The Consensus 1989 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the
Associated Press
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, the
USBWA
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Scholarships
The USBWA annually awar ...
, The
United Press International
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and the
National Association of Basketball Coaches
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1989 Consensus All-America team
Individual All-America teams
AP Honorable Mention:
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Nick Anderson,
Illinois
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B. J. Armstrong
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Early life
Armstrong was born in ...
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Iowa
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Stacey Augmon
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UNLV
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Dana Barros
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Boston College
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Kenny Battle
Kenneth R. Battle (born October 10, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player.
High school career
In 1984, Battle led Aurora West High School to third place in the Illinois High School Association Class AA state basketball tourn ...
, Illinois
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Ricky Blanton, LSU
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Chucky Brown
Clarence "Chucky" Brown Jr. (born February 29, 1968) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State, Brown was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second ...
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NC State
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Jay Burson Jay Burson was a college basketball player at Ohio State University and former player in the Continental Basketball Association.
Basketball career High school
Burson attended John Glenn High School in New Concord, Ohio from 1981-85. During his sop ...
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Ohio State
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*Derrick Coleman, Syracuse
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Bimbo Coles
Vernell Eufaye "Bimbo" Coles (born April 22, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player. He received his nickname from a cousin in reference to a country music song of the same name.
Coles was a standout at Greenbrier East High ...
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Virginia Tech
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Anthony Cook, Arizona
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Kendall Gill
Kendall Cedric Gill (born May 25, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who now works as a television basketball analyst.
Early life
Gill was born in Chicago and attended Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields, Illinoi ...
, Illinois
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Gerald Glass
Gerald Damon Glass (born November 12, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Graduating from Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood at the age of sixteen, Glass went to Delta State University. Alcorn State University coach Da ...
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Ole Miss
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Scott Haffner
Scott Richard Haffner (born February 2, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. Haffner, a 6'3" (1.90 m) and 180 lb (81½ kg) point guard, played two years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), for the Miami Heat ...
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Evansville
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*Tom Hammonds, Georgia Tech
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Tim Hardaway
Timothy Duane Hardaway Sr. (born September 1, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. Hardaway played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets a ...
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UTEP
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stu ...
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Steve Henson,
Kansas State
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Tyrone Hill
Tyrone Hill (born March 19, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks. Hill spent four years playing collegiately at Xavier University, in his la ...
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Xavier
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Joe Hillman
Joseph Thomas Hillman (born August 12, 1966) is an American former basketball and baseball player. He was an All-Big Ten Conference player at Indiana University (IU) and was a member of their 1987 NCAA championship team.
Hillman starred at Hoov ...
, Indiana
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Ed Horton
Edward C. Horton (born December 17, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the second round (39th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. He was a 6'8", 230 lb. forward.
Horton ...
, Iowa
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Byron Irvin
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Missouri
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Danny Jones
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Wisconsin
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Jeff Lebo, North Carolina
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Kurk Lee,
Towson State
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Don MacLean
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Born in Birmingham, he attended Clifton Road S ...
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UCLA
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Mark Macon
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Playing career
Macon w ...
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Temple
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Roy Marble
Roy Lane Marble, Jr. (December 13, 1966 – September 11, 2015) was an American professional basketball player, 6'6" tall, who played as a swingman (shooting guard/small forward).
After playing four seasons at the University of Iowa from 1985 t ...
, Iowa
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Jeff Martin,
Murray State
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Eric McLaughlin,
Akron
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Rodney Monroe
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, NC State
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John Morton,
Seton Hall
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Dyron Nix
Dyron Patrick Nix (February 11, 1967 – December 15, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. The 6'7" 210 pound forward played his college basketball at the University of Tennessee. He was a two time first team All-SEC performer ...
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Tennessee
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Gary Payton
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Oregon State
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Elliot Perry
Elliot Lamonte Perry (born March 28, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player.
The 6'0" (1.83 m) point guard from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), was selected with the tenth pick of the second round (3 ...
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Memphis State
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The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Ea ...
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Ramón Ramos
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, Seton Hall
*J. R. Reid, North Carolina
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Rumeal Robinson
Rumeal James Robinson (born November 13, 1966) is a Jamaican-American former professional basketball player. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robinson graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and went on to play point guard for th ...
, Michigan
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Kenny Sanders,
George Mason
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Dwayne Schintzius
Dwayne Kenneth Schintzius (October 14, 1968 – April 15, 2012) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. He was born in Brandon, Florida and attended the University of Florida, where he helped lead the Florida Gat ...
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Florida
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Brian Shorter
Brian William Shorter (born November 28, 1968) is an American-Italian former professional basketball player. He spent two decades playing in European leagues.
High school career
Shorter, a Philadelphia native, grew up in a low-income neighborh ...
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Pittsburgh
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Michael Smith,
BYU
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John Taft,
Marshall
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Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
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Stephen Thompson, Syracuse
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Loy Vaught
Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Vaught played at East Kentwood High Sc ...
, Michigan
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Randy White,
Louisiana Tech
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References
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NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
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 ...