1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight 1 1 25–2 14–0 Tex Winter 6th Ahearn Field House NCAA regular season championsBig Eight Champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight 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. The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. Roster 1958 Kansas State Wildcats y Bill Guthridge 4 F 5 10 160 Jr y Parsons, Kansas Bob Boozer 30 F 6 8 210 Sr y Omaha, Nebraska Wally Frank 34 F 6 8 220 Jr Tex Winter https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1958-59 Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Non-conference regular season Dec 1, 1958 yes 1958 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 96–83 1–0 Dec 6, 1958 yes Indiana Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 82–79 OT 2–0 Dec 12, 1958 yes yes 3 California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 68–65 3–0 Dec 13, 1958 yes yes 3 1958 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 53–52 4–0 Dec 15, 1958 yes yes 3 1958 men BYU Cougars BYU Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah 68–77 4–1 Dec 19, 1958 yes 3 1958 men NC State Wolfpack NC State 4 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 69–67 5–1 Dec 20, 1958 yes yes 3 1958 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 14 Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 68–55 6–1 Dec 26, 1958 yes yes 4 1958 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament 69–66 7–1 Dec 29, 1958 yes 4 1958 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament 73–59 8–1 Dec 30, 1958 yes yes 3 1958 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament 67–66 9–1 |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Big Eight Regular season Jan 5, 1959 yes 4 Iowa State Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa 59–56 10–1 1–0 Jan 10, 1959 4 Colorado Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 89–58 11–1 2–0 Jan 12, 1959 4 Oklahoma Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 90–45 12–1 3–0 Jan 17, 1959 yes 4 Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri 75–60 13–1 4–0 Jan 26, 1959 3 Iowa State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 78–55 14–1 5–0 Feb 2, 1959 yes 3 1958 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 50–43 15–1 6–0 Feb 7, 1959 yes 3 Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado 70–59 16–1 7–0 Feb 11, 1959 3 Kansas Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas Sunflower Showdown 82–72 17–1 8–0 Feb 14, 1959 yes 3 1958 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 60–49 18–1 9–0 Feb 16, 1959 yes 3 Oklahoma McCasland Field House Norman, Oklahoma 75–55 19–1 10–0 Feb 21, 1959 yes 4 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 62–50 20–1 11–0 Feb 27, 1959 yes 4 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Sunflower Showdown 87–77 21–1 12–0 Mar 7, 1959 yes 2 Missouri Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 108–69 22–1 13–0 Mar 9, 1959 yes 1 Nebraska Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 76–54 24–1 14–0 |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1959 yes yes 1 1958 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Midwest Regional semifinal 102–70 25–1 Mar 14, 1959 yes yes 1 Cincinnati 5 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Midwest Regional final 75–85 25–2 AP Poll MW Midwest 2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide https://www.kstatesports.com/documents/2018/10/17/18_19_Media_Guide.pdf Kansas State University Athletics June 21, 2020 Rankings 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 1 14 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 Coaches 0 14 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 670–671 2009 978-0-345-51392-2https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1958-polls.html 1957-58 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference June 21, 2020 Awards and honors Bob Boozer – Consensus First-team All-American (2x), Big Eight Player of the Year (2x) Tex Winter – Big Eight Coach of the Year Team players drafted into the NBA 1959 NBA draft Kansas State Wildcats Round Pick Player NBA club 1 1 Bob Boozer Cincinnati Royalshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1959.html 1959 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com June 21, 2020 References Kansas State Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:1958 in sports in Kansas Category:1959 in sports in Kansas