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1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
MVC champion
NCAA tournament, Third place
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record28–2 (13–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
Seasons
1959–60 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Cincinnati 13 1   .929 28 2   .933
No. 4 Bradley 12 2   .857 27 2   .931
No. 15 Saint Louis 9 5   .643 19 8   .704
Wichita Municipal 6 8   .429 14 12   .538
Houston 6 8   .429 13 12   .520
Tulsa 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Drake 4 10   .286 11 14   .440
North Texas State 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith.

1960 Bearcats Team Photo

Regular season

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NCAA basketball tournament

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  • Midwest
    • Cincinnati 99, DePaul 59
    • Cincinnati 82, Kansas 71
  • Final Four
  • Third-place game

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Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals
3 17 Ralph Davis Cincinnati Royals

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1959-60 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  4. ^ "1960 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". www.databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2022.