GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1960-1961 Season

1960-1961 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/01/1960 Bradley L 58-62
12/03/1960 @ Oklahoma L 56-60
12/05/1960 @ Missouri W 60-56
12/10/1960 Maryland L 53-64
12/17/1960 St. Mary's (CA) L 52-54
12/18/1960 @ Southern Methodist L 60-63
12/28/1960 Los Angeles Classic
vs. Southern California		 L 52-75
12/29/1960 Los Angeles Classic
vs. California		 L 49-63
12/30/1960 Los Angeles Classic
vs. Michigan State		 W 83-77
01/07/1961 @ Iowa L 46-71
01/14/1961 Purdue L 64-65
01/16/1961 Northwestern W 66-54
01/21/1961 @ Ohio State L 56-75
01/23/1961 Michigan State W 89-70
01/28/1961 @ Northwestern W 66-59
01/30/1961 Indiana W 66-58
02/04/1961 Illinois L 60-65
02/11/1961 Michigan W 70-53
02/18/1961 @ Michigan State W 75-72
02/20/1961 @ Wisconsin L 75-83
02/25/1961 Iowa L 43-61
02/27/1961 @ Illinois W 85-76
03/04/1961 @ Michigan W 73-70

1960-1961 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Ohio State 14 0 1.000 27 1 .964
Iowa 10 4 .714 18 6 .750
Purdue 10 4 .714 16 7 .696
Minnesota 8 6 .571 10 13 .435
Indiana 8 6 .571 15 9 .625
Northwestern 6 8 .429 10 12 .455
Illinois 5 9 .357 9 15 .375
Wisconsin 4 10 .286 7 17 .292
Michigan State 3 11 .214 7 17 .292
Michigan 2 12 .143 6 18 .250

Season notes:

Coached by John Kundla (2nd season). The game against Michigan State which took place in the Los Angeles Classic is considered a non-conference game.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1960-1961 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Ohio State
2. Cincinnati
3. St. Bonaventure
4. Kansas State
5. North Carolina
6. Bradley
7. Southern California
8. Iowa
9. West Virginia
10. Duke
11. Utah
12. Texas Tech
13. Niagara
14. Memphis State
15. Wake Forest
16. St. John's (NY)
17. St. Joseph's (PA)
18. Drake
19. Holy Cross
20. Kentucky
1. Ohio State
2. Cincinnati
3. St. Bonaventure
4. Kansas State
5. Southern California
6. North Carolina
7. Bradley
8. St. John's (NY)
9. Duke
10. Wake Forest
11. Iowa
12. West Virginia
13. Utah
14. St. Louis
15. Louisville
16. St. Joseph's (PA)
17. Dayton
18. Kentucky
18. Texas Tech
20. Memphis State


1960-1961 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
St. Louis 58, Miami (FL) 56
Holy Cross 86, Detroit 82 		Temple 79, Army 66
Providence 73, DePaul 67


Quarterfinals
St. Louis 59, Colorado State 53
Holy Cross 81, Memphis State 69 		Dayton 62, Temple 60
Providence 71, Niagara 68


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
St. Louis 67, Dayton 60
Providence 90, Holy Cross 83 OT 		Providence 62, St. Louis 59


1960-1961 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
Princeton 84, George Washington 67
St. Bonaventure 86, Rhode Island 76
Wake Forest 97, St. John's (NY) 74 		Louisville 76, Ohio U 70
Morehead State 71, Xavier (OH) 66
Midwest West
Houston 77, Marquette 61 Arizona State 72, Seattle 70
Southern California 81, Oregon 79


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
St. Joseph's (PA) 72, Princeton 67
Wake Forest 78, St. Bonaventure 73 		Ohio State 56, Louisville 55
Kentucky 71, Morehead State 64
Midwest West
Cincinnati 78, Texas Tech 55
Kansas State 75, Houston 64 		Utah 91, Loyola (CA) 75
Arizona State 86, Southern California 71


Elite Eight
East Mideast
St. Joseph's (PA) 96, Wake Forest 86 Ohio State 87, Kentucky 74
Midwest West
Cincinnati 69, Kansas State 64 Utah 88, Arizona State 80


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Ohio State 95, St. Joseph's (PA) 69
Cincinnati 82, Utah 67 		Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65 (OT)

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