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1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

|year = 1961–62

|team = Loyola Ramblers

|sport = Basketball

|image = 1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball (Loyolan 1962).jpg

|image_size = 300px

|conference = Independent

|division =

|short_conf =

|CoachRank = 13

|APRank =

|record = 23–4

|conf_record =

|head_coach = George Ireland

|hc_year = 11th

|asst_coach1 =

|asst_coach2 =

|asst_coach3 =

|stadium =

|champion =

|tourney = National Invitation Tournament

|tourney_result = Third place

}}

The 1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago. The head coach was George Ireland. The Ramblers went 23–4 and earned a third place finish in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).{{cite news |last1=Damer |first1=Roy |title=Loyola Wins 3d in N.I.T. Meet, 95–84 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54145763/loyola-wins-3d-in-nit-meet-95-84/ |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=25 March 1962 |page=93 |language=en}}

Jerry Harkness led the team in scoring with a total of 567 points, making for an average of 21.0 points per game. Les Hunter led in field goal percentage at 49.3%, going 137 for 238 on the season. Vic Rouse led the team in rebounding, making 294 rebounds for a per-game average of 11.3, and in free throw percentage, sinking 85 out of 109 throws for 78.0% on the season. The team averaged 90.2 points per game, the fourth-highest scoring average in Loyola-Chicago history {{as of|2018|post=.|lc=y}}

Roster

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Name

! #

! {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! Height

! Year

! Hometown

{{sortname|Floyd|Bosley|nolink=1}}

| 33

| {{bs position|C}}

| 6–8

|

|

{{sortname|John|Crnokrak|nolink=1}}

| 30

| {{bs position|F}}

| 6–4

| Senior

|

{{sortname|John|Egan|dab=basketball}}

| 20

| {{bs position|G}}

| 5–10

| Sophomore

| Chicago, IL

{{sortname|Mike|Gavin|nolink=1}}

| 35

| {{bs position|G}}

| 6–0

| Senior

| Chicago, IL

{{sortname|Jerry|Harkness}}

| 15

| {{bs position|F}}

| 6–3

| Junior

| Bronx, NY

{{sortname|Les|Hunter|dab=basketball}}

| 12

| {{bs position|C}}

| 6–7

| Sophomore

| Nashville, TN

{{sortname|Dan|McQuade|nolink=1}}

| 32

|

|

|

|

{{sortname|Ron|Miller|dab=basketball}}

| 31

| {{bs position|G}}

| 6–2

| Sophomore

| Bronx, NY

{{sortname|Nick|Pallotta|nolink=1}}

| 22

| {{bs position|F}}

| 6–4

| Sophomore

| Canton, OH

{{sortname|Alan|Ray|nolink=1}}

| 14

| {{bs position|F}}

| 6–0

|

|

{{sortname|Jim|Reardon|nolink=1}}

| 24

| {{bs position|F}}

| 6–4

| Junior

| Chicago, IL

{{sortname|Rich|Rochelle|nolink=1}}

| 21

| {{bs position|C}}

| 6–9

| Sophomore

|

{{sortname|Vic|Rouse|dab=basketball}}

| 22

| {{bs position|F}}

| 6–6

| Sophomore

| Nashville, TN

{{sortname|Jim|Schilling|nolink=1}}

| 25

|

|

|

|

{{sortname|Jerry|Verway|nolink=1}}

| 34

| {{bs position

}G

| 6–0

| Senior

| Racine, WI

|-

| {{sortname|Chuck|Wood|nolink=1}}

| 23

| {{bs position|F-G}}

| 6–3

| Sophomore

| Racine, WI

|-

|}

:Sources: Sports-Reference,{{cite sports-reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/loyola-il/1962.html |title=1961-62 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Roster and Stats |access-date=25 June 2020}} Loyola yearbook{{cite web |title=The Loyolan |url=https://archive.org/details/loyolan1962unse/page/314/mode/2up |publisher=Loyola University Chicago |accessdate=26 June 2020 |via=Internet Archive |page=315 |language=en |date=1962}}

Schedule

{{CBB schedule start|time=no|tv=no|attend=no|rank=no}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 2, 1961

| score = 95–44

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Assumption

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 5, 1961

| score = 104–63

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 9, 1961

| score = 93–43

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Wayne State

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 11, 1961

| score = 96–73

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = North Dakota

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 13, 1961

| score = 87–85

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Western Michigan | away = yes

| site_stadium = University Arena | site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| record = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 16, 1961

| score = 72–92

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Ohio State | away = yes

| site_stadium = St. John Arena | site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 18, 1961

| score = 77–69

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 28, 1961

| score = 93–54

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Chicago Stadium | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 30, 1961

| score = 95–90

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Chicago Stadium | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 6, 1962

| score = 90–76

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Detroit Mercy | away = yes

| site_stadium = Calihan Hall | site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| record = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 9, 1962

| score = 60–63

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Marquette | away = yes

| site_stadium = Milwaukee Arena | site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| record = 9–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 20, 1962

| score = 100–76

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Memphis State

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 10–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 23, 1962

| score = 95–73

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Loyola (La.) | away = yes

| site_stadium = Loyola Field House | site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| record = 11–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 27, 1962

| score = 92–82

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = St. John's (N.Y.)

| site_stadium = Chicago Stadium | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 12–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 30, 1962

| score = 93–75

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Ohio | away = yes

| site_stadium = Grover Center | site_cityst = Athens, OH

| record = 13–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 1962

| score = 108–68

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Baldwin Wallace

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 14–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 7, 1962

| score = 102–79

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Western Michigan

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 15–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 15, 1962

| score = 88–80

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Marshall | away = yes

| site_stadium = | site_cityst =

| record = 16–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 19, 1962

| score = 105–52

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = St. Norbert

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 17–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 24, 1962

| score = 98–84

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Marquette

| site_stadium = Chicago Stadium | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 18–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 1962

| score = 103–80

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Washington (Mo.) | away = yes

| site_stadium = | site_cityst =

| record = 19–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 1, 1962

| score = 81–68

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = Alumni Gym | site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| record = 20–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 3, 1962

| score = 67–66

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = John Carroll | away = yes

| site_stadium = | site_cityst =

| record = 21–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 5, 1962

| score = 89–96

| nonconf = yes | rank = no

| opponent = Xavier | away = yes

| site_stadium = Schmidt Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| record = 21–3

}}

|-

!colspan=8 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Loyola Ramblers}}| 1962 National Invitation Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 17, 1962

| score = 75–64

| nonconf = yes | rank = no | neutral = yes

| opponent = Temple

| gamename = NIT Quarterfinal

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden | site_cityst = New York, NY

| record = 22–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 22, 1962

| score = 82–98

| nonconf = yes | rank = no | neutral = yes

| opponent = Dayton

| gamename = NIT Semifinal

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden | site_cityst = New York, NY

| record = 22–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 24, 1962

| score = 95–84

| nonconf = yes | rank = no | neutral = yes

| opponent = Duquesne

| gamename = NIT third-place game

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden | site_cityst = New York, NY

| record = 23–4

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| timezone = Central Standard Time

| notes = Sources{{cite sports-reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/loyola-il/1962-schedule.html |title=1961-62 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Schedule and Results |access-date=25 June 2020}}{{cite web |title=Loyola Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide |url=https://loyolaramblers.com/documents/2018/11/16/MBB_Media_Guide.pdf |website=Loyola University Chicago Athletics |accessdate=29 May 2020 |language=en |date=2018}}

}}

Rankings

{{main|1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings}}

References

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External links

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  • [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/loyola-il/1962.html 1961–62 Loyola Ramblers statistics] at Sports Reference

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