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, Vanderbilt *

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, Kentucky * Leo Barnhorst, Notre Dame * Edward Bartels, NC State *

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, Marquette * Nelson Bobb,

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* Clarence Brannum, Kansas State *

Jack Burmaster John Hagelou "Jack" Burmaster (December 23, 1926 – September 28, 2005) was an American basketball player and coach. He played collegiately for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While at Illinois, Burmaster played the 1945 season ...

, Illinois * Leland Byrd, West Virginia * Bobby Cook,

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* Cliff Crandall,

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, River Falls Teachers * Pete Elliott, Michigan *

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* Vern Gardner, Utah * Dee Gibson, Western Kentucky * Tom Hamilton, Texas *

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, California * Norm Hankins,

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* Bob Harris, Oklahoma A&M * Paul Horvath, NC State * Harold Howey, Kansas State * Dave Humerickhouse,

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, Marshall * Wallace Jones, Kentucky * Leo Katkaveck, NC State * Frank Kudelka, Saint Mary's * Ed Lerner, Temple *

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, NYU * Al Madsen, Texas * Slater Martin, Texas * Mickey Marty, Loras *

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, St. John's *

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* Joe Nelson, Brigham Young * Jack Nichols, Washington * Bob Paxton,

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* Warren Perkins,

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Dan Pippin Dan Luther Pippin (October 20, 1926 – April 1, 1965) was an American basketball player who played for the University of Missouri. He later captained the American basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics that won the gold medal in Helsinki ...

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Kenny Rollins Kenneth Herman Rollins (September 14, 1923 – October 9, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He competed at the 1948 London Olympics and was a member of the University of Kentucky's "Fabulous Five" who won the 1948 NCAA tourn ...

, Kentucky * Frank Saul,

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, West Virginia * Otto Schnellbacher,

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* Jack Spencer, Iowa * John Stanich, UCLA * Andy Tonkovich, Marshall *

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* Andy Wolfe, California

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All-Americans The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed upon an amateur sports person from the United States who is considered to be one of the best amateurs in their sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an All-Am ...

1948 Consensus All-America team

Individual All-America teams

See also

References