1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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1959 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 23
Finals site Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions California Golden Bears (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-up West Virginia Mountaineers (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Third place Cincinnati Bearcats (1st Final Four)
Fourth place Louisville Cardinals (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 Tournaments
«1958 1960»

The 1959 NCAA University Division 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.

Locations

Round Region Site Venue
First Round East New York, New York Madison Square Garden
Mideast Lexington, Kentucky Memorial Coliseum
Midwest Portland, Oregon Pacific International Livestock Exposition
West Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces High School Gym
Regionals East Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum
Mideast Evanston, Illinois McGaw Memorial Hall
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Allen Fieldhouse
West San Francisco, California Cow Palace
Final Four Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall

Teams

Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Boston University Matt Zunic Independent Regional Runner-up West Virginia L 86–82
East Connecticut Hugh Greer Yankee First round Boston University L 60–58
East Dartmouth Doggie Julian Ivy League First round West Virginia L 82–68
East Navy Ben Carnevale Independent Regional third place Saint Joseph's W 70–56
East North Carolina Frank McGuire Atlantic Coast First round Navy L 76–63
East Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Middle Atlantic Regional Fourth Place Navy L 70–56
East West Virginia Fred Schaus Southern Runner Up California L 71–70
Mideast
Mideast Bowling Green Harold Anderson Mid-American First round Marquette L 89–71
Mideast Eastern Kentucky Paul McBrayer Ohio Valley First round Louisville L 77–63
Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Regional third place Marquette W 98–69
Mideast Louisville Peck Hickman Independent Fourth Place Cincinnati L 98–85
Mideast Marquette Eddie Hickey Independent Regional Fourth Place Kentucky L 98–69
Mideast Michigan State Forddy Anderson Big Ten Regional Runner-up Louisville L 88–81
Midwest
Midwest Cincinnati George Smith Missouri Valley Third Place Louisville W 98–85
Midwest DePaul Ray Meyer Independent Regional Fourth Place TCU L 71–65
Midwest Kansas State Tex Winter Big 8 Regional Runner-up Cincinnati L 85–75
Midwest Portland Al Negratti Independent First round DePaul L 57–56
Midwest TCU Buster Brannon Southwest Regional third place DePaul W 71–65
West
West California Pete Newell Pacific Coast Champion West Virginia W 71–70
West Idaho State John Grayson Independent Regional third place Utah W 71–65
West New Mexico State Presley Askew Border First round Idaho State L 62–61
West Saint Mary's James Weaver West Coast Athletic Regional Runner-up California L 66–46
West Utah Jack Gardner Mountain States Regional Fourth Place Idaho State L 71–65

Bracket

East region

     
     
     
           
     
   
       
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
       
   
     


Mideast region

     
     
     
           
     
   
       
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
       
   
     


Midwest region

     
     
     
           
     
   
       
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
       
   
     


West region

     
     
     
           
     
   
       
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
       
   
     


Final Four

National Semifinals National Finals
           
E West Virginia 94
ME Louisville 79
E West Virginia 70
W California 71
MW Cincinnati 58
W California 64

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game[1]
     
MW Cincinnati 98
ME Louisville 85

Regional third place games

See also

Notes

  • Mississippi State qualified for the tournament but university president Benjamin F. Hilbun supported the social degradation of African-American citizens and would not permit the team to participate in the tournament where they would face African-American players.[2]
  • Five teams - Boston University, Bowling Green, Portland, Saint Joseph's, and Saint Mary's - made their tournament debut.
  • This would be the most recent tournament appearance, as of 2024, for Dartmouth College. Their 65-year drought is the longest active drought in the NCAA among active Division I schools, and the second longest overall after Harvard's 66-year drought from 1946 to 2012.

References

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