1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball 1962_Cincinnati_Bearcats.jpg 260px Missouri Valley Conference MVC 2 2 29–2 10–2 Ed Jucker 2nd Tay Baker Armory Fieldhouse NCAA tournament National championsMVC Co-champions National Championship Game W Won 71–59 vs. Ohio State 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.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 The head coach was Ed Jucker. Roster 1961 Cincinnati Bearcats y yes Larry Shingleton 11 G 5 10 JR Madison, Indiana Madison Bill Abernethy 14 F 6 5 SO Cincinnati, Ohio Wyoming Fred Dierking 15 F 6 6 SR Valley Stream, New York Valley Stream Central Tony Yates y 20 G 6 1 JR Lawrenceburg, Indiana Lockland Wayne Ron Bonham y 21 F 6 5 192 SO Muncie, Indiana Muncie Central Paul Hogue y 22 C 6 9 240 SR Knoxville, Tennessee Austin Dale Heidotting 24 F 6 8 JR Greenhills, Ohio Greenhills Tom Thacker basketball y 25 G 6 2 170 JR Covington, Kentucky William Grant Jim Calhoun 31 G 6 0 SR Carr Creek, Kentucky Carr Creek George Wilson basketball, born 1942 y 32 C 6 8 225 SO Chicago, Illinois John Marshall Tom Sizer 33 G 6 2 SR Middletown, Ohio Middletown Larry Elsasser 34 G 6 2 SO Cincinnati, Ohio Central Ron Reis 35 C 6 10 SR Cincinnati, Ohio Woodward Ed Jucker (University of Cincinnati) Tay Baker (University of Cincinnati) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1961.html April 17, 2020 Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Regular Season December 2, 1961 2 yes 1961–62 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 63–30 1–0 December 5, 1961 2 yes 1961–62 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH 63–30 2–0 December 6, 1960 yes 2 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 86–67 3–0 December 11, 1961 yes 2 1961–62 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA 60–59 4–0 1–0 December 16, 1961 2 yes 1961–62 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 77–49 5–0 December 18, 1961 yes 2 1961–62 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 51–52 5–1 1–1 December 21, 1961 2 yes 1961–62 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 84–67 6–1 December 26, 1961 yes 2 yes 1961–62 men St. John's Red Storm St. John's Holiday Festival Madison Square Garden New York, NY 97–68 7–1 December 28, 1961 yes 2 yes 1961–62 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Holiday Festival Madison Square Garden New York, NY 64–56 8–1 December 30, 1961 yes 2 yes Wisconsin Holiday Festival Madison Square Garden New York, NY 101–71 9–1 January 4, 1962 2 1961–62 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 62–47 10–1 2–1 January 6, 1962 2 1961–62 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 72–43 11–1 3–1 January 10, 1962 yes 2 1960–61 men Bradley Braves Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 68–70 OT 11–2 3–2 January 16, 1962 3 yes 1961–62 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH 80–61 12–2 January 18, 1962 yes 3 yes 1961–62 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 5 Duquesne Gymnasium Pittsburgh, PA 62–54 13–2 January 25, 1962 3 1961–62 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 89–61 14–2 4–2 January 30, 1962 3 1961–62 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 73–52 15–2 5–2 February 1, 1962 yes 3 yes Houston Jeppesen Field House Houston, TX 60–52 16–2 February 3, 1962 yes 3 1961–62 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas North Texas Men's Gym Denton, TX 77–50 17–2 6–2 February 8, 1962 yes 3 1961–62 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium Saint Louis, MO 54–48 18–2 7–2 February 10, 1962 yes 3 1961–62 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK 70–52 19–2 8–2 February 12, 1962 3 yes 1961–62 men George Washington Colonials George Washington Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 83–43 20–2 February 16, 1962 3 yes Houston Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 59–47 21–2 February 19, 1962 3 1961–62 men Bradley Braves Bradley 5 Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 72–57 22–2 9–2 February 24, 1962 2 1961–62 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 84–63 23–2 10–2 March 1, 1962 2 yes 1961–62 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Crosstown Shootout Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH 61–58 24–2 March 12, 1962 yes 2 1961–62 men Bradley Braves Bradley 6 Missouri Valley Conference Playoff Roberts Memorial Fieldhouse Evansville, IN 61–46 25–2 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|NCAA Tournament March 16 yes yes 2 Creighton Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS Midwest Region Semifinals 66–46 26–2 March 17 yes yes 2 1961–62 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 9 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS Midwest Region Finals 73–46 27–2 March 23 yes yes 2 UCLA Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Final Four 72–70 28–2 March 24 yes yes 2 Ohio State 1 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY National Championship 71–59 29–2 2 AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1962-schedule.html 1961-62 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobearcats.com/documents/2019/10/18/2019_20_Cincinnati_Media_Guide.pdf 2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Cincinnati Athletics 18 Apr 2020 Rankings 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings Awards and honors All-American USBWA First Team: Paul Hogue NABC, NEA Second Team: Paul Hogue AP, NEA Third Team: Paul Hogue National honors Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year: Paul Hogue Missouri Valley Conference honors All-MVC Paul Hogue Tom Thacker Ron Bonham Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobearcats.com/documents/2019/10/18/2019_20_Cincinnati_Media_Guide.pdf 2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Cincinnati Athletics 18 Apr 2020 NBA draft Cincinnati Bearcats Round Pick Player NBA club 1 2 Paul Hogue New York Knickshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1962 1962 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-04-24 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20080331185858/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1962&lg=N 2008-03-31 In the spring of 1962, Cleveland Pipers owner George Steinbrenner signed Jerry Lucas to a player-management contract worth forty thousand dollars.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, 978-0-06-169031-0 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.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, 978-0-06-169031-0 Steinbrenner and partner George McKean fell behind in payments to the NBA and the deal was cancelled. References Cincinnati Bearcats Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Category:1962 in American sports