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1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
MVC champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record27–3 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTay Baker
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
Seasons
1960–61 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Cincinnati 10 2   .833 27 3   .900
No. 6 Bradley 9 3   .750 21 5   .808
Drake 7 5   .583 19 7   .731
Saint Louis 7 5   .583 21 9   .700
Wichita Municipal 6 6   .500 18 8   .692
Tulsa 2 10   .167 8 17   .320
North Texas State 1 11   .083 2 22   .083
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and the NCAA tournament, defeating in-state foe and defending national champion Ohio State 70–65 in the Championship Game in Kansas City, Missouri. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker, his first year at the helm.

Roster

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1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F -- Frank Turner
F -- Mark Altenau 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr St. Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio
G -- Sandy Pomerantz
So University City St. Louis, Missouri
G 11 Larry Shingleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Madison Madison, Indiana
F 15 Fred Dierking 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Valley Stream Central Valley Stream, New York
G 20 Tony Yates 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Lockland Wayne Lawrenceburg, Indiana
F 21 Bob Wiesenhahn (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Archbishop McNicholas Cincinnati, Ohio
C 22 Paul Hogue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Austin Knoxville, Tennessee
F 24 Dale Heidotting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Greenhills Greenhills, Ohio
G 25 Tom Thacker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So William Grant Covington, Kentucky
G 31 Jim Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Carr Creek Carr Creek, Kentucky
G 33 Tom Sizer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
G 34 Carl Bouldin (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Norwood Norwood, Ohio
C 35 Ron Reis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr Woodward Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 17, 2020

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1960*
Western Michigan W 85–54  1–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 1960*
at Miami (OH) W 70–62  2–0
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
December 9, 1960*
vs. Seton Hall L 76–84  2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 13, 1960*
Loyola Marymount W 74–53  3–1
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 1960
at Saint Louis L 40–57  3–2
(0–1)
Kiel Auditorium 
Saint Louis, MO
December 19, 1960*
Nebraska W 75–60  4–2
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 1960
at No. 2 Bradley L 53–72  4–3
(0–2)
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
December 29, 1960*
Dayton W 71–61  5–3
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 1960*
George Washington W 84–61  6–3
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 5, 1961*
Houston W 74–71  7–3
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 1961
North Texas W 83–34  8–3
(1–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 1961
at Wichita State W 80–57  9–3
(2–2)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 14, 1961
at Tulsa W 92–75  10–3
(3–2)
Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, OK
January 17, 1961*
Duquesne W 64–53  11–3
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 1961
at Drake W 86–64  12–3
(4–2)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
January 28, 1961
Drake W 80–70  13–3
(5–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 31, 1961
No. 3 Bradley W 73–72  14–3
(6–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 1961*
vs. No. 6 Iowa W 77–60  15–3
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
February 9, 1961
No. 5 Saint Louis W 61–52  16–3
(7–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 1961
No. 4 Wichita State W 67–64  17–3
(8–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 1961
No. 4 Tulsa W 81–52  18–3
(9–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 1961*
No. 3 at Houston W 85–80  19–3
Jeppesen Field House 
Houston, TX
February 25, 1961
No. 3 at North Texas W 73–43  20–3
(10–2)
North Texas Men's Gym 
Denton, TX
March 2, 1961*
No. 3 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
W 89–53  21–3
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
March 4, 1961*
No. 3 at Marshall W 69–57  22–3
Memorial Field House 
Huntington, WV
NCAA Tournament
March 17*
No. 2 vs. Texas Tech
Midwest Region Semifinals
W 78–55  23–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 18*
No. 2 vs. No. 4 Kansas State
Midwest Region Finals
W 69–64  24–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 24*
No. 2 vs. Utah
Final Four
W 82–67[2]  25–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 25*
No. 2 vs. No. 1 Ohio State
National Championship
W 70–65 OT[3] 26–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Missouri Valley Conference honors

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All-MVC Awards

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All-MVC

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Team players drafted into the NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 11 Bob Wiesenhahn Cincinnati Royals

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Ohio State and Cincinnati Gain N.C.A.A. Basketball Final at Kansas City". The New York Times. March 25, 1961. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "1960-61 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results".
  5. ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "1961 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.