1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago. The head coach was George Ireland. The Ramblers went 23–4 and earned a third place finish in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).[1]

1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
Record23–4
Head coach
Seasons

Jerry Harkness led the team in scoring with a total of 567 points, making for an average of 21.0 points per game. Les Hunter led in field goal percentage at 49.3%, going 137 for 238 on the season. Vic Rouse led the team in rebounding, making 294 rebounds for a per-game average of 11.3, and in free throw percentage, sinking 85 out of 109 throws for 78.0% on the season. The team averaged 90.2 points per game, the fourth-highest scoring average in Loyola-Chicago history as of 2018.[2]

Roster

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Name # Pos Height Year Hometown
Floyd Bosley 33 C 6–8
John Crnokrak 30 F 6–4 Senior
John Egan 20 G 5–10 Sophomore Chicago, IL
Mike Gavin 35 G 6–0 Senior Chicago, IL
Jerry Harkness 15 F 6–3 Junior Bronx, NY
Les Hunter 12 C 6–7 Sophomore Nashville, TN
Dan McQuade 32
Ron Miller 31 G 6–2 Sophomore Bronx, NY
Nick Pallotta 22 F 6–4 Sophomore Canton, OH
Alan Ray 14 F 6–0
Jim Reardon 24 F 6–4 Junior Chicago, IL
Rich Rochelle 21 C 6–9 Sophomore
Vic Rouse 22 F 6–6 Sophomore Nashville, TN
Jim Schilling 25
Jerry Verway 34 G 6–0 Senior Racine, WI
Chuck Wood 23 G/F 6–3 Sophomore Racine, WI
Sources: Sports-Reference,[3] Loyola yearbook[4]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
December 2, 1961*
Assumption W 95–44  1–0
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
December 5, 1961*
South Dakota W 104–63  2–0
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
December 9, 1961*
Wayne State W 93–43  3–0
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
December 11, 1961*
North Dakota W 96–73  4–0
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
December 13, 1961*
at Western Michigan W 87–85  5–0
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
December 16, 1961*
at Ohio State L 72–92  5–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 18, 1961*
Ohio W 77–69  6–1
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
December 28, 1961*
Colgate W 93–54  7–1
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
December 30, 1961*
Indiana W 95–90  8–1
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
January 6, 1962*
at Detroit Mercy W 90–76  9–1
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 9, 1962*
at Marquette L 60–63  9–2
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 20, 1962*
Memphis State W 100–76  10–2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
January 23, 1962*
at Loyola (La.) W 95–73  11–2
Loyola Field House 
New Orleans, LA
January 27, 1962*
St. John's (N.Y.) W 92–82  12–2
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
January 30, 1962*
at Ohio W 93–75  13–2
Grover Center 
Athens, OH
February 1, 1962*
Baldwin Wallace W 108–68  14–2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
February 7, 1962*
Western Michigan W 102–79  15–2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
February 15, 1962*
at Marshall W 88–80  16–2
 
 
February 19, 1962*
St. Norbert W 105–52  17–2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
February 24, 1962*
Marquette W 98–84  18–2
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
February 26, 1962*
at Washington (Mo.) W 103–80  19–2
 
 
March 1, 1962*
Bowling Green W 81–68  20–2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
March 3, 1962*
at John Carroll W 67–66  21–2
 
 
March 5, 1962*
at Xavier L 89–96  21–3
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 1962*
vs. Temple
NIT Quarterfinal
W 75–64  22–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 22, 1962*
vs. Dayton
NIT Semifinal
L 82–98  22–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 24, 1962*
vs. Duquesne
NIT third-place game
W 95–84  23–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.
Sources[5][2]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ Damer, Roy (March 25, 1962). "Loyola Wins 3d in N.I.T. Meet, 95–84". Chicago Tribune. p. 93. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Loyola Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). Loyola University Chicago Athletics. 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "1961-62 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Loyolan". Loyola University Chicago. 1962. p. 315. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "1961-62 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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