1961 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1961 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of seven major All-American teams. 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, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News, and the National Collegiate Association Bureau (NCAB). 1961 was the only year where the National Collegiate Association Bureau teams were used in determining consensus teams.

Individual All-America teams
AP Honorable Mention:


 * Bill Bridges, Kansas
 * Carroll Broussard, Texas A&M
 * Al Butler, Niagara
 * Howie Carl, DePaul
 * Len Chappell, Wake Forest
 * Tom Chilton, East Tennessee St.
 * Jeff Cohen, William & Mary
 * Larry Comley, Kansas State
 * Freddie Crawford, St. Bonaventure
 * Dave DeBusschere, Detroit
 * Bill Depp, Vanderbilt
 * Bruce Drysdale, Temple
 * Jack Egan, Saint Joseph's
 * Johnny Egan, Providence
 * Dave Fedor, Florida State
 * Jack Foley, Holy Cross
 * Jerry Graves, Mississippi State
 * Bill Green, Colorado State
 * Gus Guydon, Drake
 * Jim Hadnot, Providence
 * Ron Heller, Wichita State
 * Charles Henke, Missouri
 * Dick Hickox, Miami (FL)
 * Wayne Hightower, Kansas
 * Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
 * Harold Hudgens, Texas Tech
 * Don Kojis, Marquette
 * Billy Ray Lickert, Kentucky
 * Whitey Martin, St. Bonaventure
 * Bill McClintock, California
 * Lou Merchant, Florida
 * Tom Meschery, Saint Mary's
 * Del Ray Mounts, Texas Tech
 * George Nattin, LSU
 * Don Nelson, Iowa
 * Mel Nowell, Ohio State
 * Gary Phillips, Houston
 * Cedric Price, Kansas State
 * Chris Smith, Virginia Tech
 * Rod Thorn, West Virginia
 * John Tidwell, Michigan
 * Jack Turner, Louisville
 * Charlie Warren, Oregon
 * Hank Whitney, Iowa State
 * Bob Wiesenhahn, Cincinnati