American college basketball season
1958–59 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 5 Cincinnati
13
–
1
.929
26
–
4
.867
No. 4 Bradley
12
–
2
.857
25
–
4
.862
No. 12 Saint Louis
10
–
4
.714
20
–
6
.769
Wichita State
7
–
7
.500
14
–
12
.538
Houston
6
–
8
.429
12
–
14
.462
Drake
4
–
10
.286
9
–
15
.375
Tulsa
2
–
12
.143
10
–
15
.400
North Texas
2
–
12
.143
6
–
18
.250
Rankings from AP Poll [1]
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
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
[2]
Awards and honors
NBA draft
Round
Pick
Player
NBA Club
3
17
Mike Mendenhall
Cincinnati Royals
[4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics