1949 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1949 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, Look Magazine, The United Press International, and Collier's Magazine.

1949 Consensus All-America team

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Ralph Beard	G	Senior	Kentucky
Vince Boryla	F	Junior	Denver
Alex Groza	C	Senior	Kentucky
Tony Lavelli	F	Senior	Yale
Ed Macauley	F	Senior	Saint Louis

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Bill Erickson	G	Junior	Illinois
Vern Gardner	F	Senior	Utah
Wallace Jones	F	Senior	Kentucky
Jim McIntyre	C	Senior	Minnesota
Ernie Vandeweghe	G	Senior	Colgate

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press [2]	Ralph Beard	Kentucky	Bob Cousy	Holy Cross	Jim McIntyre	Minnesota
	Vince Boryla	Denver	Dwight Eddleman	Illinois	Kevin O'Shea	Notre Dame
	Alex Groza	Kentucky	Vern Gardner	Utah	Dick Schnittker	Ohio State
	Tony Lavelli	Yale	Bob Harris	Oklahoma A&M	Whitey Skoog	Minnesota
	Ed Macauley	Saint Louis	Wallace Jones	Kentucky	Ernie Vandeweghe	Colgate
UPI	Ralph Beard	Kentucky	Vince Boryla	Denver	Bill Erickson	Illinois
	Alex Groza	Kentucky	Bob Cousy	Holy Cross	Dick McGuire	St. John's
	Wallace Jones	Kentucky	Dwight Eddleman	Illinois	John Oldham	Western Kentucky
	Tony Lavelli	Yale	Vern Gardner	Utah	Dick Schnittker	Ohio State
	Ed Macauley	Saint Louis	Bob Harris	Oklahoma A&M	Ernie Vandeweghe	Colgate
Look Magazine[3]	Vince Boryla	Denver	Ralph Beard	Kentucky	No third team
	Vern Gardner	Utah	Bob Cousy	Holy Cross
	Alex Groza	Kentucky	Slater Martin	Texas
	Tony Lavelli	Yale	Jim McIntyre	Minnesota
	Ed Macauley	Saint Louis	Ernie Vandeweghe	Colgate
Collier's	Ralph Beard	Kentucky	No second or third team
	Vince Boryla	Denver
	Bill Erickson	Illinois
	Ed Macauley	Saint Louis
	Jim McIntyre	Minnesota
	Ernie Vandeweghe	Colgate

AP Honorable Mention[4]

Bill Evans, Drake
Ed Gayda, Washington State
Chet Giermak, William & Mary
Bob Harrison, Michigan
Rene Herrerias, San Francisco
Jack Kerris, Loyola (Illinois)
Lou Lehman, Saint Louis
Slater Martin, Texas
Dick McGuire, St. John's

Vern Mikkelsen, Hamline
Joe Noertker, Virginia
Ralph O'Brien, Butler
John Oldham, Western Kentucky
J. L. Parks, Oklahoma A&M
Warren Perkins, Tulane
Sam Ranzino, North Carolina State
Don Rehfeldt, Wisconsin
Jim Riffey, Tulane

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References

NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. Archived 2009-05-04.
AP All-America Teams
2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, Look, & Collier's) p.208
"AP All-America Basketball Team". San Bernardino County Sun. 10 March 1949. p. 27. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. Archived 2009-05-04.

[2] AP All-America Teams

[3] 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, Look, & Collier's) p.208

[4] "AP All-America Basketball Team". San Bernardino County Sun. 10 March 1949. p. 27. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.