| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1957–58 |
| Team: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 11–11 |
| Conf Record: | 5-9 |
| Asst Coach3: | Jess MacLeay |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Ac1 Year: | 21st |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | John Paul |
The 1957–58 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Starting his second decade as the head coach of the University of Illinois' Fighting Illini basketball team, Harry Combes and his assistant coach and top recruiter, Howie Braun, were beginning to lose some of the top recruits from the state of Illinois. Talented players, such as Tom Hawkins, Charlie Brown, McKinley "Deacon" Davis, Nolden Gentry, John Tidwell and Charles "Chico" Vaughn were lured away to play for other programs during the late 1950s, a trend that would continue for Combes during his second decade.[1]
The 1957-58 team returned several lettermen including the leading scorer Don Ohl and team "captain" John Paul. It also saw the return of Roger Taylor and Ted Caiazza. The team also added sophomores Govoner Vaughn, Mannie Jackson, Al Gosnell, Bruce Bunkenberg and Ed Perry. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing in 8th place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 11 wins and 11 losses. The starting lineup included Govoner Vaughn at the center position, Roger Taylor and Don Ohl at guard and Mannie Jackson and John Paul at the forward slots.[2]
Source[3] [4] |-!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season
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| Player | Games Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Ohl | 22 | 183 | 65 | 431 |
| Govoner Vaughn | 22 | 138 | 51 | 327 |
| John Paul | 21 | 106 | 85 | 297 |
| Roger Taylor | 20 | 97 | 68 | 262 |
| Mannie Jackson | 22 | 107 | 31 | 245 |
| Al Gosnell | 22 | 30 | 24 | 84 |
| Bruce Bunkenburg | 18 | 17 | 17 | 51 |
| Ed Perry | 19 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Lee Frandsen | 15 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Lou Landt | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Larry Breyfogle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Tom Haller | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See main article: 1957–58 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.