View source for 1956 Philadelphia Big Five Men's Basketball

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='''Final Standings'''=
[[image:Saint Joseph's (PA).png|right]]
{{standings-05| col7=200
| team01=[[Saint Joseph's (PA)]]*
| cw01=4
| cl01=0
| w01=23
| l01=6
| note01=NIT FINAL FOUR
| team02=''[[Temple]]''
| cw02=3
| cl02=1
| w02=27
| l02=4
| note02=15 AP/14 UPI; NCAA FINAL FOUR
| team03=[[La Salle]]
| cw03=2
| cl03=2
| w03=15
| l03=10
| note03= 
| team04=[[Villanova]]
| cw04=1
| cl04=3
| w04=14
| l04=12
| note04= 
| team05=[[Pennsylvania]]
| cw05=0
| cl05=4
| w05=12
| l05=13
| note05= 
| ocwl=81-35
}}
'''Note''': Though not an actual conference, the Philadelphia Big Five began organized round-robin play in 1955-56. Pennsylvania was already a member of the [[1955 Eastern Intercollegiate League Men's Basketball|Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League]] (soon to become the Ivy League), and retained its membership in that conference. La Salle had already joined the [[1955 Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball|{{midatl}}]], and likewise retained that membership. Saint Joseph's (PA), Temple, and Villanova were, and officially remained, [[1955 NCAA Men's Basketball Independents|independent]], but here we consider them as having abandoned that independence upon joining the Big Five.
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=='''Honors'''==
===National Awards===
'''Hal Lear''' (G), Temple
*[[NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player]]
===All-Americans===
'''Hal Lear''' (G), Temple
*'''Third Team''' (Colliers)
==='''Conference Honors'''===
'''Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Most Valuable Player)''': Guy Rodgers, Temple

(The coach of the year award began by at least 1974. If you have information regarding prior winners, please contact us.)

===First-Team All-Big Five===
{{list-2col-12|col1=150
| col2=150
| item01a='''PLAYER'''
| item01b='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=Dick Csencsitz*
| item02b=Pennsylvania
| item03a=Kurt Engelbert*
| item03b=Saint Joseph's (PA)
| item04a=Mike Fallon*
| item04b=Saint Joseph's (PA)
| item05a=Al Juliana*
| item05b=Saint Joseph's (PA)
| item06a=Hal Lear*
| item06b=Temple
| item07a=Bill Lynch*
| item07b=Saint Joseph's (PA)
| item08a=Fran O'Malley*
| item08b=La Salle
| item09a=Hal Reinfeld*
| item09b=Temple
| item10a=Guy Rodgers*
| item10b=Temple
| item11a=Jimmy Smith*
| item11b=Villanova
| item12a=Joe Sturgis*
| item12b=Pennsylvania
}}

=='''National Bids'''==
{{list-4col-02 | col1=130
| col2=50
| col3=130
| col4=100
| item01a=Temple
| item01b=(23-3)
| item01c=NCAA
| item01d= 
| item02a=Saint Joseph's (PA)
| item02b=(21-5)
| item02c=NIT
}}
=='''[[1956 National Invitation Tournament]]:'''==
{{tlist-03
| date01=Mar 20
| round01=QUARTERFINAL
| color01=#7ee7bb
| seeda01= 
| teama01=Saint Joseph's (PA)
| seedb01= 
| teamb01=[[Seton Hall]]
| score01=74-65
| site01=New York City NY
| date02=Mar 22
| round02=SEMIFINAL
| color02=#f9aaaa
| seeda02= 
| teama02=Saint Joseph's (PA)
| seedb02= 
| teamb02=[[Louisville]]
| score02=79-89
| site02=New York City NY
| date03=Mar 24
| round03=THIRD PLACE
| color03=#7ee7bb
| seeda03= 
| teama03=Saint Joseph's (PA)
| seedb03= 
| teamb03=[[Saint Francis (NY)]]
| score03=93-82
| site03=New York City NY
}}
=='''[[1956 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament]]:'''==
{{tlist-05
| date01=Mar 12
| round01=EAST QF
| color01=#7ee7bb
| seeda01= 
| teama01=Temple
| seedb01= 
| teamb01=[[Holy Cross]]
| score01=74-72
| site01=New York City NY
| date02=Mar 16
| round02=EAST SF
| color02=#7ee7bb
| seeda02= 
| teama02=Temple
| seedb02= 
| teamb02=[[Connecticut]]
| score02=65-59
| site02=Philadelphia PA
| date03=Mar 17
| round03=EAST FINAL
| color03=#7ee7bb
| seeda03= 
| teama03=Temple
| seedb03= 
| teamb03=[[Canisius]]
| score03=60-58
| site03=Philadelphia PA
| date04=Mar 23
| round04=SEMIFINAL
| color04=#f9aaaa
| seeda04= 
| teama04=Temple
| seedb04= 
| teamb04=[[Iowa]]
| score04=76-83
| site04=Evanston IL
| date05=Mar 24
| round05=THIRD PLACE
| color05=#7ee7bb
| seeda05= 
| teama05=Temple
| seedb05= 
| teamb05=[[Southern Methodist]]
| score05=90-81
| site05=Evanston IL
}}
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