The consensus 1963 College Basketball All-American team as determined by aggregating the results of five major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the
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National Association of Basketball Coaches, and the
Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). 1963 was the last year that the NEA was used to determine consensus All-American teams.
1963 Consensus All-America team
Individual All-America teams
AP Honorable Mention:
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Terry Baker, Oregon State
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Rick Barry
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Miami (Florida)
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Bill Buntin,
Michigan
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* Joe Caldwell, Arizona State
* Ken Charlton, Colorado
* Mel Counts, Oregon State
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Billy Cunningham,
North Carolina
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Tom Dose,
Stanford
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Dave Downey,
Illinois
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Vinnie Ernst,
Providence
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Mel Garland,
Purdue
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Ira Harge,
New Mexico
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Lyle Harger,
Houston
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Mack Herndon,
Bradley
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Fred Hetzel,
Davidson
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Layton Johns,
Auburn
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Gus Johnson,
Idaho
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Jim Kerwin,
Tulane
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Don Kessinger,
Ole Miss
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Jeff Mullins, Duke
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Willie Murrell,
Kansas State
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Flynn Robinson,
Wyoming
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Paul Silas,
Creighton
* Dave Stallworth, Wichita State
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Red Stroud,
Mississippi State
* Nate Thurmond, Bowling Green
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George Wilson, Cincinnati
Academic All-Americans
Academic All-American teams were selected for the first time in 1963.
See also
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1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
References
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NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
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