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1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
sport	Basketball
year	1960–61
team	Ohio State Buckeyes
image	Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png
conference	Big Ten
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	27–1
conf_record	14–0
head_coach	Fred Taylor
stadium	St. John Arena
champion	Big Ten Champions
[NCAA Tournament](1961-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament), runner-up
bowl	[National Championship Game](1961-ncaa-university-division-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
L 65-70 OT vs. [Cincinnati](1960-61-cincinnati-bearcats-men-s-basketball-team)

NCAA Tournament, runner-up L 65-70 OT vs. Cincinnati

The 1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor. The team finished with an overall record of 27–1 and were undefeated in Big Ten conference play. In the 1961 NCAA Tournament Ohio State made it all the way to the championship game but lost to Cincinnati 70–65 in overtime.

Roster

Fred Taylor

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

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

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

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

(March 26, 1961). "SCORE IS 70 TO 65; Ohio State's 32-Game Victory Streak Ends in Kansas City". [[The New York Times]].
"RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
"1960-61 College Basketball Polls". [[Sports Reference]].
"Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com.
"The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners".
"1961 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".

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