1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions; MVC champions
National Championship Game, ; W 75-70OT vs. Ohio State
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	27–3 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach	Ed Jucker (1st season);
Assistant coach	Tay Baker
Home arena	Armory Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

1960–61 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Cincinnati	10	–	2	.833	27	–	3	.900
No. 6 Bradley	9	–	3	.750	21	–	5	.808
Drake	7	–	5	.583	19	–	7	.731
Saint Louis	7	–	5	.583	21	–	9	.700
Wichita Municipal	6	–	6	.500	18	–	8	.692
Tulsa	2	–	10	.167	8	–	17	.320
North Texas State	1	–	11	.083	2	–	22	.083

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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 in-state foe and defending national champion 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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	--	Frank Turner	—	—
F	--	Mark Altenau	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	St. Xavier	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	--	Sandy Pomerantz	—	—	So	University City	St. Louis, Missouri
G	11	Larry Shingleton	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Madison	Madison, Indiana
F	15	Fred Dierking	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Valley Stream Central	Valley Stream, New York
G	20	Tony Yates	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Lockland Wayne	Lawrenceburg, Indiana
F	21	Bob Wiesenhahn (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Archbishop McNicholas	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	22	Paul Hogue	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Austin	Knoxville, Tennessee
F	24	Dale Heidotting	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Greenhills	Greenhills, Ohio
G	25	Tom Thacker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	William Grant	Covington, Kentucky
G	31	Jim Calhoun	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Carr Creek	Carr Creek, Kentucky
G	33	Tom Sizer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Middletown	Middletown, Ohio
G	34	Carl Bouldin (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Norwood	Norwood, Ohio
C	35	Ron Reis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Woodward	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Ed Jucker (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Tay Baker (Cincinnati)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 Pavilion 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^[2]	25–3	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 25*	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Ohio State National Championship	W 70–65 ^{OT^[3]}	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

Honorable Mention: Paul Hogue
Honorable Mention: Bob Wiesenhahn

Missouri Valley Conference honors

All-MVC Awards

Coach of the Year: Ed Jucker

All-MVC

Paul Hogue
Tom Thacker
Bob Wiesenhahn

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Team players drafted into the NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	11	Bob Wiesenhahn	Cincinnati Royals

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "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.
^ "SCORE IS 70 TO 65; Ohio State's 32-Game Victory Streak Ends in Kansas City". The New York Times. March 26, 1961. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "1960-61 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results".
^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ "1961 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.

[1] sports-reference.com 1960-61 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "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.

[3] "SCORE IS 70 TO 65; Ohio State's 32-Game Victory Streak Ends in Kansas City". The New York Times. March 26, 1961. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[4] "1960-61 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results".

[5] "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[6] "2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[7] "1961 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics