1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.
1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |
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Big Ten Champions | |
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner Up | |
Conference | Big Ten |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
1961–62 record | 26–2 (13–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Fred Taylor |
Home arena | St. John Arena |
1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Ohio State | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 26 | – | 2 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1962.html |
Roster
1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 2* |
No. 1 | Florida State | W 72–57 | 1–0 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
December 6* |
No. 1 | at Pittsburgh | W 99–79 | 2–0 |
Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
December 8* |
No. 1 | Wichita State | W 85–62 | 3–0 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
December 9* |
No. 1 | at No. 3 Wake Forest | W 84–62 | 4–0 |
Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
December 16* |
No. 1 | Loyola (IL) | W 92–72 | 5–0 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
December 18* |
No. 1 | at Saint Louis | W 61–48 | 6–0 |
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December 23* |
No. 1 | Penn State | W 92–49 | 7–0 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
December 27* |
No. 1 | vs. Washington LA Holiday Classic |
W 59–49 | 8–0 |
Los Angeles | ||||||
December 28* |
No. 1 | vs. UCLA LA Holiday Classic |
W 105–84 | 9–0 |
Los Angeles | ||||||
December 30* |
No. 1 | vs. USC LA Holiday Classic |
W 76–66 | 10–0 |
Los Angeles | ||||||
Big Ten Regular Season | |||||||||||
January 6 |
No. 1 | at Northwestern | W 85–62 | 11–0 (1–0) |
Evanston, IL | ||||||
January 13 |
No. 1 | Michigan | W 89–64 | 12–0 (2–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
January 20 |
No. 1 | at Minnesota | W 90–76 | 13–0 (3–0) |
Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
January 22 |
No. 1 | Purdue | W 91–65 | 14–0 (4–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
January 29 |
No. 1 | at Purdue | W 94–73 | 15–0 (5–0) |
West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
February 3 |
No. 1 | Northwestern | W 97–61 | 16–0 (6–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
February 5 |
No. 1 | Iowa | W 89–63 | 17–0 (7–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
February 10 |
No. 1 | Minnesota | W 91–66 | 18–0 (8–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
February 12 |
No. 1 | at Michigan | W 72–57 | 19–0 (9–0) |
Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
February 17 |
No. 1 | at Michigan State | W 80–72 | 20–0 (10–0) |
East Lansing, MI | ||||||
February 24 |
No. 1 | Illinois | W 102–79 | 21–0 (11–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
February 26 |
No. 1 | at Iowa | W 72–62 | 22–0 (12–0) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
March 3 |
No. 1 | at Wisconsin | L 67–81 | 22–1 (12–1) |
Madison, WI | ||||||
March 10 |
No. 1 | Indiana | W 90–65 | 23–1 (13–1) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 16* |
No. 1 | vs. Western Kentucky NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Semifinal |
W 93–73 | 24–1 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
March 17* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 3 Kentucky NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Final |
W 74–64 | 25–1 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
March 23* |
No. 1 | vs. Wake Forest NCAA Tournament National Semifinal |
W 84–68 | 26–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
March 24* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 2 Cincinnati NCAA Tournament Championship Game |
L 59–71 | 26–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Rankings
Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
AP | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Coaches | Not released | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 Year[4]
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1 | 6 | Jerry Lucas | Cincinnati Royals |
1 | 9 | John Havlicek | Boston Celtics |
12 | 90 | Mel Nowell | Chicago Zephyrs |
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References
- 2014-15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball guide. Retrieved 2015-Jul-21.
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- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 697–698. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- "1961-62 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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