1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record26–2 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State131 .929262  .929
Wisconsin104 .714177  .708
Purdue95 .643177  .708
Illinois77 .500158  .652
Indiana77 .5001311  .542
Iowa77 .5001311  .542
Minnesota68 .4291014  .417
Michigan59 .357717  .292
Michigan State311 .214814  .364
Northwestern311 .214815  .348
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.

Roster

1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Mel Nowell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrEast Columbus, Ohio
G 5 John Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrBridgeport Bridgeport, Ohio
F/C 11 Jerry Lucas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrMiddletown Middletown, Ohio
F 24 Bob Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrOrrville Orrville, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular season
    December 2*
    No. 1 Florida State W 72–57  1–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    December 6*
    No. 1 at Pittsburgh W 99–79  2–0
     
    Pittsburgh, PA
    December 8*
    No. 1 Wichita State W 85–62  3–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    December 9*
    No. 1 at No. 3 Wake Forest W 84–62  4–0
     
    Winston-Salem, NC
    December 16*
    No. 1 Loyola (IL) W 92–72  5–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    December 18*
    No. 1 at Saint Louis W 61–48  6–0
     
     
    December 23*
    No. 1 Penn State W 92–49  7–0
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    December 27*
    No. 1 vs. Washington
    LA Holiday Classic
    W 59–49  8–0
     
    Los Angeles
    December 28*
    No. 1 vs. UCLA
    LA Holiday Classic
    W 105–84  9–0
     
    Los Angeles
    December 30*
    No. 1 vs. USC
    LA Holiday Classic
    W 76–66  10–0
     
    Los Angeles
    Big Ten Regular season
    January 6
    No. 1 at Northwestern W 85–62  11–0
    (1–0)
     
    Evanston, IL
    January 13
    No. 1 Michigan W 89–64  12–0
    (2–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    January 20
    No. 1 at Minnesota W 90–76  13–0
    (3–0)
     
    Minneapolis, MN
    January 22
    No. 1 Purdue W 91–65  14–0
    (4–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    January 29
    No. 1 at Purdue W 94–73  15–0
    (5–0)
     
    West Lafayette, IN
    February 3
    No. 1 Northwestern W 97–61  16–0
    (6–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    February 5
    No. 1 Iowa W 89–63  17–0
    (7–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    February 10
    No. 1 Minnesota W 91–66  18–0
    (8–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    February 12
    No. 1 at Michigan W 72–57  19–0
    (9–0)
     
    Ann Arbor, MI
    February 17
    No. 1 at Michigan State W 80–72  20–0
    (10–0)
     
    East Lansing, MI
    February 24
    No. 1 Illinois W 102–79  21–0
    (11–0)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    February 26
    No. 1 at Iowa W 72–62  22–0
    (12–0)
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    March 3
    No. 1 at Wisconsin L 67–81  22–1
    (12–1)
     
    Madison, WI
    March 10
    No. 1 Indiana W 90–65  23–1
    (13–1)
    St. John Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    NCAA Tournament
    March 16*
    No. 1 vs. Western Kentucky
    NCAA tournament Mideast Regional semifinal
    W 93–73  24–1
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    March 17*
    No. 1 vs. No. 3 Kentucky
    NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional final
    W 74–64  25–1
    Iowa Field House 
    Iowa City, IA
    March 23*
    No. 1 vs. Wake Forest
    NCAA Tournament National semifinal
    W 84–68  26–1
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    March 24*
    No. 1 vs. No. 2 Cincinnati
    NCAA tournament championship game
    L 59–71  26–2
    Freedom Hall 
    Louisville, KY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    ME=Mideast.

    [2]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked.
    Week
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    [3][4]

    Awards and honors

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    16Jerry LucasCincinnati Royals
    19John HavlicekBoston Celtics
    1290Mel NowellChicago Zephyrs

    [6]

    References

    1. "1961-62 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference.
    2. 2014-15 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball guide Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jul-21.
      • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 697–698. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
    3. "1961-62 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
    4. "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
    5. "1962 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
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