The Consensus 1987 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
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1987 Consensus All-America team
Individual All-America teams
AP Honorable Mention:
*Tommy Amaker, Duke
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Freddie Banks, UNLV
*Nate Blackwell, Temple
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Sherman Douglas,
Syracuse
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Ledell Eackles,
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Tellis Frank,
Western Kentucky
*Gary Grant, Michigan
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Jeff Grayer,
Iowa State
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Hersey Hawkins,
Bradley
*Kevin Houston, Army
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Derrick Lewis,
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Troy Lewis,
Purdue
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Reggie Miller,
UCLA
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José Ortiz,
Oregon State
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J. R. Reid, North Carolina
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David Rivers,
Notre Dame
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Charles Smith,
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Rod Strickland, DePaul
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Chris Welp,
Washington
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Joe Wolf, North Carolina
References
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