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1961–62 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1961, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 24, 1962, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cincinnati Bearcats won their second NCAA national championship with a 71–59 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes. Season headlines * The Associated Press (AP) Poll changed format, abandoning the Top 20 format it had used since its inception in the 1948–49 season and becoming a Top 10 poll. * Cincinnati's national championship was its second in a row as well as second overall, and the national championship game was a rematch from the year before between Cincinnati and Ohio State. * The 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament set a new attendance record for an NCAA tournament, with a combined 177,469 fans attending its 29 games. * The Border Conference and ...
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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 (basketball, born 1924), Fred Taylor. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-Conference Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Big Ten Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA Tournament Rankings * 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, Oscar Robertson Trophy, USBWA College Player of the Year Team players drafted into the NBA References

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1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men's Basketball Team
The 1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, ACC Tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA Tournament NCAA basketball tournament *East **Wake Forest 92, Yale 82 **Wake Forest 96, St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 85 **Wake Forest 79, Villanova 69 *Final Four **Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68 *Third-place game **Wake Forest 82, UCLA 80 Rankings Awards and honors * Len Chappell – ACC Player of the Year (2x) Team players drafted into the NBA Other notable players * Billy Packer Anthony William Packer (born Anthony William Paczkowski,
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1961–62 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Season
Final standings ACC tournament See 1962 ACC men's basketball tournament NCAA tournament Round of 25 Wake Forest 92, Yale 82 (ot) Regional semi-finals Wake Forest 96, Saint Joseph's 85 Regional finals Wake Forest 79, Villanova 69 National semi-finals Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68 National third place Wake Forest 82, UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ... 80 ACC's NCAA record 4–1 NIT League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in the NIT, 1954–1966 External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20080619014226/http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/standings/1962 {{DEFAULTSORT:1961-62 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season ...
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1961–62 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Team
The 1961–62 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 14th year. The Bruins finished 1st in the AAWU (10–2), and accepted a bid to the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won the NCAA Far West Regional and played in the Final Four. UCLA lost 72-70 to Cincinnati and then in the third-place game on March 24, 1962, in Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall), Wake Forest defeated UCLA 82-80. The Bruins finished the season as the 4th best team in the nation. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=12 style="background:#;", Source Draft list References * "2011-12 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved July 1, 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:1961-62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins Ucla Bruins Ucla The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Ange ...
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Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the highest level of college football in the nation. The conference's 12 members are located in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, and Washington (state), Washington. They include each state's flagship public university, four additional public universities, and two private research universities. The modern Pac-12 conference formed after the disbanding of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), whose principal members founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959. The conference previously went by the names Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10. The Pac-12 moniker was adopted in 2011 with the add ...
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West Virginia Mountaineers Men's Basketball
The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. WVU has won 13 conference tournament championships, and has 29 appearances in the NCAA tournament, including two Final Fours, most recently in 2010. The Mountaineers have also appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments, and have won two championships, in 1942 (which West Virginia considers a National Championship)and 2007. They are led by Bob Huggins, who has been head coach since 2007. WVU plays their home games at the WVU Coliseum, their home venue since 1970. History West Virginia men's basketball has competed in three basketball championship final matches: the 1959 NCAA final, the 1942 NIT final (at that time, the NIT was considered more prestigious than the NCAA), and the 2007 NIT Championship. They lost 71–70 to California in the 1959 NCAA finals, while the Mountaineers won the ...
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Arizona State Sun Devils Men's Basketball
The Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Pac-12 Conference. The Arizona State Sun Devils have appeared in the NCAA tournament 16 times, including 3 Elite Eights (1961, 1963, 1975). They have won eight conference championships (four WAC, and four Border Conference) and finished in the final AP rankings seven times. The highest national ranking the Sun Devils have achieved is AP No. 3 under Bobby Hurley during the 2017–18 season and No. 3 under Ned Wulk during the 1980–81 season when the starting lineup included future NBA stars Byron Scott, Fat Lever, and Alton Lister. 38 ASU Sun Devils have been selected in the NBA draft, including ten-time NBA All-Star James Harden, Byron Scott, Isaac Austin, Lafayette Lever, Alton Lister, Lionel Hollins, Sam Williams, Jeff Pendergraph, Mario Bennett, Tommy Smith, Ike Diogu, Eddie House, ...
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Seattle Redhawks Men's Basketball
The Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represents Seattle University in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Established in 1946, the team was previously known as the Seattle Chieftains. The program experienced success during the 1950s and 1960s, reaching the NCAA Division I tournament 11 times. Led by 1958 No. 1 draft pick Elgin Baylor, Seattle finished runner-up in the 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament. Seattle was a member of NCAA Division I from 1946 to 1980, reclassified to NAIA in 1980, and rejoined the Division I level in 2008. They are a member of the Western Athletic Conference (2012–present). They were previously a member of the West Coast Conference (1971–1980). The current head coach is Chris Victor, who was previously the associate head coach. History 1950s and 1960s: National prominence Established in 1946, the program experienced a period of success during the 1950s and 1960s. Seattle produced more NBA players than any other scho ...
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Kansas State Wildcats Men's Basketball
The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The head coach is Jerome Tang. The program began competition in 1902. The first two major-conference titles won by the school were won by the men's basketball team, in 1917 and 1919 (in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Kansas State has gone on to win 19 regular season conference crowns. Jeff Sagarin listed the program 27th in his all-time rankings in the ''ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia''. Following the 2021–22 season, the Wildcats have a record of 1,691–1,212. History Kansas State University has appeared in 31 NCAA basketball tournaments, most recently in 2019. The team's all-time record in the NCAA tournament is 37–35 (). Kansas State's best finish at the tournament came in 1951, when it lost to Kentucky in the national championsh ...
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1961–62 Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball Team
The 1961–62 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1961–62 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas and the team finished the season with an overall record of 20–5. References Duke Blue Devils men's basketball seasons Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ... 1961 in sports in North Carolina 1962 in sports in North Carolina {{collegebasketball-season-stub ...
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