1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and defended its national championship with a 71–59 defeat of top-ranked in-state foe Ohio State again before 18,469 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] The head coach was Ed Jucker.

1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
MVC Co-champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record29–2 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTay Baker
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
Seasons
1961–62 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Cincinnati 10 2   .833 29 2   .935
No. 5 Bradley 10 2   .833 21 7   .750
Wichita Municipal 7 5   .583 18 9   .667
Drake 6 6   .500 16 8   .667
Saint Louis 5 7   .417 11 15   .423
Tulsa 4 8   .333 7 19   .269
North Texas State 0 12   .000 3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Larry Shingleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Madison Madison, Indiana
F 14 Bill Abernethy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Wyoming Cincinnati, Ohio
F 15 Fred Dierking 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Valley Stream Central Valley Stream, New York
G 20 Tony Yates 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Lockland Wayne Lawrenceburg, Indiana
F 21 Ron Bonham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Muncie Central Muncie, Indiana
C 22 Paul Hogue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Austin Knoxville, Tennessee
F 24 Dale Heidotting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Greenhills Greenhills, Ohio
G 25 Tom Thacker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr William Grant Covington, Kentucky
G 31 Jim Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Carr Creek Carr Creek, Kentucky
C 32 George Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So John Marshall Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Tom Sizer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
G 34 Larry Elsasser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Central Cincinnati, Ohio
C 35 Ron Reis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Woodward Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 17, 2020

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 2, 1961*
No. 2 Indiana State W 63–30  1–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 5, 1961*
No. 2 Miami (OH) W 63–30  2–0
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 1960*
No. 2 at Wisconsin W 86–67  3–0
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
December 11, 1961
No. 2 at Drake W 60–59  4–0
(1–0)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
December 16, 1961*
No. 2 Marshall W 77–49  5–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 18, 1961
No. 2 at Wichita State L 51–52  5–1
(1–1)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 21, 1961*
No. 2 Colorado W 84–67  6–1
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 26, 1961*
No. 2 vs. St. John's
Holiday Festival
W 97–68  7–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 28, 1961*
No. 2 vs. La Salle
Holiday Festival
W 64–56  8–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 30, 1961*
No. 2 vs. Wisconsin
Holiday Festival
W 101–71  9–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 4, 1962
No. 2 Saint Louis W 62–47  10–1
(2–1)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 1962
No. 2 Tulsa W 72–43  11–1
(3–1)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 10, 1962
No. 2 at Bradley L 68–70 OT 11–2
(3–2)
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
January 16, 1962*
No. 3 Dayton W 80–61  12–2
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 1962*
No. 3 at No. 5 Duquesne W 62–54  13–2
Duquesne Gymnasium 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 1962
No. 3 North Texas W 89–61  14–2
(4–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 30, 1962
No. 3 Drake W 73–52  15–2
(5–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 1962*
No. 3 at Houston W 60–52  16–2
Jeppesen Field House 
Houston, TX
February 3, 1962
No. 3 at North Texas W 77–50  17–2
(6–2)
North Texas Men's Gym 
Denton, TX
February 8, 1962
No. 3 at Saint Louis W 54–48  18–2
(7–2)
Kiel Auditorium 
Saint Louis, MO
February 10, 1962
No. 3 at Tulsa W 70–52  19–2
(8–2)
Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, OK
February 12, 1962*
No. 3 George Washington W 83–43  20–2
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 1962*
No. 3 Houston W 59–47  21–2
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 19, 1962
No. 3 No. 5 Bradley W 72–57  22–2
(9–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 1962
No. 2 Wichita State W 84–63  23–2
(10–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 1962*
No. 2 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
W 61–58  24–2
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
March 12, 1962
No. 2 vs. No. 6 Bradley
Missouri Valley Conference Playoff
W 61–46  25–2
(11–2)
Roberts Memorial Fieldhouse 
Evansville, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 16*
No. 2 vs. Creighton
Midwest Region Semifinals
W 66–46  26–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 17*
No. 2 vs. No. 9 Colorado
Midwest Region Finals
W 73–46  27–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
March 23*
No. 2 vs. UCLA
Final Four
W 72–70  28–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 24*
No. 2 vs. No. 1 Ohio State
National Championship
W 71–59  29–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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  • USBWA First Team: Paul Hogue
  • NABC, NEA Second Team: Paul Hogue
  • AP, NEA Third Team: Paul Hogue

National honors

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Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year: Paul Hogue

Missouri Valley Conference honors

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All-MVC

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Source[5]

NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 2 Paul Hogue New York Knicks

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  • In the spring of 1962, Cleveland Pipers owner George Steinbrenner signed Jerry Lucas to a player-management contract worth forty thousand dollars.[7] With the Lucas signing, Steinbrenner had a secret deal with NBA commissioner Maurice Podoloff. The Pipers would merge with the Kansas City Steers and join the NBA. A schedule was printed for the 1963–64 NBA season with the Pipers playing the New York Knicks in the first game.[8] Steinbrenner and partner George McKean fell behind in payments to the NBA and the deal was cancelled.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1961-62 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Joseph M. Sheehan, Ohio State Bows, Bearcats Win, 71-59, for 2d N.C.A.A. Title -- Hogue Is Star, New York Times, March 24, 1962
  3. ^ "1961-62 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "1962 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
  7. ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
  8. ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0