1958–59 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1958–59 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
1958–59 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	11-15 (5-9 SEC)
Head coach	Harbin Lawson (8th season);
Captain	Fred Edmonson

The 1958-59 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1958-59 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1958-59 season was Fred Edmonson.^[1]

Roster

1958–59 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
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

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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.

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References

^ ^a ^b "1958-59 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[Sports_Reference_1959-1] "1958-59 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[2] "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

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