1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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1998 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Awarded for1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The Consensus 1998 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 Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

In 1998, the Sporting News was added as a contributing source to the consensus teams, belatedly replacing the UPI All-American team, which ceased to exist after 1996.

1998 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Mike Bibby G Sophomore Arizona
Antawn Jamison F Junior North Carolina
Raef LaFrentz C Senior Kansas
Paul Pierce F Junior Kansas
Miles Simon G Senior Arizona


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Vince Carter F Junior North Carolina
Mateen Cleaves G Sophomore Michigan State
Pat Garrity F Senior Notre Dame
Richard Hamilton F-G Sophomore Connecticut
Ansu Sesay F Senior Mississippi

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
Player School Player School Player School
Associated Press[2] Mike Bibby Arizona Vince Carter North Carolina Michael Dickerson Arizona
Antawn Jamison North Carolina Mateen Cleaves Michigan State Matt Harpring Georgia Tech
Raef LaFrentz Kansas Pat Garrity Notre Dame Trajan Langdon Duke
Paul Pierce Kansas Richard Hamilton Connecticut Lee Nailon TCU
Miles Simon Arizona Ansu Sesay Mississippi Bonzi Wells Ball State
USBWA[3] Mike Bibby Arizona Vince Carter North Carolina Pat Garrity Notre Dame
Mateen Cleaves Michigan State Richard Hamilton Connecticut Trajan Langdon Duke
Antawn Jamison North Carolina Matt Harpring Georgia Tech Andre Miller Utah
Raef LaFrentz Kansas Ansu Sesay Mississippi Lee Nailon TCU
Paul Pierce Kansas Bonzi Wells Ball State Miles Simon Arizona
NABC[4] Mike Bibby Arizona Vince Carter North Carolina Mateen Cleaves Michigan State
Antawn Jamison North Carolina Pat Garrity Notre Dame Trajan Langdon Duke
Raef LaFrentz Kansas Richard Hamilton Connecticut Lee Nailon TCU
Paul Pierce Kansas Matt Harpring Georgia Tech Kenny Thomas New Mexico
Miles Simon Arizona Ansu Sesay Mississippi Robert Traylor Michigan
Sporting News[5] Mike Bibby Arizona Vince Carter North Carolina No third team
Antawn Jamison North Carolina Pat Garrity Notre Dame
Raef LaFrentz Kansas Richard Hamilton Connecticut
Paul Pierce Kansas Trajan Langdon Duke
Miles Simon Arizona Kenny Thomas New Mexico

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

References

  1. ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137
  2. ^ AP All-America Teams
  3. ^ USBWA Men's All-Americans
  4. ^ All-America - Division I (1990's)[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
  6. ^ "AP All-America Basketball Team". Las Vegas Sun. March 11, 1998. Retrieved October 23, 2009.