1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png Big Ten Big Ten 1 1 27–1 14–0 Fred Taylor St. John Arena Big Ten ChampionsNCAA regular season championsNCAA Tournament, runner-up National Championship Game L Lost 65-70 OT Overtime vs. Cincinnati The 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor. The team finished with an overall record of 27–1 and were undefeated in Big Ten conference play. In the 1961 NCAA Tournament Ohio State made it all the way to the championship game but lost to Cincinnati 70–65 in overtime. Roster 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes y yes Mel Nowell 3 G 6 2 165 jr y Columbus, Ohio East John Havlicek 5 G 6 5 195 jr y Bridgeport, Ohio Bridgeport Jerry Lucas 11 FC 6 8 220 jr y Middletown, Ohio Middletown Larry Siegfried 21 G 6 3 185 sr y Shelby, Ohio Shelby Bob Knight 24 F 6 5 jr y Orrville, Ohio Orrville Fred Taylor NCAA basketball tournament Mideast Ohio State 56, Louisville 55 Ohio State 87, Kentucky 74 Final Four Ohio State 95, St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 69 Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65 OTSCORE IS 70 TO 65; Ohio State's 32-Game Victory Streak Ends in Kansas City https://www.nytimes.com/1961/03/26/archives/score-is-70-to-65-ohio-states-32game-victory-streak-ends-in.html The New York Times March 26, 1961 December 29, 2021http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1961 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 2 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Coaches 1 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 688–689 2009 978-0-345-51392-2https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1961-polls.html 1960-61 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference June 28, 2020 Awards and honors John Havlicek, First-Team All Big Ten Jerry Lucas, All-America selection Jerry Lucas, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 Jerry Lucas, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball Jerry Lucas, First-Team All Big Ten Jerry Lucas, USBWA College Player of the Yearhttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners 2008-06-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ 2008-06-11 Larry Siegfried, First-Team All Big Ten Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 3 Larry Siegfried Cincinnati Royals http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1961 1961 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-04-24 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100318005317/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1961&lg=N 2010-03-18 References Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes