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1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

FieldValue
year1959–60
teamCincinnati Bearcats
sportBasketball
conferenceMissouri Valley Conference
short_confMVC
CoachRank2
APRank1
record28–2
conf_record13–1
head_coachGeorge Smith
stadiumArmory Fieldhouse
championMVC champion
tourneyNCAA tournament
tourney_resultThird place

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

1960 Bearcats Team Photo

Regular season

  • In the Crosstown Shootout, Cincinnati beat Xavier by a score of 85–68. The match was held at the Cincinnati Gardens.

NCAA basketball tournament

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

Awards and honors

  • Oscar Robertson, USBWA College Player of the Year, NCAA scoring leader (3x)

NBA draft

References

References

  1. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  2. "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners".
  3. "1960 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".
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