1962–63 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1962–63 Loyola Ramblers Basketball Loyola Ramblers 1962–63 team photo (restored).png 300px Independent 4 3 29–2 George Ireland 12th Jerry Lyne Nick Kladis NCAA tournament National Champions National Championship Game W Won 60–58 OT Overtime vs. Cincinnati The 1962–63 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago. Champions of the 1963 NCAA tournament, the Ramblers were coached by George Ireland. They defeated top-ranked and two-time defending champion Cincinnati Bearcats in a 60–58 overtime contest. The 1962–63 Ramblers were one of the first NCAA men's basketball teams to have broken the so-called "gentlemen's agreement" among coaches in which no more than two black players would be on the floor at one time (and in some road games, black players would have to rotate so that only one of them was playing at any given moment): the Ramblers would regularly have three or four black starters, paving the way for the 1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team who would finally put the "agreement" to rest and have an all-black starting five.DeCourcy Mike https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/1962-cincinnati-barrier-breaking-title-against-ohio-state-echoes-in-2018-19-opener/1v8rbme1he1751astbq49jz9wk 1962 Cincinnati's barrier-breaking title against Ohio State echoes in 2018-19 opener The Sporting News November 8, 2018 February 22, 2022 Ghosts Of Mississippi Sports Illustrated March 10, 2003 Alexander Wolff https://www.si.com/vault/2003/03/10/339348/ghosts-of-mississippi-forty-years-ago-a-courageous-college-president-defied-a-court-order-barring-mississippi-state-from-integrated-competition-and-sent-his-team-to-face-black-players-in-the-ncaa-tournament They played in the Game of Change, in which a Mississippi State team defied segregationists to play against Loyola, breaking the unwritten law that Mississippi teams would not play against black players. On July 11, 2013, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their championship, surviving members of Loyola's team were honored by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the Oval Office of the White House. It also was announced that the entire team would be inducted in the College Basketball Hall of Fame in a ceremony scheduled for November 2013. Roster Name # Position Height Year Hometown Dan Connaughton 34 Sophomore Hamilton, Ohio Jack Egan 11 Guard 5–10 Junior Chicago, Ill. Jerry Harkness 15 Forward 6–3 Senior Bronx, N.Y. Les Hunter 41 Center 6–7 Junior Nashville, Tenn. Earl JohnsonDropped out of school early in the spring semester, citing financial troubles187 30 Sophomore Ron Miller 42 Guard 6–2 Junior Bronx, N.Y. Jim Reardon 33 Senior Pablo Robertsonineligible Ruled academically ineligible after the fall semesterLenehan Michael Ramblers: Loyola Chicago 1963—The Team That Changed the Color of College Basketball 2013 Agate Publishing 978-1572841406 en186 14 Guard 5–7 Sophomore Bronx, N.Y. Rich Rochelle 10 Center 6–9 Junior Vic Rouse 40 Forward 6–6 Junior Nashville, Tenn. Billy Smithineligible 24 Forward 6–5 Sophomore Chuck Wood 23 Junior Schedule no no yes yes December 1, 1962 114–58 yes 4 Christian Brothers Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 1–0 December 3, 1962 110–56 yes 4 North Dakota Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 2–0 December 10, 1962 107–47 yes 4 Milwaukee Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 3–0 December 15, 1962 105–58 yes 4 South Dakota Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 4–0 December 17, 1962 123–102 yes 4 Western Michigan Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 5–0 December 19, 1962 106–94 yes 4 yes Indiana Gladstein Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 6–0 December 22, 1962 93–83 yes 4 #10 Seattle Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 7–0 December 26, 1962 81–62 yes 3 Arkansas Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK All-College Tournament 8–0 December 27, 1962 94–82 yes 3 Memphis State Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK All-College Tournament 9–0 December 28, 1962 93–82 yes 3 Wyoming Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK All-College Tournament Championship 10–0 December 31, 1962 74–69 yes 3 Dayton Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 11–0 January 3, 1963 103–58 yes 2 Marshall Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 12–0 January 5, 1963 88–53 yes 2 Loyola (LA) Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 13–0 January 8, 1963 87–68 yes 2 yes Marquette Milwaukee, WI 14–0 January 10, 1963 107–69 yes 2 yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 15–0 January 19, 1963 96–55 yes 2 yes Kent State Memorial Gymnasium Kent, OH 16–0 January 21, 1963 80–72 yes 2 yes Ohio Grover Center Athens, OH 17–0 January 26, 1963 82–72 yes 2 Santa Clara Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 18–0 January 31, 1963 118–58 yes 2 Washington (MO) Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 19–0 February 2, 1963 86–68 yes 2 Iowa Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 20–0 February 12, 1963 92–90OT yes 2 Marquette Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 21–0 February 16, 1963 75–92 yes 2 yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 21–1 February 18, 1963 70–47 yes 2 yes St. John's Alumni Hall Queens, NY 22–1 February 23, 1963 62–58 yes 3 yes Houston Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, TX 23–1 February 27, 1963 114–94 yes 3 Ohio Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 24–1 March 2, 1963 72–73 yes 3 #8 Wichita State Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 24–2 |- !colspan=8 style=Loyola Ramblers| NCAA Tournament March 11, 1963 111–42 yes 5 Tennessee Tech yes McGaw Hall Evanston, IL NCAA mideast regional quarterfinal 25–2 March 15, 1963 61–51 yes 3 Mississippi State 7 yes Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 12,143 NCAA mideast regional semifinal"Game of Change" 26–2 March 16, 1963 79–64 yes 3 Illinois 8 yes Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI NCAA mideast regional final 27–2 March 22, 1963 94–75 yes 3 Duke 2 yes Freedom Hall Louisville, KY NCAA national semifinal 28–2 March 23, 1963 60–58OT yes 3 Cincinnati 1 yes Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 19,153 NCAA national championship 29–2 Central Standard Time Source: 2018–19 Loyola men's basketball media guideLoyola Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide https://loyolaramblers.com/documents/2018/11/16/MBB_Media_Guide.pdf Loyola University Chicago Athletics 29 May 2020 en 2018 Rankings 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Jerry Harkness: Consensus First Team All-American First Team AP All-American First Team USBWA All-American First Team NABC All-American First Team UPI All-American Second Team NEA All-American Team: College Basketball Hall of Fame (2013) Records Loyola's first-round Mideast Regional victory over Tennessee Tech, 111–42, continues to be the record margin of victory (69 points) in an NCAA men's basketball tournament game. NBA draft 1963 NBA draft Loyola Ramblers Round Pick Player NBA club 2 9 Jerry Harkness New York Knicks References External links Roster and stats at Sports Reference Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Loyola Ramblers Category:Loyola Ramblers men's basketball seasons Category:National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Loyola Ramblers Loyola Ramblers Category:1963 in American sports Loyola Ramblers