1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
October 30, 2023
The 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAADivision Icollege basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1959, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 27 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
Mississippi State qualified for the tournament but university president Benjamin F. Hilbun supported the social degradation of African-American citizens and would not permit the team to participate in the tournament where they would face African-American players.[2]
Five teams - Boston University, Bowling Green, Portland, Saint Joseph's, and Saint Mary's - made their tournament debut.
This would be the most recent tournament appearance, as of 2022, for Dartmouth College. Their 63-year drought is the longest active drought in the NCAA among active Division I schools, and the second longest overall after Harvard's 66-year drought from 1946 to 2012.
Referencesedit
^"1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^"Mississippi State Can't Go To Tourney". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. March 1, 1959. p. 13.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1959 NCAA University Division 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 Kentucky A total of 27 games were played including a third place game in each region and a national third place game 1959 NCAA University Divisionbasketball tournamentSeason1958 59Teams23Finals siteFreedom HallLouisville KentuckyChampionsCalifornia Golden BearsRunner upWest Virginia Mountaineers 1st title game 1st Final Four Third placeCincinnati Bearcats 1st Final Four Fourth placeLouisville Cardinals 1st Final Four Winning coachPete Newell 1st title MOPJerry West West Virginia Attendance161 809Top scorerJerry West West Virginia 160 points NCAA Division I men s tournaments 1958 1960 California coached by Pete Newell won the national title with a 71 70 victory in the final game over West Virginia coached by Fred Schaus Jerry West of West Virginia was named the tournament s Most Outstanding Player Contents 1 Locations 2 Teams 3 Bracket 3 1 East region 3 2 Mideast region 3 3 Midwest region 3 4 West region 3 5 Final Four 3 6 National Third Place Game 3 7 Regional third place games 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesLocations editRound Region Site VenueFirst Round East New York New York Madison Square GardenMideast Lexington Kentucky Memorial ColiseumMidwest Portland Oregon Pacific International Livestock ExpositionWest Las Cruces New Mexico Las Cruces High School GymRegionals East Charlotte North Carolina Charlotte ColiseumMideast Evanston Illinois McGaw Memorial HallMidwest Lawrence Kansas Allen FieldhouseWest San Francisco California Cow PalaceFinal Four Louisville Kentucky Freedom HallTeams editRegion Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent ScoreEastEast Boston University Matt Zunic Independent Regional Runner up West Virginia L 86 82East Connecticut Hugh Greer Yankee First round Boston University L 60 58East Dartmouth Doggie Julian Ivy League First round West Virginia L 82 68East Navy Ben Carnevale Independent Regional third place Saint Joseph s W 70 56East North Carolina Frank McGuire Atlantic Coast First round Navy L 76 63East Saint Joseph s Jack Ramsay Middle Atlantic Regional Fourth Place Navy L 70 56East West Virginia Fred Schaus Southern Runner Up California L 71 70MideastMideast Bowling Green Harold Anderson Mid American First round Marquette L 89 71Mideast Eastern Kentucky Paul McBrayer Ohio Valley First round Louisville L 77 63Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Regional third place Marquette W 98 69Mideast Louisville Peck Hickman Independent Fourth Place Cincinnati L 98 85Mideast Marquette Eddie Hickey Independent Regional Fourth Place Kentucky L 98 69Mideast Michigan State Forddy Anderson Big Ten Regional Runner up Louisville L 88 81MidwestMidwest Cincinnati George Smith Missouri Valley Third Place Louisville W 98 85Midwest DePaul Ray Meyer Independent Regional Fourth Place TCU L 71 65Midwest Kansas State Tex Winter Big 8 Regional Runner up Cincinnati L 85 75Midwest Portland Al Negratti Independent First round DePaul L 57 56Midwest TCU Buster Brannon Southwest Regional third place DePaul W 71 65WestWest California Pete Newell Pacific Coast Champion West Virginia W 71 70West Idaho State John Grayson Independent Regional third place Utah W 71 65West New Mexico State Presley Askew Border First round Idaho State L 62 61West Saint Mary s James Weaver West Coast Athletic Regional Runner up California L 66 46West Utah Jack Gardner Mountain States Regional Fourth Place Idaho State L 71 65Bracket editEast region edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Saint Joseph s92 West Virginia95 West Virginia82 Dartmouth68 West Virginia86 Boston University82 Boston University60 Connecticut58 Boston University62 Navy55 Navy76 North Carolina63Mideast region edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Kentucky61 Louisville76 Louisville77 Eastern Kentucky63 Louisville88 Michigan State81 Michigan State74 Marquette69 Marquette89 Bowling Green71Midwest region edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Kansas State102 DePaul70 DePaul57 Portland56 Kansas State75 Cincinnati85 Cincinnati77 TCU73West region edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Saint Mary s80 Idaho State71 Idaho State62 New Mexico State61 Saint Mary s46 California66 California71 Utah53Final Four edit National SemifinalsNational Finals EWest Virginia94MELouisville79EWest Virginia70WCalifornia71MWCincinnati58WCalifornia64National Third Place Game edit National Third Place Game 1 MWCincinnati98MELouisville85Regional third place games edit East Regional third place Navy70Saint Joseph s56 Mideast Regional third place Kentucky98Marquette69 Midwest Regional third place TCU71DePaul65 West Regional third place Idaho State71Utah65See also edit1959 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1959 National Invitation Tournament 1959 NAIA Division I men s basketball tournamentNotes editMississippi State qualified for the tournament but university president Benjamin F Hilbun supported the social degradation of African American citizens and would not permit the team to participate in the tournament where they would face African American players 2 Five teams Boston University Bowling Green Portland Saint Joseph s and Saint Mary s made their tournament debut This would be the most recent tournament appearance as of 2022 for Dartmouth College Their 63 year drought is the longest active drought in the NCAA among active Division I schools and the second longest overall after Harvard s 66 year drought from 1946 to 2012 References edit 1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket Retrieved October 14 2011 Mississippi State Can t Go To Tourney Sarasota Herald Tribune Sarasota Florida March 1 1959 p 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament amp oldid 1176744775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
