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1960–61 Utah Redskins men's basketball team

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1960–61 Utah Redskins men's basketball
MSAC Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceMountain States Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
Record23–8 (12–2 MSAC)
Head coach
Home arenaNielsen Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 1959–60
1961–62 →
1960–61 MSAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Utah 12 2   .857 23 8   .742
Colorado State 12 2   .857 17 9   .654
BYU 9 5   .643 15 11   .577
Montana 7 7   .500 14 9   .609
Denver 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Utah State 4 10   .286 12 14   .462
Wyoming 3 11   .214 7 18   .280
New Mexico 3 11   .214 6 17   .261
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1960–61 Utah Redskins men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 1965-66 season. Head coach Jack Gardner would lead the Utes to a Mountain States Athletic Conference championship and the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Their final game of the season, which was a quadruple-overtime third place game against Saint Joseph's University, was later rescinded by Saint Joseph's team and stricken from the record books days after the game was finished due to it being discovered that three of the Hawks' players were discovered to have been involved with the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal.[2] Following that scandal coming to light, it was said that some of Utah's players would testify in court against the main perpatrator of the scandal, former NBA All-Star Jack Molinas.[3] The team finished with an overall record of 23–8 (12–2 MSAC).

Roster

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1960–61 Utah Redskins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 12 Billy McGill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
F 11 Jim Rhead 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Salt Lake City, Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1960*
at Loyola Marymount L 64–85  0–1
Loyola Memorial Gym 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 3, 1960*
at Stanford L 56–59  0–2
Old Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 7, 1960*
Evansville W 132–77  1–2
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 9, 1960*
Baylor W 83–69  2–2
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 10, 1960*
Texas Christian W 101–55  3–2
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 16, 1960*
No. 18 San Jose State W 82–48  4–2
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 20, 1960*
No. 18 Saint Mary's W 70–64  5–2
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 22, 1960*
No. 18 Cal State Los Angeles W 105–76  6–2
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 27, 1960*
vs. Penn
ECAC Holiday Festival
W 72–60  7–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 29, 1960*
vs. No. 3 St. Bonaventure
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 88–89  7–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 31, 1960*
at No. 7 St. John's
ECAC Holiday Festival
L 65–73  7–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 7, 1961
at Utah State W 85–70  8–4
(1–0)
Nelson Fieldhouse 
Logan, Utah
Jan 12, 1961
New Mexico W 111–66  9–4
(2–0)
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 14, 1961
Denver W 95–82  10–4
(3–0)
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 20, 1961
at Brigham Young L 86–91  10–5
(3–1)
Smith Field House 
Provo, Utah
Jan 21, 1961
Montana W 72–56  11–5
(4–1)
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 28, 1961*
Santa Clara W 55–51  12–5
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 2, 1961
Colorado State W 69–58  13–5
(5–1)
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 4, 1961
Wyoming W 83–71  14–5
(6–1)
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 11, 1961
at Montana W 76–55  15–5
(7–1)
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Feb 16, 1961
at Denver W 67–62  16–5
(8–1)
DU Fieldhouse 
Denver, Colorado
Feb 18, 1961
at New Mexico W 77–63  17–5
(9–1)
Johnson Gymnasium 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 23, 1961
Brigham Young W 95–80  18–5
(10–1)
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 25, 1961
Utah State W 96–84  19–5
(11–1)
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 3, 1961
at Wyoming W 83–69  20–5
(12–1)
War Memorial Fieldhouse 
Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 4, 1961
at Colorado State L 49–50  20–6
(12–2)
South College Gym 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Mar 6, 1961*
vs. Colorado State
Skyline Conference Playoff
W 55–51  21–6
Smith Field House 
Provo, Utah
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1961*
vs. Loyola Marymount
West Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen
W 91–75  22–6
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Mar 18, 1961*
vs. Arizona State
West Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 88–80  23–6
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Mar 24, 1961*
vs. No. 2 Cincinnati
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 67–82[5]  23–7
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 25, 1961*
vs. Saint Joseph's
Consolation
L 120–127 4OT 23–8
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Mountain States Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Sauer, Patrick (April 4, 2016). "A Forgotten Classic and the Complicated Legacy of the 1961 St. Joe's Hawks". Vice.com. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "ESPN Classic – Explosion II: The Molinas period". Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "1960–61 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "1960-61 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Utah Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2021.