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1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA Tournament, runner-up
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record27–1 (14–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 14 0   1.000 27 1   .964
No. 8 Iowa 10 4   .714 18 6   .750
Purdue 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 8 6   .571 10 13   .435
Northwestern 6 8   .429 10 12   .455
Illinois 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Michigan 2 12   .143 6 18   .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html


The 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.

Roster

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1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Mel Nowell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr East Columbus, Ohio
G 5 John Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bridgeport Bridgeport, Ohio
F/C 11 Jerry Lucas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
G 21 Larry Siegfried 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Shelby Shelby, Ohio
F 24 Bob Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Orrville Orrville, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

NCAA basketball tournament

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 3 Larry Siegfried Cincinnati Royals

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References

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  1. ^ "SCORE IS 70 TO 65; Ohio State's 32-Game Victory Streak Ends in Kansas City". The New York Times. March 26, 1961. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 688–689. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1960-61 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  7. ^ "1961 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.