Scholastic Coach All-American Archives - Ballislife.com

The 1956 season marked first selections by New York based publication, which earlier started similar selections in football and track in 1951. A selection board headed by Bob Lapidus of New York conducted the nationwide selections.

All-American Team

1956 - 1986

number of nba players414

number of nba players per year13.35

Notable Players

Antoine Joubert

6'5" - SG - 1983
Ralph Sampson

7'4" - C - 1979
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

7'1" - C - 1965
Mark Aguirre

6'6" - SF - 1978
Jerry Lucas

6'8" - PF - 1958
Oscar Robertson

6'5" - PG - 1956
Danny Manning

6'11" - PF - 1984
Dwayne Washington

6'2" - PG - 1983
Michael Jordan

6'4" - SG - 1981
Earl Jones

7'0" - C - 1980
Rex Chapman

6'4" - SG - 1986
Dwayne Polee

6'5" - SG - 1981
Gary Springer

6'7" - SF - 1980
Kenny Smith

6'3" - PG - 1983
Stephen Thompson

6'3" - SF - 1986
Milt Wagner

6'5" - SG - 1981
Isiah Thomas

6'1" - PG - 1979
Calvin Murphy

5'9" - PG - 1966
Earvin Johnson

6'8" - PG - 1977
Patrick Ewing

7'1" - C - 1981
Dominique Wilkins

6'7" - SF - 1979

number of lotto picks286

number of lotto picks per year9.23

Game Results
Individual Records