1988 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
The Consensus 1988 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four 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 and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.1988 Consensus All-America team
Individual All-America teams
AP Honorable Mention:
- Dana Barros, Boston College
- Ricky Berry, San Jose State
- Rex Chapman, Kentucky
- Derrick Chievous, Missouri
- Derrick Coleman, Syracuse
- Hank Gathers, Loyola Marymount
- Harvey Grant, Oklahoma
- Skip Henderson, Marshall
- Troy Lewis, Purdue
- Dan Majerle, Central Michigan
- Vernon Maxwell, Florida
- Darryl Middleton, Baylor
- Todd Mitchell, Purdue
- Dyron Nix, Tennessee
- Daren Queenan, Lehigh
- Mitch Richmond, Kansas State
- David Rivers, Notre Dame
- Lionel Simmons, La Salle
- Charles Smith, Pittsburgh
- Rik Smits, Marist
Academic All-Americans
On February 28, 1988, GTE and CoSIDA announced the 1988 Academic All-America team, with Michael Smith headlining the University Division as the first men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year. The following is the 1987–88 GTE Academic All-America Men's Basketball Team as selected by CoSIDA: