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1958-59 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 20-5 (12-2, 2nd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 9th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Frank McGuire

PS/G: 71.9 (62nd of 181)

PA/G: 65.2 (59th of 181)

SRS: 9.25 (23rd of 173)

SOS: 2.53 (53rd of 173)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East First Round (76-63) versus Navy

ACC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1958-59 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
UNC	13	10	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	5	9

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Wed, Dec 3, 1958	REG		Clemson	ACC	-6.04	W	83	67		1	0	W 1	Woollen Gymnasium
2	Mon, Dec 8, 1958	REG		Virginia	ACC	1.13	W	83	61		2	0	W 2	Woollen Gymnasium
3	Tue, Dec 16, 1958	REG	@	South Carolina	ACC	-8.05	W	70	57		3	0	W 3	Carolina Fieldhouse
4	Fri, Dec 19, 1958	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	4.89	W	81	77		4	0	W 4
5	Sat, Dec 20, 1958	REG	N	Northwestern (6)	Big Ten	11.90	W	78	64		5	0	W 5
6	Mon, Dec 29, 1958	REG	N	Yale	Ivy	-7.43	W	92	65		6	0	W 6
7	Tue, Dec 30, 1958	REG	N	Michigan State (7)	Big Ten	16.51	L	58	75		6	1	L 1
8	Wed, Dec 31, 1958	REG	N	Cincinnati (2)	MVC	18.77	W	90	88		7	1	W 1
9	Sat, Jan 3, 1959	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	4.89	W	69	54		8	1	W 2
10	Thu, Jan 8, 1959	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	1.51	W	44	34		9	1	W 3	Woollen Gymnasium
11	Wed, Jan 14, 1959	REG	@	NC State (1)	ACC	10.51	W	72	68		10	1	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
12	Fri, Jan 30, 1959	REG	N	Clemson	ACC	-6.04	W	60	46		11	1	W 5
13	Sat, Jan 31, 1959	REG	N	South Carolina	ACC	-8.05	W	62	50		12	1	W 6
14	Wed, Feb 4, 1959	REG		Maryland	ACC	5.55	W	64	57		13	1	W 7	Woollen Gymnasium
15	Fri, Feb 6, 1959	REG	@	Duke	ACC	-0.33	W	89	80		14	1	W 8	Cameron Indoor Stadium
16	Thu, Feb 12, 1959	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	1.51	W	75	66		15	1	W 9	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
17	Sat, Feb 14, 1959	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	Ind	-4.44	W	76	57		16	1	W 10	Alumni Gym
18	Wed, Feb 18, 1959	REG		NC State (6)	ACC	10.51	W	74	67		17	1	W 11	Woollen Gymnasium
19	Sat, Feb 21, 1959	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	5.55	L	51	69		17	2	L 1	Cole Fieldhouse
20	Wed, Feb 25, 1959	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	1.13	L	68	69		17	3	L 2	Memorial Gymnasium
21	Sat, Feb 28, 1959	REG		Duke	ACC	-0.33	W	72	62		18	3	W 1	Woollen Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
22	Thu, Mar 5, 1959	CTOURN		Clemson	ACC	-6.04	W	93	69		19	3	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
23	Fri, Mar 6, 1959	CTOURN	N	Duke	ACC	-0.33	W	74	71		20	3	W 3	Reynolds Coliseum
24	Sat, Mar 7, 1959	CTOURN	@	NC State (10)	ACC	10.51	L	56	80		20	4	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Tue, Mar 10, 1959	NCAA	N	Navy	Ind	5.74	L	63	76		20	5	L 2	Madison Square Garden (III)