1958–59 Tennessee A&I State Tigers basketball team

Tennessee A&I State Tigers men's basketball
1958–59 Tennessee A&I State Tigers men's basketball
NAIA Tournament National Champions
Conference	Independent
1958–59 record	32–1
Head coach	John McLendon (5th season)
Home arena	Kean Hall

The 1958–59 Tennessee A&I State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee A&I State College (now called Tennessee State University) in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) men's basketball during the 1958–59 season. Coached by fifth-year head coach John McLendon, the Tigers finished the season with a school-record 32 wins and were crowned NAIA national champions by winning the 1959 NAIA Tournament.[1] This marked the third of three consecutive national championships, a feat that no other team at any level of college basketball had previously accomplished.[2] In 2019, all three national championship teams were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[2][3]

Individual honors

Associated Press Little All-America – Dick Barnett
NAIA All-America – Dick Barnett, John Barnhill
NAIA Tournament MVP – Dick Barnett
NABC College Division I All-District Second Team – Dick Barnett

School records

Team

Wins (season) – 32
Points (game) – 150, vs. Knoxville College

Individual

Points (game) – 48, Dick Barnett
Points (season) – 920, Dick Barnett
Points (career) – 3,209, Dick Barnett (1955–59)

References

"2018–19 Tennessee State Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide: History" (PDF). Tennessee State University. 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
"1957-1959 NAIA Championship Teams Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement This Weekend". TSUTigers.com. Tennessee State University. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
"Twelve honorees announced for 2019 Hall of Fame Class". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

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[mguide-1] "2018–19 Tennessee State Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide: History" (PDF). Tennessee State University. 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[tstate-2] "1957-1959 NAIA Championship Teams Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement This Weekend". TSUTigers.com. Tennessee State University. September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[3] "Twelve honorees announced for 2019 Hall of Fame Class". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

Tennessee State Tigers basketball
Venues	Kean Hall (1953–1980) Gentry Complex (1980–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NAIA national championships in bold

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2019
Players	Carl Braun Chuck Cooper Vlade Divac Bobby Jones Sidney Moncrief Jack Sikma Teresa Weatherspoon Paul Westphal
Coaches	Bill Fitch
Contributors	Al Attles
Teams	1956–57 Tennessee A&I State Tigers 1957–58 Tennessee A&I State Tigers 1958–59 Tennessee A&I State Tigers Wayland Baptist Women's Teams of 1948–82