The 1956–57 NCAA men's University Division basketball season began in December 1956. It progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1957 NCAA University Di
Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas
Guy Rodgers of Temple
The 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game took place on March 23, 1957, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Kansas Jayhawks at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mi
1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
…1956. It progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1957 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1957, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their first NCAA national championship with a…
The Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri, hosted the championship game.
The Tar Heels' Lennie Rosenbluth cuts down the nets after winning the Dixie Classic.
Frank McGuire (pictured in 1960) was the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels for the 1956–57 season.