1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year =1959–60
|team =Cincinnati Bearcats
|sport =Basketball
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|conference =Missouri Valley Conference
|short_conf =MVC
|CoachRank =2
|APRank =1
|record = 28–2
|conf_record = 13–1
|head_coach =George Smith
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|stadium =Armory Fieldhouse
|champion =MVC champion
|tourney =NCAA tournament
|tourney_result =Third place
}}
{{1959–60 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith.
Regular season
- In the Crosstown Shootout, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 85–68. The match was held at the Cincinnati Gardens.
NCAA basketball tournament
- Midwest
- Cincinnati 99, DePaul 59
- Cincinnati 82, Kansas 71
- Final Four
- California 77, Cincinnati 69
- Third-place game
- Cincinnati 95, New York 71
Awards and honors
- Oscar Robertson, USBWA College Player of the Year,{{cite web|url=http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ |title=The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners |accessdate=2008-06-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ |archivedate=2008-06-11 }} NCAA scoring leader (3x)
NBA draft
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Cincinnati Bearcats| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club }} | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals |
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| 3 | 17 | Ralph Davis | Cincinnati Royals |
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References
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Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons
Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons