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1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 7 Conference during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his fifth season at the helm. The Wildcats finished with a record of 22–5 (10–2 Big 7) and reached the Final Four.

1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record22–5 (10–2 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaAhearn Field House
Seasons
1957–58 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas State 10 – 2   .833 22 – 5   .815
No. 7 Kansas 8 – 4   .667 18 – 5   .783
Iowa State 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652
Oklahoma 5 – 7   .417 13 – 10   .565
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 10 – 13   .435
Missouri 3 – 9   .250 9 – 13   .409
Colorado 3 – 9   .250 8 – 15   .348
No. 19 Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 21 – 8   .724
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.

Roster

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1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Bill Guthridge
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 So   Parsons, Kansas
G 11 Roy DeWitz
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 183 lb (83 kg) Sr   Barrington, Illinois
F 30 Bob Boozer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Omaha Tech Omaha, Nebraska
C 33 Jack Parr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Christopher's Richmond, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Dec 3, 1957*
 Texas-El Paso W 76–31  1–0
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 7, 1957*
 at Indiana W 66–61  2–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 9, 1957*
 No. 5 at Purdue W 79–73  3–0
 Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 14, 1957*
 No. 5 Iowa W 86–69  4–0
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 16, 1957*
 No. 5 at Arkansas W 63–48  5–0
 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 20, 1957*
 No. 3 vs. California
Washington Tournament 		W 58–44  6–0
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 21, 1957*
 No. 3 at Washington
Washington Tournament 		W 70–63  7–0
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 27, 1957
 No. 3 vs. Missouri
Big Seven Holiday Tournament 		W 60–51  8–0
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 28, 1957
 No. 3 vs. Nebraska
Big Seven Holiday Tournament 		W 88–57  9–0
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1957*
 No. 3 vs. No. 2 Kansas
Big Seven Holiday Tournament 		L 65–79  9–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 6, 1958*
 No. 2 Minnesota W 72–71  10–1
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Big Seven Regular season
Jan 11, 1958
 No. 4 Nebraska W 74–59  11–1
(1–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 18, 1958
 No. 2 at No. 14 Oklahoma W 64–60  12–1
(2–0) 		Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 25, 1958
 No. 3 at Iowa State W 64–54  13–1
(3–0) 		Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 1, 1958
 No. 4 Colorado W 83–54  14–1
(4–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 3, 1958
 No. 4 at No. 2 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		W 79–75 2OT[2] 15–1
(5–0) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 8, 1958
 No. 4 Iowa State W 77–70  16–1
(6–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 15, 1958
 No. 1 at Colorado W 68–62  17–1
(7–0) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 22, 1958
 No. 1 at Missouri W 82–61  18–1
(8–0) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 25, 1958
 No. 1 Oklahoma W 68–51  19–1
(9–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 1, 1958
 No. 1 Missouri W 86–75  20–1
(10–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 3, 1958
 No. 1 at Nebraska L 48–55  20–2
(10–1) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 8, 1958
 No. 1 No. 10 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 44–61  20–3
(10–2) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1958*
 No. 3 vs. No. 2 Cincinnati
Midwest Regional semifinal 		W 83–80 2OT 21–3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 15, 1958*
 No. 3 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State
Midwest Regional final 		W 69–57  22–3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 21, 1958*
 No. 3 vs. No. 18 Seattle
National semifinal 		L 51–73  22–4
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 22, 1958*
 No. 3 vs. No. 5 Temple
National consolation Game – Third Place 		L 57–67  22–5
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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Coaches63225445411114

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Main article: 1958 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
10 70 Jack Parr Cincinnati Royals

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1958: A K-State-KU Game for the Ages". Kansas State University Athletics. March 3, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 661–662. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1957-58 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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