

1976 Consensus All-America team

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Kent Benson C Junior Indiana
Adrian Dantley F Junior Notre Dame
John Lucas G Senior Maryland
Scott May F Senior Indiana
Richard Washington F/C Junior UCLA


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Phil Ford G Sophomore North Carolina
Bernard King F Sophomore Tennessee
Mitch Kupchak F/C Senior North Carolina
Phil Sellers G Senior Rutgers
Earl Tatum G/F Senior Marquette

Individual All-America teams

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All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
Player School Player School Player School
Associated Press[2] Kent Benson Indiana Phil Ford North Carolina Kenny Carr North Carolina State
Adrian Dantley Notre Dame Mitch Kupchak North Carolina Leon Douglas Alabama
John Lucas Maryland Ron Lee Oregon Terry Furlow Michigan State
Scott May Indiana Robert Parish Centenary Bernard King Tennessee
Phil Sellers Rutgers Richard Washington UCLA Earl Tatum Marquette
USBWA[3] Adrian Dantley Notre Dame Kent Benson Indiana No third team
Bernard King Tennessee Mitch Kupchak North Carolina
John Lucas Maryland Phil Sellers Rutgers
Scott May Indiana Willie Smith Missouri
Richard Washington UCLA Earl Tatum Marquette
NABC[4] Kent Benson Indiana Leon Douglas Alabama Kenny Carr North Carolina State
Adrian Dantley Notre Dame Marques Johnson UCLA Ernie Grunfeld Tennessee
Phil Ford North Carolina Mitch Kupchak North Carolina Bernard King Tennessee
Scott May Indiana Phil Sellers Rutgers Ron Lee Oregon
Richard Washington UCLA Earl Tatum Marquette Willie Smith Missouri
UPI[5] Kent Benson Indiana Phil Ford North Carolina Kenny Carr North Carolina State
Adrian Dantley Notre Dame Bernard King Tennessee Leon Douglas Alabama
John Lucas Maryland Mitch Kupchak North Carolina Terry Furlow Michigan State
Scott May Indiana Phil Sellers Rutgers Ernie Grunfeld Tennessee
Richard Washington UCLA Earl Tatum Marquette Ron Lee Oregon

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-03-26. 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ AP All-America Teams
  3. ^ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  4. ^ "NABC Division I All-America Teams". NABC. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
  6. ^ "AP All-America". The Mexico Ledger. March 11, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon