1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1957–58 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Seven Champions
NCAA Tournament, Fourth Place
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
1957–58 record	22–5 (10–2 Big Seven)
Head coach	Tex Winter (5th season)
Home arena	Ahearn Field House

The 1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 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 at the helm. The Wildcats finished with a record of 22–5 (10–2 Big 8) and reached the Final Four.

The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.

Roster

1957–58 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Bill Guthridge	—	—	So	Parsons, Kansas
G	11	Roy DeWitz	—	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Barrington, Illinois
F	30	Bob Boozer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Omaha, Nebraska
C	33	Jack Parr	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

Tex Winter

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 3, 1957*		Texas-El Paso	W 76–31	1–0	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 7, 1957*		at Indiana	W 66–61	2–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 9, 1957*	No. 5	at Purdue	W 79–73	3–0	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 14, 1957*	No. 5	Iowa	W 86–69	4–0	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 16, 1957*	No. 5	at Arkansas	W 63–48	5–0	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 20, 1957*	No. 3	vs. California Washington Tournament	W 58–44	6–0	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Dec 21, 1957*	No. 3	at Washington Washington Tournament	W 70–63	7–0	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Dec 27, 1957	No. 3	vs. Missouri Big Seven Holiday Tournament	W 60–51	8–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 28, 1957	No. 3	vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament	W 88–57	9–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1957*	No. 3	vs. No. 2 Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament	L 65–79	9–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 6, 1958*	No. 2	Minnesota	W 72–71	10–1	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Big Seven Regular Season
Jan 11, 1958	No. 4	Nebraska	W 74–59	11–1 (1–0)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 18, 1958	No. 2	at No. 14 Oklahoma	W 64–60	12–1 (2–0)	Field House Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 25, 1958	No. 3	at Iowa State	W 64–54	13–1 (3–0)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
Feb 1, 1958	No. 4	Colorado	W 83–54	14–1 (4–0)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 3, 1958	No. 4	at No. 2 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 79–75 ^2OT[2]	15–1 (5–0)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 8, 1958	No. 4	Iowa State	W 77–70	16–1 (6–0)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 15, 1958	No. 1	at Colorado	W 68–62	17–1 (7–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Feb 22, 1958	No. 1	at Missouri	W 82–61	18–1 (8–0)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
Feb 25, 1958	No. 1	Oklahoma	W 68–51	19–1 (9–0)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 1, 1958	No. 1	Missouri	W 86–75	20–1 (10–0)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 3, 1958	No. 1	at Nebraska	L 48–55	20–2 (10–1)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 8, 1958	No. 1	No. 10 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 44–61	20–3 (10–2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1958*	No. 3	vs. No. 2 Cincinnati Midwest Regional Semifinal	W 83–80 ^2OT	21–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 15, 1958*	No. 3	vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State Midwest Regional Final	W 69–57	22–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 21, 1958*	No. 3	vs. No. 18 Seattle National Semifinal	L 51–73	22–4	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 22, 1958*	No. 3	vs. No. 5 Temple National Consolation Game – Third Place	L 57–67	22–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	Not released	5	3	3	3	4	2	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	3
Coaches	Not released	6	3	2	2	5	4	4	5	4	1	1	1	1	4

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Awards and honors

Bob Boozer – Consensus First-team All-American, Big Eight Player of the Year
Tex Winter – UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year, Big Eight Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
10	70	Jack Parr	Cincinnati Royals

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References

sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
"1958: A K-State-KU Game for the Ages". Kansas State University Athletics. March 3, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
"2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 661–662. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
"1957-58 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
"1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] "1958: A K-State-KU Game for the Ages". Kansas State University Athletics. March 3, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[3] "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 661–662. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 661–662. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "1957-58 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[6] "1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics