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 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded for | 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season | |||
| ||||
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Beck | F | Senior | Penn |
| Walter Dukes | C | Senior | Seton Hall |
| Tom Gola | F | Sophomore | La Salle |
| Bob Houbregs | F | Senior | Washington |
| Johnny O'Brien | G | Senior | Seattle |
| 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 |
| All-America Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | Second team | Third team | |||||
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School | ||
| Associated Press[2] | Ernie Beck | Penn | 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 | Penn | 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 | Penn | 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 | Penn | 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 | Penn | 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 | Penn | 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]
