1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Third Place
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#1
1959–60 record	28–2 ( MVC)
Head coach	George Smith
Home arena	Armory Fieldhouse
Seasons « 1958–59 1960–61 »

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

Contents 1 Regular season 2 NCAA basketball tournament 3 Awards and honors 4 Team players drafted into the NBA 5 See also 6 References

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
  • California 77, Cincinnati 69
• Third Place Game
  • Cincinnati 95, New York 71

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Awards and honors

• Oscar Robertson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals
3	17	Ralph Davis	Cincinnati Royals

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See also

• Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
• 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

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