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1988 Consensus All-America team

Individual All-America teams

AP Honorable Mention: * Dana Barros,

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* Ricky Berry,

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*Rex Chapman, Kentucky * Derrick Chievous,

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* Derrick Coleman, Syracuse *

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*Harvey Grant, Oklahoma * Skip Henderson,

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* Troy Lewis, Purdue *

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* Vernon Maxwell,

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* Daren Queenan, Lehigh *Mitch Richmond, Kansas State *David Rivers, Notre Dame *Lionel Simmons, La Salle *Charles Smith, Pittsburgh * Rik Smits, Marist

Academic All-Americans

On February 28, 1988,

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and CoSIDA announced the 1988 Academic All-America team, with Michael Smith headlining the University Division as the first men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year. The following is the 1987–88 ''GTE'' Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team (University Division) as selected by CoSIDA:

References

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