| Sport: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1958-59 |
| Team: | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Coachrank: | 11 |
| Aprank: | 10 |
| Record: | 29–5 |
| Champion: | Southern Conference champions NCAA tournament, runner-up |
| Bowl Result: | L 70-71 vs. California |
The 1958–59 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in NCAA competition in the 1958–59 season. Coached by Fred Schaus and led by Hall of Fame guard Jerry West, the Mountaineers, then a member of the Southern Conference, lost in the final of that year's NCAA tournament to California.
West Virginia wasn’t a one-man team, far from it, but guard Jerry West was the star of the show, as he proved after leading the mountaineers to the final four. He scored 38 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a semifinal win over Louisville, then scored 28 points and snared 11 boards against California in the title game. That effort wasn’t enough to prevent the Bears from winning, by a single point, 71-70.
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 20 | Bob Smith | Minneapolis Lakers |