GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1962-1963 Season

1962-1963 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/01/1962 Wake Forest W 78-66
12/03/1962 Kansas State W 73-62
12/14/1962 Bradley W 73-63
12/15/1962 @ DePaul L 74-76
12/18/1962 @ Memphis State L 70-78
12/20/1962 @ Southern Methodist L 80-100
12/22/1962 @ Arizona State L 79-98
12/27/1962 @ Wichita State L 62-79
12/29/1962 @ Drake L 65-67
12/31/1962 Houston W 87-68
01/05/1963 @ Ohio State L 76-78
01/12/1963 Iowa W 83-58
01/14/1963 @ Michigan W 66-63
01/19/1963 @ Purdue W 82-73
01/26/1963 Michigan State L 59-61
02/02/1963 @ Wisconsin W 69-68
02/09/1963 Purdue W 80-73
02/11/1963 @ Indiana L 77-89
02/16/1963 @ Michigan State W 75-70
02/18/1963 Wisconsin W 72-48
02/23/1963 @ Northwestern L 66-71
02/25/1963 Illinois L 70-81
03/02/1963 Indiana W 105-73
03/04/1963 Ohio State L 65-85

1962-1963 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Ohio State 11 3 .786 20 4 .833
Illinois 11 3 .786 20 6 .769
Indiana 9 5 .643 13 11 .542
Minnesota 8 6 .571 12 12 .500
Michigan 8 6 .571 16 8 .667
Wisconsin 7 7 .500 14 10 .583
Northwestern 6 8 .429 9 15 .375
Iowa 5 9 .357 9 15 .375
Michigan State 3 11 .214 6 17 .261
Purdue 2 12 .143 7 17 .292

Season notes:

Coached by John Kundla (4th season).

1962-1963 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Cincinnati
2. Duke
3. Loyola (IL)
4. Arizona State
5. Wichita State
6. Mississippi State
7. Ohio State
8. Illinois
9. New York
10. Colorado
1. Cincinnati
2. Duke
3. Arizona State
4. Loyola (IL)
5. Illinois
6. Wichita State
7. Mississippi State
8. Ohio State
9. Colorado
10. Stanford
11. Stanford
12. Texas
13. Providence
14. Oregon State
15. UCLA
16. St. Joseph's (NY)
16. West Virginia
18. Bowling Green
19. Kansas State
19. Seattle


1962-1963 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Villanova 63, DePaul 51
Memphis State 70, Fordham 49 		St. Louis 63, La Salle 61
Miami (FL) 71, St. Francis (NY) 70


Quarterfinals
Villanova 54, Wichita 53
Canisius 76, Memphis State 67 		Marquette 84, St. Louis 49
Providence 106, Miami (FL) 96


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Providence 70, Marquette 64
Canisius 61, Villanova 46 		Providence 81, Canisius 66


1962-1963 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
New York 93, Pittsburgh 83
West Virginia 77, Connecticut 71
St. Joseph's (PA) 82, Princeton 81 (OT) 		Bowling Green 77, Notre Dame 72
Loyola (IL) 111, Tennessee Tech 42
Midwest West
Oklahoma City 70, Colorado State 67
Texas 65, Texas Western 47 		Arizona State 79, Utah State 75 (OT)
Oregon State 70, Seattle 66


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
Duke 81, New York 76
St. Joseph's (PA) 97, West Virginia 88 		Illinois 70, Bowling Green 67
Loyola (IL) 61, Mississippi State 51
Midwest West
Colorado 78, Oklahoma City 72
Cincinnati 73, Texas 68 		Arizona State 93, UCLA 79
Oregon State 65, San Francisco 61


Elite Eight
East Mideast
Duke 73, St. Joseph's (PA) 59 Loyola (IL) 79, Illinois 64
Midwest West
Cincinnati 67, Colorado 60 Oregon State 83, Arizona State 65


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Loyola (IL) 94, Duke 75
Cincinnati 80, Oregon State 46 		Loyola (IL) 60, Cincinnati 58 (OT)

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