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.The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.Roster [3] [4][5] [6]
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketballNCAA tournamentFourth PlaceBig Eight ConferenceTex WinterAhearn Field House1958–59KansasIowa StateOklahomaNebraskaMissouriColoradoOklahoma StateAP PollKansas State UniversityBig 7 Conference1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball seasonTriangle offenseBasketball Hall of FameFinal FourManhattanBill GuthridgeParsons, KansasBarrington, IllinoisBob BoozerOmaha TechOmaha, NebraskaJack ParrSt. Christopher'sRichmond, VirginiaWalk-onredshirtTexas-El PasoIndianaThe FieldhouseBloomington, IndianaPurdueLambert FieldhouseWest Lafayette, IndianaArkansasBarnhill ArenaFayetteville, ArkansasCaliforniaHec Edmundson PavilionSeattle, WashingtonWashingtonMunicipal AuditoriumKansas City, MissouriMinnesotaField HouseNorman, OklahomaIowa State ArmoryAmes, IowaAllen FieldhouseLawrence, KansasBalch FieldhouseBoulder, ColoradoBrewer FieldhouseColumbia, MissouriNebraska ColiseumLincoln, NebraskaCincinnatiSeattleTemple1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankingsCoachesConsensus First-team All-AmericanBig Seven Player of the YearUPI College Basketball Coach of the Year1958 NBA draftCincinnati RoyalsKansas State University AthleticsRandom HouseSports Referencebasketball-reference.comNichols HallBramlage ColiseumWillie the WildcatKansas WildcatsWabash CannonballWildcat VictoryThe Pride of Wildcat LandHead coachesStatistical leaders1947–481950–511963–641969–701976–771979–801980–811981–821986–871987–881988–891989–901992–931995–962006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25