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1954 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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1954 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Members of the 1954 Consensus All-America first team. Clockwise from upper left: Gola, Hagan, Selvy, Schlundt and Pettit.
Awarded for1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season
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The consensus 1954 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of six major All-American teams.[1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, Look Magazine, The United Press International, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Collier's Magazine and the International News Service.

1954 Consensus All-America team

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Tom Gola F Junior La Salle
Cliff Hagan F Senior Kentucky
Bob Pettit C Senior Louisiana State
Don Schlundt C Junior Indiana
Frank Selvy G Senior Furman


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Bobby Leonard G Senior Indiana
Tom Marshall F Senior Western Kentucky
Bob Mattick C Senior Oklahoma A&M
Frank Ramsey G/F Senior Kentucky
Dick Ricketts F/C Junior Duquesne

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] Tom Gola La Salle Bevo Francis Rio Grande Dickie Hemric Wake Forest
Cliff Hagan Kentucky Bobby Leonard Indiana Johnny Kerr Illinois
Bob Pettit Louisiana State Tom Marshall Western Kentucky Bob Mattick Oklahoma A&M
Don Schlundt Indiana Frank Ramsey Kentucky Togo Palazzi Holy Cross
Frank Selvy Furman Dick Ricketts Duquesne Arnold Short Oklahoma City
UPI Tom Gola La Salle Bevo Francis Rio Grande Paul Ebert Ohio State
Cliff Hagan Kentucky Bob Leonard Indiana Johnny Kerr Illinois
Bob Pettit Louisiana State Tom Marshall Western Kentucky Bob Mattick Oklahoma A&M
Don Schlundt Indiana Frank Ramsey Kentucky Togo Palazzi Holy Cross
Frank Selvy Furman Dick Ricketts Duquesne Arnold Short Oklahoma City
Look Magazine[3] Tom Gola La Salle Cliff Hagan Kentucky Ed Conlin Fordham
Bob Leonard Indiana Tom Marshall Western Kentucky Johnny Kerr Illinois
Bob Mattick Oklahoma A&M Don Schlundt Indiana Bob Matheny California
Frank Ramsey Kentucky Frank Selvy Furman Togo Palazzi Holy Cross
Dick Ricketts Duquesne Arnold Short Oklahoma City Bob Pettit Louisiana State
NEA Tom Gola La Salle Sihugo Green Duquesne No third team
Cliff Hagan Kentucky Bob Mattick Oklahoma A&M
Bob Leonard Indiana Bob Pettit Louisiana State
Dick Ricketts Duquesne Don Schlundt Indiana
Frank Selvy Furman Arnold Short Oklahoma City
International News Service Tom Gola La Salle Bob Leonard Indiana No third team
Cliff Hagan Kentucky Tom Marshall Western Kentucky
Bob Pettit Louisiana State Frank Ramsey Kentucky
Dick Ricketts Duquesne Dick Rosenthal Notre Dame
Frank Selvy Furman Don Schlundt Indiana
Collier's Tom Gola La Salle Bob Leonard Indiana No third team
Cliff Hagan Kentucky Bob Mattick Oklahoma A&M
Bob Pettit Louisiana State Togo Palazzi Holy Cross
Don Schlundt Indiana Dick Ricketts Duquesne
Frank Selvy Furman Arnold Short Oklahoma City

AP Honorable Mention:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ a b "The All-American Teams". The Asheville Citizen. February 27, 1954. p. 9. Retrieved October 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, Look, NEA, Collier's & International News Service) p.208