1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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.

1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Third place
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	27–3
Head coach	Harry Litwack (6th season)
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 1956–57 1958–59 →

Roster

1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Bill Kennedy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Abraham Lincoln HS Philadelphia, PA G 5 Guy Rodgers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Northeast HS Philadelphia, PA	Head coach Harry Litwack Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
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

Main article: 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Guy Rodgers – Consensus First-team All-American

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1958 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
T	–	Guy Rodgers	Philadelphia Warriors

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