1958–59 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 1958–59 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Harbin Lawson, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 11–15 with a mark of 5–9 conference play, placing in ninth in the SEC. The team captain was Fred Edmonson.

1958–59 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	11–15 (5–9 SEC)
Head coach	Harbin Lawson (8th season)
Captain	Fred Edmonson
Home arena	Woodruff Hall

1958–59 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Mississippi State	13	–	1		.929			24	–	1		.960
No. 8 Auburn	12	–	2		.857			20	–	2		.909
No. 2 Kentucky	12	–	2		.857			24	–	3		.889
Georgia Tech	9	–	5		.643			17	–	9		.654
Tennessee	8	–	6		.571			14	–	8		.636
Vanderbilt	8	–	6		.571			14	–	10		.583
Tulane	6	–	8		.429			13	–	11		.542
Alabama	6	–	8		.429			10	–	12		.455
Georgia	5	–	9		.357			11	–	15		.423
LSU	2	–	12		.143			10	–	15		.400
Florida	2	–	12		.143			8	–	15		.348
Ole Miss	1	–	13		.071			7	–	17		.292
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1958–59 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Gordon Darrah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — G Fred Edmondson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr F Sonny Poss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G Don Keiser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So C John Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So F Pat Casey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So F Joe De Foor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr G Ken Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So G Bobby Chaney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr F Clark Royer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — G Don Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — G Bob Holder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — C DeLacey Luke — —	Head coach Harbin Lawson Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/1/1958	Clemson	W 76-59	1–0	Athens, GA
12/3/1958	at Florida	W 66-63	2–0
12/11/1958	at Georgia Tech	L 66-73	2–1
12/13/1958	at South Carolina	W 76-72	3–1
12/19/1958	The Citadel	L 52-78	3–2	Athens, GA
12/20/1958	Florida State	W 83-72	4–2	Athens, GA
12/29/1958	LSU	L 60-63	4–3	Athens, GA
12/30/1958	Florida	L 55-58	4–4	Athens, GA
1/3/1959	LSU	L 66-79	4–5	Athens, GA
1/5/1959	Tulane	W 70-63	5–5	Athens, GA
1/7/1959	Georgia Tech	L 62-66	5–6	Athens, GA
1/10/1959	Alabama	W 80-79	6–6	Athens, GA
1/14/1959	at Mercer	L 62-66	6–7
1/19/1959	Florida State	W 94-91	7–7	Athens, GA
1/24/1959	Auburn	L 61-81	7–8	Athens, GA
1/29/1959	at Kentucky	L 55-108	7–9
1/31/1959	at Tennessee	L 60-66	7–10
2/3/1959	Mercer	W 71-59	8–10	Athens, GA
2/7/1959	at Auburn	L 69-95	8–11
2/9/1959	at Alabama	L 65-71	8–12
2/14/1959	Ole Miss	W 84-61	9–12	Athens, GA
2/16/1959	Mississippi State	L 56-76	9–13	Athens, GA
2/18/1959	South Carolina	W 65-57	10–13	Athens, GA
2/21/1959	at Georgia Tech	L 62-82	10–14
2/23/1959	at Vanderbilt	L 50-78	10–15
2/28/1959	Florida	W 85-67	11–15	Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.