The consensus 1961 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of seven major All-American teams. 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, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News, and the National Collegiate Association Bureau (NCAB). 1961 was the only year where the National Collegiate Association Bureau teams were used in determining consensus teams.
1961 Consensus All-America team
Individual All-America teams
AP Honorable Mention:
Bill Bridges, Kansas
Carroll Broussard, Texas A&M
Al Butler, Niagara
Howie Carl, DePaul
Len Chappell, Wake Forest
Tom Chilton, East Tennessee St. Jeff Cohen, William & Mary Larry Comley, Kansas State Freddie Crawford, St. Bonaventure Dave DeBusschere, Detroit Bill Depp, Vanderbilt Bruce Drysdale, Temple Jack Egan, Saint Joseph's Johnny Egan, Providence Dave Fedor, Florida State Jack Foley, Holy Cross Jerry Graves, Mississippi State Bill Green, Colorado State Gus Guydon, Drake Jim Hadnot, Providence Ron Heller, Wichita State Charles Henke, Missouri Dick Hickox, Miami (FL) Wayne Hightower, Kansas Paul Hogue, Cincinnati Harold Hudgens, Texas Tech Don Kojis, Marquette Billy Ray Lickert, Kentucky Whitey Martin, St. Bonaventure Bill McClintock, California Lou Merchant, Florida Tom Meschery, Saint Mary's Del Ray Mounts, Texas Tech George Nattin, LSU Don Nelson, Iowa Mel Nowell, Ohio State Gary Phillips, Houston Cedric Price, Kansas State Chris Smith, Virginia Tech Rod Thorn, West Virginia John Tidwell, Michigan Jack Turner, Louisville Charlie Warren, Oregon Hank Whitney, Iowa State Bob Wiesenhahn, Cincinnati