1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1 Kansas
NCAA Tournament 1957
Tournament dates March 11, 1957–
March 23, 1957
National Championship Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
Helms National Champions North Carolina Tar Heels
Other champions Bradley Braves (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		 Lennie Rosenbluth, North Carolina
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1955–56  1957–58»

Contents

Season headlines

Major rule changes

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

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[3]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Kansas
2 Louisville
3 North Carolina
4 Illinois
5 Southern Methodist
6 Dayton
7 Temple
8 San Francisco
9 Saint Louis
10 Western Kentucky
11 West Virginia
12 Oklahoma City
13 Oregon State
14 Kentucky
15 Washington
16 NC State
St. John's
18 Kansas State
19 Vanderbilt
20 Wyoming

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
Season Winner[4]		 Conference
Player of the Year		 Conference
Tournament		 Tournament
Venue (City)		 Tournament
Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Lennie Rosenbluth, North Carolina[5] 1957 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 North Carolina
Big Seven Conference Kansas Gary Thompson, Iowa State [6] No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Indiana & Michigan State None Selected No Tournament
Border Conference Texas Western None Selected No Tournament
Ivy League Yale None Selected No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Miami None Selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Saint Louis None Selected No Tournament
Mountain States Conference BYU None Selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State & Western Kentucky None Selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference California None Selected No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Kentucky None Selected No Tournament
Southern Conference West Virginia Rod Hundley, West Virginia[7] 1957 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Richmond Arena
(Richmond, Virginia)		 West Virginia[8]
Southwest Conference Southern Methodist None Selected No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Mike Farmer, San Francisco[9] No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Points Per Game
Rebound Percentage
Field Goal Percentage
Free Throw Percentage
Player School PPG Player School REB% Player School FG% Player School FT%
Grady Wallace S. Carolina 31.2 Elgin Baylor Seattle .235 Bailey Howell Mississippi St. 56.8 Ernie Wiggins Wake Forest 87.7
Joe Gibbon Mississippi 30.0 Boo Ellis Niagara .234 Alvin Innis St. Francis (NY) 56.1 Jackie Murdock Wake Forest 87.5
Elgin Baylor Seattle 29.7 Charlie Tyra Louisville .229 Dennis Roth Muhlenberg 54.4 Bob Seitz NC State 87.2
Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 29.6 Wilt Chamberlain Kansas .227 Bob Holtsma William & Mary 54.2 Dave Ricketts Duquesne 86.2
Chet Forte Columbia 28.9 Gene Guarilia G. Washington .218 Boo Ellis Niagara 53.7 Bobby Plump Butler 86.0

Post-Season Tournaments

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Frank McGuire brought the ACC its first National Championship as his undefeated North Carolina Tar Heels defeated 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

  National Semifinals National Championship Game
                 
E  North Carolina 74  
ME  Michigan St. 70***  
    E  North Carolina 54
  MW  Kansas 53***
MW  Kansas 80
W  San Francisco 56  
  • Third Place – San Francisco 67, Michigan State 60

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 1957 National Invitation Tournament

Bradley won its first NIT title, defeating Memphis State in a one-point contest. Memphis State's Win Wilfong won the MVP in a losing cause as he poured in 89 points in the Tigers' four games, including 31 in the final.[10]

NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City

  Semifinals Final
                 
 St. Bonaventure 78  
 Memphis State 80  
     Memphis State 83
   Bradley 84
 Bradley 94
 Temple 66  
  • Third Place – Temple 67, St. Bonaventure 50

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1957 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Wilt Chamberlain C Sophomore Kansas
Chet Forte G Senior Columbia
Rod Hundley G/F Senior West Virginia
Jim Krebs F/C Senior Southern Methodist
Lennie Rosenbluth F Senior North Carolina
Charlie Tyra C Senior Louisville
Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Elgin Baylor F Sophomore Seattle
Frank Howard F Junior Ohio State
Guy Rodgers G Junior Temple
Gary Thompson G Senior Iowa State
Grady Wallace F Senior South Carolina

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

References

  1. ^ "History of the NCAA". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/ncaa/about+the+ncaa/overview/history.html. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
  2. ^ 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book – Playing-Rules History section, NCAA, retrieved 2010-08-14
  3. ^ * ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. ISBN 0-345-51392-4. 
  4. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section". NCAA. 2009. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
  5. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section, retrieved 2010-08-14
  6. ^ Iowa State Athletic Site – Cyclone Tradition, Iowa State University, retrieved 2010-08-14
  7. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2010-08-14
  8. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2010-08-14
  9. ^ 2008–09 WCC Men's Basketball Media Guide, West Coast Conference, retrieved 2010-08-14
  10. ^ The National Invitation Tournament. Arcadia Publishing. 2005. ISBN 0-7385-3904-X. 
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