1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball | |
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Missouri Valley Conference Champions | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | #2 |
AP | #2 |
1961–62 record | 29–2 ( MVC) |
Head coach | Ed Jucker |
Assistant coach | Tay Baker |
Home arena | Armory Fieldhouse |
The 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. For the second time in a row, Cincinnati defeated Ohio State for the National Title 71–59 before 18,469 at Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY.[1] The Head Coach was Ed Jucker.
Season Summary
Cincinnati played its way out from under the shadow of in-state rival Ohio State by winning two straight National Championships in 1961 and 1962, each time beating the Buckeyes in the title game. In 1962, the Bearcats were a deep, balanced team led by leading scorer and rebounded Paul Hogue, a 6-foot-9 center. Five other player averaged between 8.2 and 14.3 points per game, and the Bearcats played stifling defense.
Regular season
- In the Crosstown Shootout, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 61–58. The match was held at the Cincinnati Gardens.
NCAA basketball tournament
- Mideast
- Cincinnati 66, Creighton 46
- Cincinnati 73, Colorado 46
- Final Four
- Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70
- Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
- Cincinnati led 37–29 at half-time.
- Twice in the final period, the Bearcats were ahead by 18 points.
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1 | 2 | Paul Hogue | New York Knicks |
- In the spring of 1962, Cleveland Pipers owner George Steinbrenner signed Jerry Lucas to a player-management contract worth forty thousand dollars.[4] With the Lucas signing, Steinbrenner had a secret deal with NBA commissioner Maurice Podoloff. The Pipers would merge with the Kansas City Steers and join the NBA. A schedule was printed for the 1963–64 NBA season with the Pipers playing the New York Knicks in the first game.[5] Steinbrenner and partner George McKean fell behind in payments to the NBA and the deal was cancelled.
References
- ↑ Joseph M. Sheehan, Ohio State Bows, Bearcats Win, 71-59, for 2d N.C.A.A. Title -- Hogue Is Star, New York Times, March 24, 1962
- ↑ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1962
- ↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1962
- ↑ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
- ↑ Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.42, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-169031-0
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