1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and the NCAA Tournament, defeating Ohio State 70–65 in the Championship Game in Kansas City, Missouri. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker, his first year at the helm.

1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA champion
MVC champion
NCAA Tournament, Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1960–61 record27–3 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTay Baker
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
1960–61 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Cincinnati102 .833  273  .900
No. 6 Bradley93 .750  215  .808
Drake75 .583  197  .731
Saint Louis75 .583  219  .700
Wichita State66 .500  188  .692
Tulsa210 .167  817  .320
North Texas111 .083  222  .083
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F -- Frank Turner
F -- Mark Altenau 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
JrSt. Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio
G -- Sandy Pomerantz
SoUniversity City St. Louis, Missouri
G 11 Larry Shingleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SoMadison Madison, Indiana
F 15 Fred Dierking 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
JrValley Stream Central Valley Stream, New York
G 20 Tony Yates 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
SoLockland Wayne Lawrenceburg, Indiana
F 21 Bob Wiesenhahn (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrArchbishop McNicholas Cincinnati, Ohio
C 22 Paul Hogue 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrAustin Knoxville, Tennessee
F 24 Dale Heidotting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So-- Greenhills, Ohio
G 25 Tom Thacker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoWilliam Grant Covington, Kentucky
G 31 Jim Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
JrCarr Creek Carr Creek, Kentucky
G 33 Tom Sizer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
JrMiddletown Middletown, Ohio
G 34 Carl Bouldin (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrNorwood Norwood, Ohio
C 35 Ron Reis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
JrWoodward Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 17, 2020

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1960*
Western Michigan W 85–54  1–0
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 1960*
at Miami (OH) W 70–62  2–0
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
December 9, 1960*
vs. Seton Hall L 76–84  2–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 13, 1960*
Loyola Marymount W 74–53  3–1
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 1960
at Saint Louis L 40–57  3–2
(0–1)
Kiel Auditorium 
Saint Louis, MO
December 19, 1960*
Nebraska W 75–60  4–2
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 1960
at No. 2 Bradley L 53–72  4–3
(0–2)
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
December 29, 1960*
Dayton W 71–61  5–3
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 1960*
George Washington W 84–61  6–3
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 5, 1961*
Houston W 74–71  7–3
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 1961
North Texas W 83–34  8–3
(1–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 1961
at Wichita State W 80–57  9–3
(2–2)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 14, 1961
at Tulsa W 92–75  10–3
(3–2)
Expo Square Pavillion 
Tulsa, OK
January 17, 1961*
Duquesne W 64–53  11–3
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 1961
at Drake W 86–64  12–3
(4–2)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA
January 28, 1961
Drake W 80–70  13–3
(5–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
January 31, 1961
No. 3 Bradley W 73–72  14–3
(6–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 1961*
vs. No. 6 Iowa W 77–60  15–3
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
February 9, 1961
No. 5 Saint Louis W 61–52  16–3
(7–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 1961
No. 4 Wichita State W 67–64  17–3
(8–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 1961
No. 4 Tulsa W 81–52  18–3
(9–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 1961*
No. 3 at Houston W 85–80  19–3
Jeppesen Field House 
Houston, TX
February 25, 1961
No. 3 at North Texas W 73–43  20–3
(10–2)
North Texas Men's Gym 
Denton, TX
March 2, 1961*
No. 3 Xavier
Crosstown Shootout
W 89–53  21–3
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
March 4, 1961*
No. 3 at Marshall W 69–57  22–3
Memorial Field House 
Huntington, WV
NCAA Tournament
March 17*
No. 2 vs. Texas Tech
Midwest Region Semifinals
W 78–55  23–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 18*
No. 2 vs. No. 4 Kansas State
Midwest Region Finals
W 69–64  24–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 24*
No. 2 vs. Utah
Final Four
W 82–67  25–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 25*
No. 2 vs. No. 1 Ohio State
National Championship
W 70–65 OT 26–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

All-American

All-MVC Awards

All-MVC

[4]

Team players drafted into the NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
211Bob WiesenhahnCincinnati Royals

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 1960-61 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/1961-schedule.html
  3. "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
  4. "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2009-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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