Elected Players
Starters
Lew
Alcindor
Magic
Johnson
Larry
Bird
Bill
Walton
Christian
Laettner
Bill
Russell
Coach
John
Wooden
Top starter / Team captain
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
An easy argument to make: No player achieved more in college basketball. The only three-time winner of the Final Four Most Outstanding Player award.
Second Starter
Magic Johnson
Michigan State
Magic and Larry both made this team – fitting as they are linked in history from the ’79 title game, which Magic’s Spartans won.
Third Starter
Larry Bird
Indiana State
So good in college (and later the pros) that he turned Indiana State into a power.
Fourth Starter
Bill Walton
UCLA
John Wooden’s giant is the last player to win the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player twice.
Final Starter
Christian Laettner
Duke
Love him or hate him, Laettner’s run at Duke, including those back-to-back titles, was legendary.
Sixth Man
Bill Russell
San Francisco
Before winning 11 NBA titles, Russell led San Francisco to back-to-back titles. An unmatched champion.
Coach
John Wooden
There are some fantastic coaches in the modern era, but let’s be real: this giant of the game stands above them all.
