1957–58 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Southern Conference champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record26–2 ( SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaWVU Field House
1957–58 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 West Virginia120 1.000262  .929
Virginia Tech105 .667118  .579
George Washington84 .6671211  .522
The Citadel96 .6001611  .593
Richmond88 .5001412  .538
William & Mary99 .5001514  .517
Furman48 .3331016  .385
Davidson48 .333915  .375
Washington and Lee49 .308916  .360
VMI112 .077417  .190
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1958
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in NCAA competition in the 1957–58 season. Coached by Fred Schaus and featuring future Hall of Fame guard Jerry West, the Mountaineers, then a member of the Southern Conference, lost in the first round of that year's NCAA tournament to Manhattan.

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • Manhattan 89, West Virginia 84

[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
213Lloyd SharrarPhiladelphia Warriors

[2]

References

  1. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  2. "1958 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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