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1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
MVC Co-champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record29–2 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTay Baker
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
Seasons
1961–62 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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]

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.

Roster

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1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Larry Shingleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Madison Madison, Indiana
F 14 Bill Abernethy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Wyoming Cincinnati, Ohio
F 15 Fred Dierking 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Valley Stream Central Valley Stream, New York
G 20 Tony Yates 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Lockland Wayne Lawrenceburg, Indiana
F 21 Ron Bonham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Muncie Central Muncie, Indiana
C 22 Paul Hogue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Austin Knoxville, Tennessee
F 24 Dale Heidotting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Greenhills Greenhills, Ohio
G 25 Tom Thacker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr William Grant Covington, Kentucky
G 31 Jim Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Carr Creek Carr Creek, Kentucky
C 32 George Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So John Marshall Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Tom Sizer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
G 34 Larry Elsasser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Central Cincinnati, Ohio
C 35 Ron Reis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Woodward Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 17, 2020

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

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Awards and honors

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  • USBWA First Team: Paul Hogue
  • NABC, NEA Second Team: Paul Hogue
  • AP, NEA Third Team: Paul Hogue

National honors

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Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year: Paul Hogue

Missouri Valley Conference honors

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All-MVC

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Source[5]

NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 2 Paul Hogue New York Knicks

[6]

  • 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

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1961-62 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "1961-62 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "1962 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
  7. ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
  8. ^ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0