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The Consensus 1977 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.

1977 Consensus All-America team

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Kent Benson	C	Senior	Indiana
Otis Birdsong	G	Senior	Houston
Phil Ford	G	Junior	North Carolina
Rickey Green	G	Senior	Michigan
Marques Johnson	F	Senior	UCLA
Bernard King	F	Junior	Tennessee

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Greg Ballard	F	Senior	Oregon
Bill Cartwright	C	Sophomore	San Francisco
Rod Griffin	G	Junior	Wake Forest
Ernie Grunfeld	F	Senior	Tennessee
Phil Hubbard	F	Senior	Michigan
Butch Lee	G	Junior	Marquette
Mychal Thompson	F/C	Junior	Minnesota

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team		Fourth Team		Fifth Team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press ^[2]	Kent Benson	Indiana	Otis Birdsong	Houston	Bo Ellis	Marquette	No fourth or fifth teams
	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Bill Cartwright	San Francisco	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
	Rickey Green	Michigan	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee	Phil Hubbard	Michigan
	Marques Johnson	UCLA	Butch Lee	Marquette	Tree Rollins	Clemson
	Bernard King	Tennessee	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Freeman Williams	Portland State
USBWA^[3]	Otis Birdsong	Houston	Greg Ballard	Oregon	No third, fourth or fifth teams
	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
	Rickey Green	Michigan	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee
	Phil Hubbard	Michigan	Marques Johnson	UCLA
	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Bernard King	Tennessee
NABC^[4]	Kent Benson	Indiana	Bo Ellis	Marquette	Greg Ballard	Oregon	Skip Brown	Wake Forest	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
	Otis Birdsong	Houston	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee	Larry Bird	Indiana State	Kenny Carr	NC State	Tony Hanson	Connecticut
	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Phil Hubbard	Michigan	Winford Boynes	San Francisco	Bob Elliott	Arizona	Jeff Jones	Virginia
	Rickey Green	Michigan	Bernard King	Tennessee	Bill Cartwright	San Francisco	Jack Givens	Kentucky	Cedric Maxwell	UNC Charlotte
	Marques Johnson	UCLA	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Joe Hassett	Providence	Rick Robey	Kentucky	Anthony Roberts	Oral Roberts
					Butch Lee	Marquette			Tree Rollins	Clemson
UPI^[5]	Kent Benson	Indiana	Bill Cartwright	San Francisco	Larry Bird	Indiana State	No fourth or fifth teams
	Otis Birdsong	Houston	Phil Ford	North Carolina	Kenny Carr	NC State
	Rickey Green	Michigan	Ernie Grunfeld	Tennessee	Rod Griffin	Wake Forest
	Marques Johnson	UCLA	Butch Lee	Marquette	Cedric Maxwell	UNC Charlotte
	Bernard King	Tennessee	Mychal Thompson	Minnesota	Freeman Williams	Portland State

References

^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-03-18. Archived 2009-05-04.
^ AP All-America Teams
^ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/awards/allamerica/1970-79.html. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
^ All-America - Division I (1970's)
^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans p.208

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-Americans

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