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1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his sixth year at the helm. The Wildcats finished with a record of 25–2 (14–0 Big 8), the No. 1 ranking in both major polls, but fell short of a second straight Final Four appearance after a loss to Cincinnati in the Midwest Regional final of the NCAA tournament.

1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record25–2 (14–0 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaAhearn Field House
Seasons
1958–59 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas State 14 – 0   1.000 25 – 2   .926
Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
Colorado 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Kansas 8 – 6   .571 11 – 14   .440
Nebraska 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 14   .440
Iowa State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360
Missouri 3 – 11   .214 6 – 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.

Roster

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1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Bill Guthridge
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 Jr Parsons, Kansas
F 30 Bob Boozer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Omaha, Nebraska
F 34 Wally Frank 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Dec 1, 1958*
 Purdue W 96–83  1–0
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 6, 1958*
 Indiana W 82–79 OT 2–0
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 12, 1958*
 No. 3 at California W 68–65  3–0
 Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 13, 1958*
 No. 3 at San Francisco W 53–52  4–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 15, 1958*
 No. 3 at BYU L 68–77  4–1
 Smith Fieldhouse 
Provo, Utah
Dec 19, 1958*
 No. 3 No. 4 NC State W 69–67  5–1
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 20, 1958*
 No. 3 vs. No. 14 Saint Joseph's W 68–55  6–1
 Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 26, 1958*
 No. 4 vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		W 69–66  7–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 29, 1958*
 No. 4 Oklahoma
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		W 73–59  8–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1958*
 No. 3 vs. Colorado
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		W 67–66  9–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Big Eight Regular season
Jan 5, 1959
 No. 4 at Iowa State W 59–56  10–1
(1–0) 		Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 10, 1959
 No. 4 Colorado W 89–58  11–1
(2–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 12, 1959
 No. 4 Oklahoma W 90–45  12–1
(3–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 17, 1959
 No. 4 at Missouri W 75–60  13–1
(4–0) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 26, 1959
 No. 3 Iowa State W 78–55  14–1
(5–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 2, 1959
 No. 3 at Nebraska W 50–43  15–1
(6–0) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 7, 1959
 No. 3 at Colorado W 70–59  16–1
(7–0) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 11, 1959
 No. 3 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		W 82–72  17–1
(8–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 14, 1959*
 No. 3 Oklahoma State W 60–49  18–1
(9–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 16, 1959
 No. 3 at Oklahoma W 75–55  19–1
(10–0) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 21, 1959
 No. 4 at Oklahoma State W 62–50  20–1
(11–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1959
 No. 4 at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		W 87–77  21–1
(12–0) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 7, 1959*
 No. 2 Missouri W 108–69  22–1
(13–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 9, 1959*
 No. 1 Nebraska W 76–54  24–1
(14–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1959*
 No. 1 vs. DePaul
Midwest Regional semifinal 		W 102–70  25–1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 14, 1959*
 No. 1 vs. No. 5 Cincinnati
Midwest Regional final 		L 75–85  25–2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Main article: 1959 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Bob Boozer Cincinnati Royals

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1958-59 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 670–671. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1957-58 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "1959 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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