# 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. 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 |
| All-America Team | First team | First team | Second team | Second team | Third team | Third team |
| All-America Team | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Associated Press | Darrell Floyd | Furman | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | Bob Burrow | Kentucky |
| Associated Press | Robin Freeman | Ohio State | K. C. Jones | San Francisco | Joe Holup | George Washington |
| Associated Press | Sihugo Green | Duquesne | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina | Julius McCoy | Michigan State |
| Associated Press | Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross | Ronnie Shavlik | North Carolina State | Willie Naulls | UCLA |
| Associated Press | Bill Russell | San Francisco | Bill Uhl | Dayton | Bill Ridley | Illinois |
| UPI | Darrell Floyd | Furman | Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross | Bob Burrow | Kentucky |
| UPI | Robin Freeman | Ohio State | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | Paul Judson | Illinois |
| UPI | Sihugo Green | Duquesne | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina | Julius McCoy | Michigan State |
| UPI | K. C. Jones | San Francisco | Ronnie Shavlik | North Carolina State | Willie Naulls | UCLA |
| UPI | Bill Russell | San Francisco | Bill Uhl | Dayton | Bill Ridley | Illinois |
| Look Magazine | Bob Burrow | Kentucky | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | Robin Freeman | Ohio State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | Sihugo Green | Duquesne | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | Joe Holup | George Washington | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | K. C. Jones | San Francisco | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | Willie Naulls | UCLA | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | Bill Russell | San Francisco | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | Ronnie Shavlik | North Carolina State | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| Look Magazine | Bill Uhl | Dayton | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) | No second or third teams (10-man first team) |
| NEA | Robin Freeman | Ohio State | Bob Burrow | Kentucky | Joe Capua | Wyoming |
| NEA | Sihugo Green | Duquesne | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | Joe Holup | George Washington |
| NEA | Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross | K. C. Jones | San Francisco | Paul Judson | Illinois |
| NEA | Bill Russell | San Francisco | Willie Naulls | UCLA | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina |
| NEA | Ronnie Shavlik | North Carolina State | Bill Uhl | Dayton | Temple Tucker | Rice |
| International News Service | Robin Freeman | Ohio State | Rod Hundley | West Virginia | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Sihugo Green | Duquesne | K. C. Jones | San Francisco | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross | Willie Naulls | UCLA | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Bill Russell | San Francisco | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| International News Service | Ronnie Shavlik | North Carolina State | Bill Uhl | Dayton | No third team | No third team | No third team |
| Collier's | Robin Freeman | Ohio State | Art Bunte | Utah | Joe Holup | George Washington |
| Collier's | Sihugo Green | Duquesne | Bob Burrow | Kentucky | Rod Hundley | West Virginia |
| Collier's | K. C. Jones | San Francisco | Darrell Floyd | Furman | Hal Lear | Temple |
| Collier's | Bill Russell | San Francisco | Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross | Willie Naulls | UCLA |
| Collier's | Ronnie Shavlik | North Carolina State | Bill Uhl | Dayton | Lennie Rosenbluth | North Carolina |
AP Honorable Mention:
* Don Boldebuck, Houston
* Joe Belmont, Duke
* Jerry Bird, Kentucky
* Art Bunte, Utah
* Carl Cain, Iowa
* Joe Capua, Wyoming
* Jerry Harper, Alabama
* Paul Judson, Illinois
* Jim Krebs, Southern Methodist
* Hal Lear, Temple
* Bill Logan, Iowa
* Johnny McCarthy, Canisius
* Jim McLaughlin, Saint Louis
* Vic Molodet, North Carolina State
* Jim Paxson, Dayton
* Terry Rand, Marquette
* George Selleck, Stanford
* Morris Taft, UCLA
* Terry Tebbs, Brigham Young
* Gary Thompson, Iowa State
* Charlie Tyra, Louisville