1955 Dixie Classic Explained

Type:Dixie
Gender:Men's
Year:1955
Season:1956
Teams:8
Finalfourarena:Reynolds Coliseum
Finalfourcity:Raleigh, North Carolina
Champions:NC State
Titlecount:6th
Runnerup:North Carolina
Gamecount:1st
Coach:Everett Case
Coachcount:6th
Mop:Ronnie Shavlik
Mopteam:NC State
Attendance:71,800

The 1955 Dixie Classic was a mid-season college basketball tournament held December 29–31, 1955 at NC State's Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It was the seventh iteration of the Dixie Classic and it was part of the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season.

Second-ranked NC State entered the tournament as a clear favorite as the reigning champions who were so far undefeated in the season.[1] NC State defeated North Carolina 82–60 in the final to win their sixth Dixie title.

Ronnie Shavlik of NC State was named the most valuable player of the tournament for the second year in a row.[2] Across the three days of six double-headers, the total attendance was 71,800.

Teams

Each year, the Dixie Classic included the "Big Four" teams (Duke, NC State, North Carolina, and Wake Forest), as well as four other invited teams. The 1955 teams were:[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hart . Reese . Wolfpack In Role Of Dixie Classic Favorite Again . Durham Morning Herald . 25 December 1955 . 13 . en.
  2. News: Coach McGuire Says: 'The Best State Team I've Seen' . The News and Observer . 1 January 1956 . 1-II . en.
  3. Web site: Program, Men's basketball, Dixie Classic, 7th, 29 December-31 December 1955 . Men's Basketball, 1911–2008 (UA015.010 Series 4), Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries . en.