1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
National Champions SEC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 9
1957–58 record	23–6 (12–2 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Captain	Ed Beck
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

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".

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
December 2*		Duke	W 78–74	1–0	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 4*		at Ohio St	W 61–54	2–0	Columbus, OH {{{site_cityst}}}
December 7*		Temple	W 85–83 ^3OT	3–0	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 9*		at Maryland	L 62–71	3–1	College Park, MD {{{site_cityst}}}
December 14*	No. 3	at No. 9 St. Louis	W 73–60	4–1	Kiel Auditorium {{{site_cityst}}}
December 16*	No. 3	at SMU	L 64–65	4–2	Dallas, TX {{{site_cityst}}}
December 20*	No. 5	No. 8 West Virginia UK Invitation Tournament	L 70–77	4–3	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 21*	No. 5	No. 10 Minnesota UK Invitation Tournament	W 78–58	5–3	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 23*	No. 5	Utah St	W 92–64	6–3	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
December 30*	No. 9	Loyola-Chicago	W 75–42	7–3	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 4	No. 10	Georgia Tech	W 76–60	8–3 (1–0)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 6	No. 10	at Vanderbilt	W 86–81	9–3 (2–0)	Nashville, TN {{{site_cityst}}}
January 11	No. 9	LSU	W 97–52	10–3 (3–0)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 13	No. 9	Tulane	W 86–50	11–3 (4–0)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 18	No. 9	No. 13 Tennessee	W 77–68	12–3 (5–0)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 27	No. 9	at Georgia Tech	L 52–71	12–4 (5–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 29	No. 8	at Georgia	W 74–55	13–4 (6–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
January 31	No. 8	at Florida	W 78–56	14–4 (7–1)	35 – Hatton	–	–	Florida Gymnasium (7,000) Gainesville, FL
February 8	No. 12	Ole Miss	W 96–65	15–4 (8–1)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
February 10	No. 12	No. 17 Mississippi St	W 72–62	16–4 (9–1)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
February 15*	No. 12	at Loyola-Chicago	L 56–57	16–5	{{{site_cityst}}}
February 17	No. 12	Vanderbilt	W 65–61	17–5 (10–1)	Memorial Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
February 22	No. 13	at Alabama	W 45–43 ^OT	18–5 (11–1)	Garrett Coliseum {{{site_cityst}}}
February 24	No. 13	at Auburn	L 63–64	18–6 (11–2)	Birmingham City Auditorium {{{site_cityst}}}
March 1	No. 12	at Tennessee	W 77–66	19–6 (12–2)	Knoxville, TN {{{site_cityst}}}
March 14*	No. 9	vs. Miami (OH) NCAA Tournament	W 94–70	20–6	Lexington, KY {{{site_cityst}}}
March 15*	No. 9	vs. No. 8 Notre Dame NCAA Tournament	W 89–56	21–6	Lexington, KY {{{site_cityst}}}
March 21*	No. 9	vs. No. 5 Temple NCAA Tournament	W 61–60	22–6	Freedom Hall {{{site_cityst}}}
March 22*	No. 9	vs. No. 18 Seattle NCAA Tournament	W 84–72	23–6	Freedom Hall {{{site_cityst}}}
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Roster

1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	40	Adkins, EarlEarl Adkins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Ashland, KY
5.0 !C	34	Beck, EdEd Beck (C)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Fort Valley, GA
2.5 !G/F	12	Cassady, Billy RayBilly Ray Cassady	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Inez, KY
1.5 !G	10	Collinsworth, LincolnLincoln Collinsworth	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Salyersville, KY
3.5 !F	24	Cox, JohnnyJohnny Cox	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hazard	Hazard, KY
3.5 !F	32	Crigler, JohnJohn Crigler	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hebron	Hebron, KY
1.5 !G	52	Hatton, VernonVernon Hatton	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lafayette	Lexington, KY
4.5 !F/C	20	Howe, DickDick Howe	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Carbondale, IL
1.5 !G	10	Hughes, LowellLowell Hughes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	—	Prestonburg, KY
4.5 !F/C	14	Johnson, PhilPhil Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	University	Lexington, KY
5.0 !C	54	Mills, DonDon Mills	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Berea	Berea, KY
2.5 !G/F	33	Ross, HaroldHarold Ross	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Hickman, KY
1.5 !G	50	Smith, AdrianAdrian Smith	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Farmington, KY
3.5 !F	88	Smith, BillBill Smith	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	—	Walton, KY

Head coach

Adolph Rupp

Assistant coach(es)

Harry Lancaster

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-Jan-22

NCAA Championship

The 1958 NCAA Championship game was played in Louisville, Kentucky, before a then NCAA finals record crowd of 18,803, at the newly completed Freedom Hall. Seattle was Kentucky's opponent, led by the great Elgin Baylor. Baylor, a Consensus First Team All-American, was the nation's second-leading scorer (32.5) behind Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson.

The Chieftains led Kentucky by 11 points in the first half on two occasions. In fact, Seattle was still leading by a score of 60–58 with seven minutes to go in the game. However, led by the sharp shooting of Vernon Hatton and Johnny Cox, Kentucky mounted a strong rally at the end, eventually winning the game by a final score of 84-72. Hatton led Kentucky with 30 points, Cox followed him with 24 points for the Wildcats, while Seattle was led by Baylor, who scored 25 points before fouling out. The victory sealed Kentucky's 4th NCAA Championship.

Statistics

Vernon Hatton 17.1 ppg
Johnny Cox 14.9 ppg
John Crigler 13.6 ppg
Adrian Smith 12.4 ppg
Ed Beck 5.6 ppg

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Awards and honors

Johnny Cox

All-SEC (1st Team – Coaches, 2nd Team – AP)
All-NCAA Regional Team
All-NCAA Final Four Team

John Crigler

All-SEC (3rd Team – AP)

Adrian Smith

All-American (1st Team – Converse, Helms)
All-SEC (1st Team – Coaches, 2nd Team – AP)
All-NCAA Regional Team
All-NCAA Final Four Team

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	10	Vernon Hatton	Cincinnati Royals
3	28	Johnny Cox	New York Knicks
15	85	Adrian Smith	Cincinnati Royals

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References

↑ 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
↑ 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2015-Apr-11.
↑ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2016-Jan-22.
↑ "1958 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2012-04-03.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball 1957–58 NCAA Champions

24 Johnny Cox 32 John Crigler 34 Ed Beck 50 Adrian Smith 52 Vernon Hatton 54 Don Mills Head Coach Adolph Rupp Assistant Coach Harry Lancaster

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova

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