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| 1958 News and Highlights Professional For the fifth consecutive year the National Basketball Association established a previously uncrowned champion, on April 13. The St. Louis Hawks, Western Division winners (41-31), defeated the Boston Celtics, Eastern Division winners (49-23), 4 games to 2 in a closely contested final series that was decided by a total margin of only 8 points. Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks was named Outstanding Player of the Year. The East won the All-Star Game for the sixth time in eight years with a 130-118 victory over the West in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 21. National Basketball Association All-Star Team Bob Pettit, St. Louis College Xavier University won the 21st National Invitational Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, on March 22 with a 78-74 final game victory over Dayton University. It was the first NIT final game ever to go into overtime. Kentucky won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 23 with an 84-to-72 victory over Seattle. The University of South Dakota won the 1958 National College Division Championship in a tournament at Evansville, Indiana, by defeating dark horse St. Michael's College 75-53 in the finals. Tennessee State retained its title in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics by defeating Western Illinois 85-73 at Kansas City, Missouri. The East defeated the West 70-58 in the 11th Annual College All-Stars game, held at Madison Square Garden on March 29. The Helms Foundation chose Elgin Baylor, a 6' 6" star from Seattle, as its Player of the Year. The Southwest Conference placed the Southern Methodist University basketball program on probation for a year for openly criticizing a conference referee's ruling. The penalty barred the Mustangs from post-season play. NCAA Conference Champions
Associated Press Rankings West Virginia (26-1) National Basketball
Coaches Association (and United Press) All-American Team top left Elgin Baylor, Seattle Helms Foundation All-America Team Elgin Baylor, Seattle Other In the National Amateur Athletic Union tournament finals at Denver, Colorado, on March 29, Peoria, Illinois, defeated Denver 74-71 in four overtimes. Kilgore of Texas defeated Weber of Utah 68-57 at Hutchinson, Kansas, to take the National Junior College title. The United States won all six men's basketball games and four of six women's games in a series with the Soviet Union in Moscow, Tiflis, and Leningrad. The competitions ended on May 4. On June 18, Wilt Chamberlain announced that he had joined the Harlem Globetrotters, with a contract worth $65,000 a year. SEE ALSO |
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