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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Cincinnati131 .929264  .867
No. 4 Bradley122 .857254  .862
No. 12 Saint Louis104 .714206  .769
Wichita Municipal77 .5001412  .538
Houston68 .4291214  .462
Drake410 .286915  .375
Tulsa212 .1431015  .400
North Texas State212 .143618  .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.