1957–58 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

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.

1957–58 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Southern Conference champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1957–58 record26–2 ( SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaWVU Field House
1957–58 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 West Virginia †12–0 1.000  26–2  .929
Virginia Tech10–5 .667  11–8  .579
George Washington8–4 .667  12–11  .522
The Citadel9–6 .600  16–11  .593
Richmond8–8 .500  14–12  .538
William & Mary9–9 .500  15–14  .517
Furman4–8 .333  10–16  .385
Davidson4–8 .333  9–15  .375
Washington and Lee4–9 .308  9–16  .360
VMI1–12 .077  4–17  .190
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1958; Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • Manhattan 89, West Virginia 84

[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
213Lloyd SharrarPhiladelphia Warriors

[2]

References

  1. http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1958
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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