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1960–61 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1960–61
team	Cincinnati Bearcats
sport	Basketball
image	1961_Cincinnati_Bearcats.jpg
image_size	260px
conference	Missouri Valley Conference
short_conf	MVC
CoachRank	2
APRank	2
record	27–3
conf_record	10–2
head_coach	Ed Jucker
hc_year	1st
asst_coach1	Tay Baker
stadium	Armory Fieldhouse
champion	[NCAA tournament](1961-ncaa-university-division-basketball-tournament) National Champions
MVC champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](1961-ncaa-university-division-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 70–65 OT vs. [Ohio State](1960-61-ohio-state-buckeyes-men-s-basketball-team)

MVC champions W 70–65 OT vs. Ohio State 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

Ed Jucker ()
Tay Baker ()

Schedule

|- !colspan=12 style=|Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style=|NCAA Tournament

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

[[1961 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|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

Team players drafted into the NBA draft

References

(March 25, 1961). "Ohio State and Cincinnati Gain N.C.A.A. Basketball Final at Kansas City". [[The New York Times]].
(March 26, 1961). "SCORE IS 70 TO 65; Ohio State's 32-Game Victory Streak Ends in Kansas City". [[The New York Times]].
"1960-61 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results".
"2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Cincinnati Athletics.
"2019-20 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Cincinnati Athletics.
"1961 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".

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