1959–60_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men's_basketball_team

1959–60 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

1959–60 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1959–60 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 1959–60 college basketball season. At the time, the Mountaineers were a member of the Southern Conference and coached by Fred Schaus in what proved to be his final year in Morgantown. After the season, he became head coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, newly relocated from Minneapolis, where he was reunited with his graduated superstar player Jerry West.

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NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • West Virginia 94, Navy 86
    • NYU 82, West Virginia 81

[1]

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
12Jerry WestMinneapolis Lakers

[2]

  • The Lakers participated in the draft as the Minneapolis Lakers, but moved to Los Angeles before the start of the 1960–61 season.

References

  1. [1]
    "1960 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databasesports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. [2]
    "1960 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.


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