1961–62 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
1961–62 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball | |
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1962 NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 21–5 |
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Home arena | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 → |
The 1961–62 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1961–62 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by third year head coach John J. 'Red' McManus, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. They finished the season 21-5. The Creighton Bluejays earned a bid into the 1962 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Memphis State in the Midwest Region Quarterfinals round before falling in the Midwest Region Semifinals to the #2 ranked, and eventual 1962 National Champion, Cincinnati Bearcats. The Bluejays defeated Texas Tech in the Midwest Region Third Place game.[1]
Before the season started, Red appeared before the Quarterback Club in Omaha and with his first words stated that Creighton was going to a post season tournament. A majority of the people felt that McManus had a fatal case of over-optimism. The previous year's 8-17 record was far from good. McManus worked tirelessly to turn Creighton into a basketball power. He utilized sharp recruiting and tough coaching to put the Bluejays back on the road to fame. The hard work paid off. Sophomore Paul Silas would blossom into a force in the middle, leading the nation in rebounding for the 1961–62 and 1962-63 seasons.[2]
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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21 | Herb Millard | Senior | ||||
22 | Santos Jimenez | |||||
23 | Pete McManamon | |||||
24 | Chuck Officer | Guard | 6-2 | 175 | Junior | Moline, Illinois |
25 | Harry Forehand | |||||
31 | John Callaghan | |||||
32 | Tom Dowling | |||||
33 | Larry Wagner | |||||
35 | Paul Silas | Center | 6-7 | 220 | Sophomore | Oakland, California |
41 | Carl Silvestrini | |||||
42 | Jim Swassing | |||||
43 | Bob Eickholt | |||||
45 | Jim Bakos | Sophomore | East Chicago, Indiana | |||
52 | Mike Lynch |
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular Season | ||||||||
12/01/1961 | Colorado College | W 85-51 | 1–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/09/1961 | Notre Dame | W 73-71 | 2–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/12/1961 | at Illinois | L 61-70 | 2-1 | Huff Hall (-) Champaign, Illinois | ||||
12/14/1961 | Denver | W 60-59 | 3–1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/16/1961 | at Northwestern | L 56-59 | 3-2 | McGaw Memorial Hall (-) Evanston, Illinois | ||||
12/18/1961 | Gonzaga | W 82-77 | 4–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/19/1961 | at South Dakota | W 85-59 | 5–2 | (-) Vermillion, South Dakota | ||||
12/20/1961 | UCLA | W 74-72 | 6–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/21/1961 | Rice | W 91-57 | 7–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
12/29/1961 | Princeton | W 63-54 | 8-2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
1/02/1962 | South Dakota | W 84-58 | 9-2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
1/06/1962 | Wabash | W 96-62 | 10-2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
1/13/1962 | at St. John's | L 52-72 | 10–3 | Alumni Hall (-) Jamaica, New York | ||||
1/15/1962 | at Seton Hall | L 80-86 | 10–4 | Walsh Gymnasium (-) South Orange, New Jersey | ||||
1/27/1962 | at Nevada | W 76-69 | 11–4 | (-) Reno, Nevada | ||||
2/03/1962 | at Iowa | W 68-67 | 12-4 | Iowa Fieldhouse (-) Iowa City, Iowa | ||||
2/05/1962 | at Marquette | W 79-72 OT | 13–4 | (-) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||
2/10/1962 | at Notre Dame | W 74-71 | 14–4 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse (-) South Bend, Indiana | ||||
2/12/1962 | at St. Ambrose | W 93-63 | 15-4 | (-) Davenport, Iowa | ||||
2/16/1962 | at Air Force | W 61-60 | 16-4 | (-) Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||
2/19/1962 | Centenary | W 77-70 | 17–4 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
2/26/1962 | North Dakota State | W 84-54 | 18–4 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
3/03/1962 | North Dakota | W 90-54 | 19-4 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
1962 NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
03/12/1962 | vs. Memphis State Midwest Region Quarterfinals | W 87-83 | 20-4 | Moody Coliseum (-) Dallas, Texas | ||||
03/16/1962 | vs. No. 2 Cincinnati Midwest Region Semifinals | L 46-66 | 20-5 | Ahearn Field House (-) Manhattan, Kansas | ||||
03/17/1962 | vs. Texas Tech Midwest Region Third-place game | W 63-61 | 21-5 | Ahearn Field House (-) Manhattan, Kansas |
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