1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Regular season

• In the Crosstown Shootout, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 92–66. The match was held at the Cincinnati Gardens.

  NCAA basketball tournament

• Midwest
• *Cincinnati 77, Texas Christian 73
• *Cincinnati 85, Kansas State 75
• Final Four
• *California 64, Cincinnati 58
• Third Place Game
• *Cincinnati 98, Louisville 85

  Awards and honors

• Oscar Robertson, USBWA College Player of the Year

  NBA draft