1960–61 Utah Redskins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1960–61 Utah Redskins Basketball Mountain States Athletic Conference MSAC 13 23–8 12–2 Jack Gardner 8th Nielsen Fieldhouse MSAC Champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1960–61 Utah Redskins men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 1965-66 season. Head coach Jack Gardner would lead the Utes to a Mountain States Athletic Conference championship and the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Their final game of the season, which was a quadruple-overtime third place game against Saint Joseph's University, was later rescinded by Saint Joseph's team and stricken from the record books days after the game was finished due to it being discovered that three of the Hawks' players were discovered to have been involved with the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal.Sauer Patrick April 4, 2016 A Forgotten Classic and the Complicated Legacy of the 1961 St. Joe's Hawks https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-forgotten-classic-and-the-complicated-legacy-of-the-1961-st-joes-hawks/ June 9, 2024 Vice.com en Following that scandal coming to light, it was said that some of Utah's players would testify in court against the main perpetrator of the scandal, former NBA All-Star Jack Molinas.http://www.espn.com/classic/s/basketball_scandals_molinas.html ESPN Classic – Explosion II: The Molinas period June 9, 2024 The team finished with an overall record of 23–8 (12–2 MSAC). Roster 1960 Utah Redskins y Billy McGill 12 F 6 9 225 Jr Los Angeles, California y Jim Rhead 11 F 6 4 208 Sr Salt Lake City, Utah Jack Gardner (Southern California) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/1961.html 1960–61 Utah Utes Roster and Stats Sports Reference December 27, 2021 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| Regular Season Dec 1, 1960 yes yes 1960 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Loyola Memorial Gym Los Angeles, California 64–85 0–1 Dec 3, 1960 yes yes 1960 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Old Pavilion Stanford, California 56–59 0–2 Dec 7, 1960 yes 1960 men Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 132–77 1–2 Dec 9, 1960 yes 1960 men Baylor Bears Baylor Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 83–69 2–2 Dec 10, 1960 yes 1960 men TCU Horned Frogs Texas Christian Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 101–55 3–2 Dec 16, 1960 yes 18 1960 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 82–48 4–2 Dec 20, 1960 yes 18 1960 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 70–64 5–2 Dec 22, 1960 yes 18 1960 men Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State Los Angeles Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 105–76 6–2 Dec 27, 1960 yes yes 1960 men Penn Quakers Penn Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC Holiday Festival 72–60 7–2 Dec 29, 1960 yes yes 1960 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure 3 Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC Holiday Festival 88–89 7–3 Dec 31, 1960 yes yes St. John's 7 Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC Holiday Festival 65–73 7–4 Jan 7, 1961 yes 1960 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Nelson Fieldhouse Logan, Utah 85–70 8–4 1–0 Jan 12, 1961 1960 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 111–66 9–4 2–0 Jan 14, 1961 1960 men Denver Pioneers Denver Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 95–82 10–4 3–0 Jan 20, 1961 yes 1960 men BYU Cougars Brigham Young Smith Field House Provo, Utah 86–91 10–5 3–1 Jan 21, 1961 1960 men Montana Grizzlies Montana Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 72–56 11–5 4–1 Jan 28, 1961 yes 1960 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 55–51 12–5 Feb 2, 1961 1960 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 69–58 13–5 5–1 Feb 4, 1961 1960 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 83–71 14–5 6–1 Feb 11, 1961 yes Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana 76–55 15–5 7–1 Feb 16, 1961 yes Denver DU Fieldhouse Denver, Colorado 67–62 16–5 8–1 Feb 18, 1961 yes New Mexico Johnson Gymnasium Albuquerque, New Mexico 77–63 17–5 9–1 Feb 23, 1961 Brigham Young Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 95–80 18–5 10–1 Feb 25, 1961 Utah State Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah 96–84 19–5 11–1 Mar 3, 1961 yes Wyoming War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming 83–69 20–5 12–1 Mar 4, 1961 yes Colorado State South College Gym Fort Collins, Colorado 49–50 20–6 12–2 Mar 6, 1961 yes yes Colorado State Smith Field House Provo, Utah Skyline Conference Playoff 55–51 21–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Utah Utes| NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 1961 yes yes 1960 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon West Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen 91–75 22–6 Mar 18, 1961 yes yes 1960 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon West Regional Final – Elite Eight 88–80 23–6 Mar 24, 1961 yes yes Cincinnati 2 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri National Semifinal – Final Four 67–82Ohio State and Cincinnati Gain N.C.A.A. Basketball Final at Kansas City https://www.nytimes.com/1961/03/25/archives/ohio-state-and-cincinnati-gain-ncaa-basketball-final-at-kansas-city.html The New York Times March 25, 1961 December 29, 2021 23–7 Mar 25, 1961 yes yes Saint Joseph's Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Consolation 120–127 4OT 23–8 AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/utah/1961-schedule.html 1960-61 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com2021-22 Utah Men's Basketball Media Guide https://utahutes.com/documents/2021/11/1/2021_22_MBB_Media_Guide_Interactive_.pdf University of Utah Athletics December 27, 2021 Rankings 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Billy McGill – Consensus Second-Team All-American References Category:Utah Utes men's basketball seasons Utah Utah Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Utah Utes Utah Utes