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* Walt Bellamy, Indiana * Carroll Broussard,

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* Al Butler, Niagara * Frank Burgess, Gonzaga * Jeff Cohen, William & Mary * Jimmy Darrow, Bowling Green * Ralph Davis, Cincinnati * Dave DeBusschere, Detroit * Dave Denton, Georgia Tech * Mark Dumars,

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* Jim Hagan, Tennessee Tech * Henry Hart, Auburn * Wayne Hightower,

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* Don Ogorek,

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* John Werhas,

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Individual All-America teams

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