1959 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season1958–59
Teams23
Finals siteFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsCalifornia Golden Bears
Runner-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)
Attendance161,809
Top scorerJerry West (West Virginia)
(160 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1958 1960»

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.

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.

Locations

RoundRegionSiteVenue
First Round East New York, New York Madison Square Garden
Mideast Lexington, Kentucky Memorial Coliseum
Midwest Portland, Oregon Pacific International Livestock Exposition
West Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces High School Gym
Regionals East Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum
Mideast Evanston, Illinois McGaw Memorial Hall
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Allen Fieldhouse
West San Francisco, California Cow Palace
Final Four Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall

Teams

RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastBoston UniversityMatt ZunicIndependentRegional Runner-upWest VirginiaL 86–82
EastConnecticutHugh GreerYankeeFirst roundBoston UniversityL 60–58
EastDartmouthDoggie JulianIvy LeagueFirst roundWest VirginiaL 82–68
EastNavyBen CarnevaleIndependentRegional third placeSaint Joseph'sW 70–56
EastNorth CarolinaFrank McGuireAtlantic CoastFirst roundNavyL 76–63
EastSaint Joseph'sJack RamsayMiddle AtlanticRegional Fourth PlaceNavyL 70–56
EastWest VirginiaFred SchausSouthernRunner UpCaliforniaL 71–70
Mideast
MideastBowling GreenHarold AndersonMid-AmericanFirst roundMarquetteL 89–71
MideastEastern KentuckyPaul McBrayerOhio ValleyFirst roundLouisvilleL 77–63
MideastKentuckyAdolph RuppSoutheasternRegional third placeMarquetteW 98–69
MideastLouisvillePeck HickmanIndependentFourth PlaceCincinnatiL 98–85
MideastMarquetteEddie HickeyIndependentRegional Fourth PlaceKentuckyL 98–69
MideastMichigan StateForddy AndersonBig TenRegional Runner-upLouisvilleL 88–81
Midwest
MidwestCincinnatiGeorge SmithMissouri ValleyThird PlaceLouisvilleW 98–85
MidwestDePaulRay MeyerIndependentRegional Fourth PlaceTCUL 71–65
MidwestKansas StateTex WinterBig 8Regional Runner-upCincinnatiL 85–75
MidwestPortlandAl NegrattiIndependentFirst roundDePaulL 57–56
MidwestTCUBuster BrannonSouthwestRegional third placeDePaulW 71–65
West
WestCaliforniaPete NewellPacific CoastChampionWest VirginiaW 71–70
WestIdaho StateJohn GraysonIndependentRegional third placeUtahW 71–65
WestNew Mexico StatePresley AskewBorderFirst roundIdaho StateL 62–61
WestSaint Mary'sJames WeaverWest Coast AthleticRegional Runner-upCaliforniaL 66–46
WestUtahJack GardnerMountain StatesRegional Fourth PlaceIdaho StateL 71–65

Bracket

East region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Saint Joseph's 92
  West Virginia 95
  West Virginia 82
  Dartmouth 68
  West Virginia 86
  Boston University 82
  Boston University 60
  Connecticut 58
  Boston University 62
  Navy 55
  Navy 76
  North Carolina 63

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Kentucky 61
  Louisville 76
  Louisville 77
  Eastern Kentucky 63
  Louisville 88
  Michigan State 81
  Michigan State 74
  Marquette 69
  Marquette 89
  Bowling Green 71

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Kansas State 102
  DePaul 70
  DePaul 57
  Portland 56
  Kansas State 75
  Cincinnati 85
  Cincinnati 77
  TCU 73

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Saint Mary's 80
  Idaho State 71
  Idaho State 62
  New Mexico State 61
  Saint Mary's 46
  California 66
  California 71
  Utah 53

Final Four

National Semifinals National Finals
      
E West Virginia 94
ME Louisville 79
E West Virginia 70
W California 71
MW Cincinnati 58
W California 64

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game[1]
   
MW Cincinnati 98
ME Louisville 85

Regional third place games

See also

Notes

  • 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.

References

  1. ↑ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi State Can't Go To Tourney". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. March 1, 1959. p. 13.
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