1963 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1963 College Basketball All-American team as determined by aggregating the results of five 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, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). 1963 was the last year that the NEA was used to determine consensus All-American teams.

1963 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The 1963 consensus first team. Clockwise from top left: Bonham, Harkness, Thacker, Kramer, Heyman.
Awarded for1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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1963 Consensus All-America team

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Ron Bonham F Junior Cincinnati
Jerry Harkness G Senior Loyola (IL)
Art Heyman F Senior Duke
Barry Kramer G/F Junior NYU
Tom Thacker G Senior Cincinnati


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Gary Bradds F Junior Ohio State
Bill Green F Senior Colorado State
Cotton Nash F Junior Kentucky
Rod Thorn G/F Senior West Virginia
Nate Thurmond C Senior Bowling Green

Individual All-America teams

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All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
Player School Player School Player School
Associated Press[2] Ron Bonham Cincinnati Bill Bradley Princeton Bill Green Colorado State
Gary Bradds Ohio State Walt Hazzard UCLA Eddie Miles Seattle
Jerry Harkness Loyola (IL) Cotton Nash Kentucky Jimmy Rayl Indiana
Art Heyman Duke Tom Thacker Cincinnati Nick Werkman Seton Hall
Barry Kramer NYU Rod Thorn West Virginia Tony Yates Cincinnati
USBWA[3] Ron Bonham Cincinnati No second or third teams (10-man first team)
Ken Charlton Colorado
Bill Green Colorado State
Jerry Harkness Loyola (IL)
Walt Hazzard UCLA
Art Heyman Duke
Barry Kramer NYU
Cotton Nash Kentucky
Tom Thacker Cincinnati
Rod Thorn West Virginia
NABC[4] Ron Bonham Cincinnati Mel Counts Oregon State Gary Bradds Ohio State
Bill Green Colorado State Walt Hazzard UCLA Bill Bradley Princeton
Jerry Harkness Loyola (IL) Cotton Nash Kentucky Joe Caldwell Arizona State
Art Heyman Duke Rod Thorn West Virginia Barry Kramer NYU
Tom Thacker Cincinnati Nick Werkman Seton Hall Tony Yates Cincinnati
UPI[5] Ron Bonham Cincinnati Bill Bradley Princeton Bill Green Colorado State
Gary Bradds Ohio State Barry Kramer NYU Walt Hazzard UCLA
Jerry Harkness Loyola (IL) Cotton Nash Kentucky Eddie Miles Seattle
Art Heyman Duke Rod Thorn West Virginia Dave Stallworth Wichita State
Tom Thacker Cincinnati Nate Thurmond Bowling Green Nick Werkman Seton Hall
NEA Bill Green Colorado State Ron Bonham Cincinnati No third team
Art Heyman Duke Bill Bradley Princeton
Barry Kramer NYU Jerry Harkness Loyola (IL)
Tom Thacker Cincinnati Cotton Nash Kentucky
Nate Thurmond Bowling Green Eddie Miles Seattle

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

Academic All-Americans

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Academic All-American teams were selected for the first time in 1963.[7][8]

First Team
Player School Class
Art Becker Arizona State Junior
Ken Charlton Colorado Senior
Raymond Flynn Providence Senior
Rod Thorn West Virginia Senior
Gerry Ward Boston College Senior
Second Team
Player School Class
Terry Baker Oregon State Senior
Jay Buckley Duke Junior
Don Clemetson Stanford Senior
Brian Generalovich Pittsburgh Junior
Joe Dan Gold Mississippi State Senior

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ AP All-America Teams
  3. ^ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  4. ^ All-America - Division I (1960's) Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI and NEA) Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
  6. ^ "Heyman, Bonham Head AP Squad". St. Joseph Gazette. March 1, 1963. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  7. ^ AP (March 27, 1963). "Pick Academic all-America". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  8. ^ AP (March 27, 1963). "Terry Baker set to sign with LA Rams". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved October 9, 2013.