1958–59 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1958-59 West Virginia Mountaineers Southern Conference SoCon 11 10 29–5 Fred Schaus WVU Field House Southern Conference champions NCAA tournament, runner-up National Championship Game L Lost 70-71 vs. California The 1958–59 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in NCAA competition in the 1958–59 season. Coached by Fred Schaus and led by Hall of Fame guard Jerry West, the Mountaineers, then a member of the Southern Conference, lost in the final of that year's NCAA tournament to California. Season summary West Virginia wasn’t a one-man team, far from it, but guard Jerry West was the star of the show, as he proved after leading the mountaineers to the final four. He scored 38 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a semifinal win over Louisville, then scored 28 points and snared 11 boards against California in the title game. That effort wasn’t enough to prevent the Bears from winning, by a single point, 71–70. NCAA basketball tournament East West Virginia 82, Dartmouth 68 West Virginia 95, St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 92 West Virginia 86, Boston 82 Final Four West Virginia 94, Louisville 79 California 71, West Virginia 70 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1959 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 320 Bob Smith Minneapolis Lakershttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1959&lg=N 1959 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-04 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100318005639/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1959&lg=N 2010-03-18 References External links Official Site Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia Category:Southern Conference men's basketball champion seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers men's b West Virginia Mountaineers men's b