# 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.

## 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 | 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. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Coaches | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |

## Awards and honors

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

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 10 | 70 | Jack Parr | Cincinnati Royals |