1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
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The 1961–62 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati
. The Head Coach was Ed Jucker.
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
. The Head Coach was Ed Jucker.
Regular season
- In the Crosstown ShootoutCrosstown ShootoutThe Crosstown shootout is an annual men's college basketball game played between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University. The two schools are separated by in Cincinnati, making the archrivalry the closest major rivalry in the country. The game has been played since 1927. In recent...
, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 61–58. The match was held at the Cincinnati GardensCincinnati GardensThe Cincinnati Gardens is an indoor sports and entertainment arena located in Cincinnati, Ohio, that opened in 1949. The 25,000 square foot brick and limestone building, whose entrance is decorated with six three-dimensional carved athletic figures, was modeled after Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,...
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NCAA basketball tournament
- Mideast
- Cincinnati 66, Creighton 46
- Cincinnati 73, Colorado 46
- Final Four
- Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70
- Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 2 | Paul Hogue | New York Knicks |
- In the spring of 1962, Cleveland PipersCleveland PipersThe Cleveland Pipers was an American basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that played in the short-lived American Basketball League from 1961-62. General Manager, Mike Cleary hired John McLendon, the first African American head coach in professional basketball to lead the squad. Playing under...
owner George SteinbrennerGeorge SteinbrennerGeorge Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series...
signed Jerry LucasJerry LucasJerry Ray Lucas was a basketball player from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history...
to a player-management contract worth forty thousand dollars. With the Lucas signing, Steinbrenner had a secret deal with NBA commissioner Maurice PodoloffMaurice PodoloffMaurice Podoloff was a U.S. lawyer and basketball and ice hockey administrator. He was the first president of the National Basketball Association...
. 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.
See also
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketballCincinnati Bearcats men's basketballThe Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. They currently compete in the Big East Conference and are coached by Mick Cronin. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in...
- 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament-Mideast region:-Midwest region:-West region:-Final Four:-External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page....