1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1961–62 record26–2 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
← 1960–61
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 13 – 1   .929 26 – 2   .929
Wisconsin 10 – 4   .714 17 – 7   .708
Purdue 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
Illinois 7 – 7   .500 15 – 8   .652
Indiana 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Iowa 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Minnesota 6 – 8   .429 10 – 14   .417
Michigan 5 – 9   .357 7 – 17   .292
Michigan State 3 – 11   .214 8 – 14   .364
Northwestern 3 – 11   .214 8 – 15   .348
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.

Roster[]

1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Mel Nowell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr East Columbus, Ohio
G 5 John Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bridgeport Bridgeport, Ohio
F/C 11 Jerry Lucas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
F 24 Bob Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr Orrville Orrville, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
December 2*
 No. 1 Florida State W 72–57  1–0
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 6*
 No. 1 at Pittsburgh W 99–79  2–0
  
Pittsburgh, PA
December 8*
 No. 1 Wichita State W 85–62  3–0
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 9*
 No. 1 at No. 3 Wake Forest W 84–62  4–0
  
Winston-Salem, NC
December 16*
 No. 1 Loyola (IL) W 92–72  5–0
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 18*
 No. 1 at Saint Louis W 61–48  6–0
  
 
December 23*
 No. 1 Penn State W 92–49  7–0
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 27*
 No. 1 vs. Washington
LA Holiday Classic 		W 59–49  8–0
  
Los Angeles
December 28*
 No. 1 vs. UCLA
LA Holiday Classic 		W 105–84  9–0
  
Los Angeles
December 30*
 No. 1 vs. USC
LA Holiday Classic 		W 76–66  10–0
  
Los Angeles
Big Ten Regular Season
January 6
 No. 1 at Northwestern W 85–62  11–0
(1–0) 		 
Evanston, IL
January 13
 No. 1 Michigan W 89–64  12–0
(2–0) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 20
 No. 1 at Minnesota W 90–76  13–0
(3–0) 		 
Minneapolis, MN
January 22
 No. 1 Purdue W 91–65  14–0
(4–0) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 29
 No. 1 at Purdue W 94–73  15–0
(5–0) 		 
West Lafayette, IN
February 3
 No. 1 Northwestern W 97–61  16–0
(6–0) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 5
 No. 1 Iowa W 89–63  17–0
(7–0) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 10
 No. 1 Minnesota W 91–66  18–0
(8–0) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 12
 No. 1 at Michigan W 72–57  19–0
(9–0) 		 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 17
 No. 1 at Michigan State W 80–72  20–0
(10–0) 		 
East Lansing, MI
February 24
 No. 1 Illinois W 102–79  21–0
(11–0) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 26
 No. 1 at Iowa W 72–62  22–0
(12–0) 		Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
March 3
 No. 1 at Wisconsin L 67–81  22–1
(12–1) 		 
Madison, WI
March 10
 No. 1 Indiana W 90–65  23–1
(13–1) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
NCAA Tournament
March 16*
 No. 1 vs. Western Kentucky
NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Semifinal 		W 93–73  24–1
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
March 17*
 No. 1 vs. No. 3 Kentucky
NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Final 		W 74–64  25–1
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
March 23*
 No. 1 vs. Wake Forest
NCAA Tournament National Semifinal 		W 84–68  26–1
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 24*
 No. 1 vs. No. 2 Cincinnati
NCAA Tournament Championship Game 		L 59–71  26–2
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Rankings[]

Main article: 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
Coaches Not released 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Awards and honors[]

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Main article: 1962 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 6 Jerry Lucas Cincinnati Royals
1 9 John Havlicek Boston Celtics
12 90 Mel Nowell Chicago Zephyrs

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References[]

  1. ^ "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.
  2. ^ 2014-15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-21.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 697–698. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1961-62 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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