1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year =1962–63

|team =Cincinnati Bearcats

|sport =Basketball

|image = 1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball photo (championship program).jpg

|image_size = 260px

|conference =Missouri Valley Conference

|division =

|short_conf =MVC

|CoachRank =1

|APRank =1

|record =26–2

|conf_record =11–1

|head_coach =Ed Jucker

|hc_year =3rd

|asst_coach1 =

|asst_coach2 =

|asst_coach3 =

|stadium =Armory Fieldhouse

|champion =MVC champions
NCAA tournament, runner-up

|tourney = National Championship Game

|tourney_result =
L 58-60OT vs. Loyola-Chicago

}}

{{1962–63 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker.

Schedule

{{CBB schedule start}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Fairleigh Dickinson Knights}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 3, 1962|nonconf=yes|rank=1|opponent=Virginia|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=91–42|record=1–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 5, 1962|nonconf=yes|rank=1|opponent=Miami (OH)|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=58–36|record=2–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 8, 1962|nonconf=yes|rank=1|opponent=George Washington|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=86–59|record=3–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 14, 1962|nonconf=yes|away=yes|rank=1|opponent=Kansas State|site_stadium=Ahearn Field House|score=75–61|record=4–0|site_cityst=Manhattan, KS}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 15, 1962|nonconf=yes|away=yes|rank=1|opponent=Kansas|site_stadium=Allen Fieldhouse|score=64–49|record=5–0|site_cityst=Lawrence, KS}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 20, 1962|nonconf=yes|rank=1|opponent=Dayton|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=44–37|record=6–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 22, 1962|nonconf=yes|rank=1|opponent=Davidson|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=72–46|record=7–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 29, 1962|nonconf=yes|rank=1|opponent=Ohio|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=73–43|record=8–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 2, 1963|nonconf=yes|rank=1|opponent=Houston|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=79–56|record=9–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 5, 1963|nonconf=no|rank=1|opponent=Wichita State|opprank=8|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=63–50|record=10–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 10, 1963|nonconf=no|away=yes|rank=1|opponent=North Texas|site_stadium=North Texas Men's Gym|score=78–58|record=11–0|site_cityst=Denton, TX}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 12, 1963|nonconf=no|away=yes|rank=1|opponent=Tulsa|site_stadium=Expo Square Pavilion|score=67–57|record=12–0|site_cityst=Tulsa, OK}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 17, 1963|nonconf=no|away=yes|rank=1|opponent=Bradley|site_stadium=Robertson Memorial Field House|score=52–46|record=13–0|site_cityst=Peoria, IL}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 26, 1963|nonconf=yes|away=yes|rank=1|opponent=Illinois|opprank=3|site_stadium=Huff Hall|score=62–53|record=14–0|site_cityst=Champaign, IL}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 31, 1963|nonconf=no|rank=1|opponent=Drake|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=65–60|record=15–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 2, 1963|nonconf=no|rank=1|opponent=Saint Louis|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=70–40|record=16–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 4, 1963|nonconf=no|away=yes|rank=1|opponent=Drake|site_stadium=Veterans Memorial Auditorium|score=71–60|record=17–0|site_cityst=Des Moines, IA}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 9, 1963|nonconf=no|rank=1|opponent=Bradley|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=65–61|record=18–0|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 16, 1963|nonconf=no|rank=1|opponent=Wichita State|site_stadium=Levitt Arena|score=64–65|record=18–1|site_cityst=Wichita, KS}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 21, 1963|nonconf=no|rank=1|opponent=North Texas|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=91–61|record=19–1|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 23, 1963|nonconf=no|rank=1|opponent=Tulsa|site_stadium=Armory Fieldhouse|score=55–54|record=20–1|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 26, 1963|nonconf=yes|rank=1|opponent=Xavier|site_stadium=Cincinnati Gardens{{Cite web |title=Complete Crosstown Shootout Guide |url=https://www.xavier.edu/athletics/crosstown-shootout |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Xavier University|language=en}}|score=72–61|record=21–1|site_cityst=Cincinnati, OH|gamename=Crosstown Shootout}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 2, 1963|nonconf=no|away=yes|rank=1|opponent=Saint Louis|site_stadium=Kiel Auditorium|score=66–52|record=22–1|site_cityst=St. Louis, MO}}

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!colspan=12 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats|color=black}}"| 1963 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 15, 1963|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|rank=1|opponent=Texas|site_stadium=Allen Fieldhouse|score=73–68|record=23–1|site_cityst=Lawrence, KS}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 16, 1963|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|rank=1|opponent=Colorado|opprank=10|site_stadium=Allen Fieldhouse|score=67–60|record=24–1|site_cityst=Lawrence, KS}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 22, 1963|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|rank=1|opponent=Oregon State|site_stadium=Freedom Hall|score=80–46|record=25–1|site_cityst=Louisville, KY}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 23, 1963|nonconf=yes|neutral=yes|rank=1|opponent=Loyola–Chicago|opprank=3|site_stadium=Freedom Hall|score=58–60|record=25–2|site_cityst=Louisville, KY}}

{{CBB schedule end

|poll=AP Poll

}}

{{cite web |title=1962–3 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cincinnati/men/1963-schedule.html |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=College Basketball Reference}}

Rankings

{{main|1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings}}

Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Cincinnati Bearcats| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club }}

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| 1

5Tom Thacker and Jimmy McIntoshCincinnati Royals
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{{cite web|url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1963 |title=1963 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com |accessdate=2009-04-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318001923/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1963&lg=N |archivedate=2010-03-18 }}

References