1997-98 Basketball All-Rookie Team Winners

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Voting by NBA's 29 head coaches, who cannot vote for players on their team. Each ballot has entries for two five-man teams, regardless of position; two points given for 1st team, one for 2nd. First team votes in parentheses.

First Team College Pts
Tim Duncan, San Antonio (28) Wake Forest 56
Keith Van Horn, New Jersey (28) Utah 56
Brevin Knight, Cleveland (26) Stanford 54
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland (25) Atletas-Lithuania 51
Ron Mercer, Boston (23) Kentucky 50
Second Team College Pts
Tim Thomas, Philadelphia (5) Villanova 30
Cedric Henderson, Cleveland (2) Memphis 27
Derek Anderson, Cleveland (3) Kentucky 25
Maurice Taylor, LA Clippers (3) Michigan 25
Bobby Jackson, Denver (1) Minnesota 18

 

Rookie of the Year Annual Awards IBM Award

 

 
1997 Annual Basketball Awards
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