Adolph Rupp won his fourth championship as he led the Kentucky Wildcats to an 84–72 win over the Seattle Chieftains and their star, Elgin Baylor. The starting unit was nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five," after a quip by Rupp that his team were fiddlers when he really needed violinists. The Wildcats fought back from two 11-point deficits to gain the victory.[1]
Cincinnati'sOscar Robertson became the first player to lead the nation is scoring in his first varsity season. The sophomore (freshmen were ineligible) averaged 35.1 points per game for the Bearcats.
Dom Flora, a senior point guard at Washington and Lee University, finished his college career with 2,310 points and 696 free throws made, both of which were ranked fifth in their respective categories in college basketball history at the end of the 1957–58 season.[2]
Future Hall of Fame coach Howard Cann of NYU retired at the conclusion of the season, after 35 years at the helm.
Major rule changesedit
Beginning in 1957–58, the following rules changes were implemented:
Offensive goaltending was banned so that no player from either team could touch the ball or basket when the ball was on the basket's rim or above the cylinder. The only exception was the shooter in the original act of shooting.
One free throw for each common foul was taken for the first six personal fouls by one team in each half, and the one-and-one was used thereafter.
On uniforms, the use of the single-digit numbers one and two and any digit greater than five were prohibited.
A ball that passes over the backboard – either front-to-back or back-to-front — was considered out of bounds.[3]
The Xavier Musketeers entered the National Invitation Tournament with a 15–11 record, but surprised the field, defeating fellow Ohio school Dayton 78–74 to win the NIT.[11] The Musketeers' Hank Stein was named tournament MVP.
After taking the Chieftains to the NCAA title game, Castellani resigned amid recruiting violations that resulted in a two-year post-season ban for the university.[13]
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January 01, 1970
1957, ncaa, university, division, basketball, season, began, december, 1957, progressed, through, regular, season, conference, tournaments, concluded, with, 1958, ncaa, university, division, basketball, tournament, championship, game, march, 1958, freedom, hal. The 1957 58 NCAA University Division men s basketball season began in December 1957 progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 22 1958 at Freedom Hall in Louisville Kentucky The Kentucky Wildcats won their fourth NCAA national championship with an 84 72 victory over the Seattle Chieftains 1957 58 NCAA Division I men s basketball seasonPreseason AP No 1NoneNCAA Tournament1958Tournament datesMarch 11 1958 March 22 1958National ChampionshipFreedom HallLouisville KentuckyNCAA ChampionsKentucky WildcatsHelms National ChampionsKentucky WildcatsOther championsXavier Musketeers NIT Player of the Year Helms Elgin Baylor Seattle 1956 571958 59 Contents 1 Season headlines 2 Major rule changes 3 Conference membership changes 4 Regular season 4 1 Conference winners and tournaments 4 2 Informal championships 4 3 Statistical leaders 5 Polls 6 Post season tournaments 6 1 NCAA tournament 6 1 1 Final Four 6 2 National Invitation tournament 6 2 1 NIT Semifinals and Final 7 Award winners 7 1 Consensus All American teams 7 2 Major player of the year awards 7 3 Major coach of the year awards 7 4 Other major awards 8 Coaching changes 9 ReferencesSeason headlines editAdolph Rupp won his fourth championship as he led the Kentucky Wildcats to an 84 72 win over the Seattle Chieftains and their star Elgin Baylor The starting unit was nicknamed the Fiddlin Five after a quip by Rupp that his team were fiddlers when he really needed violinists The Wildcats fought back from two 11 point deficits to gain the victory 1 Cincinnati s Oscar Robertson became the first player to lead the nation is scoring in his first varsity season The sophomore freshmen were ineligible averaged 35 1 points per game for the Bearcats Dom Flora a senior point guard at Washington and Lee University finished his college career with 2 310 points and 696 free throws made both of which were ranked fifth in their respective categories in college basketball history at the end of the 1957 58 season 2 Future Hall of Fame coach Howard Cann of NYU retired at the conclusion of the season after 35 years at the helm Major rule changes editBeginning in 1957 58 the following rules changes were implemented Offensive goaltending was banned so that no player from either team could touch the ball or basket when the ball was on the basket s rim or above the cylinder The only exception was the shooter in the original act of shooting One free throw for each common foul was taken for the first six personal fouls by one team in each half and the one and one was used thereafter On uniforms the use of the single digit numbers one and two and any digit greater than five were prohibited A ball that passes over the backboard either front to back or back to front was considered out of bounds 3 Conference membership changes editSchool Former conference New conference Cincinnati Bearcats NCAA University Division independent Missouri Valley Conference Detroit Titans Missouri Valley Conference NCAA University Division independent East Tennessee State Buccaneers non NCAA University Division Ohio Valley Conference Fresno State Bulldogs West Coast Athletic Conference NCAA University Division independent North Texas Mean Green non NCAA University Division Missouri Valley Conference Texas Tech Red Raiders NCAA University Division independent Southwest ConferenceRegular season editConference winners and tournaments edit Conference Regular season winner 4 Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Pete Brennan North Carolina 5 1958 ACC men s basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina Maryland Big Eight Conference Kansas State Bob Boozer Kansas State 6 No Tournament Big Ten Conference Indiana None Selected No Tournament Border Conference Arizona State None Selected No Tournament Ivy League Dartmouth None Selected No Tournament Metropolitan New York Conference St John s None Selected No Tournament Mid American Conference Toledo None Selected No Tournament Missouri Valley Conference Cincinnati None Selected No Tournament Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech None Selected No Tournament Pacific Coast Conference California amp Oregon State None Selected No Tournament Skyline Conference Idaho State None Selected No Tournament Southeastern Conference Kentucky None Selected No Tournament Southern Conference West Virginia Dom Flora Washington and Lee 7 1958 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament Richmond Arena Richmond Virginia West Virginia 8 Southwest Conference Arkansas amp SMU Rick Herrscher SMU awarded by Coach magazine No Tournament West Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Mike Farmer San Francisco amp Leroy Wright Pacific 9 No Tournament Western New York Little Three Conference St Bonaventure No Tournament Yankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament Informal championships edit Conference Regular season winner Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winner Philadelphia Big 5 Temple No Tournament Statistical leaders edit Points per game Rebound Percentage Field goal percentage Free throw percentage Player School PPG Player School REB Player School FG Player School FT Oscar Robertson Cincinnati 35 1 Boo Ellis Niagara 262 Ralph Crosthwaite W Kentucky State 61 0 Semi Mintz Davidson 88 2 Elgin Baylor Seattle 32 5 Al Inniss St Francis NY 248 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati 57 1 Gerald Myers Texas Tech 87 0 Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 30 1 Elgin Baylor Seattle 235 Pete Brunone Manhattan 56 2 Arlen Clark Oklahoma State 86 5 Bailey Howell Mississippi State 27 8 Wilt Chamberlain Kansas 216 Bob Goodall Tulsa 55 7 Joe Hobbs Florida 86 0 Red Murrell Drake 26 7 Joe Cincebox Syracuse 206 Hal Greer Marshall 54 6 Hub Reed Oklahoma City 85 1Polls editMain article 1957 58 NCAA University Division men s basketball rankings The final top 20 from the AP and Coaches Polls 10 Associated Press Ranking Team 1 West Virginia 2 Cincinnati 3 Kansas State 4 San Francisco 5 Temple 6 Maryland 7 Kansas 8 Notre Dame 9 Kentucky 10 Duke 11 Dayton 12 Indiana 13 North Carolina 14 Bradley 15 Mississippi State 16 Auburn 17 Michigan State 18 Seattle 19 Oklahoma State 20 NC State Coaches Ranking Team 1 West Virginia 2 Cincinnati 3 San Francisco 4 Kansas State 5 Temple 6 Maryland 7 Notre Dame 8 Kansas 9 Dayton 10 Indiana 11 Bradley 12 North Carolina 13 Duke 14 Kentucky 15 Oklahoma State 16 Oregon State NC State 18 St Bonaventure 19 Seattle Michigan State WyomingPost season tournaments editNCAA tournament edit Main article 1958 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament Adolph Rupp s Kentucky Wildcats won their fourth National championship by defeating the Seattle Chieftains 84 72 on March 22 at Freedom Hall in Louisville Kentucky 10 Seattle s Elgin Baylor led all tournament scorers and was named the tournament Most Outstanding Player Final Four edit National semifinalsNational championship game M2Kentucky61W1Temple602Seattle721Kentucky84S1Seattle73E3Kansas State51 Third Place Temple 67 Kansas State 57 National Invitation tournament edit Main article 1958 National Invitation Tournament The Xavier Musketeers entered the National Invitation Tournament with a 15 11 record but surprised the field defeating fellow Ohio school Dayton 78 74 to win the NIT 11 The Musketeers Hank Stein was named tournament MVP NIT Semifinals and Final edit Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City SemifinalsFinal 1St John s563Dayton803Dayton742Xavier782St Bonaventure532Xavier72 Third Place St Bonaventure 84 St John s 69Award winners editConsensus All American teams edit Main article 1958 NCAA Men s Basketball All Americans Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Elgin Baylor F Junior Seattle Bob Boozer F Junior Kansas State Wilt Chamberlain C Junior Kansas Don Hennon G Junior Pittsburgh Oscar Robertson G Sophomore Cincinnati Guy Rodgers G Senior Temple Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Pete Brennan F Senior North Carolina Archie Dees F C Senior Indiana Mike Farmer F Senior San Francisco Dave Gambee F Senior Oregon State Bailey Howell F Junior Mississippi State Major player of the year awards edit Helms Foundation Player of the Year Elgin Baylor Seattle UPI Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Sporting News Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Major coach of the year awards edit UPI Coach of the Year Tex Winter Kansas State Other major awards edit Robert V Geasey Trophy Top player in Philadelphia Big 5 Guy Rodgers Temple NIT Haggerty Award Top player in NYC Jim Cunningham FordhamCoaching changes editA number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended Team FormerCoach InterimCoach NewCoach Reason Columbia Lou Rossini Archie Oldham Drake John E Benington Maury John Duquesne Dudey Moore Red Manning Iowa Bucky O Connor Sharm Scheuerman O Connor died in an auto accident on April 22 1958 12 La Salle Jim Pollard Dudey Moore Loyola LA Jim Hading Hank Kuzma Marquette Jack Nagle Eddie Hickey Memphis State Eugene Lambert Bob Vanatta New Mexico Bill Stockton Bob Sweeney NYU Howard Cann Lou Rossini Ohio State Floyd Stahl Fred Taylor Saint Louis Eddie Hickey John E Benington Seattle John Castellani Vincent Cazzetta After taking the Chieftains to the NCAA title game Castellani resigned amid recruiting violations that resulted in a two year post season ban for the university 13 South Carolina Frank Johnson Walt Hambrick Vanderbilt Bob Polk Roy Skinner interim Assistant coach Skinner served as interim for the season as Polk suffered a heart attack in the Fall 14 Washington State Jack Friel Marv Harshman Western Michigan Joe Hoy Don BovenReferences edit 58 The Fiddlin Five Make Sweet Music Dominick A Dom Flora 58 Washington and Lee University Archived from the original on June 2 2010 Retrieved June 2 2010 2009 NCAA Men s Basketball Records Book Playing Rules History section NCAA retrieved 2009 05 09 Archived 2009 05 13 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 Kansas State Athletic Site Wildcat Honor Roll Kansas State University retrieved 2009 05 17 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 2008 09 WCC Men s Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011 05 23 at the Wayback Machine West Coast Conference retrieved 2009 02 07 a b RotoWire Fantasy Football Baseball Basketball and More National Invitation Tournament History Tournament Result 1950 s Archived from the original on March 26 2010 Retrieved April 10 2022 Frank Bucky O Connor Monroe 1967 DesMoinesRegister com July 5 2005 Archived from the original on July 29 2012 Retrieved April 10 2022 Raley Dan March 27 2017 Where Are They Now John Castellani Seattle U basketball coach SeattlePi com Archived from the original on July 17 2018 Retrieved April 10 2022 Bob Polk Vandy Coaching Legend January 3 2007 Archived from the original on April 10 2022 Retrieved April 10 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1957 58 NCAA University Division men 27s basketball season amp oldid 1209001665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
