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1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1957–58 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

Field	Value
year	1957–58
team	Kentucky Wildcats
sport	Basketball
image	1958_Kentucky_Wildcats.jpg
image_size	300px
conference	Southeast Conference
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	14
APRank	9
record	23–6
conf_record	12–2
head_coach	Adolph Rupp
asst_coach1	Harry Lancaster
captain	Ed Beck
stadium	Memorial Coliseum
champion	[NCAA tournament](1958-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National champions
SEC regular season champions
tourney	[National Championship Game](1958-ncaa-university-division-basketball-championship-game)
tourney_result
W 82–74 vs. [Seattle](1957-58-seattle-chieftains-men-s-basketball-team)

SEC regular season champions W 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". 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 a 84–72 victory over Seattle.

Roster

Adolph Rupp
Harry Lancaster}}

Schedule and results

NCAA Championship

Main article: 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

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

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

References

(2021-11-21). "The Winning Tradition: A History of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball". University Press of Kentucky.
[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-10-21 . Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.)
"1957-58 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".
[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/prospectus/prospectus.pdf 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-10-21 . Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.)
[http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/roster1957-58.html BigBlueHistory.net]. Retrieved 2016-Jan-22.
"1958 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com.

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