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PHILADELPHIA BIG 5
Year by Year: 1958-1959

 

Men's Standings

Team

Big 5

All

Coach

St. Joseph's

4-0

22-5

Jack Ramsay

Villanova

3-1

18-7

Al Severance

La Salle

1-3

16-7

Donald Moore

Pennsylvania

1-3

12-14

Jack McCloskey

Temple

1-3

6-19

Harry Litwack

 

 

74-52, 58.7%

 

 

Games  All games at The Palestra.

Date

Winner

Loser

Crowd

Dec 17

Villanova  91

Temple  69

4,432

 

Joe Ryan and Jim Kenny score 23 apiece

   

Jan 3

Villanova  93

Penn  63

3,361

 

Wildcats run record to 7-0 with blowout win

   

Jan 9

St. Joseph's  82

Villanova  70

9,339

 

Joe Spratt scores 25 points on 10-16 FGs

   

Jan 17

La Salle  67

Temple  64

9,339

 

Temple nearly eliminates a 21-pt deficit

   

Jan 24

St. Joseph's  64

Temple  57

5,524

 

Owls fall despite 30 points from Kennedy

   

Jan 31

Penn  73

La Salle  70

2,682

 

Paul Rubincam's FTs at 0:11 seals the win

   

Feb 11

St. Joseph's  80

Penn  77

2,720

 

Bobby McNeill ices win with three late FTs

   

Feb 21

St. Joseph's  70

La Salle  63

8,751

 

The Hawks clinch the Big Five title at 4-0

   

Feb 25

Temple  75

Penn  69

1,815

 

Bill Kennedy goes 12 for 13 from the foul line

   

Mar 7

Villanova  63

La Salle  57

8,596

 

Explorers lose it at line, making just 3 of 12

   

 

Honors

First Team

Ralph Bantivoglio (La Salle)

Bob Herdelin (La Salle)

Bill Kennedy (Temple)

Bob McNeill (St. Joseph's)

Joe Ryan (Villanova)

George Schmidt (Pennsylvania)

Joe Spratt (St. Joseph's)

Spratt averaged 11.9 points and 10.0 rebounds and was selected for the Geasey MVP and theBig Five sportsmanship award.

 

NCAA Tournament

West Virginia 95, St. Joseph's 92

in Charlotte, N.C.

Navy 70, St. Josephs 56

in Charlotte, N.C.

 

National Invitation Tournament

St. Johns 75, Villanova 67

at Mad Sq Garden

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