1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes Basketball Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png Big Ten Big Ten 1 1 26–2 13–1 Fred Taylor St. John Arena Big Ten ChampionsNCAA regular season championsNCAA tournament, runner-up National Championship Game L Lost 59-71 vs. Cincinnati The 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor. Roster 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes y yes Mel Nowell 3 G 6 2 170 sr y Columbus, Ohio East John Havlicek 5 G 6 5 200 sr y Bridgeport, Ohio Bridgeport Jerry Lucas 11 FC 6 8 225 sr y Middletown, Ohio Middletown Bob Knight 24 F 6 5 sr y Orrville, Ohio Orrville Fred Taylor Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes| Non-conference regular season December 2 yes 1 Florida State 72–57 1–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH December 6 yes 1 yes Pittsburgh 99–79 2–0 Pittsburgh, PA December 8 yes 1 Wichita State 85–62 3–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH December 9 yes 1 yes 3 Wake Forest 84–62 4–0 Winston-Salem, NC December 16 yes 1 Loyola (IL) 92–72 5–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH December 18 yes 1 yes Saint Louis 61–48 6–0 December 23 yes 1 Penn State 92–49 7–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH December 27 yes 1 yes Washington LA Holiday Classic 59–49 8–0 Los Angeles December 28 yes 1 yes UCLA LA Holiday Classic 105–84 9–0 Los Angeles December 30 yes 1 yes USC LA Holiday Classic 76–66 10–0 Los Angeles |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes| Big Ten Regular season January 6 1 yes Northwestern 85–62 11–0 1–0 Evanston, IL January 13 1 Michigan 89–64 12–0 2–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH January 20 1 yes Minnesota 90–76 13–0 3–0 Minneapolis, MN January 22 1 Purdue 91–65 14–0 4–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH January 29 1 yes Purdue 94–73 15–0 5–0 West Lafayette, IN February 3 1 Northwestern 97–61 16–0 6–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH February 5 1 Iowa 89–63 17–0 7–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH February 10 1 Minnesota 91–66 18–0 8–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH February 12 1 yes Michigan 72–57 19–0 9–0 Ann Arbor, MI February 17 1 yes Michigan State 80–72 20–0 10–0 East Lansing, MI February 24 1 Illinois 102–79 21–0 11–0 St. John Arena Columbus, OH February 26 1 yes Iowa 72–62 22–0 12–0 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA March 3 1 yes Wisconsin 67–81 22–1 12–1 Madison, WI March 10 1 Indiana 90–65 23–1 13–1 St. John Arena Columbus, OH |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio State Buckeyes| NCAA Tournament March 16 yes 1 yes Western Kentucky NCAA tournament Mideast Regional semifinal 93–73 24–1 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA March 17 yes 1 yes 3 Kentucky NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional final 74–64 25–1 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA March 23 yes 1 yes Wake Forest NCAA Tournament National semifinal 84–68 26–1 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY March 24 yes 1 yes 2 Cincinnati NCAA tournament championship game 59–71 26–2 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY ME Mideast 2014-15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball guide https://web.archive.org/web/20150722082050/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-baskbl/1415_09_History2.pdf 2015-07-22 . Retrieved 2015-Jul-21. Rankings 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 0 14 1 — 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 697–698 2009 978-0-345-51392-2https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1962-polls.html 1961-62 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, 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 Team players drafted into the NBA 1962 NBA draft Round Pick Player NBA club 1 6 Jerry Lucas Cincinnati Royals 1 9 John Havlicek Boston Celtics 12 90 Mel Nowell Chicago Zephyrshttp://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 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