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1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team

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1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
Record23–4
Head coach
Seasons

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.[2]

Roster

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Damer, Roy (March 25, 1962). "Loyola Wins 3d in N.I.T. Meet, 95–84". Chicago Tribune. p. 93. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Loyola Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). Loyola University Chicago Athletics. 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  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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