The NCAA Final Four was played at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] Seattle had an integrated team, and played in front of an all-white crowd of 18,803.[4] Elgin Baylor was the nation's second-best scorer (32.5) behind Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson.[4] The Chieftains led Kentucky by 11 points in the first half, and were leading 60–58, with seven minutes in the game. Seattle lost the game 84–72,[2] for a 23–6 season.[4]
After the championship game, Baylor hinted that he might return for his senior season. Castellani had two recruits with him from the South Bend area, forwards Don Piasecki and Don Ogorek. The Chieftains also added a transfer from Indiana, guard Charlie Brown.[4] The feeling was that the team would have a bright future.
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Sports Press Northwest – Wayback Machine – Seattle U.'s 1958 Final 4 run
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1957, seattle, chieftains, basketball, team, known, redhawks, represented, seattle, university, during, 1957, ncaa, university, division, basketball, season, future, draft, pick, elgin, baylor, seattle, runner, ncaa, tournament, falling, kentucky, finals, loui. The 1957 58 Seattle Chieftains men s basketball team now known as Redhawks represented Seattle University during the 1957 58 NCAA University Division men s basketball season Led by future top draft pick Elgin Baylor Seattle was the runner up in the NCAA tournament falling to Kentucky in the finals in Louisville Kentucky 1 2 1957 58 Seattle Chieftains men s basketballNCAA tournament runner upConferenceIndependentRankingCoachesNo 19APNo 18Record24 7Head coachJohn Castellani 2nd season Seasons 1956 571958 59 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule and results 3 NCAA tournament 3 1 NCAA Championship 4 Rankings 5 Awards and honors 6 Team players drafted into the NBA 7 References 8 External linksRoster edit1957 58 Seattle Chieftains men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownF C 22 Elgin Baylor 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 215 lb 98 kg Jr Washington D C F 24 Don Ogorek 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m SoG Don Piasecki 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m So Head coachJohn Castellani Notre Dame Assistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtSchedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular seasonDec 20 1957 No 12 vs No 7 San Francisco Bluegrass Festival L 51 60 3 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyDec 21 1957 No 12 vs Army Bluegrass Festival W 80 51 4 2 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyDec 26 1957 No 15 vs Connecticut ECAC Holiday Festival W 87 83 5 2 Madison Square Garden New York New YorkDec 28 1957 No 15 vs Temple ECAC Holiday Festival L 73 91 5 3 Madison Square Garden New York New YorkDec 30 1957 No 15 vs Dayton ECAC Holiday Festival L 75 81 5 4 Madison Square Garden New York New YorkNCAA tournamentMar 14 1958 No 18 vs No 4 San Francisco West Regional semifinal W 69 67 19 4 Cow Palace 16 382 Daly City CaliforniaMar 15 1958 No 18 vs California West Regional final W 66 62 OT 20 4 Cow Palace Daly City CaliforniaMar 21 1958 No 18 vs No 3 Kansas State National semifinal Final Four W 73 51 21 4 Freedom Hall Louisville KentuckyMar 22 1958 No 18 vs No 9 Kentucky National Championship Game L 72 84 21 5 Freedom Hall Louisville Kentucky Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses W West All times are in Pacific Time NCAA tournament editMain article 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament West Seattle 69 San Francisco 67 Seattle 66 California 62 Final Four Seattle 73 Kansas State 51 Kentucky 84 Seattle 72Source 3 NCAA Championship edit The NCAA Final Four was played at Freedom Hall in Louisville Kentucky 1 Seattle had an integrated team and played in front of an all white crowd of 18 803 4 Elgin Baylor was the nation s second best scorer 32 5 behind Cincinnati s Oscar Robertson 4 The Chieftains led Kentucky by 11 points in the first half and were leading 60 58 with seven minutes in the game Seattle lost the game 84 72 2 for a 23 6 season 4 After the championship game Baylor hinted that he might return for his senior season Castellani had two recruits with him from the South Bend area forwards Don Piasecki and Don Ogorek The Chieftains also added a transfer from Indiana guard Charlie Brown 4 The feeling was that the team would have a bright future Rankings editMain article 1957 58 NCAA University Division men s basketball rankings 5 6 Awards and honors editElgin Baylor NCAA Men s MOP Award 7 Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year Consensus First team All AmericanTeam players drafted into the NBA editMain article 1958 NBA draft Round Pick Player NBA Club1 1 Elgin Baylor Minneapolis LakersSource 8 References edit a b Seattle gains NCAA finals to battle Kentucky tonight Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press March 22 1958 p 8 a b Nothing wrong with 2d Seattle is beaten in finals Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press March 24 1958 p 18 RotoWire Fantasy Football Baseball Basketball and More a b c d Raley Dan March 27 2007 Where Are They Now John Castellani Seattle U basketball coach Seattle Post Intelligencer ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia The Complete History of the Men s Game Random House 2009 pp 661 662 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1957 58 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference Retrieved December 29 2021 Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs sportsline com Archived from the original on September 7 2008 Retrieved March 31 2008 1958 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball com Archived from the original on April 4 2012 Retrieved April 3 2012 External links editSports Press Northwest Wayback Machine Seattle U s 1958 Final 4 run Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1957 58 Seattle Chieftains men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1170770547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
