1956-57_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men's_basketball_team

1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions; ACC tournament champions; ACC regular season champions
National Championship Game, ; W 54-533OT vs. Kansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	32–0 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach	Frank McGuire;
Assistant coach	Buck Freeman
Home arena	Woollen Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1955–56 1957–58 →

1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team was the varsity college basketball team that represented the University of North Carolina.^{[N 1]} The head coach was Frank McGuire. The team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was the second undefeated national champion in NCAA basketball history and was the first ACC team to win a title. The team notably won its last two games in triple overtime. The Tar Heels leading scorer was player of the year, small forward Lennie Rosenbluth.

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In the semifinal against Jumping Johnny Green and Michigan State, to tie the game in regulation, Pete Brennan, usually the power forward, after gathering the rebound, ran the floor like a guard and put in a jump shot with a soft touch. Three overtimes later, UNC won 74 to 70.

This placed undefeated North Carolina for the championship against Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas. Again the game went to triple overtime. Center Joe Quigg made the winning free throws.

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
1956/12/04*	Furman	W 94–66	1–0	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
1956/12/08	vs. Clemson	W 94–75	2–0	Charlotte, NC
1956/12/12*	vs. George Washington	W 82–55	3–0	Norfolk, VA
1956/12/15	at South Carolina	W 90–86^OT	4–0	Carolina Fieldhouse Columbia, SC
1956/12/17	Maryland	W 70–61	5–0	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
1956/12/20*	vs. NYU	W 64–59	6–0	Madison Square Garden New York City
1956/12/21*	vs. Dartmouth	W 89–61	7–0	Boston Garden Boston
1956/12/22*	vs. Holy Cross	W 83–70	8–0	Boston Garden Boston
1956/12/27*	vs. Utah Dixie Classic	W 97–76	9–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
1956/12/28*	vs. Duke Dixie Classic	W 87–71	10–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
1956/12/29*	vs. Wake Forest Dixie Classic	W 63–55	11–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
1957/01/08*	at William & Mary	W 71–61	12–0	Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA
1957/01/11	Clemson	W 86–54	13–0	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
1957/01/12	Virginia	W 102–90	14–0	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
1957/01/15	at NC State	W 83–57	15–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
1957/01/30*	at Western Carolina	W 77–59	16–0	Breese Gymnasium Cullowhee, NC
1957/02/05	at Maryland	W 65–61^2OT	17–0	Cole Field House College Park, MD
1957/02/09	Duke	W 75–73	18–0	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
1957/02/11	at Virginia	W 68–59	19–0	Memorial Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA
1957/02/13	Wake Forest	W 72–69	20–0	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
1957/02/19	NC State	W 86–57	21–0	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
1957/02/22	South Carolina	W 75–62	22–0	Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
1957/02/26	at Wake Forest	W 69–64	23–0	Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
1957/03/01	at Duke	W 86–72	24–0	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC tournament
1957/03/07	vs. Clemson ACC tournament	W 81–61	25–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
1957/03/08	vs. Wake Forest ACC tournament	W 61–59	26–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
1957/03/09	vs. South Carolina ACC tournament	W 95–75	27–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
NCAA tournament
1957/03/12	vs. Yale NCAA east regional quarterfinal	W 90–74	28–0	Madison Square Garden New York City
1957/03/15	vs. Canisius NCAA east regional semifinal	W 87–75	29–0	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
1957/03/16	vs. Syracuse NCAA east regional final	W 67–58	30–0	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
1957/03/22	vs. Michigan State NCAA national semifinal	W 74–70^3OT	31–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
1957/03/23	vs. Kansas NCAA championship	W 54–53^3OT	32–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.^[2]

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sports-reference.com 1956-57 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[DTH_Name_change-2] [2]
Vance Barron (February 6, 1963). "Pearsall Group Recommends 5-Part Plan For University". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[57_NCAAT_MG-4] [3]
"National Collegiate Basketball Championship" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 13–14. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

[FOOTNOTEMorris1988281-5] [4]
Morris 1988, p. 281.

[6] [5]
2009–10 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball media guide Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, University of North Carolina, retrieved 2009-12-31

[FOOTNOTEWade19578-7] [6]
Wade 1957, p. 8.

[FOOTNOTEWadeMerritt19561-8] [7]
Wade & Merritt 1956, p. 1.

[ESPN-9] [8]
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 652–653. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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No.	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
10	Lennie Rosenbluth	F	6–5	180	Senior	Bronx, New York
11	Ken Rosemond	G	5–10	155	Junior	Hillsborough, North Carolina
20	Bob Young	C	6–6	220	Senior	Queens, New York
22	Roy Searcy	F	6–4	185	Junior	Draper, North Carolina
31	Gehrmann Holland	F	6–3	200	Sophomore	Beaufort, North Carolina
32	Bob Cunningham	G	6–4	190	Junior	New York City, New York
33	Danny Lotz	F	6–7	198	Sophomore	Northport, New York
35	Pete Brennan	F	6–6	190	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
40	Tommy Kearns	G	5–11	191	Junior	Bergenfield, New Jersey
41	Joe Quigg	C	6–9	210	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
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1956-57_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men's_basketball_team

1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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Schedule

Season summary

Rankings

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1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

NCAA tournament National champions ACC tournament champions ACC regular season champions
National Championship Game, W 54-53^3OT vs. Kansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	32–0 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach	Frank McGuire
Assistant coach	Buck Freeman
Home arena	Woollen Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1955–56 1957–58 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †	14	–	0	1.000	32	–	0	1.000
Maryland	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
Duke	8	–	6	.571	13	–	11	.542
No. 18 Wake Forest	7	–	7	.500	19	–	9	.679
NC State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
South Carolina	5	–	9	.357	17	–	12	.586
Virginia	3	–	11	.214	6	–	19	.240
Clemson	3	–	11	.214	7	–	17	.292

† 1957 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]