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 Virginia120 1.000  262  .929
Virginia Tech105 .667  118  .579
George Washington84 .667  1211  .522
The Citadel96 .600  1611  .593
Richmond88 .500  1412  .538
William & Mary99 .500  1514  .517
Furman48 .333  1016  .385
Davidson48 .333  915  .375
Washington and Lee49 .308  916  .360
VMI112 .077  417  .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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