1961–62_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men's_basketball_team
1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.
Quick Facts Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, Big Ten Champions ...
| 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |
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Big Ten Champions | |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 26–2 (13–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | |
| Home arena | St. John Arena |
Seasons 1962–63 → | |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Ohio State | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 26 | – | 2 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| December 2* |
No. 1 | Florida State | W 72–57 | 1–0 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 6* |
No. 1 | at Pittsburgh | W 99–79 | 2–0 |
Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| December 8* |
No. 1 | Wichita State | W 85–62 | 3–0 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 9* |
No. 1 | at No. 3 Wake Forest | W 84–62 | 4–0 |
Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| December 16* |
No. 1 | Loyola (IL) | W 92–72 | 5–0 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 18* |
No. 1 | at Saint Louis | W 61–48 | 6–0 |
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| December 23* |
No. 1 | Penn State | W 92–49 | 7–0 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 27* |
No. 1 | vs. Washington LA Holiday Classic |
W 59–49 | 8–0 |
Los Angeles | ||||||
| December 28* |
No. 1 | vs. UCLA LA Holiday Classic |
W 105–84 | 9–0 |
Los Angeles | ||||||
| December 30* |
No. 1 | vs. USC LA Holiday Classic |
W 76–66 | 10–0 |
Los Angeles | ||||||
| Big Ten Regular season | |||||||||||
| January 6 |
No. 1 | at Northwestern | W 85–62 | 11–0 (1–0) |
Evanston, IL | ||||||
| January 13 |
No. 1 | Michigan | W 89–64 | 12–0 (2–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| January 20 |
No. 1 | at Minnesota | W 90–76 | 13–0 (3–0) |
Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
| January 22 |
No. 1 | Purdue | W 91–65 | 14–0 (4–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| January 29 |
No. 1 | at Purdue | W 94–73 | 15–0 (5–0) |
West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
| February 3 |
No. 1 | Northwestern | W 97–61 | 16–0 (6–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 5 |
No. 1 | Iowa | W 89–63 | 17–0 (7–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 10 |
No. 1 | Minnesota | W 91–66 | 18–0 (8–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 12 |
No. 1 | at Michigan | W 72–57 | 19–0 (9–0) |
Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| February 17 |
No. 1 | at Michigan State | W 80–72 | 20–0 (10–0) |
East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| February 24 |
No. 1 | Illinois | W 102–79 | 21–0 (11–0) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| February 26 |
No. 1 | at Iowa | W 72–62 | 22–0 (12–0) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
| March 3 |
No. 1 | at Wisconsin | L 67–81 | 22–1 (12–1) |
Madison, WI | ||||||
| March 10 |
No. 1 | Indiana | W 90–65 | 23–1 (13–1) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 16* |
No. 1 | vs. Western Kentucky NCAA tournament Mideast Regional semifinal |
W 93–73 | 24–1 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
| March 17* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 3 Kentucky NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional final |
W 74–64 | 25–1 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
| March 23* |
No. 1 | vs. Wake Forest NCAA Tournament National semifinal |
W 84–68 | 26–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
| March 24* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 2 Cincinnati NCAA tournament championship game |
L 59–71 | 26–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
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- 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, USBWA College Player of the Year[5]
Main article: 1962 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 6 | Jerry Lucas | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1 | 9 | John Havlicek | Boston Celtics |
| 12 | 90 | Mel Nowell | Chicago Zephyrs |
- 2014-15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball guide Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jul-21.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 697–698. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- "1961-62 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
- "1962 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2009.