| 1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans | ||||
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       Members of the 1972 consensus first team. Clockwise from top left: Bibby, Chones, Lamar, Walton, Riker, Ratleff, McAdoo. | ||||
| Awarded for | 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season | |||
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The consensus1972 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: theAssociated Press, theUSBWA, TheUnited Press International and theNational Association of Basketball Coaches.
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bibby | G | Senior | UCLA |
| Jim Chones | C | Junior | Marquette |
| Dwight Lamar | G | Junior | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Bob McAdoo | F | Junior | North Carolina |
| Ed Ratleff | F | Junior | Long Beach State |
| Tom Riker | F/C | Senior | South Carolina |
| Bill Walton | C | Sophomore | UCLA |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Fuqua | G | Junior | Oral Roberts |
| Barry Parkhill | G | Junior | Virginia |
| Jim Price | G | Senior | Louisville |
| Bud Stallworth | F | Senior | Kansas |
| Henry Wilmore | G/F | Junior | Michigan |
| All-America Team | |||||||||
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| First team | Second team | Third team | Fourth Team | ||||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | ||
| Associated Press[2] | Jim Chones | Marquette | Henry Bibby | UCLA | Rich Fuqua | Oral Roberts | No fourth team | ||
| Dwight Lamar | Southwestern Louisiana | Dwight Davis | Houston | Tom McMillen | Maryland | ||||
| Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | Bob McAdoo | North Carolina | Wil Robinson | West Virginia | ||||
| Tom Riker | South Carolina | Barry Parkhill | Virginia | Bud Stallworth | Kansas | ||||
| Bill Walton | UCLA | Jim Price | Louisville | Brian Taylor | Princeton | ||||
| USBWA[3] | Henry Bibby | UCLA | No second, third or fourth teams (10-man first team) | ||||||
| Rich Fuqua | Oral Roberts | ||||||||
| Dwight Lamar | Southwestern Louisiana | ||||||||
| Bob McAdoo | North Carolina | ||||||||
| Barry Parkhill | Virginia | ||||||||
| Jim Price | Louisville | ||||||||
| Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | ||||||||
| Tom Riker | South Carolina | ||||||||
| Bill Walton | UCLA | ||||||||
| Henry Wilmore | Michigan | ||||||||
| NABC[4] | Henry Bibby | UCLA | Dwight Lamar | Southwestern Louisiana | Mel Davis | St. John's | Marvin Barnes | Providence | |
| Jim Price | Louisville | Bob Morse | Pennsylvania | Allan Hornyak | Ohio State | Kresimir Cosic | Brigham Young | ||
| Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | Brian Taylor | Princeton | Bob McAdoo | North Carolina | Ernie DiGregorio | Providence | ||
| Tom Riker | South Carolina | Paul Westphal | Southern California | Barry Parkhill | Virginia | John Gianelli | Pacific | ||
| Bill Walton | UCLA | Dennis Wuycik | North Carolina | Henry Wilmore | Michigan | Luke Witte | Ohio State | ||
| UPI[5] | Henry Bibby | UCLA | Allan Hornyak | Ohio State | Kresimir Cosic | Brigham Young | No fourth team | ||
| Jim Chones | Marquette | Bob McAdoo | North Carolina | Tom McMillen | Maryland | ||||
| Dwight Lamar | Southwestern Louisiana | Barry Parkhill | Virginia | Brian Taylor | Princeton | ||||
| Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State | Jim Price | Louisville | Paul Westphal | Southern California | ||||
| Bill Walton | UCLA | Tom Riker | South Carolina | Henry Wilmore | Michigan | ||||
AP Honorable Mention:[6]