1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
MVC champion
NCAA tournament, Third place
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record26–4 (13–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
1958–59 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Cincinnati 13 1   .929 26 4   .867
No. 4 Bradley 12 2   .857 25 4   .862
No. 12 Saint Louis 10 4   .714 20 6   .769
Wichita Municipal 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Houston 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Drake 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Tulsa 2 12   .143 10 15   .400
North Texas State 2 12   .143 6 18   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith. This was the first Cincinnati team to reach the Final Four.