1980 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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1980 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Awarded for1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The Consensus 1980 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.

1980 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Mark Aguirre F Sophomore DePaul
Michael Brooks F Senior La Salle
Joe Barry Carroll C Senior Purdue
Darrell Griffith G Senior Louisville
Kyle Macy G Senior Kentucky


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Mike Gminski C Senior Duke
Albert King F Junior Maryland
Mike O'Koren F Senior North Carolina
Kelvin Ransey G Senior Ohio State
Sam Worthen G Senior Marquette

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
Player School Player School Player School
Associated Press[2] Mark Aguirre DePaul Ray Blume Oregon State Rolando Blackman Kansas State
Joe Barry Carroll Purdue Michael Brooks La Salle Lewis Lloyd Drake
Darrell Griffith Louisville Reggie Carter St. John's John Stroud Mississippi
Albert King Maryland Don Collins Washington State Herb Williams Ohio State
Kyle Macy Kentucky Mike Gminski Duke Sam Worthen Marquette
USBWA[3] Mark Aguirre DePaul Roosevelt Bouie Syracuse No third team
Michael Brooks La Salle Mike O'Koren North Carolina
Joe Barry Carroll Purdue Kelvin Ransey Ohio State
Darrell Griffith Louisville Charles Whitney North Carolina State
Kyle Macy Kentucky Sam Worthen Marquette
NABC[4] Mark Aguirre DePaul Mike Gminski Duke Danny Ainge Brigham Young
Michael Brooks La Salle Albert King Maryland Roosevelt Bouie Syracuse
Joe Barry Carroll Purdue Mike O'Koren North Carolina Kelvin Ransey Ohio State
Darrell Griffith Louisville Mike Woodson Indiana Jeff Ruland Iona
Kyle Macy Kentucky Sam Worthen Marquette Charles Whitney North Carolina State
UPI[5] Mark Aguirre DePaul Reggie Carter St. John's Roosevelt Bouie Syracuse
Michael Brooks La Salle Mike Gminski Duke Jeff Lamp Virginia
Joe Barry Carroll Purdue Albert King Maryland Lewis Lloyd Drake
Darrell Griffith Louisville Mike O'Koren North Carolina Kelly Tripucka Notre Dame
Kyle Macy Kentucky Kelvin Ransey Ohio State Sam Worthen Marquette

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

Academic All-Americans

On April 18, 1980, CoSIDA announced the 1980 Academic All-America team.[7] The following is the 1979–80 Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA:

Academic All-America Team
Player School Class
Danny Ainge BYU Junior
Rich Branning Notre Dame Senior
Mike Campbell Northwestern Senior
Mike Gminski Duke Senior
Dean Hunger Utah State Senior
Andy Kolesar VMI Junior
Ron Perry Holy Cross Senior
Terry Stotts Oklahoma Senior
Darnell Valentine Kansas Junior
Kiki Vandeweghe UCLA Senior

References

  1. ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137
  2. ^ AP All-America Teams
  3. ^ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  4. ^ All-America - Division I (1980's) Archived March 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
  6. ^ "1979–1980 AP Honorable Mention All-America Team". Selma Times-Journal. March 4, 1980. p. 30. Retrieved June 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Ainge all-American academician". The Daily Herald. April 18, 1980. Retrieved January 15, 2023.