1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 82–74 vs. Seattle
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 9
Record23–6 (12–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
CaptainEd Beck
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1957–58 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Kentucky 12 2   .857 23 6   .793
No. 16 Auburn 11 3   .786 16 6   .727
No. 15 Mississippi State 9 5   .643 20 5   .800
Alabama 9 5   .643 17 9   .654
Tennessee 8 6   .571 16 7   .696
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 15 11   .577
Vanderbilt 7 7   .500 14 11   .560
Ole Miss 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Florida 5 9   .357 12 9   .571
Tulane 3 11   .214 8 15   .348
LSU 3 11   .214 7 18   .280
Georgia 3 11   .214 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. This squad was often nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five". The team finished with an overall record of 23–6 (12–2 SEC). Kentucky advanced to the Final Four of the 1958 NCAA Tournament. In the semifinals they beat Temple and won their 4th National Championship with a 84–72 victory over Seattle.