The 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented

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. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor. The team finished with an overall record of 27–1 and were undefeated in Big Ten conference play. In the 1961 NCAA Tournament Ohio State made it all the way to the championship game but lost to

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70–65 in overtime.

Roster

NCAA basketball tournament

*Mideast **Ohio State 56, Louisville 55 **Ohio State 87, Kentucky 74 *Final Four **Ohio State 95, St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 69 **Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65 OT

Rankings

Awards and honors

* John Havlicek, First-Team All Big Ten * Jerry Lucas, All-America selection *

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, NCAA Men's MOP Award * Jerry Lucas, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball * Jerry Lucas, First-Team All Big Ten * Jerry Lucas, USBWA College Player of the Year * Larry Siegfried, First-Team All Big Ten

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

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