1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1959 NCAA Men's Division I
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 Men's Division I Tournaments
«1958 1960»

The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I 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 Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a Boston University Matt Zunic Regional Runner-upWest VirginiaL 86-82
East n/a Connecticut Hugh Greer First roundBostonL 60-58
East n/a Dartmouth Doggie Julian First roundWest VirginiaL 82-68
East n/a Navy Ben Carnevale Regional Third PlaceSaint Joseph'sW 70-56
East n/a North Carolina Frank McGuire First roundNavyL 76-63
East n/a Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Regional Fourth PlaceNavyL 70-56
East n/a West Virginia Fred Schaus Runner UpCaliforniaL 71-70
Mideast
Mideast n/a Bowling Green Harold Anderson First roundMarquetteL 89-71
Mideast n/a Eastern Kentucky Paul McBrayer First roundLouisvilleL 77-63
Mideast n/a Kentucky Adolph Rupp Regional Third PlaceMarquetteW 98-69
Mideast n/a Louisville Peck Hickman Fourth PlaceCincinnatiL 98-85
Mideast n/a Marquette Eddie Hickey Regional Fourth PlaceKentuckyL 98-69
Mideast n/a Michigan State Forddy Anderson Regional Runner-upLouisvilleL 88-81
Midwest
Midwest n/a Cincinnati George Smith Third PlaceLouisvilleW 98-85
Midwest n/a DePaul Ray Meyer Regional Fourth PlaceTCUL 71-65
Midwest n/a Kansas State Tex Winter Regional Runner-upCincinnatiL 85-75
Midwest n/a Portland Al Negratti First roundDePaulL 57-56
Midwest n/a TCU Buster Brannon Regional Third PlaceDePaulW 71-65
West
West n/a California Pete Newell ChampionWest VirginiaW 71-70
West n/a Idaho State John Grayson Regional Third PlaceUtahW 71-65
West n/a New Mexico State Presley Askew First roundIdaho StateL 62-61
West n/a Saint Mary's James Weaver Regional Runner-upCaliforniaL 66-46
West n/a Utah Jack Gardner Regional Fourth PlaceIdaho StateL 71-65

Bracket

East region

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

Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Kentucky 61  
       Louisville 76  
   Louisville 77
     E Kentucky 63  
       Louisville 88
     Michigan St. 81
          
        
   Michigan St. 74
       Marquette 69  
   Marquette 89
     Bowling Green 71  

Midwest region

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

West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     St. Mary's 80  
       Idaho St. 71  
   Idaho St. 62
     New Mexico St. 61  
       St 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
St Joseph's 56
Mideast Regional Third Place
   
Kentucky 98
Marquette 69
Midwest Regional Third Place
   
TCU 71
DePaul 65
West Regional Third Place
   
Idaho St. 71
Utah 65

See also

References

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