January 9, 1958

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 9, 1958, NCAA Division I basketball team Cincinnati played Seton Hall and won the game 118 to 54. A point of interest has to be noted, future NBA Hall of Famer, Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati scored 56 points. Cincinnati was a very good team that year and Seton Hall was very bad. Very, bad. But even in 1958, a Division I team isn’t supposed to be outscored by a single player on the other side. Oscar Robertson was just that good.

In spite of being a Sportsball expert, I find the specifics of hoops and plates and goal posts and such to be a bit confusing. Fortunately though, you can Share this post to score points with the Twisted Historian. No expertise required.

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About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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