1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

Season headlines

This was the first year where NCAA basketball was split into two levels of play – the University and College divisions.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1956–57, the following rules changes were implemented:

The free-throw lane was increased from 6 feet to 12 feet.
The two-shot penalty in the last three minutes of the game was eliminated.
The one-and-one became in effect the entire game.

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.

{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=2| Associated Press
|-
!Ranking
!Team
|-
|1
| Kansas

1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Kansas. Coached by Dick Harp, the Jayhawks posted a 24–3 win–loss record, winning the then-Big Seven Conference and qualifying for the 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball...

|-
|2
| Louisville

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team is the 18th winningest college basketball team in NCAA Division I history and has the 10th best winning percentage in college basketball history. Currently coached by Rick Pitino, the Cardinals of the University of Louisville have been to 37 NCAA...

|-
|3
| North Carolina

1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The Head Coach was Frank McGuire. The team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

|-
|4
| Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign....

|-
|5
| Southern Methodist
|-
|6
| Dayton

Dayton Flyers men's basketball

The Dayton Flyers men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Ten Conference representing the University of Dayton. They are known for a rivalry with Xavier University, playing for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy each year.-History:The...

|-
|7
| Temple

Temple Owls men's basketball

The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the Atlantic 10 Conference at the Division I level. The program is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The head men's basketball coach is Fran Dunphy.-History:...

|-
|8
| San Francisco

San Francisco Dons men's basketball

The San Francisco Dons basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's college basketball. The Dons compete in the West Coast Conference, in which they have won sixteen regular season and one conference tournament...

|-
|9
| Saint Louis

Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball

The Saint Louis University Billiken's men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Saint Louis University. The school competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Rick Majerus is the current head coach. Chaifetz Arena is home to the Billikens. The Billikens have...

|-
|10
| Western Kentucky
|-
|11
| West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. It is a member of the Big East Conference. West Virginia most recently reached the Final Four of the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, led by...

|-
|12
| Oklahoma City
|-
|13
| Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers men's basketball

The Oregon State Beavers men's basketball program, established in 1901, is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the Oregon State University Beavers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference. The team is coached by Craig...

|-
|14
| Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...

|-
|15
| Washington
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=middle | 16
| NC State

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball

The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Wolfpack currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which it was a founding member....

|-
| St. John's

St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

The St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents the St. John's University in Queens, New York. The team participates in the Big East Conference. The men’s coach Norm Roberts was fired on March 19, 2010...

|-
|18
| Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball

The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The current head coach is Frank Martin....

|-
|19
| Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference . The Commodores have won three SEC regular season titles . They have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once and the Sweet 16 six times...

|-
|20
| Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball

The University of Wyoming men's basketball program, which currently competes in the Mountain West Conference, has a lengthy tradition dating back to 1905. Cowboys fans can claim something that few other teams' fans can: an NCAA Championship, won in 1943 under Hall of Fame coach Everett Shelton and...

|-
|}

Conference winners and tournaments

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Conference
!Regular
Season Winner
!Conference
Player of the Year
!Conference
Tournament
!Tournament
Venue (City)
!Tournament
Winner
|-
|Atlantic Coast Conference || North Carolina

1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

|| Lennie Rosenbluth

Lennie Rosenbluth

Leonard Robert "Lennie" Rosenbluth is an American former basketball player.-Biography:...

, North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...

|| 1957 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

1957 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina at Reynolds Coliseum from March 7-9, 1957. North Carolina defeated South Carolina 95-75 to win the championship...

|| Reynolds Coliseum

Reynolds Coliseum

William Neal Reynolds Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina on the North Carolina State University campus. The arena was built to host a variety of events, including agricultural expositions and NC State basketball games...

(Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

) || North Carolina

1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

|-
|Big Seven Conference

Big Eight Conference

The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University...

|| Kansas

1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

|| Gary Thompson

Gary Thompson (basketball)

Gary Thompson is a retired American basketball player and broadcaster. He was an All-American player at Iowa State. Following his collegiate career, Thompson played for the Phillips 66ers of the Amateur Athletic Union and had a successful career as a broadcaster.-Playing career:Known as the...

, Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.-Johnny Orr era :...

|| colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

|| Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...

& Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University and competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The team currently plays at the Breslin Student Events Center...

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Border Conference

Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association

The Border Conference , was an NCAA-affiliated college athletic conference founded in 1931 that disbanded following the 1961-1962 season...

|| Texas Western

UTEP Miners men's basketball

The UTEP Miners basketball team is an NCAA Division I men's college basketball team competing in the Conference USA. Home games are played at Don Haskins Center, located on University of Texas at El Paso's campus in El Paso.-Don Haskins Center:...

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Ivy League

Ivy League

The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...

|| Yale

Yale Bulldogs

The Yale Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the Yale University. The school sponsors 35 varsity sports. The school has won two NCAA national championships in women's fencing, four in men's swimming and diving, and twenty one in men's golf.-Men's baseball:...

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Mid-American Conference

Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...

|| Miami

Miami RedHawks men's basketball

The Miami RedHawks men's basketball team intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Miami University. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The RedHawks play home basketball games at Millett Hall in Oxford,...

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Missouri Valley Conference

Missouri Valley Conference

The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...

|| Saint Louis

Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Mountain States Conference || BYU

BYU Cougars men's basketball

The BYU Cougars men's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in NCAA Division I basketball play. Established in 1902, the team has won 30 conference championships and 2 NIT Tournaments , and competed in 26 NCAA Tournaments. It currently competes in the West Coast Conference...

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Ohio Valley Conference

Ohio Valley Conference

The Ohio Valley Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Championship Subdivision , the lower of two levels of Division I...

|| Morehead State

Morehead State University

Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2012 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S...

& Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents WKU in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Hilltoppers currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2009...

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Pacific Coast Conference || California || None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

|| Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|Southern Conference

Southern Conference

The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...

|| West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

|| Rod Hundley

Rod Hundley

Rodney Clark "Rod" Hundley is a former professional basketball player and television broadcaster. Hundley's life has revolved around the game of basketball. His love and talent for the game led him to achieve honors in high school and most notably during his college years...

, West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

|| 1957 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament || Richmond Arena

Richmond Arena

The Richmond Arena was a multipurpose indoor sports facility located in and owned by the city of Richmond, Virginia. It served as the site of basketball games for the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association and the University of Richmond. It also served as the site of the Southern...

(Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

) || West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

|-
|Southwest Conference || Southern Methodist

SMU Mustangs

The SMU Mustangs is the name of the athletic teams representing Southern Methodist University. The Mustangs participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of Conference USA. In 2005, SMU accepted an invitation to the Western Division of Conference USA, and left the Western Athletic Conference...

|| None Selected || colspan=3|No Tournament
|-
|West Coast Athletic Conference

West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....

|| San Francisco

San Francisco Dons

The San Francisco Dons is the nickname of the athletic teams at the University of San Francisco .-History:Athletics at USF dates back to its founding in 1855, when founder Anthony Maraschi, S.J. organized ball games as recreation for the first students...

|| Mike Farmer

Mike Farmer

Don Michael Farmer is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'7" forward, he was selected with the 3rd pick in the 1958 NBA Draft by the New York Knickerbockers, after a college career at the University of San Francisco...

, San Francisco

San Francisco Dons

|| colspan=3|No Tournament
|}

Statistical leaders

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
| colspan=3 | Points Per Game || || colspan=3 | Rebound Percentage|| || colspan=3 | Field Goal Percentage || || colspan=3 | Free Throw Percentage
|-
! Player !! School !! PPG !! !! Player !! School !! REB% !! !! Player !! School !! FG% !! !! Player !! School !! FT%
|-
| align="left" | Grady Wallace

Grady Wallace

Grady A. Wallace was an All-American basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1955–56 and 1956–57...

|| S. Carolina

South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The program attained national prominence under hall of fame coach Frank McGuire, posting a 205-65 record and three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances from 1967-1976...

|| 31.2 || || Elgin Baylor

Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers....

|| Seattle || .235 || || Bailey Howell

Bailey Howell

Bailey E. Howell is a former professional basketball player now enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 6'7" forward from Mississippi State University, he played 12 seasons in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia...

|| Mississippi St.

Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

The Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball program represents Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS in men's NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference and are currently coached by Rick Stansbury. As of the 2010 season the Bulldogs are 1272-1056...

|| 56.8 || || Ernie Wiggins || Wake Forest

Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference and their homecourt is the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Their only Final Four appearance was in 1962 and through the years they have produced several NBA players. The Demon Deacons have...

|| 87.7
|-
| align="left" | Joe Gibbon

Joe Gibbon

Joseph Charles Gibbon is a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros. Gibbon was a member of the 1960 World Series champion Pirates...

|| Mississippi

Ole Miss Rebels

University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...

|| 30.0 || || Boo Ellis

Boo Ellis

Alexander "Boo" Ellis was an American professional basketball player for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Ellis played in the league for just the and seasons and averaged 5.1 points 5.2 rebounds per game.Ellis grew up in Hamilton, Ohio and attended...

|| Niagara

Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball

The Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team is the college basketball team that represent Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

|| .234 || || Alvin Innis || St. Francis (NY)

St. Francis (NY) Terriers

The St. Francis Terriers represent St. Francis College in athletics. The Terriers participate in the Northeast Conference, with the exception of the men's and women's water polo teams which compete in the CWPA and the MAAC, respectively. The Terriers field teams in basketball, cross country,...

|| 56.1 || || Jackie Murdock || Wake Forest

Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

|| 87.5
|-
| align="left" | Elgin Baylor

Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers....

|| Seattle || 29.7 || || Charlie Tyra

Charlie Tyra

Charles E. Tyra was an American basketball player who is best known as the first Louisville Cardinal All-American....

|| Louisville

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

|| .229 || || Dennis Roth || Muhlenberg

Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.- History...

|| 54.4 || || Bob Seitz || NC State

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball

|| 87.2
|-
| align="left" | Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA...

|| Kansas || 29.6 || || Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

|| Kansas || .227 || || Bob Holtsma || William & Mary

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games in Kaplan Arena....

|| 54.2 || || Dave Ricketts

Dave Ricketts

David William Ricketts was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who played parts of six seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ricketts was a reserve catcher on the 1967 World Series champion Cardinals and their 1968 pennant winners...

|| Duquesne

Duquesne Dukes men's basketball

The Duquesne Dukes represent Duquesne University in college basketball. The team, which started in 1914, has only ever played in NCAA Division I and has had five appearances in the NCAA Tournament...

|| 86.2
|-
| align="left" | Chet Forte

Chet Forte

Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte, Jr. was an American television director and sports radio talk show host.-Early life:...

|| Columbia

Columbia Lions men's basketball

The Columbia Lions Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 1968...

|| 28.9 || || Gene Guarilia

Gene Guarilia

Eugene Michael Guarilia is a retired American basketball player.He attended Holy Rosary High School. Guarilia played freshman basketball for Potomac State College, a junior college in Keyser, West Virginia...

|| G. Washington

George Washington Colonials men's basketball

The George Washington Colonials Basketball team represents The George Washington University in Washington, DC. It plays its home games in the Charles E. Smith Center, which is also shared with other George Washington Colonials athletic programs. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic...

|| .218 || || Boo Ellis

Boo Ellis

|| Niagara

Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball

|| 53.7 || || Bobby Plump

Bobby Plump

Bobby Plump was a member of the Milan High School basketball team that won the Indiana High School Athletic Association State Tournament in 1954. Plump was named one of the Most Noteworthy Hoosiers of the 20th century by Indianapolis Monthly Magazine...

|| Butler

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball

The Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League, of which it has been a member since 1979...

|| 86.0
|}

NCAA Tournament

Frank McGuire

Frank Joseph McGuire was an American athletic coach who gained his greatest renown in collegiate basketball....

brought the ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

its first National Championship as his undefeated North Carolina Tar Heels

1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

defeated Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

and the Kansas Jayhawks in what is considered one of the best games in NCAA history – a 54–53 triple–overtime thriller. Chamberlain was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Final Four

Played at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

Third Place – San Francisco 67, Michigan State 60

National Invitation Tournament

Bradley won its first NIT title, defeating Memphis State in a one-point contest. Memphis State's Win Wilfong

Win Wilfong

Alva Winfred Wilfong was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from the University of Memphis, Wilfong played four seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis Hawks and Cincinnati Royals. He averaged 6.8 points per game and won a league...

won the MVP in a losing cause as he poured in 89 points in the Tigers' four games, including 31 in the final.

NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden (1925)
Madison Square Garden was an indoor arena in New York City, the third of that name. It was built in 1925 and closed in 1968, and was located on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets in Manhattan on the site of the city's trolley car barns. It was the first Garden that was not located near...

in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

Third Place – Temple 67, St. Bonaventure 50

Consensus All-American teams

{| style="width:600px" "border:'1' 'solid' 'gray'"
|+ Consensus First Team
|-
! bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:40%" | Player
! bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:4%" | Position
! bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:16%" | Class
! bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:40%" | Team
|-
| Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

Chet Forte

Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte, Jr. was an American television director and sports radio talk show host.-Early life:...

| G
| Senior
| Columbia

Columbia Lions

The Columbia University Lions are the collective athletic teams and their members from Columbia University, an Ivy League institution in New York City, United States. The current director of athletics is M...

|-
| Rod Hundley

Rod Hundley

| G/F
| Senior
| West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

|-
| Jim Krebs

Jim Krebs

James Krebs was an American basketball player. A 6'8" power forward/center, he starred for the SMU Mustangs during the mid-1950s and later played with the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He died in a freak tree falling accident at the age of 29.-Early life and college:Krebs was born in...

| F/C
| Senior
| Southern Methodist

SMU Mustangs

|-
| Lennie Rosenbluth

Lennie Rosenbluth

Leonard Robert "Lennie" Rosenbluth is an American former basketball player.-Biography:...

| F
| Senior
| North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

|-
| Charlie Tyra

Charlie Tyra

Charles E. Tyra was an American basketball player who is best known as the first Louisville Cardinal All-American....

| C
| Senior
| Louisville

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

|}

{| style="width:600px" "border:'1' 'solid' 'gray'"
|+ Consensus Second Team
|-
! bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:40%" | Player
! bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:4%" | Position
! bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:16%" | Class
! bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:40%" | Team
|-
| Elgin Baylor

Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers....

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

The Lucas Sapp men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes won their only National Championship in 1960 and have made a total of 21 NCAA Tournament appearances...

|-
| Guy Rodgers

Guy Rodgers

Guy William Rodgers was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent twelve years in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmakers in the early to mid 1960s...

| G
| Junior
| Temple

Temple Owls men's basketball

|-
| Gary Thompson

Gary Thompson (basketball)

| G
| Senior
| Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.-Johnny Orr era :...

|-
| Grady Wallace

Grady Wallace

Grady A. Wallace was an All-American basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1955–56 and 1956–57...

| F
| Senior
| South Carolina

South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball

Major player of the year awards

Helms Foundation Player of the Year
Helms Foundation Player of the Year
The Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year was an annual basketball award given to the most outstanding intercollegiate men's basketball player in the United States. The award was first given following the 1904–05 season and ceased being awarded after the 1978–79 season...

: Lennie Rosenbluth
Lennie Rosenbluth
Leonard Robert "Lennie" Rosenbluth is an American former basketball player.-Biography:...

, North Carolina
1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The Head Coach was Frank McGuire. The team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
UPI Player of the Year: Chet Forte
Chet Forte
Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte, Jr. was an American television director and sports radio talk show host.-Early life:...

, Columbia
Columbia Lions men's basketball
The Columbia Lions Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 1968...

Major coach of the year awards

UPI Coach of the Year: Frank McGuire
Frank McGuire
Frank Joseph McGuire was an American athletic coach who gained his greatest renown in collegiate basketball....

, North Carolina
1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The Head Coach was Frank McGuire. The team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

Other major awards

Robert V. Geasey Trophy
Robert V. Geasey Trophy
The Robert V. Geasey Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding basketball player in the Philadelphia Big 5, an informal association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is not an MVP award and does not represent the entire regular season's most valuable...

(Top player in Philadelphia Big 5
Philadelphia Big 5
The Philadelphia Big 5 is an informal association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It is not a conference; indeed the five schools that are members of the Big 5 are members of three separate conferences: the Atlantic 10, the Big East, and the Ivy League.The five...

): Guy Rodgers
Guy Rodgers
Guy William Rodgers was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent twelve years in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmakers in the early to mid 1960s...

, Temple
Temple Owls men's basketball
The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the Atlantic 10 Conference at the Division I level. The program is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The head men's basketball coach is Fran Dunphy.-History:...
NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Chet Forte
Chet Forte
Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte, Jr. was an American television director and sports radio talk show host.-Early life:...

, Columbia
Columbia Lions men's basketball
The Columbia Lions Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Columbia University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ivy League. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 1968...

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