1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.^[1] The 1986 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that include All-American selections from the Associated Press (AP), the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and United Press International (UPI) for the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All selectors chose at least a first and second 5-man team. The AP and UPI chose third teams, while NABC selected a fourth team as well; AP also lists honorable mention selections.

The Consensus 1986 College Basketball All-American team is determined by aggregating the results of the four major All-American teams.^[2] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the different All-American teams.

1986 Consensus All-America team

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Steve Alford	G	Junior	Indiana
Walter Berry	F	Junior	St. John's
Len Bias	F	Senior	Maryland
Johnny Dawkins	G	Senior	Duke
Kenny Walker	F	Senior	Kentucky

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Dell Curry	G	Senior	Virginia Tech
Brad Daugherty	C	Senior	North Carolina
Ron Harper	G/F	Senior	Miami (OH)
Danny Manning	F	Sophomore	Kansas
David Robinson	C	Junior	Navy
Scott Skiles	G	Senior	Michigan State

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team		Fourth Team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press ^[3]	Steve Alford	Indiana	Dell Curry	Virginia Tech	William Bedford	Memphis State	No fourth team
	Walter Berry	St. John's	Brad Daugherty	North Carolina	Mark Price	Georgia Tech
	Len Bias	Maryland	Ron Harper	Miami (OH)	David Robinson	Navy
	Johnny Dawkins	Duke	Danny Manning	Kansas	Roy Tarpley	Michigan
	Kenny Walker	Kentucky	Scott Skiles	Michigan State	Dwayne Washington	Syracuse
USBWA^[4]	Walter Berry	St. John's	Dell Curry	Virginia Tech	No third or fourth teams
	Len Bias	Maryland	Ron Harper	Miami (OH)
	Brad Daugherty	North Carolina	Danny Manning	Kansas
	Johnny Dawkins	Duke	David Robinson	Navy
	Kenny Walker	Kentucky	Scott Skiles	Michigan State
NABC^[5]	Steve Alford	Indiana	Brad Daugherty	North Carolina	Dell Curry	Virginia Tech	Mark Alarie	Duke
	Walter Berry	St. John's	Ron Harper	Miami (OH)	Chuck Person	Auburn	William Bedford	Memphis State
	Len Bias	Maryland	Danny Manning	Kansas	John Salley	Georgia Tech	Steve Mitchell	Alabama-Birmingham
	Johnny Dawkins	Duke	Mark Price	Georgia Tech	Roy Tarpley	Michigan	Scott Skiles	Michigan State
	Kenny Walker	Kentucky	David Robinson	Navy	Dwayne Washington	Syracuse	Kenny Smith	North Carolina
UPI^[6]	Walter Berry	St. John's	Steve Alford	Indiana	Mark Alarie	Duke	No fourth team
	Len Bias	Maryland	Brad Daugherty	North Carolina	Dell Curry	Virginia Tech
	Johnny Dawkins	Duke	Ron Harper	Miami (OH)	Reggie Miller	UCLA
	Scott Skiles	Michigan State	Danny Manning	Kansas	Mark Price	Georgia Tech
	Kenny Walker	Kentucky	Dwayne Washington	Syracuse	David Robinson	Navy

AP Honorable Mention:^[7]^[8]

Dwayne Randall, Nevada
David Rivers, Notre Dame
John Salley, Georgia Tech
Brad Sellers, Ohio State
Charles Smith, Pittsburgh
Juden Smith, UTEP
Keith Smith, Loyola Marymount
Kenny Smith, North Carolina
Otis Smith, Jacksonville
Rich Strong, Colorado State
Jerry Stroman, Utah
Rick Suder, Duquesne
Robert Tatum, Ohio
Billy Thompson, Louisville
Andre Turner, Memphis State
Milt Wagner, Louisville
Chris Washburn, NC State
Anthony Watson, San Diego State
Chris Welp, Washington
Tony White, Tennessee
John Williams, LSU
Reggie Williams, Georgetown
David Wingate, Georgetown

References

↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
↑ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137
↑ AP All-America Teams
↑ USBWA Men's All-Americans
↑ All-America - Division I (1980's) Archived March 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
↑ "AP ALL-AMERICA". The Indianapolis Star. March 12, 1986. p. 58.
↑ Zieralski, Ed (March 11, 1986). "WAC Player of Year: Watson calls honor 'highest tribute'". The Evening Tribune. San Diego, California. p. C-1. Also named today as an Associated Press honorable mention All-American, Watson finished his career with a school record 702 field goals, and he's now second in SDSU history in scoring with 1,735 points and fifth in career free throws with 331.

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[1] The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.

[2] NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137

[3] AP All-America Teams

[4] USBWA Men's All-Americans

[5] All-America - Division I (1980's) Archived March 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

[6] 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208

[7] "AP ALL-AMERICA". The Indianapolis Star. March 12, 1986. p. 58.

[zieralski_03111986-8] Zieralski, Ed (March 11, 1986). "WAC Player of Year: Watson calls honor 'highest tribute'". The Evening Tribune. San Diego, California. p. C-1. Also named today as an Associated Press honorable mention All-American, Watson finished his career with a school record 702 field goals, and he's now second in SDSU history in scoring with 1,735 points and fifth in career free throws with 331.