1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
1957–58 Southeast Conference | |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 23–6 (12–2 SEC) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | Harry Lancaster |
Captain | Ed Beck |
Home arena | Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Kentucky | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Auburn | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Mississippi State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee |
8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 18 | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia |
3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented
Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. This squad was often nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five".[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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December 2* |
Duke | W 78–74 | 1–0 |
Lexington, KY
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December 4* |
at Ohio State | W 61–54 | 2–0 |
Columbus, OH
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December 7* |
Temple | W 85–83 3OT | 3–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||
December 9* |
at Maryland | L 62–71 | 3–1 |
College Park, MD
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December 14* |
No. 3 | at No. 9 St. Louis | W 73–60 | 4–1 |
St. Louis, MO
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December 16* |
No. 3 | at SMU | L 64–65 | 4–2 |
University Park, TX
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December 20* |
No. 5 | No. 8 West Virginia UK Invitation Tournament |
L 70–77 | 4–3 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 21* |
No. 5 | No. 10 Minnesota UK Invitation Tournament |
W 78–58 | 5–3 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 23* |
No. 5 | Utah St | W 92–64 | 6–3 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 30* |
No. 9 | Loyola-Chicago | W 75–42 | 7–3 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 4 |
No. 10 | Georgia Tech | W 76–60 | 8–3 (1–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 6 |
No. 10 | at Vanderbilt | W 86–81 | 9–3 (2–0) |
Nashville, TN
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January 11 |
No. 9 | LSU | W 97–52 | 10–3 (3–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 13 |
No. 9 | Tulane | W 86–50 | 11–3 (4–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 18 |
No. 9 | No. 13 Tennessee | W 77–68 | 12–3 (5–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 27 |
No. 9 | at Georgia Tech | L 52–71 | 12–4 (5–1) |
Atlanta, GA
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January 29 |
No. 8 | at Georgia | W 74–55 | 13–4 (6–1) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
January 31 |
No. 8 | at Florida | W 78–56 | 14–4 (7–1) |
Gainesville, FL
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February 8 |
No. 12 | Ole Miss | W 96–65 | 15–4 (8–1) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 10 |
No. 12 | No. 17 Mississippi St | W 72–62 | 16–4 (9–1) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 15* |
No. 12 | at Loyola-Chicago | L 56–57 | 16–5 |
Chicago, IL
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February 17 |
No. 12 | Vanderbilt | W 65–61 | 17–5 (10–1) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 22 |
No. 13 | at Alabama | W 45–43 OT | 18–5 (11–1) |
Montgomery, AL
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February 24 |
No. 13 | at Auburn | L 63–64 | 18–6 (11–2) |
Birmingham, AL
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March 1 |
No. 12 | at Tennessee | W 77–66 | 19–6 (12–2) |
Knoxville, TN
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March 14* |
No. 9 | vs. Miami (OH) NCAA tournament
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W 94–70 | 20–6 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
March 15* |
No. 9 | vs. No. 8 Notre Dame NCAA Tournament |
W 89–56 | 21–6 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
March 21* |
No. 9 | vs. No. 5 Temple National Semifinal – Final Four |
W 61–60 | 22–6 |
Louisville, KY
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March 22* |
No. 9 | vs. No. 18 Seattle National Championship Game |
W 84–72 | 23–6 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. |
NCAA Championship
The
1958 NCAA Championship game was played in Louisville, Kentucky, before a then NCAA finals record crowd of 18,803, at the newly completed Freedom Hall. Seattle was Kentucky's opponent, led by the great Elgin Baylor. Baylor, a Consensus First Team All-American, was the nation's second-leading scorer (32.5) behind Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson
(35.1).
The Chieftains led Kentucky by 11 points in the first half on two occasions. In fact, Seattle was still leading by a score of 60–58 with seven minutes to go in the game. However, led by the sharp shooting of Vernon Hatton and Johnny Cox, Kentucky mounted a strong rally at the end, eventually winning the game by a final score of 84–72. Hatton led Kentucky with 30 points, Cox followed him with 24 points for the Wildcats, while Seattle was led by Baylor, who scored 25 points before fouling out. The victory sealed Kentucky's 4th NCAA Championship.
Statistics
- Vernon Hatton 17.1 ppg
- Johnny Cox 14.9 ppg
- John Crigler 13.6 ppg
- Adrian Smith 12.4 ppg
- Ed Beck 5.6 ppg
Awards and honors
- All-SEC (1st Team – Coaches, 2nd Team – AP)
- All-NCAA Regional Team
- All-NCAA Final Four Team
- All-SEC (3rd Team – AP)
- All-American (1st Team – Converse, Helms)
- All-SEC (1st Team – Coaches, 2nd Team – AP)
- All-NCAA Regional Team
- All-NCAA Final Four Team
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 10 | Vernon Hatton | Cincinnati Royals |
3 | 28 | Johnny Cox | New York Knicks |
15 | 85 | Adrian Smith | Cincinnati Royals |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1957-58 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ISBN 978-0-8131-8823-2.
- ^ 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
- ^ "1957-58 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
- ^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-22.
- ^ "1958 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012.