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1957 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans


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captionMembers of the 1957 Consensus All-America first team. Clockwise from upper left: Hundley, Krebs, Tyra, Rosenbluth (not pictured: Chamberlain, Forte).
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The consensus 1957 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, the USBWA, The United Press International, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and the International News Service.

1957 Consensus All-America team

PlayerPositionClassTeam
Wilt ChamberlainCSophomoreKansas
Chet ForteGSeniorColumbia
Rod HundleyG/FSeniorWest Virginia
Jim KrebsF/CSeniorSouthern Methodist
Lennie RosenbluthFSeniorNorth Carolina
Charlie TyraCSeniorLouisville
PlayerPositionClassTeam
Elgin BaylorFSophomoreSeattle
Frank HowardFJuniorOhio State
Guy RodgersGJuniorTemple
Gary ThompsonGSeniorIowa State
Grady WallaceFSeniorSouth Carolina

Individual All-America teams

All-America TeamFirst teamSecond teamThird teamPlayerSchoolPlayerSchoolPlayerSchool
Associated PressWilt ChamberlainKansasElgin BaylorSeattleJim AshmoreMississippi State
Chet ForteColumbiaFrank HowardOhio StateArchie DeesIndiana
Rod HundleyWest VirginiaJim KrebsSouthern MethodistBill EbbenDetroit
Lennie RosenbluthNorth CarolinaCharlie TyraLouisvilleLarry FriendCalifornia
Gary ThompsonIowa StateGrady WallaceSouth CarolinaGuy RodgersTemple
USBWA/Look MagazineElgin BaylorSeattleNo second or third teams (10-man first team)
Wilt ChamberlainKansas
Chet ForteColumbia
Frank HowardOhio State
Rod HundleyWest Virginia
Jim KrebsSouthern Methodist
Guy RodgersTemple
Lennie RosenbluthNorth Carolina
Gary ThompsonIowa State
Charlie TyraLouisville
NABCWilt ChamberlainKansasElgin BaylorSeattleBruno BoinWashington
Rod HundleyWest VirginiaGeorge Bon SalleIllinoisArchie DeesIndiana
Jim KrebsSouthern MethodistChet ForteColumbiaFrank HowardOhio State
Lennie RosenbluthNorth CarolinaGuy RodgersTempleRon KramerMichigan
Charlie TyraLouisvilleGary ThompsonIowa StateDick O'NealTexas Christian
UPIWilt ChamberlainKansasElgin BaylorSeattleJim AshmoreMississippi State
Chet ForteColumbiaJoe GibbonMississippiJohnny CoxKentucky
Rod HundleyWest VirginiaJim KrebsSouthern MethodistArchie DeesIndiana
Lennie RosenbluthNorth CarolinaGary ThompsonIowa StateFrank HowardOhio State
Grady WallaceSouth CarolinaCharlie TyraLouisvilleGuy RodgersTemple
NEAWilt ChamberlainKansasElgin BaylorSeattleNo third team
Frank HowardOhio StateChet ForteColumbia
Jim KrebsSouthern MethodistRod HundleyWest Virginia
Guy RodgersTempleJimmy SmithSteubenville
Charlie TyraLouisvilleBennie SwainTexas Southern
International News ServiceElgin BaylorSeattleChet ForteColumbiaNo third team
Wilt ChamberlainKansasRod HundleyWest Virginia
Jim KrebsSouthern MethodistGuy RodgersTemple
Lennie RosenbluthNorth CarolinaGary ThompsonIowa State
Grady WallaceSouth CarolinaCharlie TyraLouisville

AP Honorable Mention:

  • Harold Alcorn, Saint Louis
  • Dick Banton, UCLA
  • Larry Beck, Washington State
  • Bruno Boin, Washington
  • Bill Bond, Stanford
  • Barney Cable, Bradley
  • Vinnie Cohen, Syracuse
  • Boo Ellis, Niagara
  • Dick Gaines, Seton Hall
  • Dave Gambee, Oregon State
  • Joe Gibbon, Mississippi
  • Johnny Green, Michigan State
  • Vernon Hatton, Kentucky
  • Don Hennon, Pittsburgh
  • Johnny Lee, Yale
  • Lee Marshall, Washington and Lee
  • Don Medsker, Iowa State
  • Mike Moran, Marquette
  • Jack Murdock, Wake Forest
  • Hank Nowak, Canisius
  • Jack Parr, Kansas State
  • Hub Reed, Oklahoma City
  • Dave Ricketts, Duquesne
  • Al Rochelle, Vanderbilt
  • Lloyd Sharrar, West Virginia
  • Doug Smart, Washington
  • Win Wilfong, Memphis State

References

References

  1. [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Award.pdf NCAA Record Book - Award Winners] p.137. Accessed 2009-05-05. 2009-05-04.
  2. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_america.html AP All-America Teams]
  3. "USBWA Men's All-Americans".
  4. "NABC Division I All-America Teams". NABC.
  5. [http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/m_basketball_finesta2ccdb4e-d86f-4abf-a138-5bb24fd77472.pdf 2005 NCAA Basketball's Finest - All-Americans (UPI, NEA & International News Service)] {{webarchive. link. (2009-07-21 p.208)
  6. (7 March 1957). "Two little men make AP All-America club". The Lawton Constitution.
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