1956 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The consensus 1956 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of six major All-American teams.[1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, Look Magazine, The United Press International, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Collier's Magazine and the International News Service.

1956 Consensus All-America team

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Robin Freeman G Senior Ohio State
Sihugo Green G Senior Duquesne
Tom Heinsohn F Senior Holy Cross
Bill Russell C Senior San Francisco
Ronnie Shavlik F/C Senior North Carolina State


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Bob Burrow F Senior Kentucky
Darrell Floyd G Senior Furman
Rod Hundley G/F Junior West Virginia
K.C. Jones G Senior San Francisco
Willie Naulls F Senior UCLA
Bill Uhl C Senior Dayton

Individual All-America teams

All-America Team
First team Second team Third team
PlayerSchool PlayerSchool PlayerSchool
Associated Press [2] Darrell FloydFurmanRod HundleyWest VirginiaBob BurrowKentucky
Robin FreemanOhio StateK. C. JonesSan FranciscoJoe HolupGeorge Washington
Sihugo GreenDuquesneLennie RosenbluthNorth CarolinaJulius McCoyMichigan State
Tom HeinsohnHoly CrossRonnie ShavlikNorth Carolina StateWillie NaullsUCLA
Bill RussellSan FranciscoBill UhlDaytonBill RidleyIllinois
UPI Darrell FloydFurmanTom HeinsohnHoly CrossBob BurrowKentucky
Robin FreemanOhio StateRod HundleyWest VirginiaPaul JudsonIllinois
Sihugo GreenDuquesneLennie RosenbluthNorth CarolinaJulius McCoyMichigan State
K. C. JonesSan FranciscoRonnie ShavlikNorth Carolina StateWillie NaullsUCLA
Bill RussellSan FranciscoBill UhlDaytonBill RidleyIllinois
Look Magazine[3] Bob BurrowKentuckyNo second or third teams (10-man first team)
Robin FreemanOhio State
Sihugo GreenDuquesne
Tom HeinsohnHoly Cross
Joe HolupGeorge Washington
K. C. JonesSan Francisco
Willie NaullsUCLA
Bill RussellSan Francisco
Ronnie ShavlikNorth Carolina State
Bill UhlDayton
NEA Robin FreemanOhio StateBob BurrowKentuckyJoe CapuaWyoming
Sihugo GreenDuquesneRod HundleyWest VirginiaJoe HolupGeorge Washington
Tom HeinsohnHoly CrossK. C. JonesSan FranciscoPaul JudsonIllinois
Bill RussellSan FranciscoWillie NaullsUCLALennie RosenbluthNorth Carolina
Ronnie ShavlikNorth Carolina StateBill UhlDaytonTemple TuckerRice
International News Service Robin FreemanOhio StateRod HundleyWest VirginiaNo third team
Sihugo GreenDuquesneK. C. JonesSan Francisco
Tom HeinsohnHoly CrossWillie NaullsUCLA
Bill RussellSan FranciscoLennie RosenbluthNorth Carolina
Ronnie ShavlikNorth Carolina StateBill UhlDayton
Collier's Robin FreemanOhio StateArt BunteUtahJoe HolupGeorge Washington
Sihugo GreenDuquesneBob BurrowKentuckyRod HundleyWest Virginia
K. C. JonesSan FranciscoDarrell FloydFurmanHal LearTemple
Bill RussellSan FranciscoTom HeinsohnHoly CrossWillie NaullsUCLA
Ronnie ShavlikNorth Carolina StateBill UhlDaytonLennie RosenbluthNorth Carolina

AP Honorable Mention:[4]

References

  1. ↑ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. Archived 2009-05-04.
  2. ↑ AP All-America Teams
  3. ↑ 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, Look, NEA, Collier's & International News Service) Archived 2009-07-21 at WebCite p.208
  4. ↑ "Green, Floyd, Heinsohn Complete 1956 Array". Spokane Daily Chronicle. March 1, 1956. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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