1957–58 Tennessee A&I State Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1957–58 Tennessee A&I State Tigers Independent 31–3 N/A John McLendon 4th Kean Hall NAIA tournament National Champions 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. 2018–19 Tennessee State Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide: History Tennessee State University 2018 http://cdn.streamlinetechnologies.com/tsutigers/318840A2-B56F-40DE-B0E0-6667408F6268/4MBBmg1819.pdf September 6, 2019 This marked the second of three consecutive national championships, a feat that no other team at any level of college basketball had previously accomplished.1957-1959 NAIA Championship Teams Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement This Weekend TSUTigers.com Tennessee State University September 4, 2019 http://www.tsutigers.com/mbasketball/news/2019-20/9480/1957-1959-naia-championship-teams-naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-of-fame-enshrinement-this-weekend/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190919064730/http://www.tsutigers.com/mbasketball/news/2019-20/9480/1957-1959-naia-championship-teams-naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-of-fame-enshrinement-this-weekend/ dead September 19, 2019 September 6, 2019 In 2019, all three national championship teams were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Twelve honorees announced for 2019 Hall of Fame Class NBA.com NBA Media Ventures, LLC April 6, 2019 https://www.nba.com/article/2019/04/06/naismith-release-2019-hall-fame-class September 6, 2019 Individual honors Associated Press Little All-America – Dick Barnett NAIA All-America – Dick Barnett, John Barnhill NAIA Tournament MVP – Dick Barnett References Category:Tennessee State Tigers basketball seasons Tennessee AandI Category:NAIA men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Tennessee AandI State Basketball Team Tennessee AandI State Basketball Team