NCAA Final Four (1959)

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The NCAA Final Four (1959) was the concluding championship round of the 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball tournament, featuring the last four teams competing for the national title.

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instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four
college basketball tournament stage
attendance approximately 35,000
champion California Golden Bears men's basketball NERFINISHED
championCoach Pete Newell NERFINISHED
championCoachTeam California Golden Bears men's basketball NERFINISHED
championSchool University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED
championshipGameDate 1959-03-21
city Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decides NCAA men's basketball national champion (1959)
endDate 1959-03-21
finalScore California 71–70 West Virginia
followedBy NCAA Final Four (1960) NERFINISHED
genderCategory men's
hostInstitution University of Louisville NERFINISHED
includesGame California vs Cincinnati national semifinal NERFINISHED
California vs West Virginia championship game NERFINISHED
Louisville vs Cincinnati third-place game
West Virginia vs Louisville national semifinal
level Division I NERFINISHED
mostOutstandingPlayer Jerry West NERFINISHED
mostOutstandingPlayerTeam West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball NERFINISHED
notablePlayer Darrall Imhoff NERFINISHED
Jerry West NERFINISHED
Oscar Robertson NERFINISHED
numberOfGames 3
numberOfTeams 4
organizer National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED
partOf 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
1959 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED
precededBy NCAA Final Four (1958) NERFINISHED
region NCAA University Division NERFINISHED
runnerUp West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball NERFINISHED
runnerUpSchool West Virginia University NERFINISHED
semifinalist Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball NERFINISHED
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball NERFINISHED
sport basketball
startDate 1959-03-20
state Kentucky
televisionBroadcaster NBC NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceGameLoser Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball NERFINISHED
thirdPlaceGameScore Louisville 98–85 Cincinnati
thirdPlaceGameWinner Louisville Cardinals men's basketball NERFINISHED
tournamentEdition 21st NCAA men's basketball championship
venue Freedom Hall NERFINISHED
year 1959

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Freedom Hall hostedEvent NCAA Final Four (1959)