1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Harry Litwack and played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Playing out of the East region, the Owls made a run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. In the National semifinals, Temple lost to eventual champion Kentucky, 61–60. The Owls bounced back to defeat Kansas State in the consolation game to finish with a record of 27–3. It was the second time in three seasons Temple reached the Final Four and took third place.
ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record27–3
| 1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Third place | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 27–3 |
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| Home arena | The Palestra |
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 2, 1957* |
Delaware | W 83–38 | 1–0 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Dec 7, 1957* |
at Kentucky | L 83–85 3OT | 1–1 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1957* |
No. 10 | at No. 19 Cincinnati | L 57–80 | 1–2 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
| Dec 14, 1957* |
No. 10 | at Bucknell | W 75–59 | 2–2 |
Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Dec 17, 1957* |
Texas A&M | W 60–44 | 3–2 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Dec 21, 1957* |
Muhlenberg | W 72–54 | 4–2 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Dec 26, 1957* |
vs. Pittsburgh ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 76–71 | 5–2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
| Dec 28, 1957* |
vs. No. 15 Seattle ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 91–73 | 6–2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
| Dec 30, 1957* |
No. 13 | vs. No. 19 California ECAC Holiday Festival |
W 69–59 | 7–2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1958* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 6 Maryland East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 71–67 | 25–2 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
| Mar 15, 1958* |
No. 5 | vs. Dartmouth East Regional final – Elite Eight |
W 69–50[2] | 26–2 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
| Mar 21, 1958* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 9 Kentucky National semifinal – Final Four |
L 60–61 | 26–3 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Mar 22, 1958* |
No. 5 | vs. No. 3 Kansas State Consolation |
W 67–57 | 27–3 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Source[3] | |||||||||||
Rankings
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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| T | – | Guy Rodgers | Philadelphia Warriors |