1959 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

1959 NCAA University Division
Basketball Tournament
Teams 23
Finals site Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions California (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-up West Virginia (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Pete Newell (1st title)
MOP Jerry West West Virginia
Attendance 161,809
Top scorer Jerry West West Virginia
(160 points)
NCAA Division I Men's 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

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

Teams

Region Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Boston University Matt Zunic Regional Runner-upWest VirginiaL 86–82
East Connecticut Hugh Greer First roundBoston UniversityL 60–58
East Dartmouth Doggie Julian First roundWest VirginiaL 82–68
East Navy Ben Carnevale Regional Third PlaceSaint Joseph'sW 70–56
East North Carolina Frank McGuire First roundNavyL 76–63
East Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Regional Fourth PlaceNavyL 70–56
East West Virginia Fred Schaus Runner UpCaliforniaL 71–70
Mideast
Mideast Bowling Green Harold Anderson First roundMarquetteL 89–71
Mideast Eastern Kentucky Paul McBrayer First roundLouisvilleL 77–63
Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Regional Third PlaceMarquetteW 98–69
Mideast Louisville Peck Hickman Fourth PlaceCincinnatiL 98–85
Mideast Marquette Eddie Hickey Regional Fourth PlaceKentuckyL 98–69
Mideast Michigan State Forddy Anderson Regional Runner-upLouisvilleL 88–81
Midwest
Midwest Cincinnati George Smith Third PlaceLouisvilleW 98–85
Midwest DePaul Ray Meyer Regional Fourth PlaceTCUL 71–65
Midwest Kansas State Tex Winter Regional Runner-upCincinnatiL 85–75
Midwest Portland Al Negratti First roundDePaulL 57–56
Midwest TCU Buster Brannon Regional Third PlaceDePaulW 71–65
West
West California Pete Newell ChampionWest VirginiaW 71–70
West Idaho State John Grayson Regional Third PlaceUtahW 71–65
West New Mexico State Presley Askew First roundIdaho StateL 62–61
West Saint Mary's James Weaver Regional Runner-upCaliforniaL 66–46
West Utah Jack Gardner Regional Fourth PlaceIdaho StateL 71–65

Bracket

East region

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

Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
       
    Kentucky 61  
      Louisville 76  
  Louisville 77
    Eastern Kentucky 63  
      Louisville 88
    Michigan State 81
         
       
  Michigan State 74
      Marquette 69  
  Marquette 89
    Bowling Green 71  

Midwest region

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

West region

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

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

East Regional Third Place
   
Navy 70
Saint Joseph's 56

Mideast Regional Third Place
   
Kentucky 98
Marquette 69

Midwest Regional Third Place
   
TCU 71
DePaul 65

West Regional Third Place
   
Idaho State 71
Utah 65

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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