The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum.

[2] Roster Last update: 2016-Jan-22 [3][4] The 1958 NCAA Championship game was played in Louisville, Kentucky, before a then NCAA finals record crowd of 18,803, at the newly completed Freedom Hall.

Seattle was Kentucky's opponent, led by the great Elgin Baylor.

Baylor, a Consensus First Team All-American, was the nation's second-leading scorer (32.5) behind Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson (35.1).

However, led by the sharp shooting of Vernon Hatton and Johnny Cox, Kentucky mounted a strong rally at the end, eventually winning the game by a final score of 84–72.