1962–63 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
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The 1962–63 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago
. The Head Coach was George Ireland
. The Ramblers were the 1963 NCAA Tournament Champions
, defeating top-ranked and two-time defending champion Cincinnati
in a 60–58 overtime contest.
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Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
. The Head Coach was George Ireland
George Ireland
George Ireland was an American basketball coach who led Loyola University Chicago to the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.-Background:...
. The Ramblers were the 1963 NCAA Tournament Champions
1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville,...
, defeating top-ranked and two-time defending champion Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
The 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...
in a 60–58 overtime contest.
Roster
| Name | # | Position | Height | Year | Home Town |
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| Dan Connaughton | 34 | Sophomore | Hamilton,OH | ||
| John Egan | 11 | Guard | 5–10 | Junior | Chicago, IL Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
| Jerry Harkness Jerry Harkness Jerald B. "Jerry" Harkness is an American former basketball player.Before playing in the professional leagues, the 6'3" Harkness was a star at DeWitt Clinton High School and Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, he served as captain on the team that upset the University of Cincinnati to win the... |
15 | Forward | 6–3 | Senior | Bronx, NY |
| Les Hunter Les Hunter For the Hollyoaks character, see Les HunterLeslie "Big Game" Hunter is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, who won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship... |
41 | Center | 6–7 | Junior | Nashville, TN |
| Earl Johnson | 30 | Sophomore | |||
| Ron Miller | 42 | Guard | 6–2 | Junior | Bronx, NY |
| Jim Reardon | 33 | Senior | |||
| Pablo Robertson Pablo Robertson Pablo Robertson was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. As a Globetrotter, he was one of the animated characters on the 1970s cartoon series. He played college basketball at Loyola University in Chicago in the early 1960s.-References:... |
Guard | 5–7 | Sophomore | Bronx, NY | |
| Rich Rochelle | 10 | Center | 6–9 | Junior | |
| Vic Rouse Vic Rouse (basketball) W. Victor Rouse was an American college basketball player. He was an All-American at Loyola University of Chicago and is best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot as time expired in the 1963 NCAA championship game.... |
40 | Forward | 6–6 | Junior | Nashville, TN |
| Billy Smith | 24 | Forward | 6–5 | Sophomore | |
| Chuck Wood | 23 | Junior | |||
Schedule
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Awards and honors
Jerry HarknessJerry Harkness
Jerald B. "Jerry" Harkness is an American former basketball player.Before playing in the professional leagues, the 6'3" Harkness was a star at DeWitt Clinton High School and Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, he served as captain on the team that upset the University of Cincinnati to win the...
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- Consensus First Team All-American1963 NCAA Men's Basketball All-AmericansThe Consensus 1963 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of five major All-American teams. To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International, the...
- First Team APAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
All-American - First Team USBWA All-American
- First Team NABCNational Association of Basketball CoachesThe National Association of Basketball Coaches , headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of college men's basketball coaches...
All-American - First Team UPI All-American
- Second Team NEAUnited MediaUnited Media is a large editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. It syndicates 150 comics and editorial columns worldwide. Its core business is the United Feature Syndicate and the Newspaper Enterprise Association...
All-American