The consensus 1959 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of five 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, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).
1959 Consensus All-America team
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Individual All-America teams
AP Honorable Mention:
- Bob Anderegg, Michigan State
- Bob Ayersman, Virginia Tech
- Carl Belz, Princeton
- Ed Blair, Western Michigan
- Bill Bridges, Kansas
- Charlie Brown, Seattle
- M. C. Burton, Michigan
- Arlen Clark, Oklahoma State
- Ralph Davis, Cincinnati
- LaRoy Doss, Saint Mary's
- Johnny Egan, Providence
- Rex Frederick, Auburn
- Dave Gunther, Iowa
- Lee Harman, Oregon State
- Jim Henry, Vanderbilt
- Dick Hickox, Miami (Florida)
- Leon Hill, Texas Tech
- Darrall Imhoff, California
- Tony Jackson, St. John's
- H. E. Kirchner, Texas Christian
- Roy Lange, William & Mary
- Rudy LaRusso, Dartmouth
- Walt Mangham, Marquette
- Bobby Joe Mason, Bradley
- Don Matuszak, Kansas State
- Charlie McNeil, Maryland
- Bucky McDonald, George Washington
- Willie Merriweather, Purdue
- Doug Moe, North Carolina
- Paul Neumann, Stanford
- Pearl Pollard, Utah
- John Richter, North Carolina State
- Gerry Schroeder, Colorado
- Al Seiden, St. John's
- Lee Shaffer, North Carolina
- Doug Smart, Washington
- Bob Smith, West Virginia
- Tom Stith, St. Bonaventure
- Gene Tormohlen, Tennessee
- Walt Torrence, UCLA
- Wilbur Trosch, Saint Francis (PA)
- Tony Windis, Wyoming
- Leroy Wright, Pacific
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