1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith.

1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
MVC champion
NCAA tournament, Third place
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record28–2 (13–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaArmory Fieldhouse
Seasons
1959–60 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Cincinnati 13 1   .929 28 2   .933
No. 4 Bradley 12 2   .857 27 2   .931
No. 15 Saint Louis 9 5   .643 19 8   .704
Wichita State 6 8   .429 14 12   .538
Houston 6 8   .429 13 12   .520
Tulsa 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Drake 4 10   .286 11 14   .440
North Texas 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Regular season edit

NCAA basketball tournament edit

  • Midwest
    • Cincinnati 99, DePaul 59
    • Cincinnati 82, Kansas 71
  • Final Four
  • Third-place game

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Awards and honors edit

NBA draft edit

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals
3 17 Ralph Davis Cincinnati Royals

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References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1959-60 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  4. ^ "1960 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". www.databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2022.