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1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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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]


The 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.

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)
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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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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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.