[Young Drachma]

Texas A&M won the national title, beating Arizona. A&M HC Edon Cortez wins his 3rd title with his 3rd program [Previously won with Tulsa and NC State]

1956 OVERALL AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

SR PG Terrell Fortson  Saint Mary's  13.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 9.2 APG 6.2 SPG, 0.3 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR SF Robert Bowman  Florida  13.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.1 APG 2.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Karl Ross  Seattle  28 - 6 (13 - 3) 

All-league 1st Team:
C  SR Víctor Gil  Bethune-Cookman  16.1 PPG, 13.6 RPG, 5.2 APG, 1.1 SPG, 1.9 BPG
PF SR Minfenke Saldivar  Washington State  17.7 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 1.4 APG, 3.5 SPG, 1.8 BPG
SF JR Dolan Butler  Oklahoma  18.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 8.0 APG, 3.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SR Adam Gray  Providence  18.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 8.8 APG, 3.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG SR Terrell Fortson  Saint Mary's  13.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 9.2 APG, 6.2 SPG, 0.3 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C  SR Ari Jauregui  Holy Cross  17.5 PPG, 12.4 RPG, 4.4 APG, 1.0 SPG, 1.1 BPG
PF SR Ryan Maria  Central Arkansas  19.6 PPG, 14.9 RPG, 2.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SF SR Timothy Chiang  Tulsa  17.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 6.2 APG, 3.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG
SG SR Odri Langdon  Washington  18.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 7.9 APG, 4.0 SPG, 0.0 BPG
PG JR Mark Worthington  Tulsa  20.7 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 8.3 APG, 3.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG

All-league 3rd Team:
C  SR Robert Spencer  Alcorn State  14.8 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 1.3 BPG
PF JR Keith Esquibel  Houston Baptist  14.5 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1.9 SPG, 1.0 BPG
SF SR David Linton  Oklahoma  18.8 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SG SO Joey Boyd  West Virginia  18.8 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 6.1 APG, 3.7 SPG, 0.0 BPG
PG SR Shamorie Eaves  Nebraska  13.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 9.7 APG, 3.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C  FR Clark Caruso  Florida State  11.1 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.9 BPG
PF FR Frank Almaraz  UTEP  10.9 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SF FR Robert Bowman  Florida  13.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.1 APG, 2.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG FR Bradford King  Duke  15.6 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Paul Oliva  North Florida  12.7 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 3.9 APG, 3.9 SPG, 0.0 BPG

In interesting news, DePaul made the Elite 8 before losing to the eventual national champs.

Tulsa, Purdue & Arizona were the other Final Four teams. This was Tulsa's 9th Final Four, but still only one title in the books.