1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Middle Atlantic Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	25–5 (8–0 Mid-Atlantic)
Head coach	Jack Ramsay (6th season);
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

1960–61 MAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
University
Saint Joseph's*	8	–	0	1.000	25	–	5	.833**
Temple	9	–	1	.900	20	–	8	.714
La Salle	7	–	2	.778	15	–	7	.682
Gettysburg	8	–	4	.667	19	–	6	.760
Lafayette	6	–	6	.500	16	–	8	.667
Bucknell	5	–	6	.455	12	–	11	.522
Rutgers	3	–	6	.333	11	–	10	.524
Lehigh	4	–	10	.286	5	–	16	.238
Delaware	2	–	7	.222	8	–	11	.421
Muhlenberg	2	–	12	.143	5	–	20	.200
College–Northern
Albright †	12	–	1	.923	19	–	9	.679
No. 6 Hofstra	10	–	1	.909	21	–	4	.840
Susquehanna	9	–	4	.692	17	–	6	.739
Moravian	11	–	5	.688	13	–	7	.650
Elizabethtown	7	–	7	.500	11	–	11	.500
Lebanon Valley	8	–	8	.500	10	–	9	.526
Wagner	5	–	5	.500	9	–	15	.375
Lycoming	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Scranton	4	–	8	.333	5	–	18	.217
Wilkes	4	–	11	.267	7	–	15	.318
Upsala	2	–	9	.182		–		–
Juniata	1	–	10	.091	1	–	17	.056
Stevens***	0	–	3	.000		–		–
College–Southern
Drexel	11	–	2	.846	12	–	5	.706
Western Maryland	8	–	2	.800	16	–	7	.696
Haverford	8	–	4	.667	12	–	5	.706
Dickinson	9	–	5	.643		–		–
Franklin & Marshall	6	–	7	.462	8	–	11	.421
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	10	.333		–		–
Ursinus	4	–	9	.308	6	–	11	.353
Swarthmore	3	–	10	.231	3	–	13	.188
Johns Hopkins	1	–	9	.100	4	–	16	.200
Washington (MD)***	4	–	4	.500		–		–
West Chester***	3	–	3	.500		–		–

† 1961 MAC College Division men's basketball tournament winner * – Regular-season University Division champion – Overall record later adjuted to 22–4 (.846) * – Ineligible for championship

The 1960–61 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conferences during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by 6th year head coach Jack Ramsay, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 25–5 (8–0 in Mid-Atlantic play). Saint Joseph's won the conference title, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament. The team defeated Princeton and Wake Forest to advance to the school's only Final Four to date before losing to No. 1 Ohio State in the National semifinals.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	12	Jack Egan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
F	42	Tom Wynne	—	—	So

Head coach

Jack Ramsay (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1960*	Saint Peter's	W 84–69	1–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 8, 1960*	Saint Francis (PA)	W 87–55	2–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 1960*	Dayton	L 65–67	2–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 13, 1960*	West Chester	W 72–49	3–1	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 1960	at Lehigh	W 81–61	4–1 (1–0)	Taylor Gym Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1960*	vs. No. 3 St. Bonaventure ECAC Holiday Festival	L 70–83	4–2	Madison Square Garden (17,036) New York, New York
Dec 29, 1960*	vs. Penn ECAC Holiday Festival	W 85–68	5–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 31, 1960*	vs. Seton Hall ECAC Holiday Festival	L 83–91	5–3	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 4, 1961*	Seton Hall	W 72–71 ^OT	6–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1961*	at NYU	W 71–64	7–3	Alumni Gymnasium New York, New York
Jan 9, 1961	Delaware	W 84–56	8–3 (2–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1961*	No. 5 St. John's	W 74–71	9–3	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 14, 1961*	at Xavier	L 75–87	9–4	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 18, 1961*	Kentucky Wesleyan	W 96–78	10–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 21, 1961	at Gettysburg	W 85–76	11–4 (3–0)	Plank Gym Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1961*	vs. Villanova	W 64–63	12–4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Palestra
Jan 31, 1961*	at Wake Forest	W 72–70	13–4	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1961	vs. La Salle	W 65–54	14–4 (4–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1961*	Elizabethtown	W 98–65	15–4	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1961	Lafayette	W 93–77	16–4 (5–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1961*	vs. Penn	W 88–73	17–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1961	vs. Temple	W 86–83 ^OT	18–4 (6–0)	The Palestra (9,246) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 22, 1961	at Bucknell	W 92–67	19–4 (7–0)	Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 1961	Muhlenberg	W 81–72	20–4 (8–0)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 28, 1961*	Albright	W 76–74	21–4	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1961*	vs. Temple	W 72–62	22–4	The Palestra (9,202) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1961*	vs. Princeton Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 72–67	23–4	Charlotte Coliseum (12,000) Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 18, 1961*	vs. Wake Forest Regional final – Elite Eight	W 96–86	24–4	Charlotte Coliseum (12,000) Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 24, 1961*	vs. No. 1 Ohio State National semifinal – Final Four	L 69–95^[1]	24–5	Municipal Auditorium (10,700) Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 25, 1961*	vs. Utah Consolation	W 127–120 ^4OT	25–5	Municipal Auditorium (10,700) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Jack Egan – AP Honorable Mention All-American

References

^ "Ohio State and Cincinnati Gain N.C.A.A. Basketball Final at Kansas City". The New York Times. March 25, 1961. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ "2018-19 Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Saint Joseph's Hawks. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "Ohio State and Cincinnati Gain N.C.A.A. Basketball Final at Kansas City". The New York Times. March 25, 1961. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[2] "2018-19 Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Saint Joseph's Hawks. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Gambling scandal Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics