1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1957–58 Temple Owls men's basketball
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 →

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.

Roster

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

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Awards and honors

Guy Rodgers – Consensus First-team All-American

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
T	–	Guy Rodgers	Philadelphia Warriors

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References

^ "1957–58 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "TEMPLE SETS BACK DARTMOUTH, 69-50, IN N.C.A.A. CONTEST". The New York Times. March 16, 1958. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ *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 December 29, 2021.
^ "1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[1] "1957–58 Temple Owls Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[2] "TEMPLE SETS BACK DARTMOUTH, 69-50, IN N.C.A.A. CONTEST". The New York Times. March 16, 1958. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[3] "2019-20 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Temple Owls. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[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] "1957-58 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[6] "1958 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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v t e Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics