1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1962–63 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
MVC champion
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1962–63 record	26–2 (11–1 MVC)
Head coach	Ed Jucker (3rd season);
Home arena	Armory Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1961–62 1963–64 →

The 1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker.

Regular season[]

In the Crosstown Shootout, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 72–61. The match was held at the Cincinnati Gardens and drew 14,133.

Mideast
Final Four
- Cincinnati 80, Oregon State 46
- Loyola, Illinois 60, Cincinnati 58

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	5	Tom Thacker and Jimmy McIntosh	Cincinnati Royals

1962–63 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Cincinnati	11	–	1	.917	26	–	2	.929
Wichita State	7	–	5	.583	19	–	8	.704
Bradley	6	–	6	.500	17	–	9	.654
Saint Louis	6	–	6	.500	16	–	12	.571
Tulsa	5	–	7	.417	17	–	8	.680
North Texas	4	–	8	.333	10	–	14	.417
Drake	3	–	9	.250	11	–	14	.440

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

v t Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis Xavier
Culture & lore	"" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1968–69 1970–71 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1979–80 1980–81 1991–92 1992–93 1995–96 1997–98 1999–2000 2001–02 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics