1959–60 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 1959–60 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 1959–60 college basketball season. At the time, the Mountaineers were a member of the Southern Conference and coached by Fred Schaus in what proved to be his final year in Morgantown. After the season, he became head coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, newly relocated from Minneapolis, where he was reunited with his graduated superstar player Jerry West.

1959–60 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Southern Conference champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
1959–60 record26-5 ( SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaWVU Field House
1959–60 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Virginia Tech121 .923  206  .769
No. 5 West Virginia92 .818  265  .839
William & Mary105 .667  1511  .577
The Citadel84 .667  158  .652
George Washington75 .583  1511  .577
Furman67 .462  916  .360
VMI311 .214  416  .200
Richmond212 .143  718  .280
Davidson010 .000  519  .208
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1960; Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • West Virginia 94, Navy 86
    • NYU 82, West Virginia 81

[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
12Jerry WestMinneapolis Lakers

[2]

  • The Lakers participated in the draft as the Minneapolis Lakers, but moved to Los Angeles before the start of the 1960–61 season.

References

  1. "1960 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". databasesports.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  2. "1960 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-05-27.


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