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1963 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball championship game was the final of the 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and determined the national champion in the 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was held on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The matchup pitted the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball, Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, who were making their first NCAA tournament appearance, against the Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball, Cincinnati Bearcats, the two-time defending national champions. After trailing by 15 points in the second half, Loyola rallied to force an Overtime (sports), overtime period, and won the game 60–58 on a basket by Vic Rouse (basketball), Vic Rouse with one second left. The Ramblers earned their first championship in men's college basketball. Background Cincinnati Bearcats The 1962–63 Bearcats were coached by Ed Jucker, who was in his third season on the job. In the previous two sea ...
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George Ireland
George Ireland (June 15, 1913 – September 14, 2001) was an American basketball coach who led the Loyola Ramblers to the 1963 NCAA championship. Background Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Ireland was an All-American basketball player at the University of Notre Dame during the 1930s. Ireland once noted with amusement that Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp once called him the "dirtiest player in the game" after he had punched one of his players right in front of the bench. Ireland had his first coaching job at Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois, which he led to 262–87 record from 1936 to 1951. In 1951, he succeeded John Jordan, a former teammate at Notre Dame, as head coach at Loyola University Chicago, and he remained at Loyola until 1975.Loyola loses for ...
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Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball
The Dayton Flyers men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) representing the University of Dayton in Ohio. The Flyers play their home games at UD Arena, University of Dayton Arena. The Flyers are coached by Anthony Grant who is in his seventh season. Dayton has appeared 19 times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament, most recently in 2024. In March 2020, Dayton was ranked #3 in the AP Top 25 Poll, its highest ranking since the 1955–56 season when it was ranked #2. The Flyers have never been ranked #1, but Dayton did receive a lone first place vote in the final AP poll of the 2019–2020 season. When the 2020 seasons was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Flyers did not get to participate in the 2020 NCAA Tournament, despite being projected as a #1 seed by several outlets. A 2015 study of college basketball team valuations placed Dayton No. 23 in the nation wi ...
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Western Michigan Broncos Men's Basketball
The Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and are coached by Dwayne Stephens. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2014. Postseason NCAA tournament results The Broncos have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4. NIT results The Broncos have appeared in three National Invitational Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...s (NIT). Their combined record is 2–3. CBI results The Broncos have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 2–1. CIT results The Broncos have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ...
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Christian Brothers Buccaneers
The Christian Brothers University Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Christian Brothers University, located in Memphis, Tennessee, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Buccaneers have primarily competed in the Gulf South Conference since the 1996–97 academic year. Christian Brothers competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Conference affiliations The Buccaneers began playing in the 1950s as independents. Over the last half-century, CBU has competed in the NAIA Division I in the Volunteer State Athletic Conference and the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference. Since 1992, CBU has been a member of th ...
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Oregon State Beavers Men's Basketball
The Oregon State Beavers men's basketball program, established in 1901, is the college basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball program of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Members of the West Coast Conference in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I, the team plays home games on campus at Gill Coliseum, and the current head coach is Wayne Tinkle. Oregon State has won 14 conference championships and appeared in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament 18 times (three (1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament, 1980–1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 82) were later vacated by the NCAA). The Beavers have advanced to the Final Four twice (1949 NCAA basketball tournament, 1949, 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, 1963), and their most recent tournament appearance was in 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2021, when they advanced to the Elite Eight after wi ...
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Colorado Buffaloes Men's Basketball
The Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder. The team competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Tad Boyle. The Buffaloes have competed in sixteen NCAA Tournaments, most recently appearing in 2024. Colorado made it to the Final Four in 1942 and 1955. Colorado has played in eleven National Invitation Tournaments, winning the tournament in 1940 and making the semifinals in 1991 and 2011. The Buffs won the Pac-12 conference tournament in 2012, their first season as a member. Team history The Silver & Gold become Buffaloes The Colorado Men's Basketball team was initially known as the Silver and Gold, and began play on January 10, 1901, and beat State Prep School 34–10. While unaffiliated their first few seasons, the school joined the Rocky Mountain Conference in 1909. From 1902 to 1935, the school racked up a 200–151 record. In 1934, the Silver and Gold became known as the Buffaloes. ...
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Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball
The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I College basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2023–24 season and moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2024. The University of Texas began Varsity team, varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1906. The Longhorns rank 15th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs and 23rd in all-time Winning percentage, win percentage among programs with at least 60 years in Division I, with an all-time win–loss record of 1,920–1,158 (). Among Southeastern Conference men's basketball programs, Texas is second only to Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky in all-time wins and trails only Kentucky and Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, Arkansas in all-time win percentage. As of the end of the 2024–25 season, the Longhorns have won ...
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Ken Cunningham (basketball)
Ken Cunningham (February 15, 1943 – February 9, 2015) was a college basketball head coach. He coached the Akron Zips men's basketball team from 1977 to 1980, guiding the Zips to a 42–61 record. Prior to arriving at Akron, Cunningham served as an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati, his alma mater, under Tay Baker and Gale Catlett. Cincinnati went 136–56 during those years, reaching the NIT tournament in 1974 and the NCAA tournament in 1975 and 1976. As a player, Cunningham played guard for the Bearcats from 1961–65 and was a member of the 1963 NCAA runner-up team that lost in overtime to Loyola, Chicago. In 1961, Cunningham was named the Ohio High School Basketball Player of the Year. He died in 2015, aged 71. References

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Tony Yates
Tony Yates (September 15, 1937 – May 16, 2020) was an American college basketball player and head coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a player, he won consecutive national championships with Cincinnati in 1961 and 1962. Yates was named a third-team All-American in 1963, when the Bearcats advanced to the national championship game for the third straight season. In the 1980s he was the head coach at Cincinnati for six seasons. Early life Yates was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the son of Robert and Alice Ware Yates. He attended Lockland Wayne High School in nearby Cincinnati, leading the team to the Ohio high school basketball championship title in 1952, a team on which his brother, Fletcher, also starred. He graduated in 1954 at the age of 16. Because he was offered only partial scholarships to the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University, he worked for a year while playing on a barnstorming basketball team before joining the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed at Ellswo ...
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George Wilson (basketball, Born 1942)
George Wilson (May 9, 1942 – July 29, 2023) was an American professional basketball player. Wilson played as a center for the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, and Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1971. Before turning professional, he played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and won a gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Early life Wilson was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on May 9, 1942, and grew up on the west side of Chicago. He attended Marshall High School and led the Commandos basketball team as a center to four straight appearances in the Chicago Public League, winning the Illinois state championships in 1958 and 1960. As a senior, he was named a high school All-American after three seasons of averaging 25, 27, and 26 points per game, and in 1960 he was the inaugural winner of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' Player of the Year award. Wilson was named All-State ...
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Tom Thacker (basketball)
Thomas Porter Thacker (born November 2, 1939) is an American former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cincinnati Royals and the Boston Celtics from 1963 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1971, for the American Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers. He is the only player to have played on an NCAA championship team, an ABA championship team, and an NBA championship team. Early life Thacker was born in and grew up in Covington, Kentucky across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, the son of William and Velma Arvin Thacker. He attended Our Savior's High School until integration closed it in 1956. He then attended the all-black William Grant High School, where he played basketball. He averaged 31.7 points per game as a junior and led the team to a 26–5 record. As a senior, he averaged 33.8 points as the team went 31–7. He scored 36 points in his final high school game as the team lost the Kentucky state championship game, 85–84. In 1959 he n ...
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Ron Bonham
Ronald D. Bonham (May 31, 1942 – April 16, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and a college national title at the University of Cincinnati. Early life Born May 31, 1942, in Muncie, he was the only child of Russell D. and Carmen I. (Neel) Bonham. A swingman, Bonham attended Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana, where he earned the nickname "The Muncie Mortar" and "The Blond Bomber." As a senior, he averaged 28 points per game and earned Indiana's "Mr. Basketball" award as he led his team to the state runner-up spot. He was twice named first-team All-Indiana and was named MVP of both Indiana vs. Kentucky all-star games as a senior. He graduated in 1960 as Muncie Central's all-time leading scorer with 2,023 points, which also made him the all-time scorer for the state of Indiana. College career Bonham narrowed his college choices to Purdue University and the University of Cincinnati. He attended Pu ...
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