| 1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |||
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| SEC Conference Regular season champions | |||
| NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions | |||
| Conference | Southeast Conference | ||
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| Coaches | #14 | ||
| AP | #9 | ||
| 1957–58 record | 23–6 ( SEC) | ||
| Head coach | Adolph Rupp | ||
| Assistant coach | Harry Lancaster | ||
| Home arena | Memorial Coliseum | ||
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The 1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The Head Coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. This squad was often nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five".
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The 1958 NCAA Championship game was played in Louisville, Kentucky. Seattle had an integrated team, and played in front of an all-white crowd of 18,803.[2] Elgin Baylor was the nation's second-best scorer (32.5) behind Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson.[2] The Chieftains led Kentucky by 11 points in the first half. The Chieftains were leading by a score of 60–58, with seven minutes in the game. Seattle lost the game by a score of 84–72, completing a 23–6 season.[2]
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 10 | Vern Hamilton | Cincinnati Royals |
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