1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season | |
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Preseason AP No. 1 | Cincinnati[1][2] |
NCAA Tournament | 1963 |
Tournament dates | March 9 – 23, 1963 |
National Championship | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
NCAA Champions | Loyola-Chicago |
Helms National Champions | Loyola-Chicago |
Other champions | Providence (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Art Heyman, Duke |
The 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1962, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–58 victory in overtime over the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Season headlines[]
- The Western Athletic Conference began play, with six charter members.
- The Metropolitan New York Conference disbanded at the end of the season after 24 seasons of competition.
Season outlook[]
Pre-season polls[]
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]
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Conference membership changes[]
Regular season[]
Conference winners and tournaments[]
Conference | Regular Season Winner[5] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
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Athletic Association of Western Universities | Stanford & UCLA | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Atlantic Coast Conference | Duke | Art Heyman, Duke[6] |
1963 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
Duke |
Big Eight Conference | Colorado & Kansas State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Big Ten Conference | Illinois & Ohio State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Ivy League | Princeton | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Metropolitan New York Conference | Fordham | No Tournament | |||
Mid-American Conference | Bowling Green State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Middle Atlantic Conference | Saint Joseph's | No Tournament | |||
Missouri Valley Conference | Cincinnati | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Ohio Valley Conference | Morehead State & Tennessee Tech | Harold Sergent, Morehead State | No Tournament | ||
Southeastern Conference | Mississippi State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Southern Conference | West Virginia | Fred Hetzel, Davidson[7] | 1963 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | Richmond Arena (Richmond, Virginia) |
West Virginia[8] |
Southwest Conference | Texas | Bennie Lenox, Texas A&M | No Tournament | ||
West Coast Athletic Conference | San Francisco | Steve Gray, Saint Mary's | No Tournament | ||
Western Athletic Conference | Arizona State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Yankee Conference | Connecticut | None selected | No Tournament |
Informal championships[]
Conference | Regular Season Winner |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
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Philadelphia Big 5 | Penn & Villanova | None selected | No Tournament |
Statistical leaders[]
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Post-Season Tournaments[]
NCAA Tournament[]
Final Four[]
National Semifinals | National Finals | ||||||||
E | Duke | 75 | |||||||
ME | Loyola-Chicago | 94 | |||||||
E | Loyola-Chicago | 60OT | |||||||
W | Cincinnati | 58 | |||||||
MW | Cincinnati | 80 | |||||||
W | Oregon State | 46 |
- Third Place – Duke 85, Oregon State 63
National Invitation Tournament[]
Semifinals & Finals[]
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Villanova | 46 | ||||||||
Canisius | 61 | ||||||||
Canisius | 66 | ||||||||
Providence | 81 | ||||||||
Providence | 70 | ||||||||
Marquette | 64 |
- Third Place – Marquette 66, Villanova 58
Awards[]
Consensus All-American teams[]
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Ron Bonham | F | Junior | Cincinnati |
Jerry Harkness | G | Senior | Loyola (IL) |
Art Heyman | F | Senior | Duke |
Barry Kramer | G/F | Junior | NYU |
Tom Thacker | G | Senior | Cincinnati |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Gary Bradds | F | Junior | Ohio State |
Bill Green | F | Senior | Colorado State |
Cotton Nash | F | Junior | Kentucky |
Rod Thorn | G/F | Senior | West Virginia |
Nate Thurmond | C | Senior | Bowling Green |
Major player of the year awards[]
- Helms Player of the Year: Art Heyman, Duke
- Associated Press Player of the Year:Art Heyman, Duke
- UPI Player of the Year: Art Heyman, Duke
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Art Heyman, Duke
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Art Heyman, Duke
Major coach of the year awards[]
- Henry Iba Award: Ed Jucker, Cincinnati
- NABC Coach of the Year: Ed Jucker, Cincinnati
- UPI Coach of the Year: Ed Jucker, Cincinnati
Other major awards[]
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Wali Jones, Villanova, & Jim Lynam, Saint Joseph's
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Barry Kramer, NYU
Coaching changes[]
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
Team | Former Coach |
Interim Coach |
New Coach |
Reason |
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Bowling Green | Harold Anderson | |||
West Texas A&M |
References[]
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section, retrieved 2009-02-14
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
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