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1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

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1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Middle Atlantic Conference Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record25–5 (8–0 Mid-Atlantic)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons
1960–61 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
University
Saint Joseph's* 8 0   1.000 25 5   .833**
Temple 9 1   .900 20 8   .714
La Salle 7 2   .778 15 7   .682
Gettysburg 8 4   .667 19 6   .760
Lafayette 6 6   .500 16 8   .667
Bucknell 5 6   .455 12 11   .522
Rutgers 3 6   .333 11 10   .524
Lehigh 4 10   .286 5 16   .238
Delaware 2 7   .222 8 11   .421
Muhlenberg 2 12   .143 5 20   .200
College–Northern
Albright 12 1   .923 19 9   .679
No. 6 Hofstra 10 1   .909 21 4   .840
Susquehanna 9 4   .692 17 6   .739
Moravian 11 5   .688 13 7   .650
Elizabethtown 7 7   .500 11 11   .500
Lebanon Valley 8 8   .500 10 9   .526
Wagner 5 5   .500 9 15   .375
Lycoming 6 8   .429 9 13   .409
Scranton 4 8   .333 5 18   .217
Wilkes 4 11   .267 7 15   .318
Upsala 2 9   .182  
Juniata 1 10   .091 1 17   .056
Stevens*** 0 3   .000  
College–Southern
Drexel 11 2   .846 12 5   .706
Western Maryland 8 2   .800 16 7   .696
Haverford 8 4   .667 12 5   .706
Dickinson 9 5   .643  
Franklin & Marshall 6 7   .462 8 11   .421
Pennsylvania Military 5 10   .333  
Ursinus 4 9   .308 6 11   .353
Swarthmore 3 10   .231 3 13   .188
Johns Hopkins 1 9   .100 4 16   .200
Washington (MD)*** 4 4   .500  
West Chester*** 3 3   .500  
1961 MAC College Division men's basketball tournament winner
* – Regular-season University Division champion
** – Overall record later adjuted to 22–4 (.846)
*** – Ineligible for championship

The 1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conferences during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by 6th year head coach Jack Ramsay, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 25–5 (8–0 in Mid-Atlantic play). Saint Joseph's won the conference title, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament. The team defeated Princeton and Wake Forest to advance to the school's only Final Four to date before losing to No. 1 Ohio State in the National semifinals.

Roster

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1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 12 Jack Egan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr  
F 42 Tom Wynne
So  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1960*
Saint Peter's W 84–69  1–0
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 8, 1960*
Saint Francis (PA) W 87–55  2–0
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1960*
Dayton L 65–67  2–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 13, 1960*
West Chester W 72–49  3–1
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 1960
at Lehigh W 81–61  4–1
(1–0)
Taylor Gym 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1960*
vs. No. 3 St. Bonaventure
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 70–83  4–2
Madison Square Garden (17,036)
New York, New York
Dec 29, 1960*
vs. Penn
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 85–68  5–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 31, 1960*
vs. Seton Hall
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 83–91  5–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 4, 1961*
Seton Hall W 72–71 OT 6–3
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1961*
at NYU W 71–64  7–3
Alumni Gymnasium 
New York, New York
Jan 9, 1961
Delaware W 84–56  8–3
(2–0)
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1961*
No. 5 St. John's W 74–71  9–3
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 1961*
at Xavier L 75–87  9–4
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 18, 1961*
Kentucky Wesleyan W 96–78  10–4
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 1961
at Gettysburg W 85–76  11–4
(3–0)
Plank Gym 
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1961*
vs. Villanova W 64–63  12–4
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
The Palestra
Jan 31, 1961*
at Wake Forest W 72–70  13–4
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1961
vs. La Salle W 65–54  14–4
(4–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1961*
Elizabethtown W 98–65  15–4
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1961
Lafayette W 93–77  16–4
(5–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1961*
vs. Penn W 88–73  17–4
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1961
vs. Temple W 86–83 OT 18–4
(6–0)
The Palestra (9,246)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 22, 1961
at Bucknell W 92–67  19–4
(7–0)
Davis Gym 
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 1961
Muhlenberg W 81–72  20–4
(8–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 28, 1961*
Albright W 76–74  21–4
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1961*
vs. Temple W 72–62  22–4
The Palestra (9,202)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1961*
vs. Princeton
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 72–67  23–4
Charlotte Coliseum (12,000)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 18, 1961*
vs. Wake Forest
Regional final – Elite Eight
W 96–86  24–4
Charlotte Coliseum (12,000)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 24, 1961*
vs. No. 1 Ohio State
National semifinal – Final Four
L 69–95[1]  24–5
Municipal Auditorium (10,700)
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 25, 1961*
vs. Utah
Consolation
W 127–120 4OT 25–5
Municipal Auditorium (10,700)
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Ohio State and Cincinnati Gain N.C.A.A. Basketball Final at Kansas City". The New York Times. March 25, 1961. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Saint Joseph's Hawks. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.