1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1960–61 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions; NCAA Tournament, runner-up
National Championship Game, ; L 65-70OT 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
	Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

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

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

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

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

[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".

[ESPN-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.

[Tourney_History-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.

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v t e Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Fairgrounds Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics