1958-59 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
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The 1958–59 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University
in NCAA
competition
in the 1958–59 season. Coached by Fred Schaus
and led by Hall of Fame guard Jerry West
, the Mountaineers, then a member of the Southern Conference
, lost in the final of that year's NCAA tournament to California.
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
in NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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competition
College basketball
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in the 1958–59 season. Coached by Fred Schaus
Fred Schaus
Frederick Appleton Schaus was an American basketball player, head coach and athletic director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, player for the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks, general manager and head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, head coach of Purdue University...
and led by Hall of Fame guard Jerry West
Jerry West
Jerry Alan West is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His nicknames include "Mr...
, the Mountaineers, then a member of the Southern Conference
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...
, lost in the final of that year's NCAA tournament to California.
NCAA basketball tournament
- East
- West Virginia 82, Dartmouth 68
- West Virginia 95, St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 92
- West Virginia 86, Boston 82
- Final Four
- West Virginia 94, Louisville 79
- California 71, West Virginia 70
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 20 | Bob Smith | Minneapolis Lakers |
See also
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketballWest Virginia Mountaineers men's basketballThe West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. It is a member of the Big East Conference. West Virginia most recently reached the Final Four of the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, led by...
- 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1959, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville,...