Kansas University players, from left, Maurice King, Gene Elstun, Wilt Chamberlain, John Parker and Ron ...

Kansas University players stand dejected following the 1957 National Championship game, which they lost 54-53 ...

North Carolina fans snip at the nets in Municipal Auditorium following UNC's 54-53 triple overtime ...

A team photo of the 1956-57 Kansas University squad.

Kansas University sophomore Wilt Chamberlain, second from left, is among a cast of Jayhawks accepting ...

A Kansas University player fights for a rebound between North Carolina's Pete Brennan (35) and ...

Kansas University senior Maurice King stretches for a ball headed out of bounds late in ...

Kansas University senior Maurice King accepts a wrist watch as a award following the Jayhawks' ...

Kansas University men's basketball coach Dick Harp, speaking in center, meets with the media following ...

North Carolina's Lennie Rosenbluth hoists a shot over Kansas University senior Maurice King during the ...

Kansas University sophomore Wilt Chamberlain (13) struggles to draw a rebound away from a crowd ...

North Carolina players and coaches pose following their 54-53 triple overtime win over Kansas University ...

Kansas University sophomore Wilt Chamberlain skies for a rebound in traffic during the 1957 National ...

Kansas University fans leave in a caravan down N. 2nd Street for the National Championship ...

The Kansas University bench erupts in celebration during a game earlier in March of 1957.

Kansas University players and coaches pose for a quick photo before boarding a flight to ...