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1959-60 West Virginia Mountaineers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-5 (9-2, 2nd in Southern MBB)

Rank: 5th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Fred Schaus

PS/G: 89.5 (3rd of 181)

PA/G: 75.8 (140th of 181)

SRS: 13.13 (8th of 175)

SOS: -0.55 (85th of 175)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (94-86) versus Navy
Lost East Regional Semifinal (82-81) versus New York University
Won East Regional Third Place (106-100) versus Saint Joseph's

Southern Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1959-60 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	2/29	Final
West Virginia	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	7	5	5

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	Tue, Dec 1, 1959	REG		Tennessee	SEC	-0.45	W	93	78		1	0	W 1	Stansbury Hall
2	Fri, Dec 4, 1959	REG	@	The Citadel	Southern	0.51	W	98	76		2	0	W 2	McAlister Field House
3	Sat, Dec 5, 1959	REG	@	Furman	Southern	-8.14	W	96	63		3	0	W 3	Memorial Auditorium
4	Tue, Dec 8, 1959	REG		Richmond	Southern	-15.49	W	84	62		4	0	W 4	Stansbury Hall
5	Sat, Dec 12, 1959	REG		Penn State	Ind	-3.86	W	104	74		5	0	W 5	Stansbury Hall
6	Mon, Dec 14, 1959	REG		Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-13.15	W	91	76		6	0	W 6	Stansbury Hall
7	Fri, Dec 18, 1959	REG	N	Saint Louis	MVC	13.87	W	87	86		7	0	W 7	Memorial Coliseum
8	Sat, Dec 19, 1959	REG	@	Kentucky	SEC	9.28	W	79	70		8	0	W 8	Memorial Coliseum
9	Mon, Dec 28, 1959	REG	N	Stanford	AAWU	6.74	W	66	47		9	0	W 9	L.A. Sports Arena
10	Tue, Dec 29, 1959	REG	N	UCLA	AAWU	6.78	W	87	73		10	0	W 10	L.A. Sports Arena
11	Wed, Dec 30, 1959	REG	N	California (3)	AAWU	21.03	L	45	65		10	1	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
12	Tue, Jan 5, 1960	REG		Furman	Southern	-8.14	W	95	79		11	1	W 1	Stansbury Hall
13	Sat, Jan 9, 1960	REG	@	Penn State	Ind	-3.86	W	75	73		12	1	W 2	Rec Hall
14	Mon, Jan 11, 1960	REG		William & Mary	Southern	-4.71	W	94	74		13	1	W 3	Stansbury Hall
15	Wed, Jan 13, 1960	REG		Virginia	ACC	-8.64	W	102	81		14	1	W 4	Charleston Civic Center
16	Sat, Jan 16, 1960	REG		Villanova (9)	Ind	9.86	W	89	81		15	1	W 5	Stansbury Hall
17	Wed, Jan 27, 1960	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Ind	-3.76	W	76	66		16	1	W 6	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
18	Sat, Jan 30, 1960	REG	N	William & Mary	Southern	-4.71	L	86	94		16	2	L 1	Municipal Auditorium
19	Mon, Feb 1, 1960	REG	@	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-13.15	W	101	71		17	2	W 1	VMI Field House
20	Sat, Feb 6, 1960	REG		George Washington	Southern	1.51	W	101	79		18	2	W 2	Stansbury Hall
21	Mon, Feb 8, 1960	REG		New York University	Metro NY	8.93	W	98	69		19	2	W 3	Stansbury Hall
22	Thu, Feb 11, 1960	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	3.96	L	73	79		19	3	L 1	Madison Square Garden (III)
23	Sat, Feb 13, 1960	REG	@	Richmond	Southern	-15.49	W	103	57		20	3	W 1	Richmond Arena
24	Wed, Feb 17, 1960	REG	@	George Washington	Southern	1.51	L	93	97		20	4	L 1	Uline Arena
25	Sat, Feb 20, 1960	REG		Pittsburgh	Ind	-3.76	W	89	75		21	4	W 1	Stansbury Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Thu, Feb 25, 1960	CTOURN	N	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-13.15	W	90	83		22	4	W 2	Richmond Arena
27	Fri, Feb 26, 1960	CTOURN	N	William & Mary	Southern	-4.71	W	117	83		23	4	W 3	Richmond Arena
28	Sat, Feb 27, 1960	CTOURN	N	Virginia Tech	Southern	5.61	W	82	72		24	4	W 4	Richmond Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Tue, Mar 8, 1960	NCAA	N	Navy	Ind	5.62	W	94	86		25	4	W 5	Madison Square Garden (III)
30	Fri, Mar 11, 1960	NCAA	N	New York University (12)	Metro NY	8.93	L	81	82	OT	25	5	L 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
31	Sat, Mar 12, 1960	NCAA	N	Saint Joseph's	Mid-Atl	4.04	W	106	100		26	5	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)