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1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
MVC champions
NCAA tournament, runner-up
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record26–2 (11–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
Seasons
1963–64 →
1962–63 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Cincinnati 11 1   .917 26 2   .929
No. 5 Wichita Municipal 7 5   .583 19 8   .704
Bradley 6 6   .500 17 9   .654
Saint Louis 6 6   .500 16 12   .571
Tulsa 5 7   .417 17 8   .680
North Texas State 4 8   .333 10 14   .417
Drake 3 9   .250 11 14   .440
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 3, 1962*
No. 1 Virginia W 91–42  1–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 5, 1962*
No. 1 Miami (OH) W 58–36  2–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 8, 1962*
No. 1 George Washington W 86–59  3–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 14, 1962*
No. 1 at Kansas State W 75–61  4–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
December 15, 1962*
No. 1 at Kansas W 64–49  5–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 20, 1962*
No. 1 Dayton W 44–37  6–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 1962*
No. 1 Davidson W 72–46  7–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 1962*
No. 1 Ohio W 73–43  8–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 1963*
No. 1 Houston W 79–56  9–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 5, 1963
No. 1 No. 8 Wichita State W 63–50  10–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 10, 1963
No. 1 at North Texas W 78–58  11–0
North Texas Men's Gym 
Denton, TX
January 12, 1963
No. 1 at Tulsa W 67–57  12–0
Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, OK
January 17, 1963
No. 1 at Bradley W 52–46  13–0
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
January 26, 1963*
No. 1 at No. 3 Illinois W 62–53  14–0
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
January 31, 1963
No. 1 Drake W 65–60  15–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 1963
No. 1 Saint Louis W 70–40  16–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 1963
No. 1 at Drake W 71–60  17–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
February 9, 1963
No. 1 Bradley W 65–61  18–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 1963
No. 1 Wichita State L 64–65  18–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
February 21, 1963
No. 1 North Texas W 91–61  19–1
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 1963
No. 1 Tulsa W 55–54  20–1
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 1963*
No. 1 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
W 72–61  21–1
Cincinnati Gardens[2] 
Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 1963
No. 1 at Saint Louis W 66–52  22–1
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
NCAA tournament
March 15, 1963*
No. 1 vs. Texas W 73–68  23–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 16, 1963*
No. 1 vs. No. 10 Colorado W 67–60  24–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 22, 1963*
No. 1 vs. Oregon State W 80–46  25–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
March 23, 1963*
No. 1 vs. No. 3 Loyola–Chicago L 58–60  25–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*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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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5 Tom Thacker and Jimmy McIntosh Cincinnati Royals

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Complete Crosstown Shootout Guide". Xavier University. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "1962–3 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "1963 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.