Men's university basketball season
The 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1958, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1959, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The California Golden Bears won their first NCAA national championship with a 71–70 victory over the West Virginia Mountainneers.
Season headlines
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[2][3]
Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference
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Regular season winner[5]
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Conference player of the year
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Conference tournament
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Tournament venue (City)
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Tournament winner
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Atlantic Coast Conference |
North Carolina & NC State |
Lou Pucillo, NC State[6] |
1959 ACC men's basketball tournament |
Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
NC State
|
Big Eight Conference |
Kansas State |
Bob Boozer, Kansas State |
No Tournament
|
Big Ten Conference |
Michigan State |
None selected |
No Tournament
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Border Conference |
Arizona State, New Mexico State, & Texas Western |
|
No Tournament
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Ivy League |
Dartmouth |
None selected |
No Tournament
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Metropolitan New York Conference |
Manhattan |
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No Tournament
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Mid-American Conference |
Bowling Green State |
None selected |
No Tournament
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Middle Atlantic Conference |
Saint Joseph's |
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No Tournament
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Missouri Valley Conference |
Cincinnati |
None selected |
No Tournament
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Ohio Valley Conference |
Eastern Kentucky State |
None selected |
No Tournament
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Pacific Coast Conference |
California |
|
No Tournament
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Skyline Conference |
Utah |
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No Tournament
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Southeastern Conference |
Mississippi State |
None selected |
No Tournament
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Southern Conference |
West Virginia |
Jerry West, West Virginia[7] |
1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament |
Richmond Arena (Richmond, Virginia) |
West Virginia[8]
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Southwest Conference |
TCU |
H. E. Kirchner, TCU |
No Tournament
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West Coast Athletic Conference |
Saint Mary's |
LaRoy Doss, Saint Mary's, & Leroy Wright, Pacific |
No Tournament
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Yankee Conference |
Connecticut |
None selected |
No Tournament
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Informal championships
Statistical leaders
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Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Final Four
- Third Place – Cincinnati 98, Louisville 85
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
- Third Place – NYU 71, Providence 57
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
References
- ^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book: Big Eight Conference Annual Standings" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09