Chicos -- take a look at the banner in the Al McGuire Center that lists Marquette's "All Americans." I'd say MU is not exactly being truthful about who is an "All American." For example, Dwyane Wade WAS an all-american. Travis Diener was not. Roney Eford was not. Matter of fact, I think they've got McIlvaine listed as a former All American, which he wasn't.
Oh Good Christ...now it's a Marquette conspiracy. NEWSFLASH, Marquette doesn't annoint these players All-Americans. The NJCAA does along with various services (AP, UPI, Street & Smith, Sporting News, etc). How on earth is MU "not being exactly truthful". You either ARE an All-American or you are NOT by earning such a distinction. These guys aren't All-Americans because MU says they are, it means they EARNED the designation.
And you are 100% INCORRECT on your assertion of other players. If you make an All-American list you are an All-American and it is resported that way by EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA. So in the 1970's if you made the Playboy All-American designee, then a school would list you as an All-American.
As an example, for NCAA football the following All-American lists are "recognized" by the NCAA.
Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) to determine consensus All-Americans.Yet it's possible to be on the Sporting News list and not the AP list....doesn't matter, you're deemed an All-American if you make EITHER list.
No different in basketball. So this stuff about MU not being honest about it....good Lord. I think you're arguing whether they are FIRST TEAM ALL-Americans which, of course, none of these JUCOs were. Nor was Travis Diener or Jim MacIlvaine "FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS" or "Consensus All-Americans'....but MU isn't claiming that either.