1958–59 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
1958–59 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Mideast Regional Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament; National Third Place Game, L 98-85 v. Cincinnati
Conference	Independent
1958–59 record	19-12
Head coach	Peck Hickman
Home arena	Freedom Hall

The 1958–59 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1958-59 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 46th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed independents (no conference) and were coached by Peck Hickman, who was in his fifteenth season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.

Louisville beat #2 Kentucky and #7 Michigan State to win the NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 1st) where they fell to eventual runner-up West Virginia 94-79. They finished fourth, falling to Cincinnati in the third place game 98-85. The Cardinals finished with a 19-12 record.[1]

References

"Louisville Basketball Media Guide". Louisville Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville Athletic Association. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

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[1] "Louisville Basketball Media Guide". Louisville Basketball Media Guide. University of Louisville Athletic Association. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Venues	Belknap Gymnasium (1933–1944) Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Kentucky Memphis
Culture & lore	History Billy Minardi Classic Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Notable players Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics