1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Third place
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
Record	23–4
Head coach	George Ireland (11th season);
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

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).^[1]

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.^[update]^[2]

Roster

Name	#	Pos	Height	Year	Hometown
Floyd Bosley	33	C	6–8
John Crnokrak	30	F	6–4	Senior
John Egan	20	G	5–10	Sophomore	Chicago, IL
Mike Gavin	35	G	6–0	Senior	Chicago, IL
Jerry Harkness	15	F	6–3	Junior	Bronx, NY
Les Hunter	12	C	6–7	Sophomore	Nashville, TN
Dan McQuade	32
Ron Miller	31	G	6–2	Sophomore	Bronx, NY
Nick Pallotta	22	F	6–4	Sophomore	Canton, OH
Alan Ray	14	F	6–0
Jim Reardon	24	F	6–4	Junior	Chicago, IL
Rich Rochelle	21	C	6–9	Sophomore
Vic Rouse	22	F	6–6	Sophomore	Nashville, TN
Jim Schilling	25
Jerry Verway	34	G	6–0	Senior	Racine, WI
Chuck Wood	23	G/F	6–3	Sophomore	Racine, WI

Sources: Sports-Reference,^[3] Loyola yearbook^[4]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2, 1961*	Assumption	W 95–44	1–0	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 5, 1961*	South Dakota	W 104–63	2–0	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 9, 1961*	Wayne State	W 93–43	3–0	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 11, 1961*	North Dakota	W 96–73	4–0	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 13, 1961*	at Western Michigan	W 87–85	5–0	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
December 16, 1961*	at Ohio State	L 72–92	5–1	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
December 18, 1961*	Ohio	W 77–69	6–1	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
December 28, 1961*	Colgate	W 93–54	7–1	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
December 30, 1961*	Indiana	W 95–90	8–1	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
January 6, 1962*	at Detroit Mercy	W 90–76	9–1	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 9, 1962*	at Marquette	L 60–63	9–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 20, 1962*	Memphis State	W 100–76	10–2	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
January 23, 1962*	at Loyola (La.)	W 95–73	11–2	Loyola Field House New Orleans, LA
January 27, 1962*	St. John's (N.Y.)	W 92–82	12–2	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
January 30, 1962*	at Ohio	W 93–75	13–2	Grover Center Athens, OH
February 1, 1962*	Baldwin Wallace	W 108–68	14–2	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
February 7, 1962*	Western Michigan	W 102–79	15–2	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
February 15, 1962*	at Marshall	W 88–80	16–2
February 19, 1962*	St. Norbert	W 105–52	17–2	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
February 24, 1962*	Marquette	W 98–84	18–2	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
February 26, 1962*	at Washington (Mo.)	W 103–80	19–2
March 1, 1962*	Bowling Green	W 81–68	20–2	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
March 3, 1962*	at John Carroll	W 67–66	21–2
March 5, 1962*	at Xavier	L 89–96	21–3	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
National Invitation Tournament
March 17, 1962*	vs. Temple NIT Quarterfinal	W 75–64	22–3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 22, 1962*	vs. Dayton NIT Semifinal	L 82–98	22–4	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 24, 1962*	vs. Duquesne NIT third-place game	W 95–84	23–4	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. Sources^[5]^[2]

Rankings

References

^ Damer, Roy (March 25, 1962). "Loyola Wins 3d in N.I.T. Meet, 95–84". Chicago Tribune. p. 93. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Loyola Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). Loyola University Chicago Athletics. 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ "1961-62 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "The Loyolan". Loyola University Chicago. 1962. p. 315. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
^ "1961-62 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

External links

1961–62 Loyola Ramblers statistics at Sports Reference

[1] Damer, Roy (March 25, 1962). "Loyola Wins 3d in N.I.T. Meet, 95–84". Chicago Tribune. p. 93. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

[2018mg-2] "Loyola Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). Loyola University Chicago Athletics. 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[SRroster-3] "1961-62 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[4] "The Loyolan". Loyola University Chicago. 1962. p. 315. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Internet Archive.

[5] "1961-62 Loyola (IL) Ramblers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

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