1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith. This was the first Cincinnati team to reach the Final Four.

1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
MVC champion
NCAA tournament, Third place
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record26–4 (13–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 1957–58
1958–59 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Cincinnati 13 1   .929 26 4   .867
No. 4 Bradley 12 2   .857 25 4   .862
No. 12 Saint Louis 10 4   .714 20 6   .769
Wichita Municipal 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Houston 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Drake 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Tulsa 2 12   .143 10 15   .400
North Texas State 2 12   .143 6 18   .250
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Regular season

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NCAA basketball tournament

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  • Midwest
    • Cincinnati 77, Texas Christian 73
    • Cincinnati 85, Kansas State 75
  • Final Four
    • California 64, Cincinnati 58
  • Third-place game
    • Cincinnati 98, Louisville 85

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Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 17 Mike Mendenhall Cincinnati Royals

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1958-59 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  4. ^ "1959 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.