1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1959 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 23
Finals Site Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions California (1st title)
Runner-Up West Virginia (1st title game)
Semifinalists Cincinnati (1st Final Four)
Louisville (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach Pete Newell (1st title)
MOP Jerry West West Virginia
Attendance 161,809
Top scorer Jerry West West Virginia
(160 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments
«1958  1960»

The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1959, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 27 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

California, coached by Pete Newell, won the national title with a 71-70 victory in the final game over West Virginia, coached by Fred Schaus. Jerry West of West Virginia was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


Contents

[edit] Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Charlotte, North Carolina New York City, New York
Mideast Evanston, Illinois Lexington, Kentucky
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Portland, Oregon
West San Francisco, California Las Cruces, New Mexico
Finals Louisville, Kentucky

[edit] Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a Boston University Matt Zunic Elite Eight West Virginia L 86-82
East n/a UConn Hugh Greer First round Boston L 60-58
East n/a Dartmouth Doggie Julian First round West Virginia L 82-68
East n/a Navy Ben Carnevale Regional Third Place Saint Joseph's W 70-56
East n/a North Carolina Frank McGuire First round Navy L 76-63
East n/a Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Regional Fourth Place Navy L 70-56
East n/a West Virginia Fred Schaus Runner Up California L 71-70
Mideast
Mideast n/a Bowling Green Harold Anderson First round Marquette L 89-71
Mideast n/a Eastern Kentucky Paul McBrayer First round Louisville L 77-63
Mideast n/a Kentucky Adolph Rupp Regional Third Place Marquette W 98-69
Mideast n/a Louisville Peck Hickman Fourth Place Cincinnati L 98-85
Mideast n/a Marquette Eddie Hickey Regional Fourth Place Kentucky L 98-69
Mideast n/a Michigan State Forddy Anderson Elite Eight Louisville L 88-81
Midwest
Midwest n/a Cincinnati George Smith Third Place Louisville W 98-85
Midwest n/a DePaul Ray Meyer Regional Fourth Place TCU L 71-65
Midwest n/a Kansas State Tex Winter Elite Eight Cincinnati L 85-75
Midwest n/a Portland Al Negratti First round DePaul L 57-56
Midwest n/a TCU Buster Brannon Regional Third Place DePaul W 71-65
West
West n/a California Pete Newell Champion West Virginia W 71-70
West n/a Idaho State John Grayson Regional Third Place Utah W 71-65
West n/a New Mexico State Presley Askew First round Idaho State L 62-61
West n/a Saint Mary's James Weaver Elite Eight California L 66-46
West n/a Utah Jack Gardner Regional Fourth Place Idaho State L 71-65

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     St. Joseph's 92  
       West Virginia 95  
   West Virginia 82
     Dartmouth 68  
       West Virginia 86
     Boston U. 82
     Boston U. 60  
   Connecticut 58  
   Boston U. 62
       Navy 55  
   Navy 76
     North Carolina 63  

[edit] Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Kentucky 61  
       Louisville 76  
   Louisville 77
     E Kentucky 63  
       Louisville 88
     Michigan St. 81
          
        
   Michigan St. 74
       Marquette 69  
   Marquette 89
     Bowling Green 71  

[edit] Midwest region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Kansas St. 102  
       DePaul 70  
   DePaul 57
     Portland 56  
       Kansas St. 75
     Cincinnati 85
          
        
   Cincinnati 77
       TCU 73  
      

[edit] West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     St. Mary's 80  
       Idaho St. 71  
   Idaho St. 62
     New Mexico St. 61  
       St Mary's 46
     California 66
          
        
   California 71
       Utah 53  
      

[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Finals
                 
   West Virginia 94  
   Louisville 79  
       West Virginia 70
     California 71
   Cincinnati 58
   California 64  

[edit] See also

  • 1959 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

[edit] External links


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