1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team explained

Year:	1958–59
Team:	Cincinnati Bearcats
Sport:	Basketball
Conference:	Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:	MVC
Coachrank:	4
Aprank:	5
Record:	26–4
Conf Record:	13–1
Stadium:	Armory Fieldhouse
Champion:	MVC champion
Tourney Result:	Third place

The 1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith. This was the first Cincinnati team to reach the Final Four.

Regular season

• In the Crosstown Shootout, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 92–66. The match was held at the Cincinnati Gardens. Junior point guard Oscar Robertson helped the team reach their second straight Missouri Valley Conference title.

NCAA basketball tournament

• Midwest
  • Cincinnati 77, Texas Christian 73
  • Cincinnati 85, Kansas State 75
• Final Four
  • California 64, Cincinnati 58
• Third-place game
  • Cincinnati 98, Louisville 85

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Awards and honors

• Oscar Robertson, USBWA College Player of the Year,^[2] NCAA scoring leader (2x)

NBA draft

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Notes and References

1. Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More.
2. Web site: The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners . 2008-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ . 2008-06-11 .
3. Web site: 1959 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com . 2009-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100318005639/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1959&lg=N . 2010-03-18 .