1981 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Awarded for1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The Consensus 1981 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams.[1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

1981 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Mark Aguirre F Junior DePaul
Danny Ainge G Senior Brigham Young
Steve Johnson C Senior Oregon State
Ralph Sampson C Sophomore Virginia
Isiah Thomas G Sophomore Indiana


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Sam Bowie C Sophomore Kentucky
Jeff Lamp F Senior Virginia
Rudy Macklin F Senior Louisiana State
Kelly Tripucka F Senior Notre Dame
Danny Vranes F Senior Utah
Al Wood F Senior North Carolina

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Associated Press[2] Mark AguirreDePaulEric FloydGeorgetownSam BowieKentucky
Danny AingeBrigham YoungSteve JohnsonOregon StateJeff LampVirginia
Kevin MageeUC IrvineDarnell ValentineKansasLewis LloydDrake
Ralph SampsonVirginiaDanny VranesUtahJay VincentMichigan State
Isiah ThomasIndianaAl WoodNorth CarolinaRob WilliamsHouston
USBWA[3] Mark AguirreDePaulDanny AingeBrigham YoungNo third team
Steve JohnsonOregon StateSam BowieKentucky
Rudy MacklinLouisiana StateJeff LampVirginia
Ralph SampsonVirginiaIsiah ThomasIndiana
Al WoodNorth CarolinaDanny VranesUtah
NABC[4] Mark AguirreDePaulSam BowieKentuckyGene BanksDuke
Danny AingeBrigham YoungRudy MacklinLouisiana StateRolando BlackmanKansas State
Steve JohnsonOregon StateKelly TripuckaNotre DameAlbert KingMaryland
Ralph SampsonVirginiaDanny VranesUtahJeff LampVirginia
Isiah ThomasIndianaAl WoodNorth CarolinaLewis LloydDrake
UPI[5] Mark AguirreDePaulRod FosterUCLARay BlumeOregon State
Danny AingeBrigham YoungSteve JohnsonOregon StateSam BowieKentucky
Ralph SampsonVirginiaAlbert KingMarylandClyde BradshawDePaul
Isiah ThomasIndianaJeff LampVirginiaLewis LloydDrake
Kelly TripuckaNotre DameRudy MacklinLouisiana StateDanny VranesUtah

AP Honorable Mention:[6]

References

  1. ↑ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137
  2. ↑ AP All-America Teams
  3. ↑ "USBWA Men's All-Americans". Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  4. ↑ All-America - Division I (1980's) Archived March 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2005. pp. 200–201. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2009.
  6. ↑ "AP All-America List". San Bernardino County Sun. March 10, 1981. p. 28. Retrieved April 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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