1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions NCAA Tournament, runner-up
National Championship Game, L 65-70^OT vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	27–1 (14–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Taylor
Home arena	St. John Arena

1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Ohio State	14	–	0		1.000			27	–	1		.964
No. 8 Iowa	10	–	4		.714			18	–	6		.750
Purdue	10	–	4		.714			16	–	7		.696
Indiana	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Minnesota	8	–	6		.571			10	–	13		.435
Northwestern	6	–	8		.429			10	–	12		.455
Illinois	5	–	9		.357			9	–	15		.375
Wisconsin	4	–	10		.286			7	–	17		.292
Michigan State	3	–	11		.214			7	–	17		.292
Michigan	2	–	12		.143			6	–	18		.250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

The 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.

Roster

1960–61 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) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr East Columbus, Ohio G 5 John Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bridgeport Bridgeport, Ohio F/C 11 Jerry Lucas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Middletown Middletown, Ohio G 21 Larry Siegfried 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Shelby Shelby, Ohio F 24 Bob Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Orrville Orrville, Ohio	Head coach Fred Taylor Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

NCAA basketball tournament

• Mideast
  • Ohio State 56, Louisville 55
  • Ohio State 87, Kentucky 74
• Final Four
  • Ohio State 95, St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 69
  • Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65 OT^[1][2]

Rankings

Main article: 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	Not released	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Coaches	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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Awards and honors

• John Havlicek, First-Team All Big Ten
• Jerry Lucas, All-America selection
• Jerry Lucas, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[5]
• Jerry Lucas, Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball
• Jerry Lucas, First-Team All Big Ten
• Jerry Lucas, USBWA College Player of the Year^[6]
• Larry Siegfried, First-Team All Big Ten

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	3	Larry Siegfried	Cincinnati Royals

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References

1. "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.
2. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
3. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 688–689. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
4. "1960-61 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
5. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
6. "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
7. "1961 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.