1962–63 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1962–63 Oregon State Beavers Basketball Independent Pac 10 14 22–9 Slats Gill 35th Oregon State Coliseum NCAA tournament Final Four The 1962–63 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, during the 1962–63 season. Led by head coach Slats Gill – serving in his 35th of 36 seasons – and big man Mel Counts, the Beavers participated in the 1963 NCAA Tournament and reached the second Final Four in school history.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oregon-state/1963-schedule.html 1962-63 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com December 27, 2021 Guard Terry Baker became the first college football Heisman Trophy winner to play in the NCAA tournament's Final Four.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 11 Roster 1962 Oregon State Beavers y yes Mel Counts 21 C 7 0 230 Jr y Coos Bay, Oregon Marshfield Terry Baker 24 G 6 3 Sr y Portland, Oregon Jefferson Slats Gill (Oregon State) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=Oregon State Beavers| Regular season Dec 7, 1962 yes yes 7 1962 men Seattle Chieftains Seattle Washington State Coliseum Seattle, Washington 58–60 0–1 Dec 8, 1962 yes yes 7 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 57–45 1–1 Dec 14, 1962 yes 9 1962 men California Golden Bears California Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 59–61 1–2 Dec 15, 1962 yes 9 California Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 70–60 2–2 Dec 21, 1962 yes yes 1962 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 7 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky Invitational 65–70 2–3 Dec 22, 1962 yes yes 1962 men Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky Invitational 61–55 3–3 Dec 26, 1962 yes yes Idaho Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 80–53 12,129 4–3 Dec 28, 1962 yes yes California Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 58–50 5–3 Dec 29, 1962 yes yes Iowa Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 64–57 6–3 Jan 4, 1963 yes Washington State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 74–47 7–3 Jan 5, 1963 yes Washington State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 61–50 8–3 Jan 11, 1963 yes yes 1962 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Old Pavilion Stanford, California 65–58 9–3 Jan 12, 1963 yes yes Stanford Old Pavilion Stanford, California 69–96 9–4 Jan 19, 1963 yes 10 1962 men Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 63–47 10–4 Jan 26, 1963 yes Washington Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 65–48 11–4 Feb 1, 1963 yes Seattle Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 66–60 12–4 Feb 8, 1963 yes yes 1962 men Portland Pilots Portland Howard Hall Portland, Oregon 58–67 12–5 Feb 9, 1963 yes Portland Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 66–51 13–5 Feb 15, 1963 yes 1962 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 50–54 13–6 Feb 16, 1963 yes yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 67–57 14–6 Feb 22, 1963 yes 1962 men USC Trojans Southern California Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 76–49 15–6 Feb 23, 1963 yes Southern California Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 58–67 15–7 Mar 1, 1963 yes yes Washington State Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, Washington 79–56 16–7 Mar 2, 1963 yes yes Washington State Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, Washington 74–65 17–7 Mar 8, 1963 yes yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 65–61 18–7 Mar 9, 1963 yes Oregon Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 71–65 19–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Oregon State Beavers| NCAA Tournament Mar 11, 1963 yes yes Seattle McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon First round 70–66 20–7 Mar 15, 1963 yes yes 1962 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 65–61 21–7 Mar 16, 1963 yes yes 1962 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 4 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah Regional final – Elite Eight 83–65 22–7 Mar 22, 1963 yes yes Cincinnati 1 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky National semifinal – Final Four 46–80 22–8 Mar 23, 1963 yes yes Duke 2 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Consolation 63–85 22–9 AP Poll Pacific Sources2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide https://osubeavers.com/documents/2020/11/20/Full_Guide.pdf Oregon State University Athletics December 27, 2021https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oregon-state/1963-schedule.html 1962-63 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results Sports Reference December 27, 2021 Rankings 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Mel Counts – All-American Terry Baker – All-American, Academic All-American References 2 Category:Oregon State Beavers men's basketball seasons Oregon State Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State