Английская Википедия:1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season
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The 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1955, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 24, 1956, at McGaw Hall in Evanston, Illinois. The San Francisco Dons won their second NCAA national championship with an 83–71 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Season headlines
- The Ivy League, which had been formally established as an athletic conference in 1954, played its first basketball season under that name. Previously, Ivy League schools had competed in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League; today's Ivy League considers the EIBL as part of its history.
- The Philadelphia Big 5, an informal association of colleges and universities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, focused on college basketball, began play. The Big 5 teams played a regular-season round robin schedule with one another each year through the 1990–91 season with the results determining an informal Big 5 championship, and revived the round-robin schedule during the 1998–99 season.
- The NCAA tournament expanded from 24 to 25 teams.
- For the first time, the four regional competitions of the NCAA Tournament receive names. In 1956, they are named the East, Midwest, West, and Far West Regions.
- For the last time, the NCAA held only a single championship tournament. The following season, it divided teams into a University Division and a College Division and began holding a separate tournament for each division.
- San Francisco won its second consecutive NCAA championship.
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1955–56, the following rules changes were implemented:
- The free-throw lane was increased from Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert.
- The two-shot penalty in the last three minutes of the game was eliminated. The "one-and-one" free throw, in which a player shoots a second free throw only if he makes his first, went into effect for the entire game.[1][2]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[3]
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Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Informal championships
Conference | Regular season winner |
Conference tournament |
Tournament venue (City) |
Tournament winner |
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Philadelphia Big 5 | St. Joseph's | No Tournament |
Statistical leaders
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Player[8] | School | PPG | Player | School | REB% | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
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Darrell Floyd | Furman | 33.8 | Joe Holup | G. Washington | .256 | Joe Holup | G. Washington | 64.7 | Bill Von Weyhe | Rhode Island | 86.5 | |||
Robin Freeman | Ohio State | 32.9 | Charlie Tyra | Louisville | .235 | Hal Greer | Marshall | 60.1 | Jackie Murdock | Wake Forest | 85.7 | |||
Dan Swartz | Morehead St. | 28.6 | Jerry Harper | Alabama | .232 | Odell Johnson | St. Mary's (CA) | 56.3 | Vic Molodet | NC State | 85.2 | |||
Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross | 27.4 | Bill Russell | San Francisco | .231 | Raymond Downs | Texas | 54.0 | Dick Miani | Miami (FL) | 83.7 | |||
Julius McCoy | Michigan St. | 27.3 | Charlie Slack | Marshall | .215 | Angelo Lombardo | Manhattan | 53.4 | Bob McCarty | Virginia | 83.2 |
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Шаблон:Main Coach Phil Woolpert and his star Bill Russell successfully guided San Francisco to its second consecutive championship, capping an undefeated season. The Dons became the first team in college basketball history to go undefeated and win the NCAA tournament. Temple's Hal Lear was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.
Final Four
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- Third Place – Temple 90, SMU 81
National Invitation tournament
Шаблон:Main Louisville won its first NIT title, defeating Dayton 83–80. Louisville's Charlie Tyra won MVP honors
NIT Semifinals and Final
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- Third Place – St. Joseph's 93, St. Francis (NY) 82
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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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 |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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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 |
Major player of the year awards
- Helms Foundation Player of the Year: Bill Russell, San Francisco
- UPI Player of the Year: Bill Russell, San Francisco
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Guy Rodgers, Temple
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC area): Bill Thieben, Hofstra
Coaching changes
Шаблон:Expand section A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
Team | Former Coach |
Interim Coach |
New Coach |
Reason |
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Georgetown | Buddy Jeannette | Tom Nolan | After four seasons, Jeannette resigned.[9] | |
Houston | Alden Pasche | Guy Lewis | ||
Kansas | Phog Allen | Dick Harp | Allen retired following the season and was replaced by assistant Harp. | |
Yale | Howard Hobson | Joe Vancisin |
References
Шаблон:NCAA Division I men's basketball season navbox
- ↑ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
- ↑ 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book – Playing-Rules History section, NCAA, retrieved 2011-04-10
- ↑ *Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Шаблон:Webarchive, retrieved 2011-04-10
- ↑ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2010-08-14
- ↑ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2011-04-10
- ↑ *Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web