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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.

1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA tournament, runner-up
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record26–2 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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]

Roster

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1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Mel Nowell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr East Columbus, Ohio
G 5 John Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bridgeport Bridgeport, Ohio
F/C 11 Jerry Lucas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
F 24 Bob Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Sr Orrville Orrville, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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
  
 
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.
  2. ^ 2014-15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball guide Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jul-21.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 697–698. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1961-62 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  6. ^ "1962 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
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