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1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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Coaches
  
No. 2

1961–62 record
  
29–2 ( MVC)

Assistant coach
  
Tay Baker

AP
  
No. 2

Head coach
  
Ed Jucker

Conference
  
Missouri Valley Conference

The 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. For the second time in a row, Cincinnati defeated Ohio State for the National Title 71–59 before 18,469 at Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY. The head coach was Ed Jucker.

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Season Summary

Cincinnati played its way out from under the shadow of in-state rival Ohio State by winning two straight National Championships in 1961 and 1962, each time beating the Buckeyes in the title game. In 1962, the Bearcats were a deep, balanced team led by leading scorer and rebounded Paul Hogue, a 6-foot-9 center. Five other player averaged between 8.2 and 14.3 points per game, and the Bearcats played stifling defense.

Regular season

  • In the Crosstown Shootout, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 61–58. The match was held at the Cincinnati Gardens.

    • NCAA basketball tournament

  • Mideast
  • Cincinnati 66, Creighton 46
  • Cincinnati 73, Colorado 46
  • Final Four
  • Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70
  • Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
  • Cincinnati led 37–29 at half-time.
  • Twice in the final period, the Bearcats were ahead by 18 points.
  • In the spring of 1962, Cleveland Pipers owner George Steinbrenner signed Jerry Lucas to a player-management contract worth forty thousand dollars. With the Lucas signing, Steinbrenner had a secret deal with NBA commissioner Maurice Podoloff. The Pipers would merge with the Kansas City Steers and join the NBA. A schedule was printed for the 1963–64 NBA season with the Pipers playing the New York Knicks in the first game. Steinbrenner and partner George McKean fell behind in payments to the NBA and the deal was cancelled.

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    1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team Wikipedia
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