1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Awarded for1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The Consensus 1984 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.

1984 Consensus All-America team[edit]

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Patrick Ewing C Junior Georgetown
Michael Jordan G Junior North Carolina
Akeem Olajuwon C Junior Houston
Sam Perkins F Senior North Carolina
Wayman Tisdale F Sophomore Oklahoma


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Michael Cage F Senior San Diego State
Devin Durrant F Senior Brigham Young
Keith Lee F/C Junior Memphis State
Chris Mullin F/G Junior St. John's
Melvin Turpin C/F Senior Kentucky
Leon Wood G Senior Cal State Fullerton

Individual All-America teams[edit]

All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
Player School Player School Player School
Associated Press[2] Patrick Ewing Georgetown Sam Bowie Kentucky Lorenzo Charles North Carolina State
Michael Jordan North Carolina Michael Cage San Diego State Keith Lee Memphis State
Akeem Olajuwon Houston Devin Durrant Brigham Young Alvin Robertson Arkansas
Sam Perkins North Carolina Chris Mullin St. John's Melvin Turpin Kentucky
Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma Leon Wood Cal State Fullerton Michael Young Houston
USBWA[3] Patrick Ewing Georgetown Devin Durrant Brigham Young No third team
Michael Jordan North Carolina Keith Lee Memphis State
Akeem Olajuwon Houston Chris Mullin St. John's
Sam Perkins North Carolina Melvin Turpin Kentucky
Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma Leon Wood Cal State Fullerton
NABC[4] Patrick Ewing Georgetown Devin Durrant Brigham Young Charles Barkley Auburn
Michael Jordan North Carolina Keith Lee Memphis State Vern Fleming Georgia
Chris Mullin St. John's Sam Perkins North Carolina Charlie Sitton Oregon State
Akeem Olajuwon Houston Melvin Turpin Kentucky Terence Stansbury Temple
Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma Leon Wood Cal State Fullerton Michael Young Houston
UPI[5] Patrick Ewing Georgetown Michael Cage San Diego State Bruce Douglas Illinois
Michael Jordan North Carolina Keith Lee Memphis State Devin Durrant Brigham Young
Chris Mullin St. John's Akeem Olajuwon Houston Mark Price Georgia Tech
Sam Perkins North Carolina Alvin Robertson Arkansas Melvin Turpin Kentucky
Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma Leon Wood Cal State Fullerton Michael Young Houston

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

Academic All-Americans[edit]

On March 3, 1984 CoSIDA announced the 1984 Academic All-America team, with UNLV senior Danny Tarkanian as the leading vote-getter.[7]

First Team
Player School Class
Tim Dillon Northern Illinois Senior
Devin Durrant Brigham Young Senior
Terry Gannon North Carolina State Senior
Marc Marotta Marquette Senior
Danny Tarkanian UNLV Senior
Second Team
Player School Class
Paul Anderson Dartmouth Senior
Randy Kraayenbrink Northern Iowa Sophomore
John Matzke Nebraska Sophomore
Bryce PcPhee Gonzaga Junior
John Stockton Gonzaga Senior

References[edit]

  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 9, 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. ^ "College: AP All-America Team". St. Cloud Times. March 14, 1984. p. 30. Retrieved June 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "NIU's Dillon gets Academic All-American". The Daily Chronicle. March 4, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon