1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1957–58 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats Basketball 1958_Kentucky_Wildcats.jpg 300px Southeast Conference SEC 14 9 23–6 12–2 Adolph Rupp Harry Lancaster Ed Beck Memorial Coliseum NCAA tournament National champions SEC regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 82–74 vs. Seattle The 1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. This squad was often nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five".Nelli Bert https://books.google.com/books?id=yIIwEAAAQBAJ&dq=1957%E2%80%9358+Kentucky+Wildcats+men's+basketball+team+Fiddlin+Five&pg=PT239 The Winning Tradition: A History of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball Nelli Steve 2021-11-21 University Press of Kentucky 978-0-8131-8823-2 en The team finished with an overall record of 23–6 (12–2 SEC). Kentucky advanced to the Final Four of the 1958 NCAA Tournament. In the semifinals they beat Temple and won their 4th National Championship with an 84–72 victory over Seattle. Roster 1957 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Earl Adkins 40 G 6 4 180 Sr Ashland, KY — Ed Beck y 34 C 6 7 188 Sr Fort Valley, GA — C Billy Ray Cassady 12 G/F 6 2 191 Sr Inez, KY — Lincoln Collinsworth Cris Collingsworth 10 G 6 3 185 Sr Salyersville, KY — Johnny Cox Johnny Cox y 24 F 6 4 185 Jr Hazard, KY Hazard John Crigler John Crigler y 32 F 6 3 180 Sr Hebron, KY Hebron Vernon Hatton Vernon Hatton y 52 G 6 3 195 Sr Lexington, KY Lafayette Dick Howe 20 F/C 6 5 210 Jr Carbondale, IL — Lowell Hughes 10 G 6 0 175 So Prestonburg, KY — Phil Johnson 14 F/C 6 5 190 Jr Lexington, KY University Don Mills Don Mills (basketball) y 54 C 6 6 185 So Berea, KY Berea Harold Ross 33 G/F 6 3 175 Sr Hickman, KY — Adrian Smith Adrian Smith (basketball) y 50 G 6 0 178 Sr Farmington, KY — Bill Smith 88 F 6 5 200 Sr Walton, KY — http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/roster1957-58.html 2016-Jan-22 Adolph Rupp Harry Lancaster Schedule and results yes yes no no no December 2 yes Duke Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 78–74 1–0 December 4 yes yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH 61–54 2–0 December 7 yes Temple Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 85–83 3OT 3–0 December 9 yes yes Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD 62–71 3–1 December 14 yes yes 3 St. Louis 9 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 73–60 4–1 December 16 yes yes 3 SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, TX 64–65 4–2 December 20 yes 5 West Virginia 8 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY UK Invitation Tournament 70–77 4–3 December 21 yes 5 Minnesota 10 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY UK Invitation Tournament 78–58 5–3 December 23 yes 5 Utah St Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 92–64 6–3 December 30 yes 9 Loyola-Chicago Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 75–42 7–3 January 4 10 Georgia Tech Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 76–60 8–3 1–0 January 6 yes 10 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 86–81 9–3 2–0 January 11 9 LSU Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 97–52 10–3 3–0 January 13 9 Tulane Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 86–50 11–3 4–0 January 18 9 Tennessee 13 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 77–68 12–3 5–0 January 27 yes 9 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 52–71 12–4 5–1 January 29 yes 8 Georgia Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA 74–55 13–4 6–1 January 31 yes 8 Florida Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, FL 78–56 7,000 14–4 7–1 February 8 12 Ole Miss Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 96–65 15–4 8–1 February 10 12 Mississippi St 17 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 72–62 16–4 9–1 February 15 yes yes 12 Loyola-Chicago Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 56–57 16–5 February 17 12 Vanderbilt Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 65–61 17–5 10–1 February 22 yes 13 Alabama Garrett Coliseum Montgomery, AL 45–43 OT 18–5 11–1 February 24 yes 13 Auburn Municipal Auditorium Birmingham, AL 63–64 18–6 11–2 March 1 yes 12 Tennessee Alumni Memorial Gym Knoxville, TN 77–66 19–6 12–2 March 14 yes yes 9 Miami (OH) Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY NCAA tournament 94–70 20–6 March 15 yes yes 9 Notre Dame 8 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY NCAA Tournament 89–56 21–6 March 21 yes yes 9 Temple 5 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY National Semifinal Final Four 61–60 22–6 March 22 yes yes 9 Seattle 18 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY National Championship Game 84–72 23–6 ME Mideast 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20141021060507/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf 2014-10-21 . Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.1957-58 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1958-schedule.html 2022-07-03 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en NCAA Championship 1958 NCAA University Division basketball championship game The 1958 NCAA Championship game was played in Louisville, Kentucky, before a then NCAA finals record crowd of 18,803, at the newly completed Freedom Hall. Seattle was Kentucky's opponent, led by the great Elgin Baylor. Baylor, a Consensus First Team All-American, was the nation's second-leading scorer (32.5) behind Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson (35.1). The Chieftains led Kentucky by 11 points in the first half on two occasions. In fact, Seattle was still leading by a score of 60–58 with seven minutes to go in the game. However, led by the sharp shooting of Vernon Hatton and Johnny Cox, Kentucky mounted a strong rally at the end, eventually winning the game by a final score of 84–72. Hatton led Kentucky with 30 points, Cox followed him with 24 points for the Wildcats, while Seattle was led by Baylor, who scored 25 points before fouling out. The victory sealed Kentucky's 4th NCAA Championship. Statistics Vernon Hatton 17.1 ppg Johnny Cox 14.9 ppg John Crigler 13.6 ppg Adrian Smith 12.4 ppg Ed Beck 5.6 ppg 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20141021060507/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf 2014-10-21 . Retrieved 2015-Apr-11. Awards and honors Johnny Cox All-SEC (1st Team – Coaches, 2nd Team – AP) All-NCAA Regional Team All-NCAA Final Four Team John Crigler All-SEC (3rd Team – AP) Adrian Smith All-American (1st Team – Converse, Helms) All-SEC (1st Team – Coaches, 2nd Team – AP) All-NCAA Regional Team All-NCAA Final Four Team BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-22. Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA Club 2 10 Vernon Hatton Cincinnati Royals 3 28 Johnny Cox New York Knicks 15 85 Adrian Smith Cincinnati Royals http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1958 1958 NBA Draft on Databasebasketball.com 2012-04-03 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120404142428/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1958 2012-04-04 References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Wildcats Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kentucky Category:1957 in sports in Kentucky Category:1958 in sports in Kentucky