1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball | |
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NCAA champion MVC champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Champions | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
1960–61 record | 27–3 (10–2 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Tay Baker |
Home arena | Armory Fieldhouse |
1960–61 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Cincinnati | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 27 | – | 3 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Bradley | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 2 | – | 22 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and the NCAA Tournament, defeating Ohio State 70–65 in the Championship Game in Kansas City, Missouri. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker, his first year at the helm.
Roster[]
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Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 3, 1960* |
Western Michigan | W 85–54 | 1–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 6, 1960* |
at Miami (OH) | W 70–62 | 2–0 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 9, 1960* |
vs. Seton Hall | L 76–84 | 2–1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
December 13, 1960* |
Loyola Marymount | W 74–53 | 3–1 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 16, 1960 |
at Saint Louis | L 40–57 | 3–2 (0–1) |
Kiel Auditorium Saint Louis, MO | |||||||
December 19, 1960* |
Nebraska | W 75–60 | 4–2 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 23, 1960 |
at No. 2 Bradley | L 53–72 | 4–3 (0–2) |
Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL | |||||||
December 29, 1960* |
Dayton | W 71–61 | 5–3 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 31, 1960* |
George Washington | W 84–61 | 6–3 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 5, 1961* |
Houston | W 74–71 | 7–3 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 7, 1961 |
North Texas | W 83–34 | 8–3 (1–2) |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 12, 1961 |
at Wichita State | W 80–57 | 9–3 (2–2) |
Levitt Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||
January 14, 1961 |
at Tulsa | W 92–75 | 10–3 (3–2) |
Expo Square Pavillion Tulsa, OK | |||||||
January 17, 1961* |
Duquesne | W 64–53 | 11–3 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 20, 1961 |
at Drake | W 86–64 | 12–3 (4–2) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA | |||||||
January 28, 1961 |
Drake | W 80–70 | 13–3 (5–2) |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
January 31, 1961 |
No. 3 Bradley | W 73–72 | 14–3 (6–2) |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
February 4, 1961* |
vs. No. 6 Iowa | W 77–60 | 15–3 |
Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL | |||||||
February 9, 1961 |
No. 5 | Saint Louis | W 61–52 | 16–3 (7–2) |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
February 16, 1961 |
No. 4 | Wichita State | W 67–64 | 17–3 (8–2) |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
February 18, 1961 |
No. 4 | Tulsa | W 81–52 | 18–3 (9–2) |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
February 23, 1961* |
No. 3 | at Houston | W 85–80 | 19–3 |
Jeppesen Field House Houston, TX | ||||||
February 25, 1961 |
No. 3 | at North Texas | W 73–43 | 20–3 (10–2) |
North Texas Men's Gym Denton, TX | ||||||
March 2, 1961* |
No. 3 | Xavier Crosstown Shootout |
W 89–53 | 21–3 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
March 4, 1961* |
No. 3 | at Marshall | W 69–57 | 22–3 |
Memorial Field House Huntington, WV | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 17* |
No. 2 | vs. Texas Tech Midwest Region Semifinals |
W 78–55 | 23–3 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
March 18* |
No. 2 | vs. No. 4 Kansas State Midwest Region Finals |
W 69–64 | 24–3 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
March 24* |
No. 2 | vs. Utah Final Four |
W 82–67 | 25–3 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
March 25* |
No. 2 | vs. No. 1 Ohio State National Championship |
W 70–65 OT | 26–3 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings[]
Awards and honors[]
All-American[]
- Honorable Mention: Paul Hogue
- Honorable Mention: Bob Wiesenhahn
Missouri Valley Conference honors[]
All-MVC Awards[]
All-MVC[]
- Paul Hogue
- Tom Thacker
- Bob Wiesenhahn
Team players drafted into the NBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 11 | Bob Wiesenhahn | Cincinnati Royals |
References[]
- ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1960-61 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results".
- ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2009-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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