1947 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

1947 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Awarded for1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season

The consensus 1947 College Basketball All-American team was determined by aggregating the results of three major All-American teams.[1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from most teams: the Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse, and True Magazine.

1947 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Ralph Beard G Sophomore Kentucky
Alex Groza C Sophomore Kentucky
Ralph Hamilton G Senior Indiana
Sid Tanenbaum G Senior New York University
Gerry Tucker C Senior Oklahoma


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Don Barksdale C Senior UCLA
Arnie Ferrin F Junior Utah
Vern Gardner C Senior Utah
John Hargis G Senior Texas
George Kaftan F Junior Holy Cross
Ed Koffenberger C Junior Duke
Andy Phillip G/F Senior Illinois

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Helms[2] Don BarksdaleUCLACharles B. BlackKansasLew BeckOregon State
Ralph BeardKentuckyBilly GaborSyracuseJim HomerAlabama
Leland ByrdWest VirginiaAlex GrozaKentuckyTony LavelliYale
Arnie FerrinUtahPaul HoffmanPurdueJoe LordVillanova
Ralph HamiltonIndianaDave HumerickhouseBradleyEd MacauleySaint Louis
John HargisTexasWallace JonesKentuckyDick McGuireSt. John's
George KaftanHoly CrossDan KrausGeorgetownClifton McNeelyTexas Wesleyan
Ed KoffenbergerDukeKevin O'SheaNotre DameJack SmileyIllinois
Sid TanenbaumNYURed RochaOregon StateErnie VandewegheColgate
Gerry TuckerOklahomaKenneth ShugartNavy
Herb WilkinsonIowa
Converse Ralph BeardKentuckyLew BeckOregon StateDon BarksdaleUCLA
Vern GardnerUtahArnie FerrinUtahBobby CookWisconsin
Ralph HamiltonIndianaAlex GrozaKentuckyJohn HargisTexas
George KaftanHoly CrossWallace JonesKentuckyPaul HoffmanPurdue
Gerry TuckerOklahomaSid TanenbaumNYUEd KoffenbergerDuke
True Magazine Ralph BeardKentuckyBobby CookWisconsinDon BarksdaleUCLA
Alex GrozaKentuckyJohn DillonNorth CarolinaRalph HamiltonIndiana
Andy PhillipIllinoisTony LavelliYaleJohn HargisTexas
Sid TanenbaumNYUDick McGuireSt. John'sEd KoffenbergerDuke
Gerry TuckerOklahomaJack TingleKentuckyKevin O'SheaNotre Dame

See also

References

  1. ↑ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04.
  2. ↑ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (Helms, Converse & True Magazine) p.208. Accessed 2009-06-21. Archived 2009-07-21.