1957–58 Tennessee A&I State Tigers basketball team
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1957–58 Tennessee A&I State Tigers men's basketball | |
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NAIA Tournament National Champions
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Conference | Independent |
1957–58 record | 31–3 |
Head coach | John McLendon (4th year) |
Home stadium | Kean Hall |
The 1957–58 Tennessee A&I State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee A&I State College (now called Tennessee State University) in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) men's basketball during the 1957–58 season. Coached by fourth-year head coach John McLendon, the Tigers finished the season with a 31–3 record and were crowned NAIA national champions by winning the 1958 NAIA Tournament.[1] This marked the second of three consecutive national championships, a feat that no other team at any level of college basketball had previously accomplished.[2] In 2019, all three national championship teams were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[2][3]
Individual honors
- Associated Press Little All-America – Dick Barnett
- NAIA All-America – Dick Barnett, John Barnhill
- NAIA Tournament MVP – Dick Barnett