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.

Individual All-America teams
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