1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
National Champions; SEC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#9
1957–58 record	23–6 (12–2 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Captain	Ed Beck
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
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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".

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
December 2*		Duke	W 78–74	1–0	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 4*		at Ohio St	W 61–54	2–0	Columbus, OH {{{site_cityst}}}
December 7*		Temple	W 85–83 ^3OT	3–0	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 9*		at Maryland	L 62–71	3–1	College Park, MD {{{site_cityst}}}
December 14*	#3	at #9 St. Louis	W 73–60	4–1	Kiel Auditorium {{{site_cityst}}}
December 16*	#3	at SMU	L 64–65	4–2	Dallas, TX {{{site_cityst}}}
December 20*	#5	#8 West Virginia UK Invitation Tournament	L 70–77	4–3	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 21*	#5	#10 Minnesota UK Invitation Tournament	W 78–58	5–3	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 23*	#5	Utah St	W 92–64	6–3	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 30*	#9	Loyola-Chicago	W 75–42	7–3	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 4	#10	Georgia Tech	W 76–60	8–3 (1–0)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 6	#10	at Vanderbilt	W 86–81	9–3 (2–0)	Nashville, TN {{{site_cityst}}}
January 11	#9	LSU	W 97–52	10–3 (3–0)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 13	#9	Tulane	W 86–50	11–3 (4–0)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 18	#9	#13 Tennessee	W 77–68	12–3 (5–0)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 27	#9	at Georgia Tech	L 52–71	12–4 (5–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 29	#8	at Georgia	W 74–55	13–4 (6–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 31	#8	at Florida	W 78–56	14–4 (7–1)	35 – Hatton	–	–	Florida Gymnasium (7,000) Gainesville, FL
February 8	#12	Ole Miss	W 96–65	15–4 (8–1)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
February 10	#12	#17 Mississippi St	W 72–62	16–4 (9–1)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
February 15*	#12	at Loyola-Chicago	L 56–57	16–5	{{{site_cityst}}}
February 17	#12	Vanderbilt	W 65–61	17–5 (10–1)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
February 22	#13	at Alabama	W 45–43 ^OT	18–5 (11–1)	Garrett Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
February 24	#13	at Auburn	L 63–64	18–6 (11–2)	Birmingham City Auditorium {{{site_cityst}}}
March 1	#12	at Tennessee	W 77–66	19–6 (12–2)	Knoxville, TN {{{site_cityst}}}
March 14*	#9	vs. Miami (OH) NCAA Tournament	W 94–70	20–6	Lexington, KY {{{site_cityst}}}
March 15*	#9	vs. #8 Notre Dame NCAA Tournament	W 89–56	21–6	Lexington, KY {{{site_cityst}}}
March 21*	#9	vs. #5 Temple NCAA Tournament	W 61–60	22–6	Freedom Hall {{{site_cityst}}}
March 22*	#9	vs. #18 Seattle NCAA Tournament	W 84–72	23–6	Freedom Hall {{{site_cityst}}}
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Roster

1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	40	Earl Adkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	—	Ashland, KY
C	34	Ed Beck (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	—	Fort Valley, GA
G/F	12	Billy Ray Cassady	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	—	Inez, KY
G	10	Lincoln Collinsworth	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	—	Salyersville, KY
F	24	Johnny Cox	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hazard	Hazard, KY
F	32	John Crigler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Hebron	Hebron, KY
G	52	Vernon Hatton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Lafayette	Lexington, KY
F/C	20	Dick Howe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	—	Carbondale, IL
G	10	Lowell Hughes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	—	Prestonburg, KY
F/C	14	Phil Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	University	Lexington, KY
C	54	Don Mills	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Berea	Berea, KY
G/F	33	Harold Ross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	—	Hickman, KY
G	50	Adrian Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	—	Farmington, KY
F	88	Bill Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	—	Walton, KY

Head coach

Adolph Rupp

Assistant coach(es)

Harry Lancaster

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-Jan-22

NCAA Championship

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.

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

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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

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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

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References

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↑ 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
↑ 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
↑ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-22.
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[1] 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.

[2] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.

[3] 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.

[4] BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-22.

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