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NCAA Final Four Champion > Ohio State > 1960 |
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1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 25 Finals Site Cow Palace San Francisco, California Champions Ohio State (1st title) Runner-Up California (2nd title game) Semifinalists Cincinnati (2nd Final Four) NYU (2nd Final Four) Winning Coach Fred Taylor (1st title) MOP Jerry Lucas Ohio State Attendance 155,491 Top scorer Oscar Robertson Cincinnati (122 points) |
The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing
in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1960, and
ended with the championship game on March 19 in San Francisco, California. A total
of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a
national third place game. Ohio State, coached by Fred Taylor, won the national title with a 75-55 victory in the final game over California, coached by Pete Newell. Jerry Lucas of Ohio State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. |
In 2004, Ohio State University fired men's basketball coach Jim O’Brien for recruiting
violations and self-imposed a one year penalty, including a ban on post-season
play and reduction of scholarships. In light of these University self-imposed
penalties, the NCAA Division I Committee on infractions merely placed Ohio
State University on three years probation for the violations, and gave heavier
penalties to Coach O’Brien and a former assistant coach. The lightness of this
judgment was seen as encouragement for schools to be proactive in responding to
violations. Nevertheless, O’Brien successfully sued Ohio State for improper termination.
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The Ohio State men's basketball team has played in Ten NCAA Final Fours, winning
the championship in 1960, when they were led by Basketball Hall of Famers Jerry
Lucas, John Havlicek, and Bob Knight off the bench. Twenty-three times a Buckeye
has been named first team All American including five two-time All Americans
and one three-time All American. Between 1960 and 1964 Ohio State won five consecutive
Big Ten championships, an achievement that has yet to be matched. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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Thad Matta, the current coach of the Buckeyes, took over O'Brien's spot three years
ago. Ohio State recruited such talents as Greg Oden, and Mike Conley, Jr. to
start the 2006-2007 year. The Buckeyes finished the season with a 27-3 record;
won the Big Ten tournament, and earned a number 1 seed for the NCAA tournament.
After a very close game with state rival Xavier, and a thrilling 20 point come
from behind victory against the Tennessee Volunteers, the Buckeyes managed to
hold off Georgetown Hoyas 67-60 to reach the Championship Game for the first time
since 1962, which they lost to defending NCAA champions Florida Gators, 84-75.
The Buckeyes ended the 2006-2007 season with a record of 35-4. |
