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1977 Consensus All-America team

Individual All-America teams

AP Honorable Mention: * Greg Ballard, Oregon * Larry Bird, Indiana State * Winford Boynes, San Francisco * Skip Brown, Wake Forest * Kenny Carr, NC State *

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* Brad Davis,

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* Walter Davis, North Carolina * Marvin Delph,

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* Bob Elliott, Arizona * Mike Evans,

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* Jack Givens, Kentucky *

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, UCLA * Tony Hanson, Connecticut * James Hardy, San Francisco * Joe Hassett, Providence *

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* Matthew Hicks,

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* Eddie Johnson, Auburn * Jeff Jonas,

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, Alabama * Tom LaGarde, North Carolina *

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, Hofstra * Cedric Maxwell, UNC Charlotte * Glenn Mosley,

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, Northeast Louisiana *

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* Bruce Parkinson,

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* Ron Perry, Holy Cross * Anthony Roberts, Oral Roberts * Rick Robey, Kentucky * Steve Sheppard, Maryland *

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, Southwestern Louisiana *

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, Old Dominion * Glen Williams, St. John's * Ray Williams,

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1977 Consensus All-America team

Individual All-America teams

See also

References