1953 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1953 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of six major All-American teams.[1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, Look Magazine, The United Press International, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Collier's Magazine and the International News Service.

1953 Consensus All-America team

**Consensus First Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Ernie Beck	F	Senior	Pennsylvania
Walter Dukes	C	Senior	Seton Hall
Tom Gola	F	Sophomore	La Salle
Bob Houbregs	F	Senior	Washington
Johnny O'Brien	G	Senior	Seattle

**Consensus Second Team**
Player	Position	Class	Team
Dick Knostman	F	Senior	Kansas State
Bob Pettit	C	Junior	Louisiana State
Joe Richey	G	Senior	Brigham Young
Don Schlundt	C	Sophomore	Indiana
Frank Selvy	G	Junior	Furman

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
	First team		Second team		Third team
	Player	School	Player	School	Player	School
Associated Press [2]	Ernie Beck	Pennsylvania	Paul Ebert	Ohio State	Jim Bredar	Illinois
	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall	Dick Knostman	Kansas State	Bevo Francis	Rio Grande
	Tom Gola	La Salle	Bob Pettit	Louisiana State	Larry Hennessy	Villanova
	Bob Houbregs	Washington	Don Schlundt	Indiana	Bobby Leonard	Indiana
	Johnny O'Brien	Seattle	Frank Selvy	Furman	Bob Speight	North Carolina State
UPI	Ernie Beck	Pennsylvania	Bevo Francis	Rio Grande	Paul Ebert	Ohio State
	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall	Dick Knostman	Kansas State	Ron Feiereisel	DePaul
	Tom Gola	La Salle	Bob Pettit	Louisiana State	Larry Hennessy	Villanova
	Bob Houbregs	Washington	Don Schlundt	Indiana	Chuck Mencel	Minnesota
	Johnny O'Brien	Seattle	Frank Selvy	Furman	Eddie O'Brien	Seattle
Look Magazine[3]	Ernie Beck	Pennsylvania	Irv Bemoras	Illinois	No third team
	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall	Paul Ebert	Ohio State
	Bob Houbregs	Washington	Tom Gola	La Salle
	Dick Knostman	Kansas State	Bob Pettit	Louisiana State
	Johnny O'Brien	Seattle	Joe Richey	Brigham Young
NEA	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall	Ernie Beck	Pennsylvania	No third team
	Tom Gola	La Salle	Bob Pettit	Louisiana State
	Bob Houbregs	Washington	Dick Ricketts	Duquesne
	Dick Knostman	Kansas State	Don Schlundt	Indiana
	Johnny O'Brien	Seattle	Gene Schwinger	Rice
International News Service	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall	Ernie Beck	Pennsylvania	No third team
	Tom Gola	La Salle	Jim Bredar	Illinois
	Bob Houbregs	Washington	Dick Knostman	Kansas State
	Johnny O'Brien	Seattle	Bob Pettit	Louisiana State
	Don Schlundt	Indiana	Joe Richey	Brigham Young
Collier's	Ernie Beck	Pennsylvania	Dick Knostman	Kansas State	No third team
	Walter Dukes	Seton Hall	Bob Pettit	Louisiana State
	Tom Gola	La Salle	Joe Richey	Brigham Young
	Bob Houbregs	Washington	Don Schlundt	Indiana
	Johnny O'Brien	Seattle	Bob Speight	North Carolina State

AP Honorable Mention:[4]

Irv Bemoras, Illinois
B. H. Born, Kansas
Don Bragg, UCLA
John Clune, Navy
Ron Feiereisel, DePaul

Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross
Joe Richey, Brigham Young
Dick Ricketts, Duquesne
Arnold Short, Oklahoma City
Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky

References

NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. Archived 2009-05-04.
AP All-America Teams
2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, Look, NEA, Collier's & International News Service) p.208
"Seton Hall Cager Makes AP All-America Team". Corpus Christi Times. 2 March 1953. p. 16. Retrieved September 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. Archived 2009-05-04.

[2] AP All-America Teams

[3] 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, Look, NEA, Collier's & International News Service) p.208

[4] "Seton Hall Cager Makes AP All-America Team". Corpus Christi Times. 2 March 1953. p. 16. Retrieved September 25, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.