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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 * Wesley Cox,

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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, Kansas State * Jack Givens, Kentucky * Mike Glenn,

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* Steve Grant,

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

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, Hofstra * Eddie Johnson, Auburn * Jeff Jonas,

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* Reggie King, Alabama * Tom LaGarde, North Carolina * Rich Laurel, Hofstra * Cedric Maxwell, UNC Charlotte * Glenn Mosley,

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* Calvin Natt, Northeast Louisiana * Eddie Owens,

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* Bruce Parkinson,

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* Ron Perry, Holy Cross * Anthony Roberts, Oral Roberts * Rick Robey, Kentucky * Steve Sheppard, Maryland * Andrew Toney, Southwestern Louisiana * Wilson Washington, Old Dominion * Glen Williams, St. John's * Ray Williams,

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* Gary Winton,

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1977 Consensus All-America team

Individual All-America teams

See also

References