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 | |
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NCAA tournament National champions MVC Co-champions | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 29–2 (10–2 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Tay Baker |
Home arena | Armory Fieldhouse |
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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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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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
editAwards and honors
edit- USBWA First Team: Paul Hogue
- NABC, NEA Second Team: Paul Hogue
- AP, NEA Third Team: Paul Hogue
National honors
editHelms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year: Paul Hogue
Missouri Valley Conference honors
editAll-MVC
editSource[5]
NBA draft
editRound | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 2 | Paul Hogue | New York Knicks |
- 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
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1961-62 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ 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
- ^ "1961-62 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results".
- ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "1962 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
- ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0